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February, 2013

  1. OUR WEEK END THROUGH ITALIAN FOOD….

    25 February 2013 // flaviabi

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    Venerdì 22 Febbraio: CENA

    • Involtini di melanzana con rucola, crostino caldo con crema di fave e pecorino
    • Penne con sugo di funghi, basilico e zenzero
    • Pepite di pollo al mais e pinoli con maionese aromatizzata
    • Patata farcita con Cavolfiori al gorgonzola
    • La torta al fondente

    Sabato 23 Febbraio : PRANZO

    • Foglia di cavolo farcita
    • SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA AGLIO OLIO E PEPERONCINO CON SPUMA DI PANNA E LIMONE (senza uova)
    • RAVIOLI LENTICCHIE E TARTUFO
    • LASAGNE AL RAGU’ DI  VERDURE E CURRY(solo rossi)
    • INSALATA DISPETTOSA
    • La tortina di mele con la crema al porto

    CENA

    • Minestra di frittatine al tartufo
    • Zuppa di farro
    • Tortucce con salsa piccante
    • Polpettine di verdure al mais
    • strudel DI RAPI con fonduta di formaggi

    Domenica 24 Febbraio : PRANZO

    • Involtini di bieta e crema di ceci con salsa al limone e emulsione di acciughe
    • Fusilli alla crema di cavolfiore e ricotta salata
    • Hamburger di lenticchie con insalata di patate e verza rossa
    • Torta alle pere e yogurt
    • La frutta in spuma bianca
    • Le ricottine farcite

  2. LEMON’ SAUCE

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    limoni

    1 lemon

    parsley

    One tablespoon of mustard

    salt

    sugar

    oil

    Half a glass of water

    Put the water in a saucepan with the lemon juice the zest cut into strips (making sure to carefully remove the white). Bring to a boil and add a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of sugar, finely chopped parsley and mustard. Mix well and after about 6-8 minutes of cooking remove from heat and add a drizzle of olive oil.


  3. PEARS AND YOGURT CAKE

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    torta di pere e yogurt

    140 gr. flour

    150 gr. plain yogurt

    80 g sugar

    50 g butter

    2 eggs

    1 teaspoon of vanilla

    1 kg of pears

    100 gr. Chopped hazelnuts

     

     

    Pour into a bowl the flour, sugar, and egg yolks, when well fitted add egg whites, yogurt, vanilla and melted butter. Peel pears and cut into thin slices. and thinly sliced pears (ripe but firm) and add to the mixture. Also incorporates the finely chopped hazelnuts in a food processor (you can buy them already ground into flour). Pour the mixture into a cake tin (MD 24 cm) greased and floured and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle the pear cake with icing sugar and serve


  4. VEGETABLES’ LASAGNA

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    lasagne verdure

    For 4 people:

    250 gr. lasagna

    1 small cauliflower

    2 courgettes

    2 carrots

    1 onion

    2 tomatoes

    6-7 chard leaves

    1 eggplant

    A clove of garlic

    white wine

    oil

    curry

    basil

    fresh chive

    chili

     

    To make the pasta dough follow this recipe. Cut all the vegetables into small cubes, and cook  each vegetable with a single dedicated pan. (don’t stress and  use  always the same!). So with a little oil pass each vegetable in a pan, with a brilliant fire, adding a splash of white wine if needed. When the vegetables are cooked, put them in a strainer to strain the cooking liquid. Now take a large skillet, put  little olive oil, garlic and onion thinly sliced. Sautà and add all the vegetables, salt, pepper, basil leaves, finely chopped chives and cook for a few minutes, mixing well. In a bowl, melt a tablespoon of curry in hot water and add to the vegetables. In the meantime boil the water and cook the lasagna for  few minutes, leaving the amount needed for the last layer NOT COOKED. At this point we can prepare the lasagna : in three layers, leaving the latter with uncooked pasta and without any seasoning. Bake and cook for 10-12 minutes, spraying the  upper layer with the filtered liquid vegetables, few minutes before serving.


  5. PASTA WITH CAULIFLOWER AND RICOTTA CHEESE

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    fusillic alla crema di cavolfiori e ricotta salata

     

    For 4 people:

    320 gr. Fusilli (short pasta)

    250 gr. cauliflower

    1 onion

    1 clove of garlic

    Fresh chives

    basil

    milk

    white wine

    ginger

    150 gr. Salted hard Ricotta

    Sauté finely chopped onion in the pan, crushed garlic, a few leaves of basil and grated ginger. Pour in the white wine and add the cauliflower. Bring to a lengthening cooking with milk and water (in equal amounts). Season with salt and when cooked, pass them to the blender. When the pasta is cooked, drain and put it in the pan with the cauliflower puree, add the grated ricotta and chives thinly sliced.


  6. EGGPLANTS’ ROLLS WITH PECORINO CHEESE

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    involtini melanzane

    Round eggplants

    fresh basil

    soft Pecorino cheese

    balsamic vinegar

    brown Sugar

    Juniper berries

    Cloves

    salt

     

    Cut the eggplant into slices about 2 cm. Soften the eggplants’ slides into a  the grid, two minutes per side. When cooked, put a pinch of salt, place in the center of a basil leaf and a stick of pecorino cheese. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. Put the balsamic vinegar in a pan, with a teaspoon of brown sugar, two / three juniper berries, a clove and boil on low heat for about 30 minutes, to evaporate the vinegar and make a cream. Pass the rolls of eggplant in the oven at 180 degrees for 7-8 minutes and serve hot with a few drops of balsamic reduction.


  7. SPITEFUL SALAD

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    insalata-mista

    salad Lettuce

    red chicory

    arugola

    slice of bread

    Gorgonzola cheese

    2 oranges

    Dried berries

    Brown Sugar

    Chili powder

    parsley

    basil

    grain of Almonds

    balsamic vinegar

    oil

    Soy sauce

     

    Wash salads carefully. Toast the slices of bread in the oven and when still warm, spread with gorgonzola cheese and then cut into cubes. Mix the salads. Add the basil and the parsley. Peel an orange  and cut into small cubes. Shredded orange peel and caramelize  in a pan with brown sugar and a sprinkling of chili. Squeeze the juice of the second orange and mix it with olive oil, soy sauce and a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar and season the salad with the dressing. Serve the salad garnished with bread with gorgonzola cheese, oranges into cubes, the grains of almonds, dried berries and candied orange filangeè.


  8. MY BAKED POTATOES

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    baked potato

    For each guest:

    1 potato

    50 gr. cauliflower

    50 gr. Spicy gorgonzola

    1 shallot

    Two tablespoons of white wine

    chive

    milk

    salt

    black pepper

     

    Boil the potatoes halfway. Cut into two parts and dig the flesh. Sauté the finely chopped shallots in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, pour in white wine and add the cauliflower cut into small pieces. Put milk and water while cooking if needed.  At the end of cooking, add the pulp of potatoes, season with salt ,pepper and chives. Knead the mixture coarsely with a fork, and fill the half potatoes. Before re-pair the two halves put a teaspoon of blue cheese in the center. Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and put them in a very hot oven before serving: must arrive at the table “hot”!


  9. SPELT SOUP

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    Minestra di farro 006

    For 4 people:

    200 gr. Spelt

    1 courgette

    white wine

    1 potato

    1 tomato

    1 stalk of celery

    1 onion

    1 clove of garlic

    oil

    salt

    chili

    Soja

    Diced ham or bacon

    grated pecorino cheese

     

    If the spelt is hulled does not require soaking, otherwise it must be placed in water for 6 hours.

    Cut the onion fine and fry in olive oil with garlic. Pour in the white wine. Add the spelt  and a glass of water.Cut all the vegetables into small cubes and add them to the spelt keep on cooking adding water, salt and chili for about 80 minutes. When cooked, add a tablespoon of soy sauce and serve with diced ham and grated pecorino cheese.


  10. CABBAGES’ ROLLS

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    foglie di cavolo farcite

     

    cabbage

    Buffalo mozzarella

    ham

    Fresh Black truffle or truffle sauce

    laurel

    garlic

    onion

    white wine

    Prepare the steamer adding the water with a glass of white wine, sliced onion, a clove of garlic and 2/3 bay leaves. Steam the cabbage leaves over this flavored water. When cooked, put a slice of ham, a strip of buffalo mozzarella and grated black truffle. Roll it and heat in the oven before serving to allow the mozzarella to melt