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  1. FARROTO : SPELT COOKED LIKE A RISOTTO

    5 November 2012 // flaviabi

    farrotto

    250 gr. Peeled spelt

    1 onion

    1 glove of garlic

    150 gr. Of sweet pecorino cheese

    Seller

    Carrot

    Parsley

    Chili

    1 glass of white wine

    4 filets of anchovies

    In a pan put all vegetables to prepare a vegetable broth. In another large pan put olive oil, onion and garlic finely chopped and let it brown. Now add the white wine and anchovies and stir well until the anchovies are totally melted. Add the spelt and let it cook for ¾ minutes before adding the broth. Keep on adding the broth until the spelt is cooked. Finally add the pecorino in small cubes and the parsley finely chopped.


  2. RISOTTO WITH ORANGE AND TALEGGIO CHEESE

    20 February 2012 // flaviabi

    risotto taleggio e arancia

    Ingredients for 4 people:
    250 GR. Carnaroli rice
    150 gr. Taleggio cheese
    2 oranges
    1 onion
    1 clove of garlic
    Half a glass of white wine
    A knob of butter
    1 lt. vegetable broth
    chive
    salt
    Peel the oranges and cut into thin strips (julienne) and boil in water for about10 minutes. Sauté the onion and garlic finely chopped , with a knob of butter. When brown  wet with the juice of one orange and toast the rice in pan. When the rice”squeaks”, moisten with white wine and continue cooking, with the juice of the second orange  and vegetable stock. When almost cooked, add the diced taleggio cheese and oranges julienne, season with salt and sprinkle with chives.


  3. GNOCCHI WITH GORGONZOLA AND PEARS

    26 January 2012 // flaviabi

    gnocchi gorgonzola e pere 002

    Today Silvia, phoned me to find out how to make gnocchi gorgonzola and pears … here they are:
    dumplings- look here or buy them!
    Dressing for 4 people:
    2 Williams pears
    150 gr. Gorgonzola
    sweet paprika
    chive
    One tablespoon of butter
    While the water to cook gnocchi is boiling, cook in a pan with butter,  for 5-6 minutes, pears chopped small, adding a little ’of paprika and hot water. Mix half of these pears and in a new frying pan melt gorgonzola with pears ‘ cream, adding water if needed. When the gnocchi are cooked, pass them into the cream, and serve with remaining and thinly sliced ​​chives.


  4. DUMPLINGS WITH TOMATOES,GROUPER AND GINGER

    17 November 2011 // flaviabi

    gnocchi2 001

    Ingredients for 4 people:

    for the dumplings – 100 g potato head, potato starch, salt
    For the sauce: 2O Datterino  cherry tomatoes, 1 clove of garlic, ginger, 2 grouper fillets, cornmeal, chives, basil, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil.

    Cook potatoes in boiling water, when cooked peel and mash it.Once crushed salt and add the starch to obtain a consistent mixture. Mix well, and then create long strings about 3 cm in diameter. Cut into cubes and roll one by one on a fork (to create small cracks that will help the assimilation of the dressing).In a pan with extra virgin olive oil, dry for 10 minutes the tomatoes with salt, pepper, a clove of garlic and chives,  thinly sliced ​. When cooked, add a generous sprinkling of ginger and basil leaves. Bread fillet of grouper with corn flour and fry in olive oil until golden brown. Boil dumplings in salted water, when cooked, put them into the pan with the tomatoes and mix well with the sauce. Serve  dumplings with fried grouper fillets over it.


  5. DUMPLINGS WITH ARTICHOKES

    3 November 2011 // flaviabi

    gnocchi ai carciofi 009

    Ingredients:

    for the dumplings – 100 g potato head, potato starch, salt
    For the sauce: 1 artichoke per 2 people, 1 onion,1 glove of garlic, wild mint, a glass of white wine, salt, chili, grated parmigiano cheese.
    Boil the potatoes in boiling water, when cooked peel and mash it.. Once crushed salt and add the starch to obtain a consistent mixture. Mix well, and then creat long strings about 3 cm in diameter. Remove the outer leaves of artichokes, trim the tips, and chop them into very thin slices (also using the stalks, peeled and diced). In a skillet with extra virgin olive oil,  brown the onion and  the garlic finely chopped, and add the artichokes. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes, adding  wine, salt, pepper and mint. When cooked, take half it and blend. Boil the water with a handful of coarse salt. When it boils, put the gnocchi, when it rise are ready, drain them. Mix the dumplings with blended  artichokes, add the grated Parmesan cheese. Put them in a baking dish, put over remaining  artichokes and grill in the oven for a few minutes.


  6. RISOTTO WITH MUSHROOMS AND GORGONZOLA

    20 September 2011 // flaviabi

    RISOTTO FINFERLI E GORGONZOLA

    Ingredients for 4 people:
    300 g arborio rice
    150 g mushrooms
    50 gr. mascarpone
    50 g Gorgonzola
    1 onion
    1 clove of garlic
    3 tablespoons of vodka
    thyme
    4-5 basil leaves
    chive
    Extra virgin olive oil
    500 ml vegetable broth
    salt
    chili
    Chop garlic and onion very thin and brown in a skillet with olive oil. Pour vodka, add the mushrooms (carefully cleaned ), a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes. In a small pot, boil the vegetable stock. Remove two tablespoons of mushrooms and mix in a mixer, and add it back to the  mushrooms. Add chopped herbs to the mushrooms and the rice and cook, stirring constantly, stretching with the vegetable broth as needed. A few minutes before you finish cooking add the mascarpone and gorgonzola and stir the risotto.


  7. YUMMY PANCAKES

    9 September 2011 // flaviabi

    crepes

    Ingredients for 7-8 pancakes
    100 gr. flour
    2 eggs
    1 egg
    450 gr. milk
    20 gr. butter
    1 pinch of salt
    1 dash of nutmeg

    To fill:
    120 gr. Sweet gorgonzola
    100 gr. of bechamel
    2 zucchini
    1 onion
    1 clove of garlic
    basil
    thyme
    salt
    chili
    ½ cup dry white wine
    Mix the flour, eggs, milk and flavored with nutmeg and a small frying pan, cook the mixture (liquid) with butter. It will form a small pancake, which I highly recommend you do thin! When the pancakes are ready, prepare the filling. In a frying pan with olive oil, sauté garlic and onion sliced ​​thin, and add the sliced ​​zucchini, basil and thyme. Bake for about 15 minutes, adding the white wine, salt and pepper. When cooked, add the gorgonzola and mix well, to create a paste. Spread the cream on pancakes, roll up and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle with bechamel and mash in oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes.


  8. DUMPLINGS WITH SHRIMPS SAUCE

    27 July 2011 // flaviabi

    snocchetti agli scampi

    Ingredients:
    for the dumplings – 100 g potato head, potato starch, salt
    For the sauce: 2 shrimps per person, Datterino tomatoes, shallots, garlic, thyme,basil, hot pepper.
    Boil the potatoes in boiling water, when cooked peel and mash it.. Once crushed salt and add the starch to obtain a consistent mixture. Mix well, and then creat long strings about 3 cm in diameter. Cut it into cubes and one by one roll them over on a fork (to create small cracks that will help the assimilation of the sauce). Remove the heads to the prawns and boil in water for 10 minutes. Cut the shallot and garlic thin and brown with extra virgin oil,  add the thyme, the tomatoes cut into small pieces and cook for 5/8 minutes. Peel the tails of shrimp and sliced , add to the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes, adding salt and pepper. Squeeze the contents of the heads of boiled shrimp, and add to sauce. Boil the shrimp cooking water, added with fresh water and salt and when it boils throw the dumplings: they are cooked when they float. Sauté them in the pan with the sauce and serve with fresh basil.


  9. FRITTATA DI TAGLIATELLE

    29 March 2011 // flaviabi

    dal pranzo del giorno prima, erano avanzate le tagliatelle (con i broccoletti e la ricotta salata, ma di questo parleremo un altro giorno), ed un cucchiaio di peperonata. Ho unito i due avanzi ed ho aggiunto due uova. Lasciato riposare e poi buttato in una padella con olio caldo. Dorato da entrambi i lati (proprio come la frittata) e servita caldissima.


  10. Gnocchetti di patate gratinati al Taleggio

    // flaviabi

    …e la tradizione vuole: giovedì gnocchi!
    Ingredienti:
    per gli gnocchi – 100 gr di patate a testa, fecola di patate, sale
    per la salsa: 1 scalogno, taleggio, mascarpone, noci