Which recipe connects French Cote d’Azur, Italian Liguria and the “Porteña” Buenos Aires city of Argentina? The answer can be found in this speciality based on chickpea flour and olive oil. In France and Italy it’s thinner and sometimes baked with rosemary. The Argentinian version is thicker and traditionally eaten together with slice of pizza.
Tag: italy
Pizzoccheri della Valtellina, a typical dish from Alpine Italy
Yes, in bastapasta we also eat pasta… not regularly, but if we do, then it has to be special! Today’s recipe is a typical one from Valtellina -an Alpine region in northeastern Italian Lombardy- and its main ingredient is a type of pasta made with buckwheat flour, called pizzoccheri, served with vegetables and cheese.
How to make a very tasty mushroom risotto with dried funghi
When you don’t have any fresh mushrooms available, you can still use this recipe and get a very tasty mushroom risotto with dried funghi. That’s because the dried product gives us the possibility of using a trick that we will reveal here, and that fills the preparation with flavor.
Healthy version of Italian “Parmigiana di melanzane”
This recipe is a healthy version of the traditional parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan) as it saves a lot of calories by baking the eggplants instead of frying them.