First Courses Soups Grandma Violetta’s pasta and potatoes Roman style Pasta and potatoes were my favorite during my childhood. It is a poor, traditional dish that is still eaten in some trattorias and everywhere at... 27 February 2023 630 by Ilaria Barisi
Side dishes Sautéed escarole Roman-style Galen recommended its use to combat liver disease – and until the sixteenth century, it was in fact a medicinal plant. We, as Romans, discovered... 6 February 2023 878 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Aunt Helia’s coffee spiced chocolate Winter is the season for hot chocolate. The history of this drink is lost in the mists of time. The Mayans were the first to... 22 January 2023 629 by Ilaria Barisi
Chicken and rabbit Second Courses Cordon bleu The history of this recipe remains mysterious. Some say it was invented by Duke Gonzaga of Nevers, warden of the kitchens of the King Louis... 8 January 2023 646 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Gnocchi Aunt Paola’s ricotta gnocchi The first codified recipe of cheese gnocchi is found in a fourteenth-century manuscript preserved in Bologna. It has very few ingredients: fresh cheese, egg yolks,... 3 October 2022 749 by Ilaria Barisi
Side dishes Mom’s Lentil Salad I often eat this in summer, when I come back from the beach or as an accompaniment to some fresh dairy product. A very fast... 13 June 2022 620 by Ilaria Barisi
Beef, mutton and pork Second Courses Roast pork with plums This is a recipe that has only one difficulty: tightening the meat with a needle and string. The possibility of sewing it wrong or closing... 14 March 2022 1.1K by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Soups Aunt Lina Passatelli Passatelli is one of the classic soups of central Italy and is derived from an ancient peasant tradition. The tool to create passatelli, called the... 3 January 2022 845 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta My Family’s Lasagna One of the first books that reports a Lasagna recipe is the Chronicle of Frà Salimbene de Adam da Parma of 1284, in which sheets... 6 December 2021 929 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Rice Risotto with leek and taleggio cheese, my mother’s way Mom loves risotto. She loves making it, but above all she loves eating it. The variety in the types of risotto she keeps in the... 17 November 2020 1.3K by Ilaria Barisi
