Another fruit of the summer garden is the almond. The trees are full of almonds and one of the many things that can be done with them is pesto. A variation of the classic Italian pasta sauce. The almonds give the pesto more of a nutty taste then the pine nuts, is also is darker [...]

The winner of the 6th mediterranean cooking event is Jagruti, the author of the Joy of Cooking blog. The recipe she won with is her Gnocchi recipe.
Congratulations!

I had requests for a meat dish from my Secret Supper guests. So be it, I thought and went on a seek in my reader. I found a couple of tempting dishes and decided on an Ossobuco. Classic Italian cuisine, one can’t go wrong with that, I thougt. And so it was. Ossobuco requires little [...]

Asparagus Risotto is one of my favourite ones, so it came in handy that I found fresh asparagus on the market in Hydra. I love the bite the creamy risotto gets from the asparagus.

Again many of you participated. Thank you for the great collection of classic and fusion recipes we could gather. I hope I did not forget anyone!
I want to give an advise for those who participate as candidates: Linking to the voting post and encouraging your readers to vote for you recipe certainly will help you [...]

Pasta often is a easy to make dish. This recipe is particularly easy to make and tastes delicious. It only has few ingredients, the main one is Zucchini. I make this dish a lot when time is rare or I have a particular gusto for spaghetti.

Returning from our excursion from the African coast, we travel back to good old Europe where we land in Italy. World famous for its delicatessen such as Mozzarella, Mortadella, Parma ham, Polenta and Pasta but as well for its wines such as the Chianti or the Barolo.
Here we can find a vast variety of local [...]

Discovered at Robert’s lamiacucina Blog I had to try a version of these Ricottine instantly. I am always on the look out for quite different dishes for my Secret Supper event here in Athens. I liked the colour scheme and later on as well the taste of these Ricottine a lot.

This is one of my favourite risotto recipes. One has to find small squid thoug. It is much more tender and soft than the larger ones and its taste is divine. Another thing you really need is fish stock. You may use ready made one from your fish dealer or even powdered stock. The best [...]

This turned out to be a truly winterly risotto. Fried apple, bacon and Gorgonzola cheese mixed into a creamy risotto. A great combinations of strong tastes that goes well with a glass of a decent red wine and a fireplace.