Vanilla ice-cream with warm berries

This summer we’ve been hiking all around the “Three Peaks of Lavaredo” (also called in Italian Tre Cime di Lavaredo), the best know mountain groups in the Dolomites, and after three hours of hiking, we stopped, exhausted, at a Malga to eat something refreshing. And believe us that it’s nothing more restorative than a homemade vanilla ice-cream with fresh picked berries, to recharge the batteries.

If this weekend you are planning a cosy dinner together with your friends (…and you don’t have time to prepare a cake), treat yourself and your guest with this vanilla ice-cream with warm berries. And we guarantee you that, after that, you would like to organise a tour of the Dolomites!

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September 9, 2016 1

Hugo Spritz cocktail and filled Tomato Appetizers

It’s with a hint of nostalgia that we publish our new post…but we couldn’t not to share with you the recipe of Hugo Spritz, the aperitif that we’ve been sipping, together with good friends, by the sea, during our hot Italian summer.

Since the weather in Denmark seems to be promising for the next days, why don’t try it out, accompanied by fresh and healthy filled cherry tomatoes?

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August 28, 2016 1

Rice potatoes and mussels

If you are from Apulia you have to be able to cook this dish!

The main ingredients are only 3, mussels, potatoes and rice, but the good seasoning is the secret to make a very tasty dish: excellent extra vergin oil, juicy and ripe tomatoes, a bit of parmesan or/and pecorino cheese.

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July 15, 2016 1

Avocado mousse with chocolate and basil

This delicious and easy recipe is borrowed from one of our favorite blogs: rossomelograno. It is a nice combination of three very different ingredients: chocolate, avocado and basil …..If you want to make a quick and yummy dessert, this is the recipe for you!

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June 10, 2016 0

Venetian Bellini Cocktail and Grilled Polenta with Baccalà Mantecato (Codfish Mousse)

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May 27, 2016 2

Orecchiette Pasta with Peas, Pecorino Cheese, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Mozzarella

During one of our downtown morning strolls, our attention was captured by the presence of danish green peas among the fresh vegetables in the market stalls.
Suddenly we realised that those were the remaining ingredients we needed to prepare the dish to start our blog.
Whole grain orecchiette with sun dried tomatoes, peas, mozzarella and pecorino cheese is one of our to-go pasta dishes. It is perfect for weeknight meals and when you have guest beacuse it is nutritious and very quick and easy to prepare.
The ingredients are typical from northen to southern Italy and are easily found in Denmark.
We used the whole grain orecchiette but you can use every different kind of pasta.
The success is guaranteed!