RICOTTA CAKE WITH BLUEBERRY AND RASPBERRY

I've already talked about the fruit cake with ricotta, not instead of the custard. The other day I had people over for dinner and I had a minor accident during the cake preparation: I had already put the cream cheese on the pastry base when it fall to the ground. For the Murphy's Law that [...]

AVOCADO GREEN SMOOTHIES DETOX!

It's one of the fruits with highest rate calorie, but is also one of the 10 best foods for detox diets. This is because the avocado is fat, but in the right way. In fact it is full of healthy monounsaturated fats and essential fatty acids (7 varieties, including omega-3 and omega-6), the "good" dietary [...]

WATERMELON ITALIAN ICE

Watermelon Italian Ice. A fresh idea to differently taste watermelon: cold watermelon, with cream, mint and chocolate chips. Ingredients Recipe: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Serving: 5 glasses 750 g watermelon chocolate chips 1 vanilla bean 2 ts agar agar 100 g sugar fresh mint fresh cream powdered sugar pistachios (optional) cinnamon (optional) Directions [...]

Arugula pesto with pine nuts, almonds and lime juice.

I'm used to think about something to eat and immediately cook it. This is because at my house is usual to cook things pretty light and easy. I like to experiment, in facts I'm fortunate to have a vegetable garden that provides me with many good things and, above all, when I eat, I eat [...]

FLOWERS TO EAT… PANCAKES WITH ACACIA FLOWERS

Do you know how many species of acacia exist in the world? 1,300 ... In Italy the most common (after the mimosa) is the Robinia pseudoacacia. In this period it is in bloom everywhere, if you travel around Italy you can see these trees turned into white clouds by clouds of creamy-white flowers that fill [...]

Sweet Hearts, Pancakes and mixed berries

I don't like the "national" holidays. I do not mean national holidays such as Christmas and Easter, but the others... those calendar dates such as Valentine's Day or Women's Day, that consumerism has made a little kitsch and emptied of meaning. But I can not resist to celebrate Mother's Day. It's a celebration day (as [...]