Pizza
I am often in awe of cooking and posting iconic national dishes. I never know if I’m preparing the food correctly and if the dish deserves the name of a national dish. This time the task was made very easy for me. These pizzas, in which preparation I was present and helped a little, are […]
Cantucci with almonds and chocolate
Traditional Italian cookies from the Tuscany region. These cookies are sold in every shop and cafe in Tuscany. There wasn’t a candy shop or coffee shop in Florence that didn’t have them. They are mostly made simply, using unpeeled almonds for filling, but there were also variants with almonds and chocolate, variants with pistachios.These cookies […]
Cucas – Colombian cookies
Leydi Carolina, who studied and worked at Icosagen a few years ago, taught me how to make Colombian cookies. I slightly adapted this recipe. I added powdered cloves and cinnamon as flavorings, rather than boiling them in water and turning them into a paste as suggested in some recipes. I used brown cane sugar, which […]
Pasta della Norma – Sicilian Eggplant Pasta
A well-known pasta dish from Sicily. The food is named after Bellini’s opera “Norma”. According to Wikipedia, this food won a tourism award in Italy in 2018 and was named Food of the Year. Since it consists of so many flavors that I like, I can’t argue with it. Made with care, this dish is […]
Crispy cheese cookies with cornflakes
Crispy, salty, and very slightly spicy cookies, made with high-quality English Cheddar cheese and additionally flavored with English mustard. The cornflakes added during the preparation of the dough add even more crunch to the cookies. Preparation time: Mixing the dough for 10 minutes, Baking for about 45 minutesLevel: EasyQuantity: About 60 cookies Ingredients:200 g room […]