Saturday, May 24, 2008

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Summer in the pot with the carrots and saffron risotto and the chicken curry

The rain does not grant respite from I do not know how many more days! To be honest I do not remember what was the last day of only the last two weeks, probably because back in early May. June is almost at the gates, and despite the sun has disappeared from circulation, the desire is felt in the summer!
And I decided to look in the kitchen, adding a touch of color to prepare dishes, using a little 'spice, like curry and saffron. They are good, do well and as well as enhance the flavor of the dishes, give the warm tones of the sun!
Here are two recipe involving the use of these two spices.
saffron risotto with carrots and
-4 servings-
Ingredients:
  • 400 g arborio rice
  • extra virgin olive
  • 1.5 l vegetable stock
  • onion
  • half a glass of white wine
  • 5 carrots
  • a saffron
  • Parmesan

Procedure:

  • Peel and chop onions and carrots and brown them in oil in a saucepan.
  • Add rice, mix the chopped carrot and onion and toast it for a few minutes.
  • Blend with the white wine and let it evaporate and add the hot broth a bit 'at a time, stirring constantly.
  • cooked, add the saffron and stir off the heat with a handful of Parmesan cheese.
Chicken curry
-simple recipe and quick-

Ingredients:

  • a slice of chicken per person
  • flour (I always calculating two tablespoons per person)
  • curry (a pleasure)
  • vegetable broth
  • milk (about 2-3 tablespoons per person)

Procedure:

  • cut the chicken into pieces and cook in the pan without using grease, oil or butter;
  • add the flour and stir with tocchettini curry chicken over medium heat, being careful not to burn the whole;
  • add the broth and milk and stir to mix all ingredients;
  • cover with a lid and cook over medium heat for more few minutes;
  • if necessary add a little salt and 'curry;
  • if you prefer, at the end of cooking, you can combine pineapple, cut into small pieces or slivers of almonds.

Enjoy your meal and the next recipe! :)

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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The cake for the First Communion of Christian

well 20 days have passed since my last step for the blog ... I have a little hiding 'due to various commitments, including my internship, but mostly because I could not spend one Sunday in May in the house! The reason?? Not one, not two, but three First Communion (of which two away, in Bari and Finale Ligure!).
But now here I am, finally ready to resume the work of the blog: D!
Home in the best way to do it with this post entirely dedicated to a small masterpiece created by my mom has always been passionate about cooking and confectionery and for some years now, become the "official pastry of friends and relatives who need a loud voice, her cakes to celebrate birthdays, communions, wedding anniversaries and so on and so forth!
the weekend of May 10 to 11 we spent in Bari to celebrate the First Communion of my cousin Christian! It 'was a wonderful weekend in the birthplace of my family, where I could embrace grandparents, uncles and cousins \u200b\u200bthat unfortunately I can only see a couple of times a year.
On this occasion, my mother made this cake as beautiful as it is complex, shaped like a book, extraordinarily good: P, formed by a series of mouth-watering layers: pastry, chocolate pastry cream, sponge cake, lemon custard , another layer of sponge cake, all covered by decorative cream and wafers with a phrase of good wishes for the little Chris!
Yeah, you just have to admit, this time he has done it again, leaving everyone shocked:)
Here's a detail of the cake:

Unfortunately I could not photograph the piece because I could not wait to taste it: D!

And after the completion of the pie, companies cuclinarie continue, here is the mother struggling with orecchiette ... Walking through the old town we came across one of the stalls exhibiting typical local products on the feast of St. Nicholas, one of the many goodness could not miss the orecchiette, hand-made from most patient man willing to give lessons to passersby.

... but here we still have some work 'to achieve absolute perfection:)

And now some photos of the delicacies that we enjoyed at lunch: D

Mozzarella cheese, fried peppers, focaccia Puglia

Grilled eggplant, seafood salad, sweet pepper gratin

Beets seasoned with olive oil, garlic and parsley, salt rice cake, zucchini poverella

Cavatelli with clams and cicerchie

A glimpse of the old town of Bari