A flavorful salad that can be used as a side dish or a piatto unico
Pasta with leeks, zucchini and toasted pine nuts
Insalata estiva di farro- Summer farro salad
Gaia's summer pasta
BBQ and a marinade that can save your life
With the onset of good weather, many of you might be polishing your BBQ already!
With no intention of being a spoilsport, remember that grilling meat produces two potentially carcinogenic chemicals: PAH's from the smoke produced by the dripping fats and HCA's from the high cooking temperatures.
What to do?! read on....
Insalata di finocchi e arance rosse- Sicilian salad
This is one of my favourite early spring salads and a good way to say farewell to two great winter products- fennel and blood oranges.
Although this recipe originated in Sicily, my family has adopted it long ago with great pleasure- it's a perfect blend of sweet and salty flavours, with a "kick" of licorice taste provided by the fennel..all tied together but a generous amount of Extra Virgin!
Baking with Olive Oil
Schiacciata con l'uva- winemaker's cake
This traditional Tuscan cake is prepared just in harvest season collecting the grapes directly from the vineyards once they are juicy and fully ripe. Here in Toronto you can use any type of red, small and seeded grapes (seeds give the crunchiness and remind of the wine grapes which are all seeded)....
