Summer favourite: spaghetti con le vongole
This is absolutely one of our favourite pasta recipes and it's not just a summer thing: spaghetti with clams are good all year round! It's very simple to make and [...]
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04, 2019
Spring recipe: fried black locust flowers
New recipe from a tradition we have in Abruzzo
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03, 2019
Get into the Mardi Gras spirit: Castagnole recipe to lick your fingers!
Here's another extremely delicious Carnival treat we grew up eating: Castagnole! These are my grandpa's favourites, so nonna always has freshly-fried ones... believe me, they're addictive! INGREDIENTS 600 gr flour [...]
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02, 2019
Chiacchiere: a delicious treat for Carnival!
Nonna Angela is the queen of Carnival treats! I remember going to her house a few days before Mardi Gras knowing she would have fresh castagnole or chiacchiere... and she [...]
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05, 2018
[RECIPE]: Easy and healthy zucchini sauce!
Spring is finally here! We have many dishes to celebrate it in Abruzzo, many of the fresh ingredients we grove in our gardens: fava beans, peas, tomatoes and many others. [...]
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02, 2018
Polenta with cheese and mushrooms!
Many people think polenta is a Northern-Italy dish, but it's also part of our culinary tradition in Abruzzo. The most common version you would find on a grandparents' table is [...]
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06, 2017
Abruzzo old traditions: home-made soap recipe
Life in Abruzzo countryside required a wide knowledge of home-making procedures: women needed to know how to make almost any type of product they could be in need of...and they [...]
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04, 2014
Shrimp and orange risotto: check out this recipe on Maple&Saffron blog!
Find this yummy recipe on our blog and make it yourself! (click HERE)