Ragù bolognese, or the Italian meat sauce, is the ultimate pasta sauce. Adding meat to tomato sauce is not the only asset that make bolognese…
Browsing Category savoury
From appetizers to snacks, main courses and sides, pizza, pasta, bread and everything in between – this is the place for all the savoury food you will find on this blog!
Creamy chicken and mushroom skillet stew
A skillet stew is a quick way to get away with a full meal in a short time. Add a side to that and you’re…
Creamy chanterelle mushroom risotto
Chanterelle risotto is the perfect recipe for an autumn day. That is when chanterelle mushrooms are in season. Make a mushroom risotto using chanterelles, white…
Quiche with sweet potato and chèvre
Making a quiche with sweet potato and chèvre had been long on my mind. The combination of these two is really lovely, even visually. When you…
Tuna zucchini boats
Tuna zucchini boats are a simple and healthy dish to enjoy especially in the summer. The combination of tuna and feta cheese delivers a flavourful…
Black olive paté on bruschetta
Black olive paté, or black olive paste, is just one of the many toppings that you can use to make bruschetta. When I have stale…
Holy chunky guacamole!
Guacamole is one of my all-time favourites. I could eat it with anything. My love is not just for the avocado alone, but for that…
Quiche with zucchini, feta and mint
Dear readers of this blog, let me present to you a lovely quiche made with zucchini, feta and mint leaves. It is basically a concentrate…
Cream cheese and hazelnut stuffed mushrooms
Cream cheese stuffed mushrooms sounds like a very easy and cheap starter. Yet sometimes you just gotta add one ingredient to give a simple recipe…
Zoodles with peanuts and chili flakes
I’m new to the zoodle game. Zucchini spiralizers have been out for a while now and I’ve constantly been procrastinating getting one. But now I…
Sweet potato gnocchi with brown butter
In Italy gnocchi is a Thursday business. I don’t really know where that originates from, but there’s a saying that goes “giovedì gnocchi”, which translates…
Swedish meatballs with cream sauce
Remember the Swedish Chef from Sesame Street? It’s a character I didn’t know as a child, but discovered late enough to fully appreciate it. After…
Baked sweet potato fries
As much as french fries are the most heavenly of junk foods, and a mean side dish to any meat roast, they’re somewhat not ideal…
Beetroot hummus, a deep pink dip
Beetroot hummus stands out for its bright pink colour. As a hummus, it is of course made with chickpeas, but beets play a significant role…
Roasted pumpkin salad with feta and walnuts
Adjusting to Sweden’s food availability I noticed one thing: pumpkins are not very popular. Butternut squash is available year round, and I feel lucky because it’s my…
Walnut cream pasta sauce
Walnut cream pasta sauce is a delicious condiment that turns a simple pasta dish into a delightful foodie experience. This creamy walnut sauce has a…
Cornmeal cornbread, a loaf that tastes like polenta
Cornmeal cornbread is a fantastic complement to a hearty meal. Traditionally served for Thanksgiving, I find it incredibly suited year round. Entirely gluten free, it…
Green pea and ricotta soup
The inspiration to make pea soup with ricotta came from the Ikea catalogue. I know, right? I love the Ikea catalogue, it always has those…
Asparagus pistachio risotto
I recently had some friends over for dinner and decided to treat them to risotto. Pasta and pizza, especially when home-made by an authentic Italian…
Mini tarts with mushrooms and parmigiano
I’ve been an advocate of shortcrust vegetable pies for years. I started making them when I didn’t even have a tart pan but was using…
Baba Ganoush, roasted eggplant dip
My mom learned to make roasted eggplant dip from a Romanian friend. This friend used to roast her eggplants on the open flame, as that is…
Garlic salsa dip with canned tomatoes
A blended salsa with canned tomatoes that calls for 5 ingredients – salt included! This garlic salsa dip is so easy and quick to make….
Red lentil burgers
As this post is being published I am spending a portion of my summer vacations in Poland. Prior to getting here, I had spent a few…
Penne al salmone e vodka
On the occasion of my mom’s birthday I am posting a recipe that I have learned from her, and since she taught me to cook…
Sweet potato and bacon fritters
This recipe came out of nowhere. Or better, I got some inspiration, not gonna lie. The inspiration was a Swedish pancake that goes by the…
Red wine risotto
Think Italy and carbohydrates – the first thought that comes into mind is pasta. Followed by pizza. The culinary tradition of my own country basically…
Rösti, the Swiss potato fritters
I come from a country that has a lot in common with Switzerland, including a shared border, the Alps and a language (Italian is one…
Salmon quinoa salad
Last year I started adding quinoa more and more into my eating habits. It’s an excellent alternative to pasta or rice, and works perfectly in…
Pizza with feta and zucchini
Despite being Italian, I have ventured into making home-made pizza only in my late twenties. I think the reason is partially found in the fact…
Falafel burgers with halloumi and guacamole
Who doesn’t love a good burger? Beef, chicken or vegetarian, I will never say no to one. As much as I enjoy burgers as street…
Autumn soup: pumpkin curry with coconut milk (vegan)
There is one type of soup that makes me think of autumn and that is pumpkin curry. It has become a favourite since we moved…
Shrimp in cocktail sauce
There is a dish that I have loved ever since I was a kid, and it is shrimps drowned in creamy cocktail sauce. I made…
Baked rainbow trout with lavender
Among the perks of the Swedish summer there certainly is the possibility to go fishing, making the most of the many many lakes found in…
Caramelized onion relish for hamburgers
Need a secret ingredient to up your burger game this summer? Try caramelized onion relish. This sweet and soft red onion relish works great on…
Home-made basil cashew pesto
Learning that home-made pesto is super easy to make was a life saver. As an Italian expat, among the things that I miss the most…
Roasted pepper & walnut hummus
After trying my skills at avocado hummus and learning how rewarding it is to make it and serve it, mashed chickpeas combined with tahini have become…
Fresh egg pasta from scratch
When my parents were here, my mom and I embarked on the adventure of making some home-made fresh egg pasta. Since I don’t have a…
Baked pork loin in hazelnut sauce
Baked pork loin in hazelnut sauce is a tender pork loin served with a creamy hazelnut gravy. Sounds rather fancy, but would you believe this…
Avocado hummus
I live in Sweden, the land of meatballs! Seriously, if there is one food from Sweden that everybody knows it will be meatballs. Ikea has…
Eggplant rolls with walnuts and feta
Grilled is one of the finest ways one can prepare eggplant. Eggplant rolls are a fine expression of the many ways grilled eggplant can work…
Leek & potato cream soup
As a kid I used to hate pureed soups. They just did not make sense. I hated that all the flavours were mixed together and…
Leek mushroom pie
Leek mushroom pie is a lovely vegetarian savoury pie that combines the distinct flavour of leeks with the lovely texture of mushrooms. The vegetables are…
Denmark-inspired beef patty smørrebrød
While flying back from Italy two months ago, I kept myself entertained reading Finnair’s inflight magazine Blue Wings. I loved everything about Finnair (it’s all here)…
Basic bruschetta (on Swedish bread)
Bruschetta is the perfect appetizer at Italian BBQs. Just think about it: the bread gets grilled straight on the BBQ, garlic and tomatoes are found in…
Avocado tuna sandwiches
Today I woke up with a taste for avocado, so I went to my local supermarket and to my delight I saw that avocados were…
Reindeer stew with polenta
I had my first portion of reindeer meat on my first trip to Finland a few years ago. It was in a fancy and pricey…
Blueberry pierogi (pierogi z jagodami)
Blueberry pierogi are the fruit version of one of Poland’s culinary landmarks: pierogi, Polish dumplings. A sweet delicious blueberry filling is the star in these fruit…
Broccoli pie on pâte brisée from scratch
My Polish aunt loves to make savoury pies for dinner: on a shortcrust base she puts any kind of vegetables to make a quick and…
