Category: Recipes
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Carciofi alla romana – Artichokes the Roman way
I love artichokes. In and around Rome there are many ways of cooking artichokes, like in a frittata di carciofi, fried in batter, raw in salads with olive oil and lemon juice, alla giudìa (the Jewish way, ie deep fried without batter), thinly sliced and cooked in a pan…. Unfortunately for a lot of these recipes you need…
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Carbonara Day
Today is international Carbonara Day. What is Carbonara, and why do we have an international Carbonara day? Well, spaghetti alla carbonara is a recipe that historically has not been well understood, even in Italy itself. It calls for very few ingredients, but many amateur chefs (as well as a couple of well known ones) always…