A weekday favourite of mine that is way simpler too make than it may seem. If you’re lazy (like I usually am), use a blender. If a bit more ambitious use a mortar & pestle. What you need (four approximately 3-4 persons) Basil, about 5 deciliters of fresh leaves 2 Tablespoons of pine nuts 1… Continue reading Homemade pesto recipe
Category: Italian food
Where to eat in Bologna (and why I gained 3 kilos in 3 days)
La Grassa, or the fat one, is the nickname of the Italian city of Bologna, lovingly named so by the rest of Italy, because of its, well fatty, cuisine. You could also call me the fat one, as I gained 3 kilos or about 6.5 pounds during my three days in Bologna recently. So what… Continue reading Where to eat in Bologna (and why I gained 3 kilos in 3 days)
Homemade Spaghetti alla Gricia recipe
This weekend, I tried the last one of the four pastas of Rome. The four pastas of Rome is carbonara (egg, guanciale/pancetta, pecorino, black pepper), Amatriciana (guanciale/pancetta and tomatoes), Cacio e Pepe (black pepper, pecorino) and the Pasta alla Gricia, with pecorino and guanciale/pancetta. Pasta, or spaghetti alla Gricia is sort of a cacio e… Continue reading Homemade Spaghetti alla Gricia recipe
Dough – how to make the perfect homemade pizza
Pizza. One of my, and many others’ favourite dishes. I am probably never as happy as when a pizza meal is approaching. A couple of years back we decided that we wanted to be able to make as good pizzas as from pizzerias or pizza restaurants. We started with the tomato sauce, and then the… Continue reading Dough – how to make the perfect homemade pizza
Great Napoli style pizza in Stockholm at Meno Male
Recently, several Naples or Napoli style pizza restaurants have opened in Stockholm, which for me is great, since I love the chewy dough of these fast baked wonders. The other day I tried Meno Male for a decadent office pizza lunch (via delivery). I had their pizza with spicy salami, fior di latte (sort of… Continue reading Great Napoli style pizza in Stockholm at Meno Male
Recipe for perfect spaghetti cacio e pepe
One of my favourite pasta dishes (okay I admit that most pasta related dishes are my favourites) is the simple yet delicious Roman dish’cacio e pepe’. Cacio e pepe means cheese and pepper, and that is pretty much the dish, with the addition of spaghetti and a splash of cooking liquid. Despite being a quite… Continue reading Recipe for perfect spaghetti cacio e pepe
Recipe for homemade truffled spaghetti carbonara
The other day I went to have dinner at one of my favourite restaurants in Stockholm; Urban Deli. There, I found that they sold fresh Gotlandic autumn truffles. The lady working the deli part of Urban Deli kindly allowed me to have a sniff before I decided to go ahead and buy the tiny but… Continue reading Recipe for homemade truffled spaghetti carbonara