It’s that time again where I have to use everything that was left over from the recipes I already posted. We do this exercise once in a while so nothing goes to waste, basically using all the bits and pieces on the pantry and vegetable bin which was either forgotten...
Pasta e Fagioli is an Italian pasta soup dish prepared with cannellini or borlotti beans, celery, carrots, onions, garlic, pancetta and small pasta like elbow macaroni or ditalini. The name literally means “pasta and beans” and this traditional Italian dish was created initially as a peasant dish like pizza and...
Italian Wedding Soup may sound like a kind of dish that is served during Italian Weddings well it’s not, the term came from the Italian words “minestra maritata” which means “married soup”, a term used to reference the flavour this soup gives by combining or marrying greens and meat into...
This is one of those dishes that for me truly defines Italian home cooking, slowly braised cheap large cuts of meat (Southern Italian Region) or minced meat (Northern Italian Region) with vegetables and sometimes dried processed meats slowly simmered in a rich tomato sauce that can be either enjoyed with...
If you think rice is just for Asians then you haven’t tried having risotto yet, it’s a concoction that has been prepared in Italy since the 1800’s. Risotto in general made with a special starchy creamy rice like Carnaroli, Arborio or Vialone Nano where it yields a texture somewhere between...
When it comes to Italian food what first comes to mind is pizza and pasta, but it’s not all about that as this cuisine offers more than that in fact there are many dishes to choose from and that is what we are having today in this restaurant, Venice Italian...
Pasta al Pomodoro is an Italian pasta that is simply prepared with olive oil, tomatoes and basil, unlike other dishes that are heavy on different array of ingredients this is the total opposite as this is intended to be served as a quick and light dish. The name of the...
Chicken Sorrentino or Pollo alla Sorrentina is an Italian dish of lightly breaded chicken breast, layered with prosciutto, eggplant, marinara sauce and mozzarella baked to perfection yielding a juicy chicken and melting toppings. I think of it as a mashup between lasagne, chicken scaloppini and eggplant parmigiana because it looks...
by Raymund · Published November 2, 2017 · Last modified October 6, 2017
During the days when I visit Hong Kong my preferred airline of choice from the Philippines was Cathay Pacific because during those days, late 90s and early 2000s their planes was the first one to have entertainment units, many years later it was a standard. This time around I am...
I saw this dish on the TV and it’s a travel show that I can’t remember but what I do remember is that the minute I saw it I knew this dish would taste really amazing hence I decided to cook it at home immediately. That travel show was showcasing...
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