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
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
Fish Sea bream in stew Homemade and very common dish also in many Roman restaurants. Simple to cook, you can prepare it with whole or filleted fish, which is an... 20 December 2018 1.1K by Ilaria Barisi
Beef, mutton and pork Italian Meatloaf One of my favorite high school friends was Saverio. We were both a bit mismatched compared to the rest of the school’s super classy buddies.... 17 December 2018 659 by Ilaria Barisi
Beef, mutton and pork Saltimbocca (Jump-in-the-Mouth) Roman style The origins of this recipe are not clear, but Pellegrino Artusi in the nineteenth century tasted them in a restaurant in Rome (“Le Venete”) where... 10 December 2018 753 by Ilaria Barisi
Chicken and rabbit Chicken in a pan Roman style It’s simple and delicious and as usual in Rome, it’s in the sauce!!! Its sauce makes it another perfect dish for cleaning the plate with... 24 November 2018 934 by Ilaria Barisi
Beef, mutton and pork Main dishes Mum’s meatballs with curry I am ashamed of being a woman with a docker’s appetite. At the age of four, my mother took me to the cinema to see... 19 November 2018 752 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Eggs Italian onions omelet: frittata The omelet is the appetizer par excellence: all the osterias in Rome serve omelets cut into cubes, seasoned with seasonal vegetables. The truly original thing... 15 November 2018 694 by Ilaria Barisi
Chicken and rabbit “Drunk” chicken legs This recipe was passed on to me by an acquaintance a million years ago at a dinner with friends. Our paths merely crossed so I... 5 November 2018 1.1K by Ilaria Barisi
Eggs Eggs in Purgatory It is a typical dish from Campania and not Roman, but I do make it very often because it is simple, spicy, and fills the... 12 October 2018 600 by Ilaria Barisi