Fancy serving a Scandinavian appetizer the next time you have guests? Nordic pesto with smoked shrimp is a hit. Nordic pesto is pretty similar to…
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Easy skillet farinata (Italian chickpea pancake)
Farinata is a chickpea flour and olive oil pancake very popular on the coast of the Ligurian Sea. You can easily make this chickpea pancake…
Roasted red pepper flan with pecorino sauce
Roasted red pepper flan with cheese sauce may be the least famous Italian recipe. Yet it is a popular starter dish in the region in Italy I…
Broccoli pasta bake with mozzarella and parmigiano
Broccoli pasta bake with mozzarella is a healthy and filling dinner option. Store your leftovers in lunch boxes as this dish is perfect for reheating…
Thai red cabbage slaw with lime sriracha mayo
Thailand has hands down one of the most flavourful cuisines I have tasted. In this Thai red cabbage slaw I have attempted to bring together some…
Spring onion potato salad with cilantro mayo
Spring onion potato salad with cilantro mayo is the perfect potato salad recipe. Rich in flavour, this potato salad with spring onions is a great…
Swedish pickled red onion (picklad rödlök)
Pickled red onion, known in Swedish as picklad rödlök is a very popular addition to many dishes in Sweden, especially when shrimps are involved. Pickled red…
Fig and goat cheese salad with beet sprouts and raspberry vinaigrette
Fig and goat cheese salad on a mixed leaves base with a two-ingredient raspberry vinaigrette and colourful beetroot sprouts. The bright pink tones will sure…
Mini tarts with tomatoes and mustard
Tomato mustard mini tarts are a quick and simple appetizer that is both tasty and easy to make. They require only 4 ingredients – puff pastry, mustard,…
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…
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 may sound like a very easy and cheap combination, and in fact this is a very “student friendly” meal to make….
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…
Quinoa salad with roasted cherry tomatoes, feta and pesto
Quinoa salad is a very nice meal option, and the one I’m featuring in this post can work as starter, main course or even snack….
Leek mascarpone pizza bianca
Leek mascarpone pizza is the answer to the question “What is your favourite pizza?” lately. Of course my heart will always beat for Quattro Formaggi,…
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…
Pizza with avocado and fresh tomatoes
There is evidence of flatbreads being baked in many ancient cultures, but pizza as we know it nowadays has a much more modern history. Legend…
Garlic salsa dip with canned tomatoes
I wish I could say it’s hot but it’s just not. I think all through July the temperature never reached 25 degrees. My parents are…
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…
Creamy pasta with roasted cherry tomatoes
We Italians can be awfully picky eaters. We pride ourselves for coming from one of the places in the world with the best food, and…
Oven-roasted cherry tomatoes
Last week I bought cherry tomatoes with the intention of eating them on Thursday, the day that I start working at 12:00 and I usually have…
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…
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…
Sun-dried tomato and ricotta pesto (pesto rosso)
Since I recently gave up on store-bought pesto and started making my own, I decided it is worth at this point getting a little more…
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…
Butternut squash soup
I learned what a butternut squash is when I was in Canada. I had never had one before. That autumn in Toronto butternut squash was…
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…
Mushroom tart
I know, I know, another vegetable pie. The truth is: I love making them! And again, I prepared a dish that features something that was…
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…
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…
