My brand new Xsmas Tree!

The beast is out of the box

Only have to open the tree branches!

menu

this is what I served to my parents sat lunch


vol au vent with mexican sauce, tuna and beans
"small boat" of french pastry filled with capricciosa salad
three kind of olives marinated with spices and olive oil
my special sauce called " red bagnetto" ( sweet-and-sour peppers+ garlic+onion+anchovies )
large cutting board with : salame, boiled salame,ham steak, raw ham, Colonnata Fat with honey and black pepper

pappardelle ( wide strip of egg-pasta ) handmade with ragu of hare and porcino mushrooms

sliced filled of beef marinated with green pepper and lemon, chards, mixed salad

slices of parmigiano with dates and cream

Paradise cake

white wine, champagne, coffee, pralines, whisky ...

do you like it ? my parents a lot!

Family room

This is the first time that I use my new dining room for big occasions. My mother, my father and my mother's friend come to have lunch on sat! This is the first time they see our new house! It was a fantastic lunch! They appreciate the house and the food. Me & Jury are very proud! 

SPAGHETTI WITH MY MEAT RAGU'

IS VERY EASY TO DO THIS KIND OF MEET RAGU AND VERY FAST. THE DIFFICULTY IS ONLY TO FIND MINCED MEAT OF THREE TYPES: BEEF MEAT+PORK MEAT+VEIL MEAT. SO START WITH BUTTER AND OLIVE OIL THAN ( IF YOU LIKE...) WELL-BROKEN WHITE LITTLE ONION, WHEN THE ONION IS GOLDEN, PUT THE THREE KIND OF MINCED MEAT, MIX VERY VERY WELL, WHEN THE MEAT IS BROWNED + A QUARTER OF GLASS OF GOOD RED WINE + DRY IT OFF+ TOMATO SAUCE ( A VERY GOOD ONE ), MIX ALL THE INGREDIENTS TOGHETER + A LITTLE COFFE SPOON OF SUGAR +SALT + PEPPER +HOT PEPPER ( TASTE IT ALWAYS)+ AN HALF GLASSES OF WATER, COVER WITH A TOP, FIRE LOW, FOR 10 MINUTES, THAN REMOVE THE TOP, MIX ,TASTE AND LET DRY IT OFF. THE RAGU IS READY. BOIL THE PASTA LIKE SPAGHETTI, OR ANOTHER KIND OF PASTA YOU LIKE, DRIP PASTA, PUT PASTA IN THE RAGU, IN A LARGE PAN ,TURN ON FIRE, PUT SOME OF PARMIGIANO CHEESE, BE GENEROUS, AND A PAIR OF SPOON OF OILVE OIL!!! FINISH! :)

Daisy cake just done!!!

TORTA MARGHERITA - DAISY CAKE ;)

A VERY FAST CAKE IT'S A SORT OF MARGHERITA CAKE BUT THERE AREN'T 10 EGGS INSIDE, TOO HEALTLY SO 250 GR FLOUR , WHITE FLOOR 00 NORMAL NOT RISING ONE 250 GR SUGAR 1 BAG OF BAKING POWDER FOR DESSERTS 150 GR BUTTER 4 EGGS MIX FLOUR+SUGAR+LIQUEFIED BUTTER+EGGS+ BAKING POWDER IN THIS ORDER OVEN 170°c FOR 30/40 MINUTES CHECK WITH TOOTHPICK INSIDE THE CAKE IF IT'S DRY THE CAKE IS READY! WE CAN EAT LIKE THIS INA A NORMAL WAY OR CUT IN TWO PARTS AND FILLING WITH NUTELLA :)

Paccheri filled with salmon and ricotta

Boiled the paccheri pasta type like cannelloni little bit short. 

Filling: 

Smoked salmon or natural minched in a pan with butter salt pepper and ricotta cheese

Than fill each pacchero with a tea spoon of this filling

Take a bakin tray

Grease it

Put the piece of pasta inside

Cover with bechamel creme and slices of smoked scamorza

Put in the oven till they are hot and liquefied

Buon appetito!!!

Sulla strada di ritorno dal lavoro. Back from work yesterday night

Is already Xsmas?!? Is too early here! 

LET'S DISCOVER THE ITALIAN TRADITION......

One of my favorite meal is something soooooo poor and easy, but bring me to my childwood, in the kitchen with my lovely grandma...... <3 <3 <3

That's PANCOTTO

Ingredients: soup (veggie or meat), stale bread, garlic, rosemary, olive oil (the best you can find) (chilli pepper if you like)

put thin slice of garlic + rosemary (+ chilli pepper) for few minuts in a pan with the oil, Cut the bread, and add it in the pan, and cover with the soup. all bread must absorbe the soup, became soft, and then be dried in the pan. blend slowly with a wooden spoon.
just put pancotto in the dish, add few more oil + fresh rosemary to decorate, + if you like some black pepper.

:-) :-) :-)

I'LL GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL VEGAN CONTRIBUTION :-)

I'm always in a hurry.... so... let's start with a game.... GUESS THE MEAL, AND ITS INGREDIENTS :-)

Seppioline ripiene

first take some little squids, defrozen, cleaned and prepare the filling:

potatoes, 1 egg, parmigiano cheese, parsley

fill each squid

in a pan ( photo 2)

olive oil, butter and tomato sauce

put the squid inside

turn up and down

the potatoes a little bit go outside and the toamto sauce become floury

taste it

put a coffee spoon of sugar

( to eliminate the tomato acid)

salt pepper and hot pepper ( as much as you like)

when the curly tails of the suids are crinkled the squids are ready!

SCALOPPINE VEIL FOR CHRISTINA

take slices thick one finger of veil very fresh/ or pieces not too big of chicken breast ( like big buttons) kick it to give it tenderness

then massage every slice with salt and black pepper put into the flour ( white flour double zero) up and down

very large pan put into a generous piece of natural butter ( normal butter not aromatic or salted) put into the pan the slices very quick turn up and down

than you have 3 possibility + white wine or + cognac + lemon

I prefere white wine a generous glass of wine is ok for 5 slices of veil then let it breath away check if veil is ready than salt and pepper again

( if you see the sauce is dry put into more butter and then a little bit of wine again, ) took of the veil from the pan

in the sauce remained if the sauce is dessicated put butter if is watery put a little bit of flour

then put the slices again but if the sauce is ok you can just taste it if need some salt or pepper that 's all!!!

ask me if something is not clear ok?

WELCOME !

WELCOME ABOARD!
this is a brand new blog for me and for everyone who wants to exchange something about life, hobbies,recipes, and whatever you want to share with us. We found on FB new friends from America: Anita and Christine and we are very happy to read new experiences and traditons from USA a very amazing country.
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