Serves: 2 Cooking: 45min Difficulty: easy In my family we eat lentils almost once a week, they are rich in iron, fibers, proteins and magnesium. They are so highly considered that they are one of the key ingredients at our NYE dinner. After all the amazing dishes we have for dinner, it is tradition for us that at midnight we eat few spoons of lentils to make sure we will be wealthy in the new year. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Always add salt at the end when cooking lentils as otherwise it will take you longer and they will be harder. If you have some lentil soup leftover, don’t throw it away. You can make an amazing lentil salad for the next days. Just keep...
Preparation: 40min Serves: 4 people Difficulty: easy When you come from the South artichokes mean Easter. From mid March you see them in every grocery shop and you smell them in the little streets. My grandmother used to make them this way following the traditional recipe that I want to share with you today. Try them for your Easter lunch, it will be a success! Mamma Flora’s Tip: When you cook the artichokes, cut them and leave them at least 30min in a bowl of water with slices of lemon so that they don’t blacken. Ingredients: 4 artichokes 3 eggs 1 lemon 15 tablespoons peanut oil to fry white flour parmesan salt Method: Remove the outside leaves until you reach the heart of the...
Preparation: 40min Cooking: 20min Serves: 5 people Difficulty: medium In Naples we have always been open to different cultures, from Spanish to French passing through Africa but also to our neighbouring regions. This reflects on our culinary tradition: taking inspiration from others, making the recipes our own. This happened when Neapolitan people met Pasta alla Norma, typical meal from Sicily and instead of topping it with ricotta we thought of adding pieces of sumptuous mozzarella. Below the recipe of Pasta alla Siciliana. Mamma Flora’s Tip: choose the aubergines carefully, not too watery nor too many seeds. When you fry them, don’t be scared to use a good amount of oil to fry, the aubergines will not be soaked if you follow the steps below. Ingredients: 500gr rigatoni...
