This recipe is so easy! Catherine and I started to make crackers in order not to waste sourdough starter, and the other day we tried to add sugar instead of salt, and the result was marvelous! These are really not that sweet, on purpose. They satisfy the sweet tooth without being cookies, so they are perfect for Catherine and for us, too, when we want to limit sugar but still want dessert. The can be dipped in hot chocolate, or served with ice cream, pastry cream, and whipped cream.
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Warm Navy Bean Salad with Roasted Asparagus & Fennel
This dish takes 20 minutes to make, start to finish. It’s so good that it’s one of those recipes you would find in a fancy Italian restaurant. But you can make it at home (using canned beans)!
Almond Sourdough Gallette with Berries
This sourdough galette is one of my favorite ways of using leftover sourdough starter when I make pizza or bread. It’s also one of my favorite desserts. Easy, bright, summery, and absolutely divine.
Baked Salmon With Capers And Roma Tomatoes
I cooked this dish in the aftermath of a terrible earthquake in central Italy. The tragedy made me think about how I spend my time, and therefore to mindful cooking and mindful living — staying in the present.
I didn’t think about the ingredients for too long; I wanted to eat fish, so I seasoned it with what I had in the pantry on the evening of August 24th, 2016. Feel free to substitute capers with olives, anchovies, or sun dried tomatoes. Feel free to bake halibut instead of salmon, or mahi-mahi, or your favorite fish. Trust your taste, trust your creativity, and enjoy supper with your loved ones.
Mom’s Paste di Meliga Biscotti
Paste di Meliga are among my favorite biscotti from Piemonte, where I am from. Since I can’t seem to find them here in Los Angeles, I asked my mom to teach me how to make them a home. This is her recipe; I promise you won’t be disappointed.