Appetizers Baked zucchini flowers As a Roman the zucchini flowers has to be fried…however, sometimes you want to make something simpler or faster or dietetic. This is a typical... 5 July 2024 136 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Putizza This wonderful, medieval, Easter dessert unites Slovenia with Gorizia and Trieste. Grandma often told me about it, but she never did make it. The first... 25 March 2024 188 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Beef, mutton and pork Second Courses Fried Meatballs with Raisins and Pine Nuts This recipe is freely taken from a book by a Roman chef, Arcangelo Dandini. He makes it with boiled beef and veal, but I never... 1 January 2024 192 by Ilaria Barisi
Main dishes Mushroom and bean veggie burger I am trying to reduce the consumption of animal meat as much as possible. Some recipes are so good I don’t feel like it’s a... 26 June 2023 278 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Crispy fried mozzarella Roman fried food is legendary. Nowadays, chip shops are rare and the restaurants or taverns that serve them are as rare as pandas. It’s a... 10 April 2023 431 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Potato croquettes Potato croquettes are made with eggs and potatoes, then breaded, fried, and served as an appetizer or side dish. The shape can vary a lot:... 13 February 2023 336 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 389 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Authentic Roman Supplì “on the phone” In Rome, the supplì is an institution, albeit one that’s not very ancient. According to some, the term derives from the French “surpris”, a legacy... 18 July 2022 354 by Ilaria Barisi
Side dishes Artichokes and potatoes One of my favorite teachers at cooking school was chef Andrea Palmieri, who owns a lovely restaurant in Via Pò. A kind, nice, cheerful man... 28 February 2022 632 by Ilaria Barisi
Main dishes Side dishes Baked fennel with Mornay sauce It is known that children do not like vegetables. Even I as a child followed the rule that green in the dish was equivalent to... 17 January 2022 564 by Ilaria Barisi
