Pasta shells are a flour product that I go for when making dinner or a snack. Filled with filling, they can be baked with your favourite sauce or served without baking as a cold snack. Many products go well with pasta, including vegetables such as tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, eggplant and broccoli, seafood including shrimp and…
Green asparagus is a long-stemmed perennial plant eaten cooked, baked and raw. Young asparagus shoots are the best and most frequently used, as older ones have a hard and even woody texture. As a vegetable, asparagus is rich in vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin C, zinc, magnesium and many other valuable vitamins. It is also a…
Baked sweet potatoes served with ricotta cheese and natural yoghurt is an idea for a cheap, meatless dinner. After baking, the potatoes are soft on the inside, while on the outside they have a delicious, crispy crust. I start baking sweet potatoes by thoroughly scrubbing their skin under running water. I do this most often…
Cannoli is an Italian dessert originating in Sicily. It is based on shortbread tubes fried in oil, which are then filled with ricotta cheese. After filling, the ends of the cannoli are decorated with chopped pistachios, chocolate or candied fruit. I love cannoli because it is not very sweet and it works great not only…
Cannelloni is an Italian pasta having the shape of large tubes. It is mostly stuffed. Any mixture of vegetables or meat or a combination of both can be used as a filling. Once stuffed, the cannelloni is baked with a sauce e.g. tomato or béchamel and often also sprinkled with cheese before being placed in…
Most people probably know bruschettas as little tomato-based sandwiches. Not this one. In fact, bruschetta is nothing more than grilled bread, topped with garlic and olive oil. It is served as an appetiser or a small snack and is often also part of antipasti. It comes from Italian cuisine. As I mentioned, the most common…