Category: Second courses

• Pollo alla Cacciatora

  Cristina serves up a classic pollo alla cacciatora, or hunter’s chicken stew as it’s known in English. It’s a simple and super traditional dish prepared with some little differences in almost all the regions of Italy.  The chicken is jointed into pieces (Cristina will show you how to do it) and quickly pan-fried, then slowly stewed in a…

• Rack of lamb with polenta

  Today Cristina shows you how to prepare this super typical Italian dish, perfect for the Christmas day’s lunch! A rack of lamb works well with many side dishes and goes great with polenta.  Polenta originated in Northern and Central Italy as an everyday porridge. It was especially common during the winter months as it was not…

• Puff pastry Salmon

  In Italy there’s the tradition of having fish for dinner on Christmas’ Eve and New Year’s Eve. So, here we are with the perfect recipe: a puff pastry Salmon with zucchini.  Cristina shows you how to prepare this beautiful and easy-making dish. It can be a different way to serve fish, which we bet will…

• Turkey Roll

  Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. It’s not an Italian tradition of course, but it can be a chance to say “thank you” to someone that is special to you. In this video Cristina will cook for us an Italian version of the classical turkey, usually served on Thanksgiving Day. She will make a turkey roll…

• Cauliflower steak with chickpeas and beetroots hummus

  Today we present you a vegan/vegetarian recipe that we took from Riccardo and Stefano, the creators of @gnambox It’s a cauliflower steak with chickpeas and beetroots hummus. It’s a super healthy dish and it’s very tasty. @sommycri Ingredients:– 1 cauliflower– 200 gr precooked chickpeas– 2 precooked beetroots– 1 lemon– Parsley– Salt– Pepper– Breadcrumbs– Parmesan cheese (optional)– Extra virgin olive oil Method: Cut the cauliflower in 2 cm…

• Salmon fillet with multicolor vegetables

• Fried chicken strips with red peppers

  Today Cristina shares with us one of her recipes, perfect for your next lunch: fried chicken strips with red peppers. Ingredients: – 3 red peppers (or any other color you like)-1 clove of garlic– 400 gr chicken breast– 2 spoons of milk– 1 egg– Breadcrumbs– Vegetable oil– Extra virgin olive oil– Salt and pepper Method: Wash the red peppers and cut them in…

• Eggs in Purgatory

  Today Cristina explains to us how to cook “Eggs in Purgatory”. The flavor of this dish, simple and tasty, is going to make you feel like in Heaven. Perfect recipe for a quick lunch or dinner. You can accompany this dish with some toasted bread (homemade is the best – check out our video) and…