Asparagus carbonara

Everybody from La Prova del Cuoco show (an Italian cooking program that I watch whenever I can) is making this at home now, they said, so I had to try it too.  Introduced by a fabulous redhead chef from Tuscany and a frequent guest on the show, Luisanna Messeri, a couple of days ago...

Roasted kohlrabi with barley in parsley Gorgonzola béchamel

Kohlrabi is usually the last produce to go from the fridge before a shopping day. It can stay there probably for up to a week. And then there should be always a couple slices of prosciutto, hopefully Parmesan but that day there was only Gorgonzola. So I just went around the corner to get parsley because it's particularly good this time of the year and accidentally, with all that, we had a fantastic lunch...

Risotto with whole baby beets

Welcome to my baby beet party...

Rhubarb, strawberry and nectarine crisp under vanilla ice cream

I'm so glad someone invented crisp ... and so glad someone put it with ice cream.

Milkshake recipe in 30 sentences and Hello strawberries!

Hania was to write her favorite recipe for a school project. Minimim 30 sentences. I suggested: the strawberry milkshake. It is what she's been making and eating lately. The idea of putting fruit and ice cream together sounded nice and easy, but have you ever tried to put it in 30 sentences? I tell you, our brains were smoking...

Young potatoes with dill, yoghurt and egg

With the first hot days of the year, my childhood memories together with my appetite go back to this...

Frittata with asparagus and young potatoes

I wanted to make it look like a whirlpool of asparagus. The eye came out kind of irregular, but the outside got some spin...

Rye focaccia with baby beets and feta

Baby beets, another early Spring favorite...

Cheese(or almond)cake swirl brownie with raspberries and rhubarb

Dear "Skinny Chick", thank you for your fabulous recipe. Just one thing, there was no way I could have waited 2 hours for the brownie to cool...So my bad...or my good, I tried it after 40 minutes. I like it already. However, after several hours in the fridge, the brownie tasted like the best ice cream, Hania said. It was creamy, smooth, firm...cold and full of wonderful flavors. :) ela

Young potato, tomato and cucumber salad with Dijon dressing and Spring herbs

No matter how big I make it, we fight over every piece till all gone.

Split focaccia sandwich with giant beans and Spring herbs

One of my favorite ways to eat beans...

Penne gratin with asparagus alla carbonara

Lately, I've putting together meals without plans for posting and then when they are ready, I can't help it: I take the camera out and start clicking. Others can't help it and start eating...

Rhubarb loaf with white chocolate

To continue my fascination with this long and lean vegetable, I had to put in a loaf. Turns out, it was made for it...

Spring rains and rainbows

Caught outside our windows, lately...

Bok choy soup

After a weekend of indulgence, I was happy to feed me and others this light but satisfying soup.

Rhubarb almond (or ricotta) delicacy

I had a picture of it in my head before I made it. I wanted whole stalks of rhubarb on top, as if they were lying on my kitchen table.

Rhubarb bars with almond crumble

I got 4 pounds of rhubarb during the week. I was so excited when I saw it in the store first time this year. I made two rhubarb cakes over the weekend and used most of it, just three stalks left in the fridge.

Focaccia with asparagus and Spring herbs

Spring comes and do I start eating salads...? Occasionally and accidentally - yes. Preferably - I let the greens and the reds get all tasty and tender on top of focaccia.