We are on a trip through Spain and there are mussels like, well, sand by the sea. We are particularly fond of clams, of which there are again several varieties with different names. The best ones come from Galicia in…
Pasta e ceci
Our main goal is to provide recipes and explanations, especially for young people and beginners. Pasta e ceci is a simple, healthy and inexpensive dish that can be easily prepared vegetarian or vegan and is ab-so-lute-ly delicious. Who should not…
Tortellini
Forewarning: This is not a recipe that you can reproduce quickly. Tortellini are not suitable for fast cooking anyway. If you love cooking and pasta, you should nevertheless give these little marvels a try. There is a dispute, between Bologna…
Pasta alla Nerano
In our family, zucchini are controversial, there are those who consider them utterly redundant and downright dull, others love their nutty, delicate flavor. But with this dish, everyone agrees it’s simply delicious. The particularly creamy texture comes from just a…
Pasta alla cipolla
On a visit to Bologna, we were served this dish as part of a small menu and it blew us away. We had to cook this ourselves! Here is our recipe for this simple delicacy: Typically Italian, few ingredients are…
Ragù Classico
In Bologna, this beautiful city with its delicious food, they don’t serve “bolognese”, but ragù. This sauce is not eaten there with spaghetti either, because it is too thick for such fine pasta and therefore does not go together harmoniously.…
Pasta Salsiccia e Birra
Today we are serving a quick-to-prepare, extremely tasty and unusual pasta – “salsiccia e birra”, i.e. with Italian raw sausage and beer (as part of the dish, but it also makes a great accompaniment). We start by cutting some pancetta…
Sopressini Pasta with Truffle
You don’t cook with truffles every day. Fresh truffles are a costly affair and also not available everywhere at all times. Therefore, many people never cook with truffles themselves, except perhaps with truffle oil, which we would only advise using…
Pasta with Artichokes, Mushrooms and Potatoes
Artichokes are one of the most exciting and intense vegetables in flavour. They originate from the Mediterranean region and Italy is their largest growing area worldwide. They come in many different varieties, ripening in different sizes at different times of…
Agnolotti Pasta with Mushroom Filling
Classic pasta shape and classic filling – what a treat! For filled pasta we use a pasta dough with a high proportion of egg. It makes the dough yellow, delicious and easy to stretch and work with. Make a little…