Discovering Venice

Hello everybody! I have not forgotten my blog, even if I haven't posted much for ages... just not enough time! Let’s start cooking again with a very easy recipe: I've been cooking carrots/zucchini nearly every day for mostly 10 year now, as they're the vegetables my kids eat most easily, so I've tried them in every possible way: sauteed, steam-cooked, in soups, in pasta sauces, baked, stuffed... this time, I prepared a yummy variation of the sautéed version, with a crispy touch. Try it!

For 4 persons:

Chilly Vogalonga this year under the rain, but the weather didn't stop hundreds of participants from all other the world!

Cette année, une Vogalonga sous la pluie, mais cela n'a pa stoppé les centaines de participants provenant du monde entier !

Hi everybody! High season has indeed started and time to cook is not so much, but this dessert is so easy, quick and most of all delicious that I couldn't resist sharing it...

Today, April 25th, it's Italy's Liberation Day, national holiday which this year is blessed by lovely, warm and sunny weather! Apart from several public events, it's a good chance to visit the Arsenale as it will open to public today from 10am to 8pm. Enjoy!

Happy New Year everybody! Hope you all spent some nice holidays! Are you filled up with sweets, meat, tortellini, cotechino and so on? Here is a nice way to use pandoro leftover (if you have, but after Christmas pandoro and panettoni are on sale and they're cheaper than bread!), 5 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to cook, 5 minutes to eat. Here we go!

For 12 mini-tatins

Hello everybody! What is good in low season is that I have more time for cooking... I just love scallops, and when I see them passing by Rialto Market I just can't resist. Here is another way to cook them, apart from the classic garlic-persil one, which is still very enjoyable. Give it a try!

For 4, as an appetizer

My father-in-law is fishing more and more these days, with great success! Having plenty of hyper-fresh lagoon fish, I can't resist preparing it in different recipes. This is easy and delicious.

For 4 persons

Back to the oven... a quiet Saturday morning, slightly rainy and chilly, blueberries and a few apricots gave me the inspiration for an easy tart, ready for tea-time, waiting for tomorrow's Regata Storica.

Here are the ingredients you will need:

Hi Everybody, I hope you spent a nice Summer! I'm just back to Venice and one of the first things I did was to go back to Rialto Market... I don't have a recipe today, but simply a "shopping suggestion" for all of you who is currently in Venice: buy the white-flesh donut peaches, sold in most of the stalls these day at the Market, you don't even have to peel them, they're small, white-fleshed and sooooo sweet... ideal as a snack for these sunny days. I thought about preparing a tart with them, but they're so good I think the best way to consume them is... just eat them!

Hi everybody! Today, one of my favourite recipes, ideal for parties: panzerotti! Basically, a fried pizza, you can try all kind of fillings, but here I'll post the traditional, basic one -mozzarella, basil and tomato - always a success, easy to make, kids just love them. Here we go!

For 10 panzerottis :