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Close-up of cauliflower hummus texture with corn crackers View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Cauliflower florets: 10.5 oz (300 g)
  • Natural peanut butter: 2 tbsp (30 g)
  • Lime juice: from 1/2 lime
  • Chili flakes or hot paprika: 1 pinch
  • Fine salt: to taste
  • Cauliflower cooking water: as needed
  • Fine cornmeal (fioretto): 1.7 oz (50 g)
  • All-purpose flour: 1.7 oz (50 g)
  • Water: 2/3 cup (150 ml)
  • Extra virgin olive oil: 3.5 tbsp (50 g)
  • Fine salt: 1 tsp (5 g)

Cauliflower Peanut Hummus with Crunchy Corn Crackers

This cauliflower hummus is a creamy alternative to chickpeas, enriched with peanut butter and served with homemade crunchy corn crackers. A…

  • 21/03/2026
(5 / 5)
Glass jar filled with fresh green arugula pesto topped with olive oil. View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • Fresh arugula: 100 g (approx. 3.5 oz or 4 packed cups)
  • Parmigiano Reggiano: 50 g (approx. 1.7 oz), grated
  • Pecorino Romano: 30 g (approx. 1 oz), grated
  • Almonds: 50 g (approx. 1.7 oz or 1/3 cup)
  • Extra virgin olive oil: 100 ml (approx. 7 tbsp or slightly less than 1/2 cup)
  • Garlic: 1 clove (optional)
  • Salt: to taste

Easy Arugula Pesto (Rocket Pesto)

Discover how to make a fresh and peppery arugula pesto with almonds and parmesan. A versatile, quick, and light alternative to…

  • 02/03/2026
(0 / 5)
A smooth ball of golden shortcrust pastry dough on a table with cookie cutters View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • All-purpose flour (Italian "00"): 300 g (approx. 2 1/2 cups)
  • Unsalted butter: 130 g (approx. 9 tbsp or 1 stick + 1 tbsp), softened at room temperature for about an hour
  • Granulated sugar: 80 g (approx. 6 tbsp or 1/3 cup)
  • Egg: 1 large, whole
  • Egg yolk: 1 large
  • Vanilla baking powder: 1 tsp (Note: if unavailable, use 1 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract)
  • Organic lemon zest: from 1 lemon, yellow part only (to taste)

How to make the perfect shortcrust pastry…

Discover how to make the perfect shortcrust pastry for tarts and cookies. Using the softened butter method for an elastic and…

  • 16/01/2026
(5 / 5)
Authentic bolognese meat sauce without milk and broth View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • 1.1 lbs (500 g) ground beef
  • 0.5 lbs (250 g) ground pork
  • 5.3 oz (150 g) Prosciutto Crudo (whole piece to be finely minced or hand-cut into tiny bits) or same quantity sausage
  • 6.3 cups (1.5 L) tomato purée (passata)
  • 5 fresh basil leaves
  • Extra virgin olive oil, as needed (at least 1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup (approx. 200 ml) dry red wine
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1 onion
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste

Authentic bolognese meat sauce: family recipe

This style of bolognese meat sauce (ragù) is a family heirloom passed down to me. It's the one we use for…

  • 23/12/2025
(5 / 5)
A smooth ball of golden shortcrust pastry dough on a table with cookie cutters View Ingredients
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Ingredients
  • 300 g flour 00
  • 130 g softened butter (left out of the fridge for about an hour)
  • 80 g sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla baking powder
  • The yellow part of the zest of 1 organic lemon (to taste)

Shortcrust Pastry for Tarts and Cookies (Thermomix…

This shortcrust pastry for tarts and cookies is perfect, tested many times with success. The method used is the one with…

  • 05/12/2025
(5 / 5)
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