Pasta with sprats
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Pasta with sprats

Pasta with sprats, tomato sauce and peppers is a lunch dish that is a great idea for an after-work dinner. As is often the case with dishes based on pasta, their preparation time is quite quick. In the case of this dish, the pasta I used was bucatini, which looks similar to spaghetti. However, it…

Shortcrust tart with pear and cheese
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Shortcrust tart with pear and cheese

Shortcrust tart with pear and cheese is a savoury pastry that combines sweet fruits with a cheese filling. The crunchiness of the tart comes from the shortcrust pastry but also from coarsely chopped walnuts. This savoury tart is perfect for parties as a cold appetizer. To prepare this shortcrust tart with pear and cheese, I…

Chicken cacciatore
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Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore is an Italian dish in which meat is immersed in an intense tomato sauce with vegetables and herbs. The meat with the sauce is cooked over a low heat until it falls off the bones. This rich tomato sauce is rustic and contains pieces of peppers, mushrooms, onions and olives. The chicken in…

Fried mozzarella
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Fried mozzarella

Fried mozzarella coated in breadcrumbs is a quick-to-prepare dish that is perfect served as a snack. This snack can be served for supper, during the day or at parties. Preparing fried mozzarella is easy and very quick. After cutting, the cheese should be covered with tomato paste seasoned with oregano and salt. Then, each piece…

Potato gnocchi with sage and butter
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Potato gnocchi with sage and butter

Gnocchi are Italian flour, potato and egg dumplings. The gnocchi dough is almost identical to the dough for Polish dumplings. The difference between gnocchi and Polish potato dumplings lies in the shape of the dumplings, because Polish dumplings are larger and have a diamond or rectangular shape. Unlike dumplings, gnocchi are smaller and have a…

Zucchini pakora
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Zucchini pakora

A recipe for vegetable pakora, this time prepared from zucchini, red onion, spices and herbs. Pakora are crispy mini fritters originating from Indian cuisine. These fritters are made from vegetables, most often onions, potatoes or zucchini, but other vegetables such as eggplant, cabbage, peppers and many others can also be used to prepare them. The…