Fruits and vegetables in season by month: February

Fruits and vegetables in season by month: February

February is the best month to begin cleansing the body from toxins accumulated during the winter: let’s start every meal with a detox salad with fennels, leeks and turnips seasoned with extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt. At the end of the month, you can collect early small and tender dandelion leaves,

Fruits and vegetables in season by month: October

Fruits and vegetables in season by month: October

To us, October means mushrooms. We suggest an original and elegant recipe: boletus salad with dill. Serve it as a starter with rye bread. Preparation is simple: just sliced fresh mushrooms with fresh dill, chives, extra virgin olive oil and salt, garnished with a few pomegranate grains. Another food that ripens in October is the winter

Bucatini with artichokes and saffron

Bucatini with artichokes and saffron

A seasonal, light, tasty and creamy pasta course – even if it doesn’t contain cream – with a spice that enhances the flavour of the other ingredients: saffron.

Cupcake lasagna with artichokes

Cupcake lasagna with artichokes

    Ingredients for 12 cupcakes For the fillo dough: 200 g of flour 2 eggs a little salt   For the stuffing: 1 litre of béchamel (prepared with milk, flour and oil) 6 spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese 500 g of spinach 400 g of champignon mushroom 4 artichokes parsley 1 clove of garlic

Artichoke tapenade

Artichoke tapenade

Ingredients 4 artichokes 1 Tropea red onion 100 g of pitted Taggiasche olives 3 spoonful of Aeolian salted capers 1 bunch of parsley 2 fillets of anchovy in oil the juice of half a lemon minced dry chili pepper extra virgin olive oil whole herb sea salt     Preparation Soak the capers in lukewarm