Where to eat at Mantua: Il Tiratappi
Sunday evening . The whole day spent in Verona at Vinitaly. Seen and learned a lot, to share with you on next days. Returned to Mantua, Carlo and I were hungry. The evening before, while reaching the Hosteria Leon d’Oro, we had seen another little restaurant: Il Tiratappi. We already knew the way to the [...]
Some ideas for topping Italian piadinas
Last night piadinas. Do you know them? Very big, so soft that you can wrap them around the filling. I stuffed them in this manner. I thawed about 600 grams of frozen spinach adding them directly into a pan with a tablespoon of olive oil, a finely chopped onion , some stoned and sliced green [...]
Pasta Trend
Hi, Carlo and I went to Bologna last Sunday where we visited Pasta Trend, the greatest event for the pasta world. We decided to visit this fair because we are telling you about the pasta world in these last weeks and then we are very fond of pasta. It was a very interesting experience and [...]
Pasta with olive oil and Parmesan
Hi, this is the sixth post about the art of Italian cooking, particularly about pasta. Well, now you should know the basic things about buying, cooking and avoiding mistakes in cooking pasta. You are ready to learn how to toss your pasta! Before telling you about famous or less known Italian pasta sauces we’d like [...]
Is it easy to have good-quality pasta outside Italy?
Hi, we have a question for you. Is it easy for you to have a good-quality pasta outside Italy? It’s important to answer to this question before telling you about the most known Italian-style pasta recipes. A pasta dish tastes fantastic only if you have good pasta made from semolina; too tasty that it is [...]
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