# LLMs.txt - Sitemap for AI content discovery # Vittoria Caterina Giachi > Italian food blogger | Italian lifestyle stories --- ## Pages - [Refund and Returns Policy](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/refund_returns/): This is a sample page. Overview Our refund and returns policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have passed since... - [Contact](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/contact-me/): Contact Vittoria Giachi if you have questions about italian food, italian recipes, travelling in Tuscany and tuscan food experiences. - [About me](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/about-me/): My name is Vittoria Caterina Giachi, and I am a simple Tuscan girl who has a thousand dreams in her drawer. - [Shop](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/shop/): My Cookbook Italian Gourmet ProductsLATEST RECIPES FROM THE BLOG - [Home](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/): Welcome to my italian food and lifestyle blog. here you'll find a lot of family italian recipes and great tips for Italy and Tuscany lovers. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/privacy-policy/): ## ## Posts - [An Italian in New York: my adventure in the Big Apple](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/an-italian-in-new-york-my-adventure-in-the-big-apple/): I dream of Central Park, the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and speeding across the ice with hundreds of other people. - [The vegetable broth](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-vegetable-broth/): Vegetable broth is a basic recipe of Italian cuisine and it is used in many preparations such as risottos and soups. - [Cappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cappelletti-filled-pasta-with-homemade-meat-sauce-2/): Cappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce, a classical italian pasta dish. Serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Dead Roast Chicken](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/dead-roast-chicken/): Dead roast chicken: crispy, tasty and rustic. Try this slightly different way of cooking chicken that is typical of Tuscany! - [Seafood Risotto](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/seafood-risotto/): Here is a delicious seafood risotto, creamy and tasty just like the one in the restaurant, but without mussels and clams! - [Parmigiana with grilled eggplants](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/parmigiana-with-grilled-eggplants/): In my parmigiana recipe you will not find fried aubergines, but grilled, and believe me: no trait of hers delicacy has been lost! - [Zucchini Flan](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/zucchini-flan/): Here is the zucchini flan, a vegetarian and tasty recipe, with an irresistible internal creaminess and a crunchy crust on the outside... - [Cooked Almond Bananas](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cooked-almond-bananas/): Bananas with almonds: the flaked almonds, which are widely used in the kitchen,, are the happiest match for any other ingredient. - [Caramelized pineapple upside-down cake](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/caramelized-pineapple-upside-down-cake-2/): Caramelized pineapple upside-down cake, a delicious cake to baked at home and to serve to family and friends. Here is the recipe! - [Pan-fried potatoes with paprika](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pan-fried-potatoes-with-paprika/): Potatoes are among the vegetables of the earth that I love the most, they make every dish extremely magical. - [Cheese Puffs](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cheese-puffs-2/): Cheese puffs are delicious potato puffs. I will share these culinary gems with you and I am sure you will not be able to do without them! - [Plum Gnocchi](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/plum-gnocchi/): Plum gnocchi are a bizarre version of the classic potato gnocchi, and they're able to amaze the palate of anyone who tastes them. - [Creamed Cod](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/creamed-cod/): The creamed cod is an appetizer, or an aperitif with flakes, simple to prepare but with an exquisite flavor. - [Cake Pops](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cake-pops/): Cake pops are delicious, typically American balls of cake, perfect for recovering those little pieces of leftover cake. - [Super carrot cake](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/super-carrot-cake/): Super carrot cake consists of three enchanting layers of fluffy cake, garnished with cream cheese. It's a perfect dessert for summer. - [No-bake strawberry cheesecake](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/no-bake-strawberry-cheesecake/): No-bake strawberry cheesecake is a refreshing dessert for hot summer days, with its creaminess is able to charm every sweet tooth - [Mushrooms omelette recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/mushrooms-omelette-recipe/): Mushrooms omelette recipe, an easy recipe for lunch or for dinner. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Asparagus puff pastry bundles](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/asparagus-puff-pastry-bundles/): Asparagus puff pastry bundles, a great appetizer for spring and summer season. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/salted-caramel-and-chocolate-tart/): Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart: Salted caramel and chocolate tart is a great mouthwatering version of the classic jam tart. - [Olive oil mayonnaise](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/olive-oil-mayonnaise/): Olive oil mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is definitely the best of sauces to make everything a pinch better, especially fish. - [Panna Cotta Strawberry Sauce recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/panna-cotta-strawberry-sauce-recipe/): Panna Cotta Strawberry Sauce recipe, a very italian dessert. Panna cotta is a delicious, creamy dessert that is always appreciated by everyone - [Classic Veal Milanese recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/classic-veal-milanese-recipe/): Classic Veal Milanese recipe, a very special italian meat dish. The cotoletta alla milanese is undoubtedly the undisputed symbol of Milan. - [Cantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cantucci-with-hazelnuts-and-raisins/): Cantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins: this is variation of the classic recipe of Cantucci, the typical tuscan cookies from Prato. - [Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-cheesy-potato-croquettes/): Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes, soft and crunchy, very cheesy: a perfect side dish for all your meat dishes or just as a savory snack. - [Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious filling plus recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/stuffed-focaccia-bread-3-delicious-filling-plus-recipe/): Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious filling plus recipe. Bake at home with this easy recipe your original italian focaccia bread. - [Vittoria in the kitchen: my first cookbook is out!](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/vittoria-in-the-kitchen-my-first-cookbook-is-out/): Vittoria in the kitchen: my first cookbook is out! A lot of italian family recipes and tuscan food in the cookbook "About San Gimignano". - [My Trip To California: lots of food, fun and celebration!](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/my-trip-to-california-lots-of-food-fun-celebration/): My Trip To California, when I discovered american food, I visit Disneyland and Hollywood, San Francisco and Las Vegas. - [Italian crispy focaccia](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-crispy-focaccia/): Italian crispy focaccia is an undeniably italians street food you can bake at home. Try to serve at home this delicious italian recipe. - [No bake Chocolate Bites](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/no-bake-chocolate-bites/): No bake Chocolate Bites are a kind of chocolate salami, much loved by children, but presented in a slightly different way. - [Crunchy focaccia with cherry tomatoes and onions](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/crunchy-focaccia-with-cherry-tomatoes-and-onions/): Crunchy focaccia with cherry tomatoes and onions is an italian focaccia. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Creamy Lemon And Chocolate Chip Ice Cream](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/creamy-lemon-and-chocolate-chip-ice-cream/): Creamy Lemon And Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, a refreshing ice cream recipe from Italy for the hot days in summer. Try homemade gelato. - [My best Fourth of July Recipes to Celebrate Independence Day](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/my-best-fourth-of-july-recipes-to-celebrate-independence-day/): Here are my Father's day recipe ideas for you, for Father's day 2021: cooking is the best demonstration of love. Best Italian recipes. - [Simple pan fried prawns](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/simple-pan-fried-prawns/): Simple pan fried prawns, a very common fish dish in Italy. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [American Hamburger homemade](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/american-hamburger-homemade/): American Hamburger homemade, starting with the buns, then with the caramelized onions and finally with the hamburgers. - [Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/blueberry-strawberry-chocolate-muffins/): Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins, a fresh and juicy muffin recipe for the hot season. This is the recipe for your next muffin. - [Italian pasta salad recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-pasta-salad-recipe/): Italian pasta salad recipe is a classic summer pasta sald to be consumed everywhere you are. Italian pasta salad recipe quick recipe. - [Coffee custard recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/coffee-custard-recipe/): Coffee custard recipe, a perfect dessert to end your meals in a delicious way. Italian coffee custard is easy to prepare. - [Hazelnut and Chocolate Meringues](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/hazelnut-and-chocolate-meringues/): Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Father's Day Recipe Ideas](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/fathers-day-recipe-ideas/): Here are my Father's day recipe ideas for you, for Father's day 2021: cooking is the best demonstration of love. Best Italian recipes. - [Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-filled-pasta-roll/): Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe is a pasta recipe I often ate when I was a kid. It's filled with a ricetta-spinach cream and ham. - [Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/strawberry-cake-with-cream-puffs-base/): Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base, a delicious and beautiful summer cake. Try to serve at home to your friends and family! - [Black rice summer salad](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/black-rice-summer-salad-recipe/): Black rice summer salad, a fresh dish for the hot days, to carry around to the beach or on your holidays. Try black rice summer salad. - [Italian fried anchovies](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-fried-anchovies-recipe/): Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Rum baba with chocolate icing: Italian recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/rum-baba-with-chocolate-icing/): Rum baba with chocolate icing: Italian recipe. A gorgeous dessert for a special occasion. Easy Italian rum baba recipe to bake at home. - [Savory puff pastry rolls](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/savory-puff-pastry-rolls/): Savory puff pastry rolls, a simple and quick recipe fot the last minute guests. Puff pastry rolls with cheese, ham and zucchini. - [Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pesto-pasta-with-cherry-tomatoes/): Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes is a very common italian pasta dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Purgatory eggs with onions: Italian Recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/purgatory-eggs-with-onions/): Purgatory eggs with onions, an Italian Recipe that is very common in Italy. Try to serve at home simple and flavorful italian recipe. - [Baked salmon with mediterranean herbs](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/baked-salmon-with-mediterranean-herbs/): Baked salmon with mediterranean herbs, an italian fish dish with fresh herbs. Light and delicious fish recipe to cook for your family. - [Smashed roasted potatoes](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/smashed-roasted-potatoes/): Smashed roasted potatoes, simple and delicious side dish. You can add a tuscan touch with some truffle flavoured extra virgin olive oil. - [Italian filled doughnuts in various flavours](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-filled-doughnuts-in-various-flavours/): Italian filled doughnuts: creamy, delicious treats for an afternoon snack or for every time you need something sweet and delicious. - [Whisky chocolate and pear cake](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake-recipe/): Whisky chocolate and pear cake is a delicious cake I made for my mother. Bake at home this delicious chocolate cake for someone you love. - [Italian chicken in milk](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-chicken-in-milk-recipe/): Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Italian stewed Calamari](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-stewed-calamari-recipe/): Italian stewed calamari are an undeniably sensational italian fish dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - [Onion soup recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/onion-soup-recipe/): Onion soup is the modern recipe of an ancient onion soup recipe, particularly appreciated by Leonardo da Vinci, the great tuscan scientist. - [Memorial day Italian recipe: light Parmigiana](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/memorial-day-italian-recipe-light-parmigiana/): Memorial day italian recipe: light Parmigiana for your BBQ luch outdoors. Memorial day recipes for your BBQ lunch outoddors. - [Mozzarella in carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwich) recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/mozzarella-in-carrozza-fried-mozzarella-sandwich/): Mozzarella in carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwich) Recipe: a simple, streamlined and impactful recipe for your aperitif with friends. - [Italian vegetable broth recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-vegetable-broth-recipe/): Italian vegetable broth recipe is the base for a lot of recipes of the italian cuisine. With this recipe you can prepare it easily at home. - [Tuscan extra virgin olive oil: properties and benefits for the health](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/tuscan-extra-virgin-olive-oil-properties-benefits-for-health/): Discover all the properties and benefits of Tuscan extra virgin olive oil. - [Strawberry Risotto recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/strawberry-risotto-recipe/): A really weird, but delicious italian Risotto: Strawberry Risotto with creamy cheese. Are you ready to taste something different? - [Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-baked-broccoli-meatballs/): My Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs or super cheesy baked broccoli meatballs from Italy. Easy baked broccoli meatballs recipe. - [Pasta alla Norma recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pasta-norma-recipe/): Famous all over the world, Pasta alla Norma is a vegetarian italian pasta dish. Follow my tips for a light Pasta alla Norma recipe. - [Italian lemon cookies](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-lemon-cookies-recipe/): Italian lemon biscuits, a delicious recipe! Italian lemon biscuits are great cookies for tee time or as a snack. - [All the recipes to cook in this season](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/all-the-recipes-to-cook-in-this-season/): All the recipes to cook in this season: italian aperitivo, tagliolini with truffles or grilled bistecca alla fiorentina, tiramisù. - [Grandma's ragu recipe: tuscan meat sauce](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-ragout-recipe-tuscan-meat-sauce/): Grandma's ragu recipe: tuscan meat sauce. Cook at home the best italian and tuscan recipes and taste italian food and wine. - [Tiramisù, local recipe from Tuscany: Tiramisu Authentic Italian Recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/tiramisu-local-recipe-from-tuscany-tiramisu-authentic-italian-recipe/): Famous all over the world,Tiramisu Authentic Italian Recipe is a work of art the foundation of Italy’s cultural heritage. - [Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/classic-tuscan-lasagna-recipe/): Famous all over the world, Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe is a work of art the foundation of Italy’s cultural heritage. - [The local market San Gimignano: the market around the corner](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-local-market-san-gimignano-the-market-around-the-corner/): The local market San Gimignano: The local market is not made up of simple purchases, the market is passion and joy. - [The coolest places to eat outdoors](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-coolest-places-to-eat-outdoors-tuscany/): Discover the coolest places to eat outdoors in San Gimignano und in Modena. I have, like you, a strong desire to get outdoors. - [Trattoria da Omer, Modena](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/trattoria-da-omer-modena/): Let's discover together Trattoria da Omer in Modena. After a delicious lunch, you can have a freat ice creem at Gelateria Bloom. - [How to cook Pasta like an Italian: a step by step guide](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/how-to-cook-pasta-like-an-italian/): Do you want to learn how cook Pasta like an Italian? Read my step by step guide about how to make pasta "al dente" at home. - [San Gimignano, the Manhattan of the Middle Ages](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/san-gimignano-manhattan-of-middle-ages/): My childhood in San Gimignano, a small village of infinite beauty where time seems to have been seems to be frozen in the Middle Ages. - [Travel journal Mauritius](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/travel-journal-mauritius/): Travel journal Mauritius: one of the islands that impressed me the most in the world. A Christmas vacation on the coasts of the Indian ocean. - [Italian chocolate mousse](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-chocolate-mousse-recipe/): Italian chocolate mousse, a delicious recipe! Italian chocolate mousse is one of the most famous dessert in Italy. - [The perfect carbonara recipe](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/perfect-carbonara-recipe/): Famous all over the world, the perfect carbonara recipe is the essence of Italian culture. This is developed together with chef Dante. - [Give the mother of your life the best lunch on her special day!](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/give-the-mother-of-your-life-the-best-lunch-on-her-special-day/): Mother’s Day is the only time to truly celebrate for the women in our lives, whether that special woman is your biological mother... - [Taste it and touch the Paradise: your favorite Chef elevate Mothers Day Brunch with these Gourmet Crepes Cake Recipes](https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/taste-it-and-touch-the-paradise-your-favorite-chef-elevate-mothers-day-brunch-with-these-gourmet-crepes-cake-recipes/): Mother’s Day is the only time to truly celebrate for the women in our lives, whether that special woman is your biological mother... --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages ### Refund and Returns Policy - Published: 2021-08-23 - Modified: 2021-08-23 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/refund_returns/ - Translation Priorities: Optional This is a sample page. 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SPONSORSHIP/COLLABORATION INQUIRIES Please contact: cooking@torciano. com OTHER INQUIRIES Please contact: cooking@torciano. com --- ### About me > My name is Vittoria Caterina Giachi, and I am a simple Tuscan girl who has a thousand dreams in her drawer. - Published: 2021-05-03 - Modified: 2021-05-27 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/about-me/ - Translation Priorities: Optional About https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/about-me-vittoria-giachi. jpgDear readers, hello! My name is Vittoria Caterina Giachi, and I am a simple Tuscan girl who has a thousand dreams in her drawer. I am only sixteen years old but I am ready, like Leopardi, to climb over an imposing hedge to discover the mysterious world that lies beyond it: a world shaped like me, a secret trapped in a glass casket. Since I was a child I have lived surrounded by vines and olive trees, in a medieval village in the Tuscan countryside: San Gimignano. In my short portion of life I have had the opportunity to travel far and wide, from East to West, from North to South. I love exploring countries and cities, savoring foreign cultures and traditions, always new, and then being overwhelmed by the intense scents of each civilization. My vocation for cookingOne of my greatest passions, which has grown with me since the beginning of my days, is cooking. As Julia Child said when asked why she liked to cook: "Because after a day in which nothing is certain in which nothing is certain, and when I say nothing I mean n-i-e-n-t-e, one comes home and knows for surethat by adding egg yolks, sugar, and milk to chocolate, the mixture thickens: it's such a convenience! "I have always loved to cook, even as a child I admired my grandmother and the care with which she rolled out the dough for tagliatelle. For the Christmas vacations I often travel and... --- ### Shop - Published: 2021-04-22 - Modified: 2021-06-11 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/shop/ - Translation Priorities: Optional My Cookbook Italian Gourmet ProductsLATEST RECIPES FROM THE BLOG --- ### Home > Welcome to my italian food and lifestyle blog. here you'll find a lot of family italian recipes and great tips for Italy and Tuscany lovers. - Published: 2021-04-22 - Modified: 2021-07-13 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/ - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Get-your-copy-now. png Categories: Cookbook "Secret of Tuscan kitchen: About San Gimignano" BUY THE COOKBOOK My cookbook https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/libro2-960x960. jpgBuy now! What you say about my book https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/106916537_776726449398048_402424033909134336_n-150x150. jpg Janie Veronica Traynor "Arrived today from San Gimignano, Tuscany. Thank you, Vittoria and Torciano Giachi Pierluigi for this beautiful volume, chock full of photos as well as recipes, sharing your family story💞" https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/a4-201x300. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/anna-150x150. jpg Anna Maglietto Harness "Grazie🍷 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Love the Cookbook😘" https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/a5-201x300. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/angie-150x150. jpg Angie Hickman "Just arrived can't wait cooking! " https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/a2-201x300. jpg Recipes you love SHOP THE COOKBOOK Posts you love COOKING QUESTION? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/your-question2. jpg --- ### Privacy Policy - Published: 2021-04-22 - Modified: 2021-05-07 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/privacy-policy/ --- ## ## Posts ### An Italian in New York: my adventure in the Big Apple > I dream of Central Park, the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and speeding across the ice with hundreds of other people. - Published: 2021-09-02 - Modified: 2021-09-02 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/an-italian-in-new-york-my-adventure-in-the-big-apple/ - Categories: Travel - Tags: Travel abroad - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1200x800. jpg An Italian in New York: my adventure in the Big Apple! Hello to all dear readers, today I really want to tell you about an adventure I took part in for a few days. Outside the sun shines on the trees and illuminates the birds that hide in them, while I am forced to wait for the end of a five-day quarantine locked in a room on an American campus. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Skype_Picture_2021_09_02T14_48_01_294Z. jpeghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Skype_Picture_2021_09_02T14_48_18_586Z. jpeg But why am I in America? Let's proceed step by step: on August 30 of this crazy 2021 I boarded a plane, or as I prefer to call it: “flying can”, headed to New York: the city of a thousand possibilities. Not many months ago I decided to leave, leaving my family, my beloved home and above all my friends, as well as my dog ​​Dante and my kitten Minù for a year, to start my life to discover America. During these years spent in my small Tuscan village I felt limited, with few possibilities and experiences ... I felt I wanted to savor some news and experience fresh emotions. Moreover, since I was a child I have been used to traveling, admiring the beauty of every culture, especially thanks to my father who has traveled the world far and wide. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1200x800-2. jpg In love with this Country I loved America from the first moment I set foot there; I still remember the first time I admired... --- ### The vegetable broth > Vegetable broth is a basic recipe of Italian cuisine and it is used in many preparations such as risottos and soups. - Published: 2021-08-31 - Modified: 2021-08-31 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-vegetable-broth/ - Categories: Italian cooking basics, Italian Recipes, Main course, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-16. jpg The vegetable broth Vegetable broth is a basic recipe of Italian cuisine: with its delicate and savory flavor it is used in many preparations such as risottos and soups. A fundamental trick for making an excellent vegetable broth is to use the vegetables we like most, which must naturally be in season! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-2-4. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKThe vegetable broth Vegetable broth is a basic recipe of Italian cuisine: with its delicate and savory flavor it is used in many preparations such as risottos and soups. 2 liters of water2 red onions2 white onions2 carrots2 celery stalks2 tomatoes2 potatoessalt and pepperFirst wash the vegetables and clean them. So peel the carrot, remove the final part and the leaves from the celery, continue removing the stalk from the tomato and finally peel the onions and potatoes. Place everything in a large pot and cover with 2 liters of water. Let it boil for 50 minutes and when cooked add salt and pepper. In conclusion, with a colander, filter the broth to collect all the vegetables. NOTE: If you prefer, you can also add ginger or lemon or orange zest to the vegetables, to give the broth an even more aromatic flavor. Main CourseItalianVITTORIA'S TIPS Flavored Olive Oil Kit, 250ml x 3 from Italy VITTORIA'S ADVICE https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/flavoured-olive-oils-kit-3. pngFlavored Olive Oil Kit | 3 bottlesTuscan Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Truffle, Garlic, Chili pepper)SHOP You Might Also Like --- ### Cappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce > Cappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce, a classical italian pasta dish. Serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-08-26 - Modified: 2021-08-26 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cappelletti-filled-pasta-with-homemade-meat-sauce-2/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Meat dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-14. jpg Cappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce Cappelletti with meat sauce: the simplicity of the old. Yesterday I prepared this delicious first course for my family, consisting of an excellent meat sauce, the recipe for which was passed down to me from my grandmother in person, and simple cappelletti. The table liked them so much that my dad ate 5 of them! He loved them, a memory of the past overwhelmed him. He told me how it had been years since he had tasted such a ragout, since his mother used to roll out the Sunday pasta herself, and I was proud to have carried on this old-fashioned taste in my youth. Here is the recipe! As you will notice, this is not the real Bolognese sauce, but a Tuscan version of it. A bit fatter, but also a bit better. According to my grandmother's notes, I have added chicken livers but, if you don't like them, you can omit them and replace them with minced beef! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cappelleti-al-ragu. jpgCappelletti filled pasta with homemade meat sauce 500 g cappellettiparmesan cheeseINGREDIENTS FOR THE MEAT SAUCE1/2 celery stalk1/2 carrot1/2 red onion1 garlic clove1/4 glass of red wine1/2 sausage85 g chicken livers250 g minced beef125 g minced pork1 tbsp tomato paste1/2 glass of tomato pureewater at room temperaturerosemary and sageolive oilsalt, pepper and chilli pepperground ginger if desiredTo make these sugary cappelletti with meat sauce, start by preparing the sauce: chop the carrot, red onion, celery and garlic.... --- ### Dead Roast Chicken > Dead roast chicken: crispy, tasty and rustic. Try this slightly different way of cooking chicken that is typical of Tuscany! - Published: 2021-08-24 - Modified: 2021-08-24 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/dead-roast-chicken/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Meat dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200X800-13. jpg Dead Roast Chicken Dead roast chicken: crispy, tasty and rustic. Aren't you a little tired of the usual barbecued chicken? Try this slightly different way of cooking chicken that is typical of Tuscany: when I tasted it for the first time in a small restaurant in the centre of Florence, I fell madly in love with it and decided to include it at all costs in my book on Tuscan cuisine "About San Gimignano, my journey through the secrets of Tuscan cooking". You will find there many delicious recipes that they used to prepare in the countryside of my place of origin, are you curious to discover them? Dead roast chicken certainly doesn't have a catchy name, but let's give this mouth-watering dish a chance anyway. A recipe to be prepared so that tradition in the kitchen is never forgotten. Good and tasty, this is an excellent second course. Curiosity Vernaccia di San Gimignano is the perfect wine for this meal! With its fruity aromas and bitter almond aftertaste, is the first white wine to be recognised as DOC (Denominazione di origine controllata) in 1966. So important was and continues to be its history that its name was mentioned in the famous work "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri in Canto XXIV of Purgatory, which recounts the punishment inflicted on Pope Martin IV, who had to serve his sins of gluttony by continually eating Bolsena eels and drinking Vernaccia. In the 16th century, Vernaccia was a well-established... --- ### Seafood Risotto > Here is a delicious seafood risotto, creamy and tasty just like the one in the restaurant, but without mussels and clams! - Published: 2021-08-19 - Modified: 2021-08-19 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/seafood-risotto/ - Categories: Fish dishes, Italian Recipes, Main course, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-10. jpg Seafood Risotto Here is a delicious seafood risotto, creamy and tasty just like the one in the restaurant, but without mussels and clams! This risotto is so tasty that it brings the scent of the sea directly to every gourmet table. A handful of ingredients and a lot of passion are enough to create a unique delicacy. Are you ready to tie your apron? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-2-3. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-4-1. jpg Curiosity You can decide to garnish your risotto with mussels and clams. In that case, you will have to check them one by one, eliminating the broken ones, then rinse them well under running water and leave them to soak in cold water for an hour. Change the water from time to time in order to eliminate the sand; should it remain in some shells, they will be thrown away. Then clean the mussels by scraping all the impurities, using a small knife or a steel wool. Finally, remove the beard that comes out of them. At this point, heat the oil in a large pan, place the mussels and clams in it and leave them to open completely with the lid on for a few minutes. So put them in a container but save the liquid. Shell them but leave some whole for garnish. Use the liquid from the shellfish to continue cooking the rice and add the mussels and clams at the end of cooking. BUY THE COOKBOOKSeafood Risotto Here is a delicious... --- ### Parmigiana with grilled eggplants > In my parmigiana recipe you will not find fried aubergines, but grilled, and believe me: no trait of hers delicacy has been lost! - Published: 2021-08-17 - Modified: 2021-08-17 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/parmigiana-with-grilled-eggplants/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Main course - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-7. jpg Parmigiana with grilled eggplants Parmigiana ... but a little reworked. In the original recipe the eggplant is first fried, but today I decided to make it healthier. So in my parmigiana recipe you will not find fried aubergines, but grilled, and believe me: no trait of hers delicacy has been lost! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-2-2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKParmigiana with grilled eggplants In the original recipe the eggplant is first fried, but today I decided to make it healthier... 2-3 eggplants35 oz of tomato sauce7 oz of scamorza cheese, or mozzarella cheese or pecorino cheese5 oz of grated Parmesan cheeseBasilOlive oil, salt and pepperCrush the unpeeled garlic with your hands and fry it in asaucepan for a few minutes together with a few tablespoons of oil. Once it is well colored, remove the garlic and pour thetomato sauce into the saucepan. Add salt and simmer for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, wash the aubergines and cut them into slicesabout 1-2 cm thick. Sprinkle a pan with a drizzle of oil and grill the auberginesuntil they acquire a nice golden color. Finally salt them. So whip up your parmigiana: pour a ladle of tomato sauce onthe bottom of a baking dish, place a slice of eggplant, continue with 2 basil leaves, another ladle of tomato, a snow of grated parmesan andfinally a slice of provola. Continue in this order and complete 3 layers: finishwith a slice of eggplant, a ladle of tomato and a snowfall of Parmesan. Bake... --- ### Zucchini Flan > Here is the zucchini flan, a vegetarian and tasty recipe, with an irresistible internal creaminess and a crunchy crust on the outside... - Published: 2021-08-13 - Modified: 2021-08-13 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/zucchini-flan/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Main course - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-5. jpg Zucchini Flan Here is the zucchini flan, with an irresistible internal creaminess and a crunchy crust on the outside. This is a vegetarian and tasty recipe, made with a few simple ingredients that lend themselves to the most varied combinations of flavors, offering us a new horizon to explore each time. Let me know if you like it! ! BUY THE COOKBOOKZucchini Flan Here is the zucchini flan, with an irresistible internal creaminess and a crunchy crust on the outside... 2 eggs4 tbsp of Torciano Extra Virgin Olive Oil7 tbsp of milk1 oz of grated Parmesan cheese4,5 oz of flour1/2 sachet of baking powder14 oz of zucchini10 oz of mozzarella cheeseGrated cheese to tastesalt, pepper and nutmegTo prepare this stringy and creamy zucchini flan break the two eggs into a bowl and beat them together with the oil and milk. Then add the flour, the grated cheese and half a sachet of baking powder for savory pies. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (356 ° F). Then grate the courgettes in julienne form and add them to the mixture. Cut the mozzarella into cubes, remove excess liquid and add half of it to the bowl. Pour everything into a hinged pan, level and garnish the surface with the remaining mozzarella. Then add also some grated cheese. Bake for 40 minutes and serve hot, so that the mozzarella runs and surprises the guests! First courseItalianVITTORIA'S TIPS Laudatosi Extra Virgin Olive... --- ### Cooked Almond Bananas > Bananas with almonds: the flaked almonds, which are widely used in the kitchen,, are the happiest match for any other ingredient. - Published: 2021-08-11 - Modified: 2021-08-11 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cooked-almond-bananas/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-1. jpeg Cooked Almond Bananas Bananas with almonds: the flaked almonds, which are widely used in the kitchen and not only in desserts, are perhaps the happiest match for any other ingredient. By now, I see a lot of people using bananas in the usual preparations such as banana bread, pancakes and muffins. I love banana pancakes, and muffins even more, but social media is so full of them now that I am almost bored with them. So today I decided to bring you a slightly more original recipe to celebrate this delicious fruit with so many uses. I found this delicious recipe in a huge cookbook of the 70s, more full of dust than recipes, and at first I was a bit skeptical about the preparation because I had never tried it, nor heard of it, but the end result was nothing short of breathtaking and I was delighted. After all, it's not every day that you bread a banana, or at least that's what I thought. So, my dear friends, are you ready to organise a five o'clock tea party and impress your guests with these unusual sweets? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-4. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-2-1. jpg Curiosity Bananas are really a fruit with a thousand uses, and you can make countless recipes with them. One of my favourites is undoubtedly pancakes, whether light or not they are simply unique. Then we have a super natural ice cream, made from 2 frozen fruits: the banana, which is the... --- ### Caramelized pineapple upside-down cake > Caramelized pineapple upside-down cake, a delicious cake to baked at home and to serve to family and friends. Here is the recipe! - Published: 2021-08-09 - Modified: 2021-08-09 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/caramelized-pineapple-upside-down-cake-2/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200X800. png Caramelized pineapple upside-down cake Caramelized pineapple upside down cake... a fruit cake suitable for both breakfast and a snack for children, because it is genuine and quite healthy. I found this recipe among one of the many beautiful cookbooks buried in a corner of the house, so I decided to try it and enjoy the combination of flavors that characterize this cake: the spicy note given by cinnamon and a pinch of vanilla, the sweetness of sugar and the pleasant tartness of pineapple. I personally love pineapple in all its forms and colours, have you ever tried the grilled version with brown sugar and cinnamon? Simply divine! The only note I would like to stress for the success of this cake: remember to remove the inside of the fruit as it is slightly hard to taste. The first time I prepared it I left it, the result was always delicious but not perfect! A false myth Pineapple has often been associated with its ability to burn fat, but unfortunately this is a false myth. It probably stems from the fact that pineapple contains a substance called bromelain, which can make food more digestible, but has no activity on fat :(. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-rovesciata-ananas-caramellato. pngBUY THE COOKBOOKCaramelized pineapple upside-down cake To prepare this delicious cake you will first have to whisk in a bowl the 2 eggs with the sugar until you have obtained a light and frothy mixture... Ingredients for the dough2 eggs125 g caster sugar125... --- ### Pan-fried potatoes with paprika > Potatoes are among the vegetables of the earth that I love the most, they make every dish extremely magical. - Published: 2021-08-06 - Modified: 2021-08-06 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pan-fried-potatoes-with-paprika/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian cooking basics, Italian Recipes, Side dish - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-2. jpg Pan-fried potatoes with paprika I personally love potatoes, they can be prepared in a thousand ways and are always unique. I think that the recipe for baked potatoes is the delicacy that I would eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, better if enriched with cherry tomatoes and oregano. However, I have decided to bring you an even crispier and tastier version that will enchant your palate: pan-fried potatoes with paprika. They are a delicious variation of simple roast potatoes: the one I am reporting is the basic version, seasoned with a handful of herbs and a few pinches of delicious paprika, but there are many others! I'm sure these potatoes will win everyone's hearts, with their soft interior and crispy crust they will charm every palate. One pulls the other... and the pot will soon be empty! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200x800-scaled. jpegBUY THE COOKBOOKPan-fried potatoes with paprika I personally love potatoes, they can be prepared in a thousand ways and are alwaysunique... 1 kg potatoesRosemaryThymePaprikaSaltExtra Virgin Olive Oil TorcianoTo prepare these crispy and tasty potatoes in a pan with paprika you will have to put a pot with plenty of water on the fire and bring it to a boil. In the meantime, wash the potatoes and cut them into cubes, pieces or wedges. Once the water has reached the right temperature, add salt and pour in the potatoes. Let them cook for about 10 minutes: the potatoes should have softened but not too much. Drain them... --- ### Cheese Puffs > Cheese puffs are delicious potato puffs. I will share these culinary gems with you and I am sure you will not be able to do without them! - Published: 2021-08-04 - Modified: 2021-08-04 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cheese-puffs-2/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bigne-al-formaggio. jpg Cheese Puffs Although appearances can be deceptive, these delights are neither sweet nor coccoli (Florentine pancakes served with stracchino cheese and ham), but rather delicious cheese puffs. Contrary to popular belief, cream puffs are not just sweet - there are many savoury variations. Just think of this recipe for cheese puffs, or delicious potato puffs, or even better lobster puffs... not to mention truffle puffs! I will gradually share these culinary gems with you and I am sure you will not be able to do without them! Made with Emmental, these cheese puffs are the perfect accompaniment to any perfect aperitif, they are crispy on the outside but creamy on the inside. I personally love it when I go to a bar to have an aperitif with friends and they surprise me with some delicacies made by them, instead of the usual boring chips. So I thought of this when I decided to put together a few simple ingredients, but capable of turning an evening with friends into a spectacle. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/bigne-al-formaggio_2. jpg CURIOSITY Although the basic pastry is almost always the same, there is a difference between cream puffs and eclairs: the former are baked in the oven while the latter are fried in hot oil. Eclairs are sometimes also called puffs if they are coated in a specialfrying batter made of eggs, flour and cream. Have you ever wondered why emmental cheese has holes in it? Some researchers have answered that the holes... --- ### Plum Gnocchi > Plum gnocchi are a bizarre version of the classic potato gnocchi, and they're able to amaze the palate of anyone who tastes them. - Published: 2021-08-02 - Modified: 2021-08-02 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/plum-gnocchi/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Main course, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1200X800-1. jpg Plum Gnocchi Plum gnocchi are a bizarre version of the classic potato gnocchi: they are neither a first nor a dessert, but able to amaze the palate of anyone who tastes them. I had never heard of it until one day, at the cooking school I'm attending, they mentioned the recipe to me. Initially I had no idea what could come out of the combination of these so disparate ingredients, but in the end I couldn't believe my eyes. Those pretty little balls of dough, filled with a very sweet and soft dried plum, release indescribable flavors and sensations; they are neither salty nor too sweet ... their taste is simply magnificent! You have to try to believe! My family liked them so much. BUY THE COOKBOOKPlum Gnocchi Plum gnocchi are a bizarre version of the classic potato gnocchi: they are neither a first nor a dessert, but able to amaze the palate of anyone who tastes them... 1 kg of potatoes300 gr of flour1 egg80 gr of Parmesan CheesePepper and nutmeg50 plums without stones50 gr of butter4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs2 tablespoons of sugar1 teaspoon of cinnamonTo prepare this sweet and delicious version of gnocchi, you will have to start by cooking the potatoes: since they must absorb as little water as possible, it is always better to steam them and with the peel, which gives extra protection. Once cooked, remove the peel and mash the potatoes with a potato masher in a bowl, or on... --- ### Creamed Cod > The creamed cod is an appetizer, or an aperitif with flakes, simple to prepare but with an exquisite flavor. - Published: 2021-07-28 - Modified: 2021-07-28 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/creamed-cod/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1200x800. jpg Creamed Cod A few days ago at the cooking class I attended, they offered me this recipe to prepare, I had never done it before. Before that day I didn't even like cod, it tasted too strong for me, but once I tasted a teaspoon of this enveloping delicacy, my eyes lit up with immense intensity. So how could I not propose it again? ! The creamed cod is an appetizer, or an aperitif with flakes, simple to prepare but with an exquisite flavor. Whatever the occasion you prepare it will surely make a great impression, tasty and delicious it will charm your every guest. The desalted fish turns into a fragrant cream that goes divinely with a crispy bread, or chips, or fried polenta. If enjoyed together with a fresh cocktail, perhaps facing the sea, it will turn into a wonderful game for two: flavor meets freshness and together they create a perfect evening. Are you ready to feel the taste of the sea right in your home? BUY THE COOKBOOKCreamed Cod The creamed cod is an appetizer, or an aperitif with flakes, simple to prepare but with an exquisite flavor... 1 kg of desalted cod500 ml of whole milk5 cloves of garlicParsleyTorciano Extra Virgin Olive OilBlack pepper and nutmegChips, unleavened bread, carasau bread or fried polenta to accompanyTo prepare this delicious fish recipe, suitable as an aperitif in the summer accompanied by fresh cocktails but also as an aperitif in the winter, you must... --- ### Cake Pops > Cake pops are delicious, typically American balls of cake, perfect for recovering those little pieces of leftover cake. - Published: 2021-07-26 - Modified: 2021-07-26 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cake-pops/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/princ-2. jpg Cake Pops Cake pops are delicious, typically American balls of cake, perfect for recovering those little pieces of leftover cake. I tasted them for the first time in one of those beautiful American bars, huge, full of delicacies of all kinds. I saw those lovely chocolate-covered balls in a shop window and I fell in love with them, but only after taking the first bite did I feel the purest love. How could I not do them again at home? Very easy to prepare, with sponge cake or dry cakes, these lovely sweet meatballs are made even more delicious and creamy by the use of the irresistible Nutella, but also jam and your favorite creams. They are delicious to serve at a birthday party to charm every greedy child and, or to give as a gift enclosed in a pretty package. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vert-1. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vert-2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKCake Pops Cake pops are delicious, typically American balls of cake, perfect for recovering those little pieces of leftover cake... Leftover cake (for example Sponge Cake)Jam, Nutella, Pistachio CreamChocolate (dark, milk or white)Chopped pistachios, hazelnuts, aldmondsColored sugarsTo prepare these very easy but enchanting cake pops, perfect for recovering leftover cakes, you will first have to crumble your cake, whether it is a sponge cake or a dry cake, for example I have prepared them with a carrot cake. Then add a few tablespoons of jam, or your favorite cream and mix all the ingredients. The result must... --- ### Super carrot cake > Super carrot cake consists of three enchanting layers of fluffy cake, garnished with cream cheese. It's a perfect dessert for summer. - Published: 2021-07-22 - Modified: 2021-07-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/super-carrot-cake/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/carrotcake1. jpg Super carrot cake This super carrot cake, consisting of three enchanting layers of fluffy, fragrant cake and garnished with an enveloping cream cheese, is a perfect dessert for summer. With its freshness it charms young and old, sweeps them away and leaves them enchanted. Many ingredients, but very simple, combine together to create a wonderful show on your table, are you ready to be overwhelmed as my family did, or the customers of the restaurant who have tried and appreciated it? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/carrotcake4. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/carrotcake3. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKSuper carrot cake INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOUGH540 g carrots170 g brown sugar200 g pineapple 4 eggs at room temperature 300 g sugar200 g seed oil360 g flour 003 tsp cinnamon1 tsp salt1+1/2 tsp baking soda130 g chopped walnuts200 g raisinsINGREDIENTS FOR THE CUSTARD500 g Philadelphia at room temperature 130 g butter at room temperature 100 g icing sugarJuice of 1 small lemon1 g A pinch of vanillinFruit to decorate To prepare this wonderful and richly flavored cake you will need to start by peeling and grating the carrots very finely. Place them in a bowl and add the brown sugar, mix and let stand for an hour. Then drain the liquid created. In the meantime, remove the skin and the hard inner part of the pineapple, mash it with a fork and strain it through a small-hole strainer. Now in a very large bowl beat the four eggs, then add the sugar a little at a time... --- ### No-bake strawberry cheesecake > No-bake strawberry cheesecake is a refreshing dessert for hot summer days, with its creaminess is able to charm every sweet tooth - Published: 2021-07-19 - Modified: 2021-07-19 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/no-bake-strawberry-cheesecake/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/no-bake-cheesecake-2. jpg No-bake strawberry cheesecake No-bake strawberry cheesecake is definitely my favorite dessert, the king of all pastry, the subject of my deepest love. It is able to mend wounds, make the darkest days better, make the sun shine on a stormy night. Unbaked cheesecake is not just a dessert, it is an art form, the air I would never stop breathing. It is a must for me as an end of the meal when I go to a restaurant and I am sad, if not disappointed, when I don't read its name on the card. Personally, I think it should always be on restaurant menus, just like chocolate cake is, because let's face it: who doesn't like cheesecake? I have developed and improved over the years this very simple recipe, I think one of the easiest there is: you don't need cream, or gelatin or anything else. It's unique just the way it is, or at least it's loved that way by my family. A few days ago I had the opportunity to let some real cheesecake connoisseurs try it: some American customers visiting the company. I was impressed by the enormous compliments I received: I couldn't believe my ears. One lady hugged me and told me that she too was a crazy lover of this delicacy and that in her life she had tested millions of them, but mine was definitely among the best. Left almost excited, I decided to bring you the recipe. I hope... --- ### Mushrooms omelette recipe > Mushrooms omelette recipe, an easy recipe for lunch or for dinner. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-07-16 - Modified: 2021-07-19 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/mushrooms-omelette-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Main course, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/omelette-ai-fungh3i. jpg Mushrooms omelette recipe There are many versions of this French delicacy: the omelette. Quick to prepare and creamy to the taste, the omelette is always the solution when you come home hungry but with no desire to cook. Today I have brought you a recipe with mushrooms, an ingredient I would eat at any time of day. Very pretty to look at and even better to taste, the mushroom omelette is one of my favourite dishes. Curiosity Mushrooms are everywhere, close at hand, you just need to bend down a little and know how to choose. But to go mushrooming, you first have to learn a lot. It is not enough, as too many people believe, to get out of the car, go into the grove and on the way back have a hearty meal. Unfortunately, many people have believed that they can improvise, and from this assumption many people have poisoned themselves. To avoid this, just as with the car licence, it is necessary to study and inform oneself. There are so many varieties of mushrooms, the ones we are familiar with are only a small part of the existing ones. Over the years, mushrooms have become legendary as a mysterious object and this has given rise to many prejudices and theories on how to recognise the good ones from the bad ones. First of all, it is not true that poisonous mushrooms turn silver or parsley black when cooked, and it is not true... --- ### Asparagus puff pastry bundles > Asparagus puff pastry bundles, a great appetizer for spring and summer season. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-07-14 - Modified: 2021-07-19 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/asparagus-puff-pastry-bundles/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sfoglia-asparagi1200x800. jpg Asparagus puff pastry bundles When it comes to puffpastry, which is always considered an appetiser but also a perfect aperitif (although I would also enjoy it at breakfast), they are the only ones who can't fail to appear on my table: a bunch of sparkling asparagus enclosed in a bundle of crisp puffpastry to form an enchanting spiral with an enveloping aroma. If you haven't already guessed, I love puffpastry. There are a million recipes you can make with it, think vol-au-vents, delicious jam cakes, not to mention pies! In any case, the pastry should be coloured with egg yolk, but not on the edges, so as not to prevent it from puffing up! Asparagus, on the other hand, is a very healthy, high-quality and delicious vegetable. There are many recipes that can be prepared with asparagus, the simplest but equally delicious of which is to serve your asparagus first boiled and then au gratin in the oven with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. Curiosity Did you know that you only need 3 ingredients to make puffpastry? Water, flour and butter, and that's it. The recipe dates back to the ancient Greeks, who used this crumbly pastry to make cakes, but instead of butter, oil was the essential ingredient. In addition to their diuretic and digestive qualities, asparagus also has depurative, remineralising, laxative and blood-thinning properties. They are also low in calories and fairly rich in protein. However, they are contraindicated in the case of cystitis,... --- ### Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart > Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart: Salted caramel and chocolate tart is a great mouthwatering version of the classic jam tart. - Published: 2021-07-12 - Modified: 2021-07-12 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/salted-caramel-and-chocolate-tart/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/salted-caramel-crostata. jpg Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart Salted caramel and chocolate tart is a great mouthwatering version of the classic jam tart. Unique in its kind, it combines in one intriguing slice the crunchiness of the shortbread and the creaminess of the creams inside. The salted caramel marries beautifully with the dark chocolate, which in turn is made unique by the salt flakes on the surface. You then find a crispy shortbread to top it all off: chocolatey, definitely mouthwatering. Garnish with some fresh strawberries and enjoy heaven: my parents did! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/salted-caramel-crostata2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKSalted Caramel and Chocolate Tart INGREDIENTS FOR THE SHORTCRUST PASTRY160 g 00 flour30 g almond flour30 g cocoa50 g sugarA pinch of salt110 g butter at room temperature1 eggINGREDIENTS FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL300 g sugar120 ml water120 ml cream for desserts70 g butter1 tsp saltINGREDIENTS FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE1890 g 55% dark chocolate180 g fresh cream for dessertsTo make this wonderful tart you will have to start by preparing the chocolate shortcrust pastry: in a bowl combine the 00 flour, almond flour, sifted cocoa, sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix. Add the butter and mix with your hands, then add the egg. Knead until you have a smooth dough, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for half an hour. Once this time has passed, take the dough, place it between two sheets of baking paper and roll it out until it is about 3-4 millimeters high. Place the shortcrust pastry... --- ### Olive oil mayonnaise > Olive oil mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is definitely the best of sauces to make everything a pinch better, especially fish. - Published: 2021-07-09 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/olive-oil-mayonnaise/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/maionese-aglio. jpg Olive oil mayonnaise The best sauce you can offer your guests is a good face and frank friendliness. Brillar Savarin said, "inviting someone to dinner is the same as taking charge of their happiness for as long as they dwell under your roof. " Mayonnaise is definitely the best of sauces to make everything a pinch better, especially fish. Universally loved, it is often abused even in its less appetizing form, that is the industrially packaged one. Once upon a time its preparation required a practiced manual skill, whereas today with modern blenders anyone is capable of whipping it in a perfect way. Its caloric value, just like most of the sauces, is pretty high and cholesterol is present in excessive quantities. This is the reason why this delicious sauce is usually associated to fish, light, healthy and poor in cholesterol, calories and fats. In fact sauces, and among them mayonnaise, have the main function of seasoning boiled or grilled foods, that is cooked in the simplest way, by enlivening them and making them more appetizing and appetizing. It is enough to think about how divine mayonnaise is with lobster, which is a delicious fish, but if not properly prepared, it can be stodgy and sometimes difficult to digest, as well as being weak. When we go to a restaurant and a beautiful lobster or a wonderful lobster appears in front of us, my father always asks for a quintal of mayonnaise to go with it,... --- ### Panna Cotta Strawberry Sauce recipe > Panna Cotta Strawberry Sauce recipe, a very italian dessert. Panna cotta is a delicious, creamy dessert that is always appreciated by everyone - Published: 2021-07-07 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/panna-cotta-strawberry-sauce-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/panna-cotta. jpg Panna Cotta Strawberry Sauce recipe I don't know about you, but with the arrival of summer I can't help but arm myself with fresh fruit, ice cream, slushies and fresh spoon desserts just like this one: panna cotta is a delicious, creamy dessert that is always appreciated by everyone who tries it. Very simple to prepare but very impressive, panna cotta is a perfect dessert for those who know little about cooking but still want to impress their loved ones with a delicious pearl. It can be served in a thousand ways: chocolate, caramel, fresh fruit sauces and much more, but today I'm going to tell you about the most common version and, perhaps, the best one. Famous not only in Italy, but also abroad, this perfect end to a meal is delicate and tasty, simple to prepare but refined in its presentation. Are you ready to taste this delicacy? Lace up your apron! To prepare the chocolate version, even more delicious than the original, take a look at the tips! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/panna-cotta3. jpg TIPS Panna cotta can be kept in the refrigerator for a few days covered with cling film but you can also freeze it once it has solidified. To defrost it just put it in the fridge the day before using it. If you don't have strawberries at home, try substituting them with the fruit you like best, adding or subtracting lemon juice and sugar to your liking: try raspberries, kiwi, pineapple,... --- ### Classic Veal Milanese recipe > Classic Veal Milanese recipe, a very special italian meat dish. The cotoletta alla milanese is undoubtedly the undisputed symbol of Milan. - Published: 2021-07-06 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/classic-veal-milanese-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Meat dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cotoletta1. jpg Classic Veal Milanese recipe Cotoletta alla Milanese: without a doubt the undisputed symbol of Milan and for me simply unavoidable to taste every time I go to this wonderful Italian city. I still remember the first time I tasted a perfectly made schnitzel in a small restaurant in Brera, the old part of the city of Milan. Suddenly I was dazzled by a huge disc of meat, almost as big as the table, accompanied by delicious and crispy roasted potatoes. Only in that moment I realized that before that I had never tasted a real cotoletta, I had never even been worthy to call it cotoletta. This typical northern dish is usually made even better by a creamy and generous portion of saffron risotto, which crowns the meal in a sensational way. Today I have brought you this simple recipe with few ingredients, but capable of amazing any guest who comes to dinner at the last minute. Very important, however, is the quality of the meat and the presence of the bone, which makes it more attractive. In addition, the meat must be cut at bone height, about three centimeters, and fried not in oil, as I thought before, but in butter (better if clarified, so as not to burn the meat). https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cotoletta2. jpg My advice In this recipe it is advisable to use clarified butter for cooking because it is deprived of casein. Precisely for this reason it is more suitable for frying... --- ### Cantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins > Cantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins: this is variation of the classic recipe of Cantucci, the typical tuscan cookies from Prato. - Published: 2021-06-29 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/cantucci-with-hazelnuts-and-raisins/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cantucci1. jpg Cantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins Cantucci, also known as "biscotti di Prato" (a city near Florence), are typical sweets of traditional Tuscan cuisine: crunchy almond cookies that always accompany a self-respecting end of a meal. For us Italians, you know, the legs under the table and a plate of pasta are the basis of a perfect family meal, but how to end it all in beauty? Let's indulge in the enveloping scent of these culinary gems. What I've brought you today, however, is just one of the many variations that exist, unlike the original recipe found in my cookbook. You'll love how the crunchy toasted hazelnuts and a handful of delicious raisins marry together here... mhh what a pang! Accompany your cantucci with a small glass of Vin Santo and trust that they will be even better, a hundred times better. I'll let you in on a secret: try dipping them in, then tell me ;) https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cantucci3. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cantucci2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKCantucci with Hazelnuts and Raisins My variation for the classic Tuscan cookies. 200 g sugar2 eggs2 g baking powder315 g flour 00100 g peeled hazelnuts70 g raisins40 g butter at room temperaturesalt to taste150 g dark chocolate (I used 55%)To prepare delicious Tuscan cantucci, start by toasting the hazelnuts: place your peeled hazelnuts on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake for 7-8 minutes at 190 °C (374 °F). Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a bowl with the sugar and... --- ### Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes > Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes, soft and crunchy, very cheesy: a perfect side dish for all your meat dishes or just as a savory snack. - Published: 2021-06-28 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-cheesy-potato-croquettes/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Side dish - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cheesy-croquette. png Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes... a rustic delicacy that makes your mouth water just by saying it. In my San Gimignano every Thursday of every week there is a village market where clothes meet pans, cheeses meet fish and croquettes meet porchetta. Not to mention the huge counters of fruit and vegetables! And as tradition would have it, every Thursday is a good habit with my grandmother, ever since I was little, to go to the market to do the shopping for the week. With little money you can buy zero km products that are good for the body and the earth. On this occasion my small village is populated with people but above all, with perfume. It dominates the streets, the alleys, the darkest corners and all the squares the scent of croquettes. Those so inviting, crispy but soft potato croquettes know how to conquer the hearts of all, or at least mine. For me, the market is above all a time when I let myself be inebriated by the scents of the most delicious foods, not to mention the sandwich with porchetta... mamma mia I'm so hungry just thinking about it! In any case, today I wanted to bring you back in a simple article all my childhood and one of my favorite recipes, but especially my mom: she was definitely crazy about Italian Cheesy Potato Croquettes! ! ! My Advice At cooking school I was taught the right ways to... --- ### Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious filling plus recipe > Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious filling plus recipe. Bake at home with this easy recipe your original italian focaccia bread. - Published: 2021-06-25 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/stuffed-focaccia-bread-3-delicious-filling-plus-recipe/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stuffed-focaccia-carpaccio1200. png Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious filling plus recipe What I have brought you today is not really a recipe, but three combinations of intoxicating flavors that can leave anyone who admires these splendors speechless. Three schiacciate super filled with simple and rustic elements, not very refined but surprisingly good. There are millions of variations to fill a schiacciata, all you need is a little imagination and you're done. Try sbriciolona, raw ham, roasted ham or bresaola, perhaps accompanied by sautéed vegetables, or delicious creams of pecorino cheese, or truffles, or mushrooms. Give vent to your imagination to create a schiacciata in the shape of you, that will delight not only your palate but also your soul. Do not forget, however, that a good stuffed schiacciata needs an excellent dough, crispy outside and soft inside. Try to prepare the wonderful version that I have reported by clicking here! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stuffed-focaccia-mortadella-pecorino. pnghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stuffed-focaccia-lardo. pngBUY THE COOKBOOKStuffed Focaccia bread Stuffed Focaccia bread: 3 delicious fillings Beef carpaccio, arugula and burrata1 square of homemade focacciaA handful of fresh arugula8 fillets of beef carpaccio3 burratine, or 1 burrata Oil, salt and pepperMortadella, pecorino cheese and pistachio cream1 square of homemade focaccia80 g pistachios 5 tablespoons of 30 gr of 20 gr of grated pecorino cheese 2 hundred grams of 6 5 tbsp olive oil30 g grated parmesan cheese20 g grated pecorino cheese200 g mortadella 6 thick slices of soft pecorino cheese (or another soft cheese)Lard, Gorgonzola cheese and honey1... --- ### Vittoria in the kitchen: my first cookbook is out! > Vittoria in the kitchen: my first cookbook is out! A lot of italian family recipes and tuscan food in the cookbook "About San Gimignano". - Published: 2021-06-23 - Modified: 2021-06-23 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/vittoria-in-the-kitchen-my-first-cookbook-is-out/ - Categories: Italian Lifestyle, Italian Recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vittoria-in-the-kitchen. jpg Vittoria in the kitchen: my first cookbook is out! It has now been about a year since the beginning of what has been for me a very important project, a goal that at first seemed too big, for which today I can look at the world with my head held high saying: "MY FIRST BOOK IS FINALLY OUT". Dear readers, those of you who have been following me for some time now are aware of my passion for cooking and my desire to stand out in a world that is so varied that it is very easy to get lost. For those of you who are new, let me introduce myself. My name is Vittoria Caterina Giachi, I am a simple girl who lives in the Tuscan countryside, among the beautiful vineyards of my beloved Italy. Since I was a little girl I have always loved to cook, I loved watching my grandmother and the love with which she rolled out the pasta for tagliatelle. Over the years I have grown, becoming taller and bigger, and with me has grown my passion for cooking but, above all, for food. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vittoria-in-the-kitchen3. jpg My love for food I madly LOVE to eat, that simple act so natural to man has become a lightning thrill that fleetingly runs through every corner and cavity of me. But I'm not talking about simply eating, I'm talking about tasting, smelling, living intensely. Because as Francois de la Rochefoucauld said, "To... --- ### My Trip To California: lots of food, fun and celebration! > My Trip To California, when I discovered american food, I visit Disneyland and Hollywood, San Francisco and Las Vegas. - Published: 2021-06-22 - Modified: 2021-06-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/my-trip-to-california-lots-of-food-fun-celebration/ - Categories: Travel - Tags: Travel abroad - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/VITTORIA1. jpg My Trip To California: lots of food, fun and celebration! In the summer of 2019, when life was still carefree and the biggest problems for me were the outfits I had to wear for the countless 18th birthdays I would have throughout the year, I had the opportunity to visit California, a beautiful place bursting with life. A dear friend and I left on the 3rd day of that sultry month of July and had the best trip of our lives, accompanied by the best study holiday group possible: EF! EF is definitely the most capable agency I turn to every time I have to go abroad without my parents: organized, precise and safe. I've had my best experiences with EF and I'll soon have another important one, but we'll talk about that later. My Trip to California: Discovering American Flavours I remember so many great things about America, but the first that comes to mind? THE FOOD. Drawn in by those fat, succulent American delicacies, my friend and I were forever eating. I remember corn dogs, churros, burritos, macaroni and cheese, not to mention American pizza! Don't get me wrong, but I definitely fell in love: that mountain of stringy mozzarella made this dish even more sensational. As soon as we stepped on the plane, already in the "American style" mood, we started to taste everything we had never tasted before. I remember that on the very evening of our arrival, tired and exhausted, we... --- ### Italian crispy focaccia > Italian crispy focaccia is an undeniably italians street food you can bake at home. Try to serve at home this delicious italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-21 - Modified: 2021-06-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-crispy-focaccia/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-crispy-focaccia. jpg Italian crispy focaccia If you have ever been to Florence you cannot miss the schiacciata dell'Antico Vinaio, known all over the world and able to enchant every one of its spectators. Famous for their crunchiness, but especially for their so succulent fillings, schiacciata dell'Antico Vinaio are simply irresistible. It is a freshly baked schiacciata, crispy on the outside but soft and warm on the inside, made even more inviting by the waiters who walk through the "restaurant" with dozens of them in their hands, filled with every kind of delicacy there is: lard, sbriciolona, ham, mortadella, carpaccio... mushroom creams, pecorino cheese, potatoes, truffles... cooked vegetables, fresh vegetables... cheeses, stracciatella and much more. With a few pennies at Antico Vinaio you can have lunch, dinner and maybe even breakfast. By now it has become a must for all young people who, after leaving school or going for a walk in the center, have a craving for something so appetizing... so much so that they wait at least an hour in line. Unbelievable! In any case, those so good stuffed schiacciate are made unique above all by the dough that I wanted to reproduce today. I've always wanted to be able to make myself how and when I want one of those delicacies and I definitely found the recipe. Here is a very easy preparation, but a bit long because of the many leavening, that will amaze every gourmet. Are you ready to lace up your apron? Let's... --- ### No bake Chocolate Bites > No bake Chocolate Bites are a kind of chocolate salami, much loved by children, but presented in a slightly different way. - Published: 2021-06-18 - Modified: 2021-06-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/no-bake-chocolate-bites/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/no-bake-chocolate-bits5. jpg No bake Chocolate Bites I stole this recipe from a woman who is great in the kitchen that I met not too long ago. She made it for me one day and I was madly in love with it, so how could I not try them again? These chocolate treats are super easy and quick to make, not to mention they don't need any baking because they're not regular cookies. They are super fresh and delicious for summer, perfect for enjoying a treat at the end of a meal when you feel like something is missing to finish it off properly. This is a kind of chocolate salami, much loved by children but also by big gluttons, but presented in a slightly different way. These sweets are made even more special by the aftertaste of amaretto given by the cookies used but, if you don't like them, you can very well replace them with other dry cookies (such as Saiwa gold or digestives... ). In addition, I find that touch of flavor given by the salt flakes is wonderful, it is an added value to something already divine. Try to make these goodies at home that will enchant every guest: one pulls the other and I'm sure they will soon be gone! You won't be able to do without them, believe me! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/no-bake-chocolate-bits. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/no-bake-chocolate-bits4. jpg Curiosity You can store these treats in the freezer sealed in a container. To give a more... --- ### Crunchy focaccia with cherry tomatoes and onions > Crunchy focaccia with cherry tomatoes and onions is an italian focaccia. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-16 - Modified: 2021-06-17 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/crunchy-focaccia-with-cherry-tomatoes-and-onions/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/croccantella2. jpg Crunchy focaccia with cherry tomatoes and onions Easy and very quick to prepare, this no-rising 'focaccia' will impress your guests. Scrolling through the Tik Tok screen, among dozens of funny videos, I came across this recipe whose irresistible crunchiness surprised me. I had never tried it before, but thanks to Diletta Secco and her wonderful inventive spirit, I discovered a delicacy suitable for any occasion: whether an aperitif, a snack, an appetiser, or an alternative breakfast, this crispy treat will be divine. Precisely because I was charmed by it, I decided to absolutely share it again. You can also find the video recipe on my instagram channel! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/croccantella. jpg Curiosity The croccantella is definitely part of the "transmessi", or those French "entremets", minor dishes, which are served between courses. These are very varied and imaginative dishes, but they often have the disadvantage of being high in calories. So what should we do? There is no problem with their occasional use, as any healthy, normal-weight person can afford to indulge in them. But since it is a shame to give them away only on one occasion, they can be used as a single dish, perhaps accompanied by vegetables. In fact, moderation is definitely the best way to success, so eating it in small quantities (even though it may be difficult given its goodness) together with a portion of protein and vegetables will certainly be the most profitable choice. Nowadays, thanks to large-scale distribution, we can... --- ### Creamy Lemon And Chocolate Chip Ice Cream > Creamy Lemon And Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, a refreshing ice cream recipe from Italy for the hot days in summer. Try homemade gelato. - Published: 2021-06-16 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/creamy-lemon-and-chocolate-chip-ice-cream/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/lemon-ice-cream-chocolate-recipe4. jpg Creamy Lemon And Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Do you have a sudden desire for an afternoon snack but it's too hot to enjoy a delicious hot dog? No problem, I have just the solution for you: a creamy, refreshing and invigorating lemon chocolate chip ice cream. This ice cream without ice cream maker is super easy and fast to prepare, made with a few simple ingredients. You will get with this recipe a snack not too fat and light, suitable to improve the sultry summer days, when all that can save us from the heat are only the air conditioning and a cold ice cream, not to mention the granita! Mamma mia what a craving for granita I have now, I'm almost going to prepare it! Anyway, you will find in this article a recipe that will surprise you, or at least that surprised me. I've always been talked about ice cream as something you could buy in an ice cream shop, since you can't find the machine to make it in every home. But I didn't give up, after all, let's face it: what can't you do with cream? It can make everything more magical, cream for desserts is a special ingredient that I love. What's more, just a few days ago in a restaurant I tasted a lemon ice cream that brightened my day and at that moment a light bulb went on in me. That's why I'm here to write to you today,... --- ### My best Fourth of July Recipes to Celebrate Independence Day > Here are my Father's day recipe ideas for you, for Father's day 2021: cooking is the best demonstration of love. Best Italian recipes. - Published: 2021-06-14 - Modified: 2021-07-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/my-best-fourth-of-july-recipes-to-celebrate-independence-day/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Main course - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/american-hamburger1. jpg My best Fourth of July Recipes to Celebrate Independence Day For my American friends and for the whole nation the Independence Day is perhaps the most important day of the year. Many of the typical Independence Day recipes are of dishes that are cooked and/or eaten outdoors, at home in the garden, on the beach or in parks, living the summer in full swing. Today they are very common in Italy too. So I thought I would share 3 recipes that I think are suitable to celebrate this important day! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-pasta-salad-recipe. jpg My Italian Summer Salad Cold pasta, a great way to cool down sultry summer days and celebrate sweet days with friends and family, is a recipe with immense, wholesome yet rejuvenating flavours. Like rice salad, it can be prepared in a million ways and variations, depending on personal taste. LET'S CELEBRATE Homemade American Hamburger What I have shown you is a very appetising version that I have composed to my liking, but you can vary it according to your own tastes. Give free rein to pickled gherkins, grilled aubergines, rocket, double burgers, onion rings and much more: make your burger in the shape of you, magnificent and delicious. Are you ready to enjoy a delicious dream? LET'S CELEBRATEhttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/american-hamburger. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blueberry-and-Strawberry-Chocolate-Muffins2. jpg Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins Here I present the classic American blueberry muffins, just like the ones I used to eat at Starbucks every morning in California, and... --- ### Simple pan fried prawns > Simple pan fried prawns, a very common fish dish in Italy. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-14 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/simple-pan-fried-prawns/ - Categories: Fish dishes, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pan-fried-prawns. jpg Simple pan fried prawns Pan-fried king prawns are an immensely tasty but very quick second course that are always popular at special lunches or dinners. They are a decidedly delicious fish dish, a little different from the usual baked fish, which I love but quickly get bored of. The whole thing is made better every time by my mother, who opens the door to the house and smells the sea scent in every corner of the house and says "what a little smell! " To make this exquisite dish, you will need just a few ingredients: fresh prawns, oil, lemon and parsley; incredible, isn't it? So strap on your apron and get ready to enjoy a seafood delicacy! Very simple and with an intense taste, these prawns will bring the taste of the sea directly to your table. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pan-fried-prawns_vert1. jpg Curiosity and advice Prawns are part of the crustacean family, which is a product of modest nutritional importance in our country. Their composition consists of about 17. 5% protein, with 87 calories per 100 g of raw product, and is low in fat and carbohydrates. Minerals include calcium, which is essential for bone development, magnesium, which the body needs to carry out many enzymatic reactions, and phosphorus, which converts food into energy. Prawns also contain large amounts of vitamins such as A and B6. Therefore, simply removing the skin before or after cooking is enough to obtain a light, salty food that is recommended... --- ### American Hamburger homemade > American Hamburger homemade, starting with the buns, then with the caramelized onions and finally with the hamburgers. - Published: 2021-06-11 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/american-hamburger-homemade/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Meat dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/american-hamburger. jpg American Hamburger homemade Do you know the dream of a mighty American hamburger with all its juicy softness and inviting smell? Well, what if I told you that you don't have to move to America but can make it at home whenever you want? With this recipe you will prepare classic 'burger buns' that are as soft as ever and will enchant every palate. What I have shown you is a very appetising version that I have composed to my liking, but you can vary it according to your own tastes. Give free rein to pickled gherkins, grilled aubergines, rocket, double burgers, onion rings and much more: make your burger in the shape of you, magnificent and delicious. Are you ready to enjoy a delicious dream? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/american-hamburger-homemade. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/american-hamburger-homemade-recipe. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKAmerican hamburger homemade With this recipe you will prepare classic 'burger buns' that are as soft as ever and will enchant every palate.   INGREDIENTS FOR 8 BURGER BUNS480 g 00 flour290 ml lukewarm milk8 g fresh brewer's yeast8 g salt40 g sugar40 g soft butter70 g Sesame seedsMilk and egg for brushingINGREDIENTSFOR THE CARAMELISED ONIONS3 medium-sized red onionsOlive oil, salt and pepper60 g brown sugar4 tbsp balsamic vinegar60 ml water INGREDIENTS FOR THE HAMBURGER1. 2 kg minced beef (150 g per person)MustardSalt and pepper24 slices bacon (3 per person)8 slices of scamorza cheese (or cheddar)8 slices of tomato8 lettuce leavesMayonnaiseTo make these succulent American burgers to perfection, you need tostart by preparing... --- ### Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins > Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins, a fresh and juicy muffin recipe for the hot season. This is the recipe for your next muffin. - Published: 2021-06-10 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/blueberry-strawberry-chocolate-muffins/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blueberry-and-Strawberry-Chocolate-Muffins. jpg Blueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins You know that moment when you take a bite of your favourite food, whether it's a plate of juicy pasta, a tasty risotto or a creamy cheesecake, and after a single bite you let out a calming sigh, slowly leaning back in your chair, hinting at a sweet smile of peace? That's what grabbed me yesterday after trying for the first time these muffins with their enveloping softness and heady scent. Here I present the classic American blueberry muffins, just like the ones I used to eat at Starbucks every morning in California, and some genuine strawberry muffins with a dark chocolate heart. Trust me, once you try them, you won't be able to live without them! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blueberry-and-Strawberry-Chocolate-Muffins2. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blueberry-and-Strawberry-Chocolate-Muffins3. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKBlueberry and Strawberry Chocolate Muffins Here I present the classic American blueberry muffins. Hope you'll enjoy the recipe! Ingredients for the dough115 g butter at room temperature150 g sugar1/2 tsp of lemon peel1 tsp vanillin270 g 00 flour1/2 tsp salt2 tsp baking powderIngredients for the muffin topping150 ml milk100 g blueberries100 g strawberries, chopped6 chocolate cubesFlour for flouring the fruitIngredient for the crumble2 tbsp flour5 tbsp sugar1/2 tsp cinnamon2 tbsp melted butterTo make these workmanlike muffins you will need to start by placing the room temperature butter and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk the ingredients until combined and the mixture is soft. Then add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and sift... --- ### Italian pasta salad recipe > Italian pasta salad recipe is a classic summer pasta sald to be consumed everywhere you are. Italian pasta salad recipe quick recipe. - Published: 2021-06-10 - Modified: 2021-07-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-pasta-salad-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-pasta-salad-2. jpg Italian pasta salad recipe Cold pasta, a great way to cool down sultry summer days and celebrate sweet days with friends and family, is a recipe with immense, wholesome yet rejuvenating flavours. Like rice salad, it can be prepared in a million ways and variations, depending on personal taste. There is a version with pesto and cherry tomatoes, one that can be prepared either hot or cold, one with prawns and courgettes, one with feta cheese, salmon, sausages... and many more. In any case, this recipe will be delicious because the main element is pasta: the essence of Italian cuisine. A fabulous ingredient in any way, pasta can make sad and stormy days brighter and more cheerful. The recipe I have brought you today is made with the ingredients you all have in your pantry: few elements but delicious. My favourite type of pasta for this recipe is farfalle, but fusilli are also perfect! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-pasta-salad. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-pasta-salad-recipe. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKItalian pasta salad recipe Cold pasta, a great way to cool down sultry summer days and celebrate sweet days with friends and family. 300 g pasta (the best are farfalle or fusilli)200 g mozzarella cheese300 g cherry tomatoes (yellow and red)100 g olives (green and black)230 g canned tuna (4 tins)Basil Oilsalt and pepperLemon juiceTo make this perfect summer recipe that will cool off the hottest days, start by placing plenty of water in a pot. Bring it to the boil and add salt.... --- ### Coffee custard recipe > Coffee custard recipe, a perfect dessert to end your meals in a delicious way. Italian coffee custard is easy to prepare. - Published: 2021-06-09 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/coffee-custard-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-coffee-custard2. png Coffee custard recipe The other morning, eager for something tasty to nibble on, I dedicated myself exclusively to cooking and, as a good dessert lover, I prepared some tasty treats that I had long dreamed of making: crunchy hazelnut meringues. Unfortunately, the first time, many years ago, I didn't have a good result, quite the opposite, but this time I was definitely fascinated by these pretty little cakes. The fact is that I had 4 egg yolks left over from that time and I couldn't just throw them away. However, I was a bit tired of the usual simple zabaglione, and was aiming for something more sophisticated, or simply something new. Flipping through the crumpled pages of an old cookbook, I came across a recipe that intrigued me quite a bit but which, in my opinion, had something missing. I then set to work and, after a short time, came up with this coffee custard recipe, which the book described as 'English'. Just sweet enough, energetic and refreshing, this spoon dessert is definitely worth trying. I wasn't too sure about it while it was still warm, but once it has cooled in the fridge, believe me it is something sensational. Accompanied by a few pieces of chocolate it is, in my opinion, even more perfect! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-coffee-custard-recipe. pnghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/italian-coffee-custard. png How much do you know about coffee? Coffee is a drink that is popular all over the world, but especially in my country: Italians,... --- ### Hazelnut and Chocolate Meringues > Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-09 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/hazelnut-and-chocolate-meringues/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-bigne. jpg Hazelnut and Chocolate Meringues Do you have some egg whites left over from making carbonara, or a simple but delicious zabaglione? Don't throw them away - you never do that in the kitchen. Instead, reuse them in this amazing recipe that will enchant any gourmet! These meringues are crispy on the outside, with a hazelnut and chocolate interior, a real treat. If coloured, they will be even more beautiful in my opinion, but only use gel or powder food colouring, liquid colouring destabilizes the mixture. They are super simple to make, even though they take a long time to cook, but they taste great. Yesterday we had guests at home and, for this festive occasion, I couldn't help but charm them with my cute, freshly baked meringues. They were so impressed, and I was so happy, that they couldn't stop eating them! In fact, they just kept eating them, and soon these little cakes were gone! If you do use new eggs, don't throw away the yolks: save them for a coffee custard (yolks, sugar, milk, starch and coffee: simple but wisely combined ingredients). https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-bigne2. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-bigne. pngBUY THE COOKBOOKHazelnut and Chocolate Meringues These meringues are crispy on the outside, with a hazelnut and chocolate interior, a real treat. 4 egg whites at room temperature1 teaspoon of lemon juice250 g sugar40 g chopped hazelnuts30 g chocolate chipsFood colouring gel or powderSalt flakes if desiredTo make these wonderful sweets, start by separating the yolks... --- ### Father's Day Recipe Ideas > Here are my Father's day recipe ideas for you, for Father's day 2021: cooking is the best demonstration of love. Best Italian recipes. - Published: 2021-06-08 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/fathers-day-recipe-ideas/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Side dish - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fathers-day-2021-copia-2. jpg "A father's tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remains as a pillar of strength throughout our lives. " - Ama H. Vanniarachchy - Hello my dear readers, today I would like to spend a few words for the person who most changed my existence, forged my soul and watered the roots of my oak trees. I dedicate this special day to you "daddy", even though you are and will always be my "father", so that you may be remembered forever between the lines written with the heart by the stubborn daughter you raised, but who deep down loves you infinitely. First of all I would like to tell you quickly about him, even though I would not be able to express his essence even if I looked for the words in a dictionary. My dad's name is Pierluigi and he's the best man I've ever met, he makes every person around him happy with his will to live, he knows how to make the sun shine on a stormy day. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/0591161e-41bc-43af-9d02-65d5a043ccf9. jpg I don't know how to express my feelings like any other person, I'm not very affectionate, but one thing I can say: he is my daddy, and I will always be the stick in his old age. I'm not good with gifts, and giving them to him is always a drama because he literally has everything in this world, so this year I'm just... --- ### Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe > Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe is a pasta recipe I often ate when I was a kid. It's filled with a ricetta-spinach cream and ham. - Published: 2021-06-07 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-filled-pasta-roll/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/rotolo-pasta-canovaccio. png Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe A few years ago my grandmother, a great cook by passion but not by profession, taught me this rather unusual recipe, which I have never heard anyone say since. In fact, have you ever heard of a roll of pasta cooked in a dishcloth? Bizarre. It is a fresh pasta roll filled with a soft cream of spinach and cooked ham, first cooked in boiling water and then baked. All topped with a sublime Tuscan ragout and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. Are you ready to step back in time? BUY THE COOKBOOKGrandma's filled pasta roll recipe Are you ready to step back in time with my Grandma's filled pasta roll recipe? Ingredient for the dough100 g flour 00100 g semolina flour2 eggs1 pinch of saltolive oilSemolina flour for dustingIngredients for the filling1 kg frozen (or fresh) spinach200 g cooked ham30 g pecorino cheese100 g ricotta cheeseSalt, pepper and nutmeg100 g ricotta cheese (if desired)Ingredients for the garnish500 g meat sauceGrated parmesan cheeseTo prepare this unusual recipe, handed down to me from ancient generations, you must first make the dough: pour the two mixed flours on a work surface and form the classic "volcano", that is, make a large hole in the centre of the flour. Then break the two eggs into it, taking care not to spill them, and a pinch of salt. With a fork, first beat the eggs lightly and then gradually incorporate a small amount of... --- ### Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base > Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base, a delicious and beautiful summer cake. Try to serve at home to your friends and family! - Published: 2021-06-07 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/strawberry-cake-with-cream-puffs-base/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-fragole. jpg Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base The other morning I decided to try and make one of my most mouth-watering desserts: cream puffs filled with an enveloping cream that can appease the most unstoppable desires, hidden by a generous layer of tasty dark chocolate. I had decided to make profiteroles! But alas, I have very little knowledge of pastry and the result was not what I had imagined. Often the recipes you find by fumbling around on the internet are not perfect and, unfortunately, this was the proof. My dreams were shattered once I opened the oven, but an idea popped into my head the next moment. Why throw away those not-so-pretty but still delicious treats and not use them to make something just as creamy? So I set to work, making what was for me a discovery. In fact it is a sort of revisited cheesecake, with the base made of crumbled cream puffs and topped with a delicate vanilla and lemon flavoured custard, with little cubes of strawberries hiding here and there. I must say, however, that this preparation of this Strawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base differs from that of the cheesecake not only for the different use of ingredients, but especially for the base which is not too crunchy, but almost melts with the cream. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-scaled. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/torta-crema-pasticcera-fragole2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKStrawberry Cake With Cream Puffs Base A gorgeous summer cake! 450 g crumbled cream puffs (about 30 puffs)70 g... --- ### Black rice summer salad > Black rice summer salad, a fresh dish for the hot days, to carry around to the beach or on your holidays. Try black rice summer salad. - Published: 2021-06-04 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/black-rice-summer-salad-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Salad, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/insalata-estiva-riso-venere. png Black rice summer salad This morning a vague memory of last summer came to mind: some friends and I were in Sardinia, anchored with our boat in the beautiful waters of La Maddalena. Amidst the water games and lots of laughter, a certain pang had appeared in our bellies, luckily my mother had prepared a delicious cold rice salad for us! What goodness was that simple, fresh dish, perfect for hot summer days. So today, like a bolt of lightning, I felt like making a big portion for me and my family but, alas, I didn't have any carnaroli rice at home. That's why I tried this equally fresh, equally fantastic recipe: Venus rice and a few other ingredients created an intoxicating display of flavours. Cold rice or pasta salad for the summer time Cold rice salad, like pasta salad, is one of my favourite recipes because it is simple and open to a million variations. Whether you use venere, brown or carnaroli rice, this dish is always fantastic. It can be made in a thousand ways: today I have brought you this simple version, with ingredients that more or less everyone has at home (with the exception of teriyaki sauce, which is only found in the homes of Japanese cuisine lovers). In any case, you can vary the recipe according to the ingredients you prefer: it is also delicious with chickpeas, rocket, cherry tomatoes and avocado, not to mention how the rice goes with mozzarella,... --- ### Italian fried anchovies > Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-04 - Modified: 2021-07-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-fried-anchovies-recipe/ - Categories: Fish dishes, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Italian-fried-anchovies. png Italian fried anchovies Fried sardines are a super appetising and easy to prepare recipe, suitable for aperitifs or finger food occasions. Our family cook, who always delights us with new delicacies, prepared them for my father's birthday and I was fascinated. With their crunchiness and their taste of the sea, but not too strong, they are really good. The only thing that wasn't so nice about making them was having to clean the fish, but well, the result definitely paid off. Crispy and tasty, these fried/baked sardines are accompanied by a squeeze of lemon juice and a salad with Tropea onions and are even better! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Italian-fried-anchovies-recipe. png Anchovies, a great "poor" fish Anchovies are considered "poor fish" but, like all oily fish, they have countless beneficial properties. Just think of the large quantity of vitamin D, which is important for bone health, the cardiovascular system and the immune system. This is why it is essential to eat a diet rich in vitamin D during the long, cold summer months, while during the summer it can be acquired directly from the sun. In addition, sardines are also rich in Omega 3, essential fats for the body that can only be taken in through food. They are mainly used to combat possible inflammation in the body and also to combat high triglycerides, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia! BUY THE COOKBOOKItalian fried anchovies Fried sardines are a super appetising and easy to prepare... --- ### Rum baba with chocolate icing: Italian recipe > Rum baba with chocolate icing: Italian recipe. A gorgeous dessert for a special occasion. Easy Italian rum baba recipe to bake at home. - Published: 2021-06-03 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/rum-baba-with-chocolate-icing/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/baba-al-rum-ricoperto-di-cioccolato-ricetta2. png Rum baba with chocolate icing: Italian recipe The rum baba: a very famous dessert and well known in Italy, although it is of French origin. Due to its high alcohol content, it is definitely reserved for adults only! For some time now I have understood that I don't like babas bought in pastry shops; maybe it's because I don't like rum, maybe it's because the taste is too strong for me, but I really can't eat them despite my countless attempts. However, leafing through an old cookbook, I was struck by this delicious preparation and decided to try it. The appearance was not bad at all, I was interested at first sight. So I set to work and, after a few hours, I definitely changed my mind about this wonderful cake. What I am presenting here is a rum baba, with a slightly different shape than usual, covered with a chocolate ganache and garnished with pistachios and creamy whipped cream. Simply delicious: it looks like a doughnut, but much better. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/baba-al-rum-ricoperto-di-cioccolato. jpg Curiosity abour chicken meat Chicken is an extremely good meat from a nutritional point of view because it provides proteins with a higher biological value and a considerable wealth of minerals and vitamins, as well as being easier to digest. In addition, meat from farmed chickens is even more digestible than that from free-range chickens, as it is richer in water. Therefore, simply removing the skin before or after cooking is enough... --- ### Savory puff pastry rolls > Savory puff pastry rolls, a simple and quick recipe fot the last minute guests. Puff pastry rolls with cheese, ham and zucchini. - Published: 2021-06-03 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/savory-puff-pastry-rolls/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/puff-pastry-roll-ham. jpg Savory puff pastry rolls You receive guests at the last minute for dinner, you have few ingredients and you don't know what to cook? This Savory puff pastry rolls filled with zucchini, cooked ham and scamorza will be your salvation. Racy, tasty and very quick to prepare, this recipe is suitable for any occasion. Are you curious to taste them? BUY THE COOKBOOKSavory puff pastry rolls Quicky last minute recipe for the last minute guests! 1 roll of puff pastry4 courgettes100 g cooked ham12 slices of scamorza cheeseOlive oil1 clove of garlic1 eggsalt andpepperSesame seedsFirst, brown a clove of garlic in a shirt with a few turns of oil. In themeantime, cut the courgettes into slices and, when the garlic is golden, brownthese in a pan (removing the garlic). When the courgettes are also colored,salt and pepper. Preheat theoven at 180 °C (356 ° F). Place a roll of puff pastry on an ovenproof dish andgarnish the roll with a layer of ham and then a layer of smoked cheese. So alsoarrange the courgettes so that they do not overlap. Roll up thepuff pastry to obtain a roll and seal the edges so that the scamorza, oncemelted, does not come out. Beat an egg and brush the surface. Garnish withsesame seeds and make 3 diagonal cuts. Place in theoven and bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F). Enjoy this hotdelicacy! AppetizerItalianFOOD & WINE PAIRING PIERLUIGI'S ADVICE https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2Goldvine_rosso_chclass_hd_big. jpgChianti Classico Goldvine DOCG |... --- ### Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes > Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes is a very common italian pasta dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-03 - Modified: 2021-06-21 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pesto-pasta-with-cherry-tomatoes/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pasta-al-pesto-e-pomodorini. jpg Pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes Who has never heard of the typical Ligurian condiment: pesto? To be served with focaccia, pasta, spelt and much more, pesto is certainly a wonderful sauce that alas, aims a little at the diet. The traditional variant uses pine nuts, but I wanted to replace them with almonds, perhaps to try out a new recipe, perhaps because that day I didn't have any pine nuts ;). In any case, the greatest discoveries happen by chance, don't they? I think this pesto is absolutely wonderful, with just a few simple ingredients you can make a creamy dish with a thousand flavours. Eaten at all hours, this pasta is simply unique. Unfortunately, I didn't have a mortar at home, as this is not a tool found in every home, so I had to prepare it with a blender. Obviously some of the graininess of pesto is lost, but don't worry, it's still delicious! Remember, however, that basil leaves tend to oxidise and turn black if overheated, so blend at short intervals and add an ice cube to the blender. In this way you will avoid this little hitch! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pasta-with-almond-pesto-and-cherry-tomatoes-recipe. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKPesto pasta with cherry tomatoes Pesto is a recipe that is certainly open to variations, so try substituting almonds for pine nuts to get the traditional recipe, or walnuts, or pistachios... 320 g pastacherry tomatoesolive oilIngredients for almond pesto75 g fresh basil1 ice cube120 ml olive oil2 garlic cloves25 g... --- ### Purgatory eggs with onions: Italian Recipe > Purgatory eggs with onions, an Italian Recipe that is very common in Italy. Try to serve at home simple and flavorful italian recipe. - Published: 2021-06-01 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/purgatory-eggs-with-onions/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pan-fried-egg. jpg Purgatory eggs with onions: Italian Recipe When I come home from school, hungry but not really in the mood to cook, I often prepare eggs al purgatory in all their variations. I have recently discovered that the recipe tastes even better if it is accompanied by a small amount of red onion, a food I love madly. Tell me, who doesn't like onions? Or, in which recipe do they look bad? If you're an onion lover too, take a look at the onion soup I brought back. Creamy and very tasty, it's great for warming up cold winter days. In any case, eggs in purgatory are a much more delicious and juicy version of the classic fried eggs, prepared only with oil, salt and pepper. For those who love tomato sauce like me, this preparation will be fantastic, especially if crowned with a sublime scarpetta. Because let's face it: everything tastes better when stolen directly from the pan. Moreover, the special feature that makes this dish unique are the eggs that are not overcooked. It is always a spectacle to crack the egg and admire the yolk as it slowly bursts into the pan. In case you too are always enchanted by such beauty, try preparing a tasty avocado toast: a long slice of crispy bread, a ripe avocado cut into thin slices and laid elegantly on the bread, with two poached eggs melting to make it all more magical. How my mouth waters just thinking... --- ### Baked salmon with mediterranean herbs > Baked salmon with mediterranean herbs, an italian fish dish with fresh herbs. Light and delicious fish recipe to cook for your family. - Published: 2021-05-31 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/baked-salmon-with-mediterranean-herbs/ - Categories: Fish dishes, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baked-salmon-with-mediterranean-herbs. jpg Baked salmon with mediterranean herbs An idea for a quick and healthy lunch? Try these baked salmon fillets with a crunchy breadcrumb crust and herbs. Accompanied by a plate of baked vegetables it will be even better! When I have little time to cook but want to satisfy myself with a delicious fish recipe, salmon in a crust springs to mind. It is made with just a few simple ingredients that create a carousel of aromas and flavours. I secretly stole the recipe from an amazing lady in the kitchen: she prepared this delicacy for me together with a huge portion of roasted potatoes and I was deeply impressed, from then on I couldn't do without it. Curious to find out what I'm talking about? Trust me that despite the many turns of phrase it tastes much better! How to recognize fresh fish Often when I go shopping I find myself in front of the fish counter, surrounded by those little eyes that seem to stare at me, undecided about what is best to choose. But above all, the question arises: will it really be fresh? Having got used to having to satisfy a bit of everyone in my family and in particular the countless requests of my father, who doesn't even want to taste the fish unless it has just been caught, I have learnt to recognise certain details that prove the actual freshness of the fish. First of all, if the fish is really... --- ### Smashed roasted potatoes > Smashed roasted potatoes, simple and delicious side dish. You can add a tuscan touch with some truffle flavoured extra virgin olive oil. - Published: 2021-05-31 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/smashed-roasted-potatoes/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Side dish, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-roasted-potatoes-recipe. jpg Smashed roasted potatoes Potatoes are among the fruits of the earth that I love most, they are the protagonists in a thousand always different recipes and make every dish extremely magical. Not to mention this smashed roasted potatoes, present in every self-respecting lunch or dinner in my house! Soon the video recipe will be out too! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-roasted-potatoes. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKSmashed roasted potatoes recipe Start by boiling the potatoes (with the peel): then place them in a large pot and cover them with cold water. Turn on the flame and bring to a boil... 1 kg potatoesRosemaryThymeSageGarlicSalt and pepperTo prepare these delicious roasted potatoes, start by boiling the potatoes (with the peel): then place them in a large pot and cover them with cold water. Turn on the flame and bring to a boil. Cooking depends a lot on the size of the potatoes, generally taking about 20 minutes from boiling. In any case, do the test with the fork: when it fits well then they will be perfect. Meanwhile, prepare a mixture of rosemary, sage and thyme. Preheat the oven to 220 ° C (427 ° F). When the potatoes are ready, drain them and place them in a large bowl. Season them with oil, salt, pepper and the chopped herbs. Arrange them apart in an ovenproof dish and mash them with a glass. Therefore, place a few cloves of garlic, other rosemary needles and some sage leaves on the pan. Put them in... --- ### Italian filled doughnuts in various flavours > Italian filled doughnuts: creamy, delicious treats for an afternoon snack or for every time you need something sweet and delicious. - Published: 2021-05-31 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-filled-doughnuts-in-various-flavours/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bomboloncini-alla-crema. jpg Italian filled doughnuts in various flavours Stuffed doughnuts... who has never stood in front of the magnificent windows of sweets in a pastry shop and admired those inviting, creamy doughnuts? This used to happen to me, personally. My grandmother would often make me these creamy, delicious treats for my afternoon snack, so I was speechless every time. I would just let my instincts prevail over reason. So today, out of my immense love for filled doughnuts, I have brought you this sensational recipe to make if you want to impress young and old alike, because good is appreciated by everyone. With their soft dough and creamy filling, as well as their enchanting appearance, they make your mouth water just thinking about them. I filled them with custard, chocolate cream, apricot jam and pistachio cream, to charm my parents and to make them gain weight;). You, however, can give free rein to your imagination and fill them as you like, but remember: fill your cakes well with cream because a doughnut with little cream is not a doughnut worth eating. BUY THE COOKBOOKItalian filled doghnuts Fille doughnuts... who has never stood in front of the magnificent windows of sweets in a pastry shop and admired those inviting, creamy doughnuts? Ingredients for the dough200 ml milk at room temperature18 g fresh brewer's yeast65 g sugar70 g sunflower oil2 eggsGrated rind of 1 lemonsachet of vanillin540 g flourSeed oil for fryingSugarIngredients for the custard500 ml whole milk120 g sugar7... --- ### Whisky chocolate and pear cake > Whisky chocolate and pear cake is a delicious cake I made for my mother. Bake at home this delicious chocolate cake for someone you love. - Published: 2021-05-31 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake3. jpg Whisky, chocolate and pear cake With chocolate pear whisky cake, you run the risk of falling into a beautiful dream and never waking up again. With its softness and creaminess on the inside and a crispy crust on the outside, this cake is simply unique. You can see an enveloping chocolate filling enriched with sweet pears and crunchy walnuts. It is definitely suitable for any self-respecting five o'clock tea party and will impress any gourmet. I made this cake for my mum, wanting to surprise her with this chocolate diamond: a lovely gesture of love to the one who gave me her heart. Thank you mum, today I celebrate your name and your beauty: when I thought of you, only pears and chocolate came to mind, so well... I set to work. And are you ready to be enchanted by such goodness? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake-recipe. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake-4. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Whisky-chocolate-and-pear-cake-2. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKWhisky, chocolate and pear cake With chocolate pear whisky cake, you run the risk of falling into a beautiful dream and never waking up again. Ingredients for the pastry225 g "00" flour80 g icing sugar125 g butter2 egg yolks25 cocoa powderIngredients for the pears2 pears45 g brown sugar25 g butterIngredients for chocolate and whisky filling25 g butter60 g dark chocolate45 g brown sugar90 ml maple syrup1 tbsp tablespoon fresh cream2 tbsp tablespoons of whisky2 eggs50 g chopped walnutsA little egg whiteIn a bowl mix the flour with the icing sugar, the bitter cocoa... --- ### Italian chicken in milk > Italian chicken in milk is an undeniably very common italian meat dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-05-31 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-chicken-in-milk-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Meat dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-milk-chicken. jpg Italian chicken in milk Chicken in milk... easy, quick and creamy. There are three versions in which I love to use chicken breast: the lemon version, healthy but succulent, the curry version, when I want a spicy note, and undeniably the milk version. In the last few weeks when my mum is on a diet, I often have to prepare chicken, which is rich in protein and low in fat and calories. So when I am in a hurry and have few ingredients to use, this is always the best solution. Suitable for both young and old, it will delight every judge's palate. The delicacy of the chicken is combined with the creaminess of the milk sauce, and the whole thing creates an unstoppable desire to... scarpetta! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-milk-chicken-1. jpg Curiosity abour chicken meat Chicken is an extremely good meat from a nutritional point of view because it provides proteins with a higher biological value and a considerable wealth of minerals and vitamins, as well as being easier to digest. In addition, meat from farmed chickens is even more digestible than that from free-range chickens, as it is richer in water. Therefore, simply removing the skin before or after cooking is enough to obtain a light, salty food that is recommended for a low-calorie diet. The highest caloric intake is in the leg, while the breast, which is low in cholesterol, is recommended for everyone's diet, especially young people, the elderly and those with high... --- ### Italian stewed Calamari > Italian stewed calamari are an undeniably sensational italian fish dish. Try to serve at home this delicious and healty italian recipe. - Published: 2021-05-28 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-stewed-calamari-recipe/ - Categories: Fish dishes, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Italian-stewed-Calamari_orizz. jpg Italian stewed Calamari Stewed calamari are an undeniably sensational fish dish. The sea scent of the squid mingles with the earthy scent of the tomatoes like never before, and a snowfall of bright green parsley makes this spectacle even more magnificent. I love to accompany my calamari with a few slices of toasted bread, which gives an irresistible crunch to the dish, but above all makes it possible to collect all the tomato sauce left in the pot. Let's face it, who has never made a sublime scarpetta directly from the pot? I claim it's the best part of cooking. So, get the following ingredients and strap on your apron. Ready to enjoy a sensational taste of the sea! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Italian-stewed-Calamari-recipe. jpg Italian calamari stew: about squids Squid is a member of the mollusc family, more precisely the cephalopod family (cuttlefish, squid, octopus). Molluscs provide good amounts of iron and calcium, and cephalopods in particular contain moderate amounts of purines. What are purines? Purines are molecules found in DNA and RNA, and are divided into endogenous (produced by the body) and exogenous (taken in with food). The latter are metabolised by the liver, which produces uric acid, a waste product that is first released into the bloodstream and then excreted in the urine. However, uric acid can accumulate in the bloodstream and give rise to hyperuricemia, which can lead to kidney stones or gout. So we should be careful about the amount of purines we... --- ### Onion soup recipe > Onion soup is the modern recipe of an ancient onion soup recipe, particularly appreciated by Leonardo da Vinci, the great tuscan scientist. - Published: 2021-05-27 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/onion-soup-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Soups - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/zuppa-cipolle. jpg Onion soup recipe Onion soup, or "Carabaccia", is a traditional Tuscan soup suitable for warming up the classic, sad and rainy winter days. In the original recipe, particularly appreciated by Leonardo da Vinci, there are also ingredients such as almonds, cinnamon or sugar. In fact, during his banquets Leonardo loved to emphasize the sweetness of foods through combinations that today, perhaps, would not be so appreciated by our palates. For this reason I have decided to bring back a more modern, but at the same time tasty version, which will delight your tastes. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/zuppa-cipolle-ricetta. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKOnion soup I have decided to bring back a more modern, but at the same time tasty version, which will delight your tastes. 1 l vegetable broth1/2 glass glass of white wine7 g sugar25 g flour “00”Bread (I use the baguette)Pecorino and grated Parmesan to tasteExtra virgin olive oil to tasteSalt and Pepper To TasteTo prepare the classic Tuscan carabaccia, start by peeling the onions and cutting them into thin slices. Drizzle a large pot with oil and place the onions, let them dry over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Remember to mix every now and then. Once the onion has softened, blend with the wine and then add the sugar, then the sifted flour. Finally, the previously heated vegetable broth to cover the onions. Then season with salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for about half an hour. Meanwhile, toast the slices of bread... --- ### Memorial day Italian recipe: light Parmigiana > Memorial day italian recipe: light Parmigiana for your BBQ luch outdoors. Memorial day recipes for your BBQ lunch outoddors. - Published: 2021-05-25 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/memorial-day-italian-recipe-light-parmigiana/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/light-parmigiana-recipe. jpg Memorial day Italian recipe: Light Parmigiana I decided to dedicate a recipe to Memorial day, a very important day for all my American friends. Memorial day is an occasion to be together with family and friends, maybe with a nice BBQ lunch in your garden. Fire up the grill and go! My Memorial day recipe is this light Parmigiana. Don't let the title confuse you: "light" absolutely does not mean without flavour! On the contrary! I simply grilled the eggplant instead of frying them, as the original recipe want them cooked. Then you add lots of good tomato sauce, cheese and basil: light Parmigiana is a perfect accompaniment to your Memorial day BBQ lunch outdoors. Parmigiana... but a little reworked. In the original recipe the eggplant is first fried, but today I decided to make it healthier. So, in my Parmigiana recipe you will not find fried, but grilled aubergines. Believe me, however, that no trait of its magnificent delicacy has been lost. Have you ever tried it before ? ! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/light-italian-parmigiana-recipe. jpg The importance of the Memorial day For my non US friends, Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday is now observed on the last Monday of May, having been observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial start of summer in... --- ### Mozzarella in carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwich) recipe > Mozzarella in carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwich) Recipe: a simple, streamlined and impactful recipe for your aperitif with friends. - Published: 2021-05-24 - Modified: 2021-07-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/mozzarella-in-carrozza-fried-mozzarella-sandwich/ - Categories: Aperitiv, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mozzarella-carrozza. jpg Mozzarella in carrozza (Fried Mozzarella Sandwich) Simple, streamlined and impactful, these mozzarella in a carriage will be appreciated by any gourmet who loves traditional flavors cuisine. It is a poor dish, with very few ingredients, but definitely rich in taste: perfect for an aperitif with friends accompanied by a refreshing colorful cocktail, or a glass of white wine. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mozzarella-carrozza-italian-recipe. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKMozzarella in carrozza (fried mozzarella sandwich) 1 mozzarellacheese8 slices of sandwich bread4 anchovy fillets2 eggs1/2 glass of milkFlour 00BreadcrumbsSalt and pepperStart by removing the edges from each slice of sandwich bread. Then cut a few thick slices of mozzarella and lay 1-2 out of 4 slices of bread. Also add 1-2 anchovy fillets. Then close with another slice of bread, crush your "sandwich" well with your hands so as to seal the sides and cut it diagonally to obtain 2 triangles. Beat the 2eggs on a plate. At this point pass the triangles in the flour, then in the eggs and finally in the bread crumbs. If you want to get even better mozzarella in carrozza, you should do well 2 passes. Preheat plenty of seed oil in a saucepan and once it reaches the temperature immerse in 2 triangles at a time. When they are all ready, add salt, pepper and serve these delicious Italian pearls! AppetizerItalianPIERLUIGI'S TIPS 2019 Chianti "Crete Rosse" Toscana - Crete Rosse - Rosso - 12% PIERLUIGI'S ADVICE https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/creterosse_hd_big. jpg 2019 Chianti "Crete Rosse" Toscana -... --- ### Italian vegetable broth recipe > Italian vegetable broth recipe is the base for a lot of recipes of the italian cuisine. With this recipe you can prepare it easily at home. - Published: 2021-05-24 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-vegetable-broth-recipe/ - Categories: Italian cooking basics, Italian Recipes, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/brodo-vegetale_1200x800. jpg Italian vegetable broth recipe Vegetable broth is a basic recipe of the Italian cuisine: with its delicate and tasty flavor is used in many preparations such as risottos and smooth soups. A fundamental trick to make an excellent vegetable broth is to use the vegetables that we like the most, which of course must be in season! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/brodo-vegetale. jpg Italian vegetable broth recipe Ingredients 2 liters of water 2 red onions 2 white onions 2 carrots 2 stalks of celery 2 tomatoes 2 potatoes Salt and pepper to taste You Might Also Like --- ### Tuscan extra virgin olive oil: properties and benefits for the health > Discover all the properties and benefits of Tuscan extra virgin olive oil. - Published: 2021-05-21 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/tuscan-extra-virgin-olive-oil-properties-benefits-for-health/ - Categories: Insider Tips - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tuscan-extra-virgin-olive-oil. jpg Tuscan extra virgin olive oil: its properties and benefits Extra virgin olive oil is the best choice when we talk about condiments. Thanks to its flavors, fragrances and the many healthy virtues, Tuscan extra virgin olive oil is famous worldwide. Extra virgin olive oil is the best friend for the heart, an anticancer and an ally of youth. Properties of Tuscan extra virgin olive oil Extra virgin olive oil was already known and used since ancient times and it's one of the most important components of the Mediterranean Diet. There are a lot of clinical and epidemiological studies that highlight the nutritional qualities of this food, considered the best and the most suitable for human nutrition, among all the widely consumed edible fats. A record that comes from a very simple truth: extra-virgin olive oil is the only oil to be produced only by squeezing the olives, without the help of chemical solvents or other industrial interventions, as happens instead with other vegetable oils or fats. Extra virgin olive oil has remained a genuine and natural product over the years. An olive juice that transfers all the precious substances contained in the raw material to the oil. According to research by FDA (Food and Drug Administration), extra virgin olive oil contains a lot of healthy substances for the human body: for example monounsaturated fatty acids and oleic acid. Extra virgin olive oil is the only condiment that is inserted in the weaning of infants. To distinguish... --- ### Strawberry Risotto recipe > A really weird, but delicious italian Risotto: Strawberry Risotto with creamy cheese. Are you ready to taste something different? - Published: 2021-05-21 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/strawberry-risotto-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/strawberry-risotto-recipe_2. jpg Strawberry Risotto recipe I tried to cook this rather unusual risotto because I wanted to experiment, combining two ingredients that I love madly: rice and strawberries. The result was very pleasant, but I must admit that it was a particular combination that probably not everyone will like. In any case, if you are also a fan of weird risotto, this is the recipe for you! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/strawberry-risotto-recipe. jpgBUY THE COOKBOOKStrawberry Risotto recipe I tried to cook thisrather unusual risotto because I wanted to experiment, combining twoingredients that I love madly: rice and strawberries. Vegetable broth (1 red onion, 1 white onion, 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1 tomato and 1 potato)250 g rice1/2 onion1/2 glass white wine200 g strawberries 60 g stracchino or better goat cheeseolive oilsalt and pepper To prepare this delicious strawberries rice you have to make a vegetable broth: so wash the vegetables and clean them. Place them in a large pot and cover with water. Let it boil for 50 minutes and when cooked add salt and pepper. In conclusion, with a colander, filter the broth to collect all the vegetables. Then chop the half onion and brown it in a pan with a few tablespoons of oil. Once golden, add the rice and toast it for about 2 minutes. Finally, blend with the white wine. Pour in about 2 ladles of broth. Cook the rice by pouring a few ladles of broth every time it dries and, when cooked, season... --- ### Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs > My Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs or super cheesy baked broccoli meatballs from Italy. Easy baked broccoli meatballs recipe. - Published: 2021-05-20 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-baked-broccoli-meatballs/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Side dish, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baked-Italian-broccoli-meatballs. jpg Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs You know, no one can ever get enough of meatballs: with their traditional flavour and the enveloping aroma that floods the house, they are simply incomparable. That's why I have included two versions in my cookbook "About San Gimignano, my journey through the secrets of Tuscan cuisine"! But today we're not talking about "flab", today we're talking about a much lighter variant, decidedly different but beyond fantastic. Grandma's baked broccoli meatballs are easy and have an intense taste, even better if garnished with a cube of mozzarella inside, which makes them stringy and bewitching. I don't know about you, but I was struck, if not transfixed, by their goodness. This is definitely a perfect recipe to use broccoli and make even the most sceptical children love it, after all, everyone loves meatballs! So, discussions aside, let's try our hand at preparing this delicious recipe! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Baked-Italian-broccoli-meatballs-recipe. jpg More about broccoli Broccoli is truly a healthy herbage: it is low in heat, quite rich in fibre, calcium, iron, low in sodium and abundant in vitamin C. They have revitalising, diuretic and anti-uric, refreshing and emollient properties. They are definitely an advisable and tasty side dish! If it's broccoli season, you can opt for frozen broccoli, at which point you'll need to boil it for about 5 minutes in boiling water, or until soft. Once ready, drain and discard the excess liquid. Place them in the bowl and mash them with a fork.... --- ### Pasta alla Norma recipe > Famous all over the world, Pasta alla Norma is a vegetarian italian pasta dish. Follow my tips for a light Pasta alla Norma recipe. - Published: 2021-05-20 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/pasta-norma-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto, Veggy dishes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pasta-norma-italian-recipe. jpg Pasta alla Norma recipe Pasta alla norma is a typical and very juicy recipe from southern Italy, specifically Sicily. Simple and quick to prepare, this first course encompasses in its delicious sauce all the scents of the Mediterranean: it managed to win me over too, and I don't like aubergines at all. It is prepared by frying aubergines, but there are many variants, especially the light ones... today, however, I bring you the original version, rich in carbohydrates and a bit heavier, but unequivocally fantastic. Enriched with a sprinkling of salted ricotta cheese it will be even better. ;) https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pasta-norma-recipe. jpg Some tips for a light Pasta alla Norma recipe Pasta alla Norma is now the typical dish of Catania's cuisine, rich in history but above all in delicious ingredients. I would never want to ruin the long tradition of this dish but unfortunately summer is approaching and with it the swimming costume test. So, for those of you who, like me, love pasta and its many variations but don't want to feel too guilty when the heat arrives, I give you a few little tips to make your pasta slightly less caloric and more "healthy", as they say  nowadays. First of all, let's start with the tomato sauce: I don't know about you, but I always tend to exaggerate a bit with oil, a fundamental element for me in the kitchen. I find that olive oil makes every dish better, every ingredient a... --- ### Italian lemon cookies > Italian lemon biscuits, a delicious recipe! Italian lemon biscuits are great cookies for tee time or as a snack. - Published: 2021-05-20 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-lemon-cookies-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-lemon-biscuit-recipe. jpg Italian lemon cookies Today I decided to share with you one of my favourite recipes when it comes to biscuits: italian lemon biscuits! When I smell lemon my eyes light up like two stars shining in the night: its aroma, that sparkling scent... not to mention the extra touch it gives to the recipes it is used in. Let's face it, everything is better with a squeeze of lemon. In any case, today I wanted to bring you one of the dishes in which, in my opinion, this ingredient stands out at a glance, or rather... in the mouth. With their crispy outer shell, but a tender interior, these italian lemon biscuits are suitable for any self-respecting afternoon tea. I still remember those rare times when my mum and I tried our hand at sweet baking during long Sunday evenings and, with flour in our hair but a smile on our face, something good always came out. These delicious biscuits were a "must" for my mum and me, especially when eaten in front of the television with a hot cup of green tea! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/italian-lemon-biscuit. jpgItalian lemon cookies Today I decided to share with you one of my favourite recipes when it comes to biscuits: lemon biscuits! When I smell lemon my eyes light up like two stars shining in the night: its aroma, that sparkling scent... not to mention the extra touch it gives to the recipes it is used in. Let's face it,... --- ### All the recipes to cook in this season > All the recipes to cook in this season: italian aperitivo, tagliolini with truffles or grilled bistecca alla fiorentina, tiramisù. - Published: 2021-05-20 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/all-the-recipes-to-cook-in-this-season/ - Categories: Italian Lifestyle - Tags: italian food - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/All-the-recipes-to-cook-in-this-season. jpg All the recipes to cook in this season Let's discover together the dishes of this spring-summer season, which has finally arrived after the long cold and gray winter months. The season of aperitifs has begun. The classic Italian apertivo is a board with cold cuts, cheese and pickles. In the most refined places they add maybe some cheese or vegetable flans, or some slices of omelette. The spritz (for me a non-alcoholic still! ) or a good glass of wine are used to enjoy a relaxing aperitif with friends and family.  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery)  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery)  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery)  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Vittoria Caterina Giachi (@vittoriacaterinagiachi) Among my favorite pasta dishes, you may have guessed, are Tagliolini with truffle, nicely tossed with butter and fresh truffle shavings. With fresh ripe tomatoes and fragrant basil (from the local market around the corner is even better ;-)), even a simple pasta with tomato and basil becomes a delicious treat. At home we've started firing up the grill again and grilling meat, veggies and fish. My favorite is still the Florentine T-bone steak, juicy and flavorful. And finally, my favorite world, the desserts. I like to cook a variety of dishes, but desserts are still my Achilles heel! Tiramisu is a classic... --- ### Grandma's ragu recipe: tuscan meat sauce > Grandma's ragu recipe: tuscan meat sauce. Cook at home the best italian and tuscan recipes and taste italian food and wine. - Published: 2021-05-19 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/grandmas-ragout-recipe-tuscan-meat-sauce/ - Categories: Italian family recipes, Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GRANDMAs-RAGOUT-recipe. jpg Grandma's ragu recipe: tuscan meat sauce Fundamental in lasagna, accompanying tortellini and much more, the ragu, known to have Bolognese origins, is an extraordinary sauce that exists in various interpretations. The recipe I want to share with you  is the traditional Tuscan recipe, handed down from generation to generation from mother to daughter. The Tuscan variant of my Grandma's ragu recipe is a slightly fatter and a very tasty recipe than the one in Bolognese ragu, made with the addition of pork and sausages, often also chicken livers. In any case, this dish will be fantastic to taste and will make you regret not having prepared it before. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ragout. jpg Every time we gathered for a family lunch at grandmother Graziella's home we could not miss the juicy tagliatelle with her meat sauce. Already from the alley on which overlooked the front door you could smell the intense fragrance of the delicacies prepared with care in that house so small as welcoming as it was small. Each time was a unique experience for me. Do not be carried away by the convenience of a simple supermarket, let you relive the unique flavors unique flavors of the past! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/3. pngGrandma's ragu recipe: Tuscan meat sauce The ragout is definitely a recipe whose cooking takes a long time, so well... do not take commitments for the day. 500 g minced veal250 g minced pork1 sausage175 g chicken livers (if not liked, replace with veal)1... --- ### Tiramisù, local recipe from Tuscany: Tiramisu Authentic Italian Recipe > Famous all over the world,Tiramisu Authentic Italian Recipe is a work of art the foundation of Italy’s cultural heritage. - Published: 2021-05-19 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/tiramisu-local-recipe-from-tuscany-tiramisu-authentic-italian-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes, Father's day - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tiramisu-local-recipe-from-Tuscany. jpg Tiramisù, local recipe from Tuscany: Tiramisu Authentic Italian Recipe When I go to a restaurant there is one dessert for me: Tiramisu. We are like two souls that merging, two hearts beating in unison. It is its sensational cream that makes everything so wonderful. When I was a child I renamed it "Edgar's cream" (exactly like the one that Edgar, the evil butler of the Aristocats, prepared with the addition of a generous dose of a sleeping pill to put the kittens to sleep). Just as the poor little kittens, I am just as crazy about it. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tiramisu-local-recipe-from-Tuscany. jpg This is my version of with Tuscan cantucci, revealed to me a long time ago by my grandmother Graziella herself. I think it is a much more delicious version of the original recipe, then here we combine the lightness of the cream and the crunchiness of the almonds that are found inside the cookies. The traditional tiramisu is prepared with savoiardi biscuits but since I was a child I have learned to replace them with the biscotti di prato, or cantucci, which go very well with the most delicious cream in the world. In addition to coffee, you can also choose to wet the cantucci with some Vin santo: it will give the dessert a slightly alcoholic but definitely unique aftertaste. Try it! https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tiramisu-local-recipe-Tuscany. jpg Tiramisù, local recipe from Tuscany 500 gr of mascarpone cheese at room temperature 200 gr of caster sugar... --- ### Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe > Famous all over the world, Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe is a work of art the foundation of Italy’s cultural heritage. - Published: 2021-05-19 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/classic-tuscan-lasagna-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes, Father's day - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/best-recipe-italian-lasagna. jpg Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe Considered as a first course, lasagna is for me a way of life, a work of art the foundation of Italy's cultural heritage. A great tasty classic, this delight is suitable for any occasion: it brings hearts together, closes wounds. With the creaminess given by a delicate béchamel sauce, the enveloping taste of the meat sauce and the crispy crust that is created on top, lasagna is simply a spectacle. There are many recipes, but this is the traditional version made with a Tuscan meat sauce par excellence. My years ago, my father thought of making it even tastier by finishing it with a drizzle of truffle oil and, since then, I have not been able to do without it. And you, are you are you ready to touch the sky with a finger, or better, with a fork? https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Best-Lasagna-Recipe. jpg Classic Tuscan Lasagna recipe 500 g of lasagna sheets 1 kg of meat sauce 250 gr of parmesan cheese Ingredients for the béchamel sauce 2 l whole milk 200 gr of butter 200 gr of flour 1 pinch of salt nutmeg to taste (optional) Ingredients for the ragout 500 gr of minced veal 250 gr of minced pork 1 sausage 175 gr of chicken livers (if not appreciated replace with veal) 1 carrot 1 celery stalk 1 medium garlic clove 1 sprig of rosemary 2 sage leaves 2 tablespoons of tomato paste 250 gr of tomato puree 1/2 glass... --- ### The local market San Gimignano: the market around the corner > The local market San Gimignano: The local market is not made up of simple purchases, the market is passion and joy. - Published: 2021-05-18 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-local-market-san-gimignano-the-market-around-the-corner/ - Categories: Insider Tips, Italian Lifestyle - Tags: san gimignano, vittoria - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/local-market-san-gimignano-1. jpg The local market San Gimignano: the market around the corner Village markets are a great asset and I don't allow them to be considered only as small oases of a world that is now gone. The local market is not made up of simple purchases, the market is passion and joy. It is not about counters and expanses of products: the local market is a scent of its community that spreads in a sea of laughter and shouted words, of prices exchanged like jokes around a table. It is a moment of sharing! In that day I stunned by the scent of porchetta and went somehow lost between one counter and another. At the local market, you also learn about the latest weekly gossip. ;-) Only here do items cost a few pennies and thousands of words. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/local-market-san-gimignano. jpg There is no store more sustainable than a local market and the products are always fresh. Not to mention the importance of negotiation, the most fun part of the game. Alone, with its effervescence, its colors and the humanity that populates it, it manages to give life, real life, to a place you're visiting, to a city as to a village. When I was a child, Thursday morning had become a tradition to go with my grandmother to the market. I still remember the joy that accompanied me on the street. And the smell, oh! How I miss that smell! The freshly baked croquettes, the... --- ### The coolest places to eat outdoors > Discover the coolest places to eat outdoors in San Gimignano und in Modena. I have, like you, a strong desire to get outdoors. - Published: 2021-05-13 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/the-coolest-places-to-eat-outdoors-tuscany/ - Categories: Insider Tips - Tags: cooking tips, vittoria - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/vittoria-giachi-mantova. jpg The coolest places to eat outdoors Even with the sunshine and the nice weather we have to stick to curfews and restrictions. After the cold and grey winter months spent at home because of the pandemic I have, like you, a strong desire to get outdoors, to walk and eat surrounded by nature. I am very lucky because I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world: Tuscany and San Gimignano in particular. I want to suggest two really cool places to eat outdoors. Visualizza questo post su InstagramUn post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery) Tenuta di Torciano In my area one of the most beloved places to eat outdoors is Tenuta Torciano. If you are in Tuscany or live in the area and want to try the thrill of a trip out of town I recommend Tenuta di Torciano. Here they propose many different offers for you to enjoy your moments outdoors. Some examples? A visit to their gorgeous vegetable garden with lunch at th restaurant, a romantic lunch or romantic dinner in the vineyard. Take a look at this wonderful place!  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery)  Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Tenuta Torciano Winery (@torcianowinery) Trattoria da Omer You don't have to be in the country to eat well outdoors. Even in the city now many restaurants have outdoor tables. A short time ago I went to this... --- ### Trattoria da Omer, Modena > Let's discover together Trattoria da Omer in Modena. After a delicious lunch, you can have a freat ice creem at Gelateria Bloom. - Published: 2021-05-11 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/trattoria-da-omer-modena/ - Categories: Insider Tips - Tags: vittoria - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/tips-trattoria-omer-modena. jpg Trattoria da Omer, Modena In the middle of an old-fashioned alley, between imposing buildings and solemn wooden doors, resides one of the best restaurants in Modena: the "trattoria Da Omer". Maybe it was the charm of vintage, the simplicity of the flavors or the refinement of the preparations, but this restaurant will be undoubtedly pinned not only in my heart, but especially on my restaurant booklet. You should know, in fact, that for about a year now I have started to write down in a small and pretty red diary all the best restaurants around the world and their most delicious specialties. I inexplicably amuse myself by wittily judging every last detail and, at the end of a at the end of a long reasoning, only a few chosen ones become part of my list. Among these, today I marked without any second thought the restaurant that most impressed me in Modena. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pasta-omer-2. jpghttps://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/salad-omer. jpg Sun, wine and lots of food A three-hour drive, traffic, and lots of music in my ears: that's the wake-up call for Friday, May 7 2021. For work reasons my family and I had to travel to Bergamo and, between a sudden attack of hunger and the exhaustion of the trip, we decided to stop for lunch in in Modena, which was on our way, and venture into its long but narrow alleys. Needless to say, we took a wrong turn about ten times making the longest... --- ### How to cook Pasta like an Italian: a step by step guide > Do you want to learn how cook Pasta like an Italian? Read my step by step guide about how to make pasta "al dente" at home. - Published: 2021-05-10 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/how-to-cook-pasta-like-an-italian/ - Categories: Insider Tips - Tags: cooking tips - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/how-to-cook-pasta-like-an-italian. jpg How to cook Pasta like an Italian: a step by step guide Pasta, a story where passion and flour go hand in hand downtown. As a good lover of the Italian culinary tradition that I am, I could not deprive you of this short chapter focused on one of the fundamental preparations, almost vital for my place of origin. It is known that pasta is now loved by the whole world: young and old alike, this pearl of Italian culture brings a smile to the face of smile to anyone looking for a little comfort. A menu which is considered worthy of being tasted can only include a first course of pasta. With its versatility, it is a world waiting to be discovered and explored: it can be seasoned with anything, so give vent to creamy sauces, as for the famous carbonara, or meat accompaniments, nothing better than a pasta with ragout, as well as fish or vegetables. It represents the essence of the Italian culture, a precious jewel that shines in the night like an earring on an Ethiopian's cheek (Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet”). I believe that if a foreigner ever had the opportunity to visit Italy and venture into an ancient local kitchen, sitting around a wooden table, surrounded by copper bowls and pots, would be struck by such beauty and harmony. Exactly the same feeling I had every time every time my grandmother pronounced the fateful phrase "I'm throwing the pasta": three words... --- ### San Gimignano, the Manhattan of the Middle Ages > My childhood in San Gimignano, a small village of infinite beauty where time seems to have been seems to be frozen in the Middle Ages. - Published: 2021-05-10 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/san-gimignano-manhattan-of-middle-ages/ - Categories: Italian Lifestyle - Tags: san gimignano, vittoria - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vittoria-mercato-san-gimignano2. jpg San Gimignano, the Manhattan of the Middle Ages San Gimignano has always lived in me, and I in it, like a memory to which you do not want to surrender, for fear of losing yourself. It is a small village of infinite beauty where time seems to have been seems to be frozen in the Middle Ages: the buildings are extraordinarily impressive, the majesty of the Duomo and its towers is almost threatening. Staying in San Gimignano is like embarking on a time machine and going back centuries in time: I can imagine myself retracing one by one the steps of the pilgrims who, following the Via Francigena, passed through this town on their way to the mighty capital, Rome. In its chaotic tangle of small streets that, as in every self-respecting medieval village  respect, are intertwined with each other like a ball of wool, you can get lost without having the worry about finding your way back home. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vittoria-in-san-gimignano. jpg Wandering around San Gimignano, it seems to me that anything can happen in those shady streets, flanked by ancient stone houses. Sometimes I like to stop for a few moments on the worn out steps that open up the long alley leading to my grandmother's house, and admire the quiet daily life of the  inhabitants of the village. There are the people who walk to work, their heads lowered on a path that does not arouse in them any astonishment. Then there are... --- ### Travel journal Mauritius > Travel journal Mauritius: one of the islands that impressed me the most in the world. A Christmas vacation on the coasts of the Indian ocean. - Published: 2021-05-07 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/travel-journal-mauritius/ - Categories: Travel - Tags: Travel abroad - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mauritius-snorkeling. jpg "One gets the impression that Mauritius was created first and then paradise, and that the paradise was copied from Mauritius" - Mark Twain - Hello to all dear readers, here I am with a new article. This time, however, I am not going to talk about cooking, but rather about one of the most relaxing and rejuvenating trips I have ever had the opportunity to take. Today I am going to tell you about my short but intense stay in Mauritius, one of the islands that impressed me the most in the world. As Mark Twain said, the sea crystal clear sea, the beach with its veiled color and that atmosphere so warm that they gave the local people made that place the paradise... or almost. Let's say that defining that trip infinitely perfect well... is not the most correct expression, but we'll talk about it later. :) https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mauritius3. jpg A Christmas vacation on the coasts of the Indian ocean Every year, during the Christmas vacations, my family and I take a few rest to regenerate those forces flown away in the previous months. So in that winter of 2019 we went to the travel agency about ten days of leaving and, between the rush of haste and a hundred destinations that were waiting for us, we chose her: cyclone island (or at least that's what I called it). We landed in paradise on December 23 of the same year and, stuffed with sweaters... --- ### Italian chocolate mousse > Italian chocolate mousse, a delicious recipe! Italian chocolate mousse is one of the most famous dessert in Italy. - Published: 2021-05-07 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/italian-chocolate-mousse-recipe/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Italian-chocolate-mousse2. jpg Being the good glutton that I am, every Easter I give myself perhaps an excessive amount of chocolate eggs and, as I think you will  understand, most of them were left over. Unfortunately at my house it always ends up like this: we buy truckloads of chocolate every Easter and then waste it waiting for months. The result? It deteriorates and we are forced to throw it away. So this time I decided to change this mean tradition and reuse the leftover chocolate in an amazing recipe. If you find yourself in the same situation as me, try to reuse it by cooking this phenomenal mousse: easy to prepare, composed of a few ingredients and definitely enveloping to the taste. I fell so much in love with it that I will surely prepare it for any special occasion and, as I was elated by it, I hope it will be the same for you. I'm sure that from now on I will never again dare to let chocolate deteriorate! Curiosities about chocolate Dear ladies, do not be afraid of this food so greedy but not very recommendable reputation. It has a thousand beneficial properties that deserve to be known because it is not only delicious, but also healthy! First of all, as it is known, chocolate gives a great quantity of energy, allowing us to fight even the hardest days. But if this can instill a certain fear, know that according to a study 40 grams... --- ### The perfect carbonara recipe > Famous all over the world, the perfect carbonara recipe is the essence of Italian culture. This is developed together with chef Dante. - Published: 2021-04-20 - Modified: 2021-07-22 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/perfect-carbonara-recipe/ - Categories: Italian Recipes, Pasta and risotto - Tags: best italian recipes - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/carebonara. png The perfect carbonara recipe Famous all over the world, this first course is the essence of Italian culture. Very easy and quick to prepare, suitable to delight any greedy palate, carbonara only needs a few quick notes to be made to perfection (no cream please! ). This is my version, developed together with my dear friend, chef Dante, who made it extraordinary. Tips for a perfect carbonara This unique and inimitable pasta dish is very simple to prepare, but we must keep a few things in mind. Here are three valuable tips: First, if you don't want to make a mistake, you should count one egg yolk per person, and one whole egg for every two (so if you were 2 people you should use 2 egg yolks and one whole egg). After that, the water should be salted, but in a lesser way than any other preparation (the cheese and the guanciale are very salty by themselves and it will not be necessary to add more salt). Furthermore, the use of guanciale is fundamental: for a long time the question of using bacon in carbonara has been debated, but no dear friends, just like cream, this ingredient is forbidden in this recipe. Of course, if at the last minute you found yourself with guests at home and you just could not find the bacon, at that point, and only at that point, it would be allowed to make an exception to the rule. So, now... --- ### Give the mother of your life the best lunch on her special day! > Mother’s Day is the only time to truly celebrate for the women in our lives, whether that special woman is your biological mother... - Published: 2021-04-19 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/give-the-mother-of-your-life-the-best-lunch-on-her-special-day/ - Categories: Italian Recipes - Tags: cookbook san gimignano - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/vitto. jpg Give the mother of your life the best lunch on her special day! Mother's Day is the only time to truly celebrate for the women in our lives, whether that special woman is your biological mother, the woman who raised you, the mother of your children, or the woman who raises your children. Motherhood is a wonderful event and each remains a unique bond with their mother. This is the most important day to celebrate between you and your mom. Especially in this COVID year, in which many mothers have taken on even more roles than normal, it is time to experience this day of pampering. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3557-1440x960-1. jpg One of the best ways to show love is through food, so here are some amazing recipes you can find in our CHEF TORCIANO ACCADEMY cookbook that are sure to enhance your Mother's Day lunch menu. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/tortaalvinotorciano. jpg A special gift directly from Italy, our CookBook about Sangimignano is a special gift for all mothers. The book is also in english . https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/torcianocookbook-1440x1440-1. jpg You Might Also Like --- ### Taste it and touch the Paradise: your favorite Chef elevate Mothers Day Brunch with these Gourmet Crepes Cake Recipes > Mother’s Day is the only time to truly celebrate for the women in our lives, whether that special woman is your biological mother... - Published: 2021-04-18 - Modified: 2021-06-16 - URL: https://www.vittoriagiachi.com/taste-it-and-touch-the-paradise-your-favorite-chef-elevate-mothers-day-brunch-with-these-gourmet-crepes-cake-recipes/ - Categories: Desserts, Italian Recipes - Tags: san gimignano - Translation Priorities: Optional https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Skype_Picture_2021_04_29T18_53_21_335Z. jpeg Taste it and touch the Paradise: your favorite Chef elevate Mothers Day Brunch with these Gourmet Crepes Cake Recipes Gift the mother in your life the ultimate cookbook ABOUT SAN GIMIGNANO ! Follow our gorgeous @VittoriaCaterinaGiachi as she prepares a simple Mother’s Day Cake recipe in honor of Mother Day. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/c03e5e05-1caa-48f3-8ace-f862e077e629-1152x1536-1. jpg The crepes cake: wonderfully unique. With its innumerable layers it rises imposingly towards the sky; with its creaminess it conquers the palate and the heart, even of the most skeptical people; with its goodness and its enveloping chocolate flavor it cradles the soul and appeases that tireless search for peace that makes you lose your mind. An intriguing temptation that I love to show off at every important occasion, and what better time to bring a sweet surprise to the most important person in our lives, mom. For such a special party, this cake will be the icing on the cake to cap off a perfect family banquet. https://www. vittoriagiachi. com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/09e02612-ea7e-4dd0-bbe2-e41bccbd8d85-1152x1536-1. jpgCrepes cake with chocolate and strawberries 3 eggs500 ml milk250 gr flourbutterIngredients for the filling500 ml old fresh cream for dessert120 gr icing sugar1/2 vanilla bean300 gr strawberriesIngredients for chocolate ganache200 gr dark chocolate200 ml old fresh cream for dessertChopped hazelnutsFirst of all, starting by preparing the mixture for the crêpes:In a bowl, beat 3 eggs with a whisk and pour the milk slowly, then add the sifted flour in 2 times. Put it in the fridge and wait 30 minutes.... ---