Cooking with Mom: Lasagna with Ricotta Cheese
I’ve made it safe to ITALIA! The flight was a long one, and I got stucked in Milan for 2 hours as my flight to Lecce had a delay due to the heavy snow. It’s cold here but it feels sooo warm. I love...
View ArticleCooking with Mom: Chocolate Hazelnuts
This is not a Christmas recipe per say, but we use to make it during Christmas time, wrap them up in nice see through paper and give them out to relatives and friends. These hazelnuts covered in...
View ArticleArtichoke Risotto
I made artichoke risotto yesterday! Why? Because I like risotto Because in China is really hard to find good artichokes and because I couldn’t come up with a better idea for lunch… dont be mad at me…!...
View ArticleCooking with Mom: Beans Puree with Endive
My mom is feeling better and better everyday, which makes me happy! Yesterday we even cooked together. We made this Southern Italian traditional dish that both my mom and I learned from my grandma....
View ArticleCooking with Mom: Stuffed Artichokes
I cooked with my mom again! We made stuffed artichokes. There are gillions of recipes on how to make stuffed artichokes, this is my mom’s family one: easy and tasty…as always. As most of the Southern...
View ArticleCooking with Mom: Parmigiana Leccese
This is going to be my last recipe from Italy. I’m heading back to China next week… Despite all my concerns about coming back home I can say now it was a great idea. I had lots of fun with my friends,...
View ArticleCooking with Mom: Pittule Leccesi!
Yesterday my mom and I made pittule…This is a typical dish of my little town Lecce, in the South of Italy that we eat on Christmas Eve. I don’t think there is a translation for this name, and even if...
View ArticleMediterranean Sauteed Greens with Olives
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved eating vegetables. My mom’s family used to own several farms where they cultivated and produced pretty much anything, from vegetable and fruit to...
View ArticlePasta with Stock fish – Sicilian Style
While I was back home my mom made this pasta dish for my sis who loves it. I am, honestly speaking, not a huge fan of stock fish, despite it being quite popular in the South, specially in Sicily. This...
View ArticleBaked Cod with Potatoes – Baccala’ al forno (Cooking with mom)
This one is a very typical dish from my hometown. It is made used salted cod fish fillets which you will soaked in water for 2-3 days (to get rid of the salt) and then bake with potatoes, onions,...
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