ZUCCHINI AND RUGGOLA SALAD

By Manuela | January 14, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General, Mains

Right now I have lots of beautiful zucchini and ruggola in my 'orto'. The sun is shining and summer is finally here. I decided to make a salad using the zucchini raw as they are so sweet ... continue reading...

TORTA ALLA RICOTTA

By Manuela | September 5, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General, Mains, Uncategorized

I love this Sicilian savoury, rustic ricotta pie. I first came across the recipe when I was in Modica, Sicily, when doing research for my book ' Spring in Sicily'. It is a beautiful simple ... continue reading...

BORANI-E-BAGHALA

By Manuela | June 23, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General

I am a big fan of broad beans. This Persian dish is a perfect accompaniment to any meal, be it Persian or as part of an antipasto. I love the combination of the sweetness of the broad beans ... continue reading...

BAGNA CAUDA

By Manuela | June 12, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General

Bagna Cauda ( hot sauce) is a great peasant dish from Piemonte in northern Italy. It's a very convivial dish as diners dip raw or cooked vegetables in the hot sauce placed in a pot in the ... continue reading...

AASH-E-MAAST ( bean and chickpea soup)

By Manuela | June 5, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General, Mains

When I was doing research for my book 'Pardiz', I went to the Palace kitchen in Tehran and there I saw a menu for a State dinner given in 1976 by the then Shah of Iran and his Empress, ... continue reading...

PIZZETTE AL UOVO

By Manuela | May 26, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, Mains

These 'pizzette' ( baby pizzas) look to me as if the sun is trapped in them. They are absolutely delicious. The combination of the spinach, pizza bread and soft egg is a marriage made in ... continue reading...

LOCKDOWN# 10

By Manuela | May 17, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, Mains, Uncategorized

NUDI Nudi in Italian means 'naked'. They are really ricotta and spinach ravioli without the pasta casing. So they are 'nudi'. The first time I tried them was in Sardegna at a restaurant ... continue reading...

KU KU-YE SABZI

By Manuela | May 9, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees

In this little video I will show you how to make a Ku Ku, a delicious Persian version of a frittata.This Ku Ku , called Sabzi , is made with lots of fresh mixed herbs and some ... continue reading...

LOCKDOWN FOOD#2

By Manuela | March 28, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees, General

This recipe is one of my grandfather Ettore's war time invention. You would like to make a paté but no livers, and this is the case for us at the moment. He made it with tinned tuna. It is ... continue reading...

FALOODEH

By Manuela | March 19, 2020 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Entrees

Happy Nowruz ! It is the Persian New year this Friday and there is a lot of activities in a Persian household. There is the cleaning , the buying of all the important items for the ... continue reading...