The region of Romagna in Italy, notorious as a land of sins and sinners, is also the homeland to a number of tasty and curious food delicacies, that go beyond the nowadays very popular piadina (Editor’s note:a type of flat bread popular in bars and restaurants across Italy, but originating in Romagna). Amongst the pasta […]
My best friend and flatmate used to prepare this fantastic dessert whenever we were both homesick while living abroad, and it truly managed to 'pick me up'!! What you need : 6 eggs10 scarce spoon of sugar500 gr. mascarpone 10 small cups of bitter espesso coffee250 gr. savoiardi, or other sponge biscuits1 bar of dark […]
Although gramigna (short, curly pasta tubes) is at its best with meat-based sauces, this vegetarian variant combines the sweet flavour of the peppers with that sharp of capers and chilli peppers, and it is a perfect summery dish. What you need (for two people): half a yellow pepperhalf a red pepperdeseeded black olives an handful […]
My friend Marisa, who is a dietician and from Barcelona, always says that this is the perfect recipe for a light spring or summer dinner. The main ingredients are white beans (she uses fesols de Santa Pau, which correspond roughly to cannellini beans) and bacalao (or else bacallà, or baccalà, i.e. dried and salted codfish, […]
This is an extremely simple dish; to prepare it, virtually nobody in Italy follows a recipe. I want to include it in this issue of Three Monkeys Online as a suggestion to all those who have not much time on their hands to shop for groceries or to cook, were not endowed with a natural […]
Recipe for Avocado dip (Guacamole) – from 'La cucina delle spezie' by David Sheen, with the kind permission of Panozzo Editore, Rimini , tried and tested, and translated by Franita in the kitchen, for Three Monkeys Online. It was the Aztecs who discovered avocado: they considered it a sacred object, with aphodisiac powers, and it […]
Recipe for Veal Cutlets in Orange Sauce – From 'Casalinghe … si diventa!' by Giuliana Tavani, –with the kind permission of Panozzo Editore, Rimini, tried and tested, and translated by Franita in the Kitchen, for Three Monkeys Online. What you need: 4 veal cutlets2 oranges50 gr. butter½ glass white winesaltflour How you do it: Lightly […]
Fair enough, I won't be a hypocrite I confess: every so often I do follow Il Grande Fratello (The Big Brother), the TV show on Canale 5 erroneously, it would seem, defined a 'Reality Show'. Erroneously, as it would appear that nearly all participants had some – even if minimum – previous TV exposure and […]
Recipe for Sweet Rice Fritters – from 'La cucina integrale', by Lietta and Paolo, with the kind permission of Panozzo Editore, Rimini tried, tested, and translated by Franita in the kitchen, for ThreeMonkeysOnline. What you need:a cup of brown rice2 tablespoons of sieved brown flour2 tablespoons of honey2 eggs½ litre of milk ( or bancha […]
Recipe for chicken satay (Satè Ayam) – from 'La cucina delle spezie' by David Sheen, with the kind permission of Panozzo Editore, Rimini tried and tested, and translated by Franita in the kitchen, for ThreeMonkeysOnline. This dish is fairly popular all over the Far East, but its real home is Singapore, capital city of 'nonya' […]
