martedì 31 gennaio 2012

Rice and curry pie

Rice is a crucial element for vegetarian diet, full of nutritives is versatile and perfect matches any dish, wheter sweet or savory. WIth eggs is a delicacy, used in the typical traditional holiday recipes fried and dressed with honey, and in various omelettes and frittatas.

Boiled rice
Eggs
Salt
Mozzarella cheese
Curry
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Boil the rice in abundant salty water, drain and cool. Chop mozzarella, add the eggs scrambled with rice, add about one teaspoon every two eggs of curry powder. Warm the oil in the pan, cover with a lid, lower the heat, flip as for the 'frittata' and eventually microwave for about  2'  750W. Decorate with rosemary flowers.


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lunedì 30 gennaio 2012

Torta rustica with provinciali herbs, savoy cabbage and potatoes

During cold and bright winter days, when the snow muffles the noises and the sun warms the icy air, is easy to be inspired by nordic suggestions to prepare the typical torta rustica.

Savoy cabbage
Wine, if the cabbage is white, or red
Potatoes
Salt
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Onion
Provinciali herbs
Juniper
Puff pastry
Egg yolk to color the puff pastry
Seeeds to decorate

Finely slice the savoy cabbage, peel and chop the potatoes in small pieces, salt in the dishcloth. Warm the oil with the minced onion and the juniper, add the cabbage, salt and sprinkle with wine, evaporate the alcohol, add the potatoes and cook with the provinciali herbs. In a baking tray spread the puff pastry, add the drained potatoes and cabbage, cover with puff pastry, brush with the yolk, decorate with the seeds, bake in warm oven 200°C for abour 30'.

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domenica 29 gennaio 2012

Scrippelle with apple jam and cheese

Scrippelle are definetely a versatile food, ideal for 'pasta al forno' or for more elaborate dishes.

Water
Flour
Eggs
Apple jam or pulp of cooked apples
Cheese  (Asiago, Galbanino or similar)
Cream 

Prepare the scrippelle and fill with the apples or the apple jam with the grated cheese. Wrap and put in the baking tray, bake in warm oven  200°C for about 20'.


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sabato 28 gennaio 2012

Scrippelle con funghi e mozzarella


 Scrippelle are an element that can be really prepared in different ways, creating dishes completely new. Delicious in the oven as dough for main or holiday courses.

Water
Flour
Eggs
Field mushrooms
Mozzarella cheese
Cream

Prepare the scrippelle. On a side light cook in a pot the mushrooms cut in cloves, when there is enough water mince with the masher.Cut the mozzarella, add to the mushrooms cream, and fill the scrippelle, wrap and put in the cooking tray. Cover with cream and put in the oven 200°C for about  25'.


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mercoledì 25 gennaio 2012

Polenta snack

Nothing to say, polenta evokes snowy mountains and winter, delicious as main ingredient for starters and snacks with a mix of Mediterranean ingredients.

Cooked polenta
Pesto of dried tomatoes
Not too riped cheese
Olives cream
Oil or butter to oil the pan
Bell peppers
Juniper 

Slice polenta in 1cm slices, grill in the pan and season with a mince of dried tomatoes and cubes of cheese; olive cream; bell peppers finely sliced and juniper.


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domenica 22 gennaio 2012

Potatoes with provinciali herbs and provola cheese

Among Italian traditional recipes there are quite a number with potatoes, one of the most versatile foods in national culinary culture, as main ingredient.

Potatoes
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Salt
Provinciali herbs
Provola cheese
Onion

Chop in cubes the potatoes, wash, dry and salt in the dishcloth. Warm the oil with a mince of herbs and fresh onion, add potatoes and cook on medium heat, cover with a lid and stir often, adding the cubes of provola almost at the end.


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sabato 21 gennaio 2012

Radicchio and provola risotto

Winter and hot risotto with vegetables is a must in Italian cuisine and finding delicious traditional recipes for vegetarians is quite easy.

Rice
Radicchio
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Provola cheese
Onion
Salt
Water

Wash and finely chop the radicchio. Warm the oil with a mince of onion, add the radicchio, salt and cook on low heat, on a side warm water with one or two leafes of radicchio. When radicchio is ready  add rice, cook stirring with a wooden spoon and adding the warm water. At the end sprinkle with provola in cubes, cool and serve.

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mercoledì 18 gennaio 2012

Polenta with mushrooms cream

Polenta is a food that inspires winter festivity spirit. Traditional recipes are a lot, it's easy to create new vegetarian delicacies with a bit of creativity. Preparing polenta can be a moment of conviviality but the ones ready in a few minutes, such as Valsugana, can be the main ingredient for delicious meals.

Salt
Cooking cream with porcini mushrooms
Field mushrooms
Water
Polenta
Grated cheese
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Prepare polenta with the preferred method, on a side cook the washed and chopped field mushrooms in a pot with oil and salt, when the sauce is ready add the 'panna' cream with porcini mushrooms and generously dress the polenta.

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sabato 14 gennaio 2012

Pasta gorgonzola and radicchio

Among winter elements,  the most juicy is when we cuddle ourselves with dishes a bit less low calories than usual, such as pasta with cheeses and creams.

Pasta
Water
Milk
Gorgonzola piccante
Radicchio
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Salt
Onion

Wash and chop radicchio, in a pot or pan, warm the oil with a mince of (few) onion, add radicchio, salt, cook on high heat and then lower. On a side  boil the water for the pasta and a few minutes before draining, soften in a small pot the gorgonzola chopped in cubes in not much milk, dress the pasta with the gorgonzola and radicchio cream.

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mercoledì 11 gennaio 2012

Scrippelle with lemon marmelade and sheep cheese

Scrippelle  are very versatile and can be cooked in many ways, mixing different cuisine cultures is a good way to create delicious dishes for vegetarians.
Water
Wheat
Eggs
Lemon marmelade
Sheep cheese
Cream
Chives

Prepare the scrippelle quickly cooked, on a side chop in cubes the cheese, create a mix with marmelade and pour in the middle of the scrippella. Make the shape of a Chinese ravioli and close with the chives, put in a baking tray and pour not too dense cream, bake in hot oven 180°C for about 20'.


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domenica 8 gennaio 2012

Pasta with bell peppers cream

Pasta is sometimes directly linked to the essence of being Italian, an ingredient always to be found in an Italian kitchen. During not really cold seasons of the Belpaese, also during the most winterly holidays a pasta with bell peppers cream evoke Mediterranean sceneries and hot climate, being also a good start for a low calories post holidays decadent meals.


Bell peppers
Chilli pepper
Extra virgin PDO oil
Salt
Pasta
Water
Juniper
Ginger
Oregano
Fresh onion
Wine


Wash the bell peppers and finely slice, brown the fresh onion finely chopped and a small piece of chilli pepper, juniper and ginger in the extra virgin PDO olive oil, when the oil is hot add the bell peppers, salt, soften, sprinkle with wine, evaporate the alcohol add the oreganon and lower the flame and cover. On a side boil the pasta, mince the bell peppers before well draining the pasta, dress and serve with oreganon tops.

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venerdì 6 gennaio 2012

Baked polenta

Polenta is the typical dish of some Northern Italian regions, often considered similar to bread. Even though in some diets the use of maize wheat is not recommended it is true that is an excellent key ingredient for delicious vegetarian recipes.


Ready polenta
Butter or margarine
Sauce with chiodini mushrooms
Cheese (fontina, asiago or latteria)




Cook the polenta and put aside a 10 cms piece, refrigerate for a day or use the ready made polenta, slice lay in a oiled baking tray and cover with abundant chiodini mushrooms sauce and cubes of cheese, bake at 200°C for about 15'.




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lunedì 2 gennaio 2012

Polenta and porcini fat cream

Polenta is a food that evoke winter holidays. Traditional recipes are quite a number and is easy to be creative also for the most purist vegetarians. Cooking polenta might be a conviviality moment but good dishes can be prepared also with the ready to cook in a few minutes, such as the Valsugana.
Salt
Water
Fat cream spiced with porcini mushrooms
Field mushrooms
Polenta
Grated cheese
PDO olive oil

Prepare the polenta the way you prefer, on a side cook the field mushrooms cleaned and roughly chopped in a pot, add salt and oil, when the sauce is ready add the porcini fat cream and generously dress the ready polenta. Delicious also cold.

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domenica 1 gennaio 2012

Filled eggs


Eggs are vital in a ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet, uncountable the nutritional qualities, quite easy to cook and versatile.

Eggs
Salt
Extra virgin PDO olive oil
Nuts
Apple or balsamic vinegar
Boil the eggs, peel them and cut on the long side, take the yolk out and put in a bowl, dress with salt, oil, nuts crumbs, a drop of vinegar to soften, fill the eggs with the mix, refrigerate and serve with almond or rosemary flowers and toasts.

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