Salmon Croquettes with Horseradish Sauce and Mango Salsa

salmon croquettes & mango salsaSalmon croquette - plating

These hearty baked salmon croquettes are simply exquisite and easy to make. They have a flavorful and creamy center and a crispy crust. They are delicious served alone, maybe paired with a slice of homemade bread but I decided to serve them with horseradish sauce and mango salsa. Continue reading Salmon Croquettes with Horseradish Sauce and Mango Salsa

Chicken Soup with Spinach and Brown Rice

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Chicken soup with spinach and brown rice is a hearty and nutritious soup. This colorful and heartwarming soup is packed with lovely autumnal flavors. It is the kind of soup that you crave on a cold winter afternoon and the kind of soup that is capable to brighten a cloudy day.
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Potato Salad with Avocado and Greek Yogurt Sauce

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This potato salad is a healthier approach to classic mayonnaise potato salad. Since I started cooking, I tried a lot of recipes, but I haven’t found the perfect one. I tried to include lots of different ingredients, some of them fitted like a glove, some of them made my salad taste at least… weird. So, I finally have my own version, a version that is both tasty and nutritious.
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Tagliatelle Made from Scratch Served with Beef Ragù / Lentil Ragù

Tagliatelle & Ragu

Beef and lentils ragu

I might have mentioned my eternal love for pasta. Here’s the thing: if I’d have to choose between chocolate and pasta, I’d choose the latter. Oh, and I love chocolate, I just love pasta even more. My obsession for pasta began during early childhood. I remember that my grandmother used to make huge sheets of dough, which were later cut into delicate ribbons and served with poppy seeds or walnuts. Later I learnt that those exquisite ribbons were in fact tagliatelle.

Today I have a propose for you: tagliatelle made from scratch, served with two types of ragù. The first one is a classic beef ragù, decadent and flavorful and the second one is a vegan lentil ragù, nutritious yet incredibly tasty. Why should we include lentils in our diet?

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Minestrone Soup

minestrone platingminestrone soupMinestrone is a soup of Italian origin made with seasonal vegetables and pasta or rice. This soup often contains tomatoes, carrot, celery, onion and beans. It’s such a lovely and heart-warming soup. And the great part is that there’s no recipe for this amazing soup, so the sky is the limit… It is thick. It is tasty. It is… perfect.

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