Orecchiette alle cime di rapa

On the Spotlight, Simply Italian, , , , , ,

An Italian Classic, from the South of Italy, and more precisely from Puglia, the heel of the peninsula. And as most of the traditional Italian dishes is simple, satisfying and tasty 🙂 In the list of ingredients, in parenthesis, you can find not so traditional substitutes, as I’m afraid most of the ingredients are difficult

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10 steps to (better) cooking: How to read and execute a recipe

10 steps to better cooking, On the Spotlight,

After choosing a recipe, from the internet or from a book or a magazine, you need to do it, to cook the dish. And here it comes the trickiest part! The rules: Read it, from the ingredients list to the last step. Then read it again. And then one more time. Prep everything! Take out

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Moelleux au chocolat et beurre salé

Dessert, cakes and sweet stuff, On the Spotlight, , , , ,

A French classic. And as Julia Child used to say, French cuisine has 3 basic ingredients: butter, butter, and butter. So do not be afraid  by the amount of fat there is in this recipe: it’s French! The recipe comes from n. 138 of Cuisine et Vins de France, which called for unsalted butter, but

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