It's Sunday morning and you've decided to treat your family to some delicious gnocchi with pesto sauce. You select the ingredients, crush the pine nuts, grate the Parmesan cheese and mix the fragrant basil leaves with a good drizzle of olive oil. The sauce is ready: green, vibrant, perfect. But time passes. An hour later, it's time to serve. Everyone is...
Pastry cream has that special gift of being everywhere without ever getting tired of it. It is one of those essential preparations in confectionery: creamy, smooth, with the right balance of sweetness, and perfect to give life to cakes, pies and classics that never go out of fashion. Millefeuille, Basque cake, fruit tarts, cannoli? they all have something in common: a good pastry cream that...
Pineapple peel, which is often discarded as waste, has vast culinary and nutritional potential that deserves to be explored. As well as helping to reduce food waste, using this part of the fruit can enrich our diet with unique flavors and valuable nutrients.
Basil is one of the most beloved and widely used herbs in Italian cuisine, prized for its unmistakable, fresh and pungent aroma and its versatility in numerous recipes. From classic pasta al pomodoro to pizza margherita, from Genovese pesto to rich salads, basil is an essential ingredient to enhance the flavor of many dishes. However, maintaining a healthy basil seedling within the home can...
Many people think it's essential to wash raw chicken before cooking it, not least because of the pinkish liquid called "purge" found in the packaging. However, according to a culinary expert from Perdue Farms, this practice is not only unnecessary, but also potentially dangerous due to the risk of cross-contamination (Perdue Farms, source USDA)....