Side dishes Spinach Roman style Spinach was my nightmare when I was a child. Grandma Violetta “hid” them in the soup. Grandma Irene to convince me showed me Popeye the... 17 January 2019 1.9K by Ilaria Barisi
Pastasciutta Pasta with pumpkin and speck Lorenza was a colleague of mine for many years when I was working in a pharmaceutical company. She knows how to cook very well, butdespite... 14 January 2019 1.7K by Ilaria Barisi
Main dishes Polenta with spare ribs Polenta is an ancient dish of Italian origin made from cereal flour. In the past,it has constituted the basicfood of the diet of the inhabitants... 12 January 2019 1.2K by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Fried desserts Aunt Ada’s cream fried biscuits My great-aunt Ada, sister of my maternal grandfather, was a woman of rare elegance. My most vivid memories of her are:the silent husband intent on... 10 January 2019 1K by Ilaria Barisi
Side dishes Mashed potatoes Italian style We probably have to thank the French for this invention, even if today there is no Italian region or family in which there is no... 5 January 2019 868 by Ilaria Barisi
Fruits Pears cooked in red wine It is a recipe that my mother often makes for dinners with relatives, andit is always a resounding success. It’s one of the winter desserts... 5 January 2019 596 by Ilaria Barisi
Main dishes Lentils with sausages This recipe is a classic for the New Year in Rome. Tradition tells us that eating lentils on the first day of the year brings... 30 December 2018 510 by Ilaria Barisi
Side dishes Pan-tossed chard Chard is a really un-tasty vegetable. Generally, I associate it with diets. However, this recipe is succulent. Thanks to the presence of tomatoes and parmesan... 28 December 2018 695 by Ilaria Barisi
Soups Stracciatella soup Among the poor dishes of the Christmas tradition was the hen meat stock, the Romans needed then to “recycle” it in the following days. That’s... 26 December 2018 1.5K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Roman Pangiallo The Roman Christmas cake is the Pangiallo. It is nowhere to be found in pastry shops, andit is a pity: it is our panettone! My... 25 December 2018 1.1K by Ilaria Barisi
