Nothing makes an Italian meal more decadent than including a truffle or two. And, this tagliolini pasta with truffles and mascarpone cream is probably the most luxurious truffle pasta I have ever eaten! This 5-star, restaurant-worthy dish needs only 4 ingredients apart from the pasta and takes just 30 minutes to prepare! Perfect for special…
Trofie Pasta with Rocket Pesto Recipe
When fresh basil is out of season or hard to find, I love to make pasta with rocket pesto. Rocket (arugula) has a slightly peppery and stronger flavour than basil. But, the pesto is equally delicious and just as easy to make! Arugula, rocket, rucola, eruca, roquette.. Known by many names such as arugula in…
12 pasta recipes from Liguria.
Every Italian region has a unique kitchen with recipes, types of pasta and even ingredients that aren’t found or used in the same way elsewhere. And, there is much that is unique about the food in Liguria. This mountainous coastal region is where basil pesto comes from and Ligurians use it a lot; in soup,…
Chervil in Scandinavia
Chervil is a very old herb in Nordic cuisine, but almost impossible to buy. People who love it and know how to use it are almost gone, and young cooks have yet to discover its virtues – so even in Scandinavia you have to grow your own. Learn more about chervil in Scandinavia. How it […]