ARTICHOKES WITH LASAGNE (LASAGNE AI CARCIOFI)

The lasagna is a dish of 'Emilia Romagna, but throughout Italy are prepared in different ways.
The original recipe calls for a sauce with pork and  ground beef, unfortunately to my girls do not like and my mother-in-law proposed a variant, use the artichokes.
Try to do it because it's really good, in the picture you can see the result

VALENTINE 'S DINNER

Appetizers: white bread with bresaola and slices of green apple  soaked in lemon juice, ​​and bruschette with cream of green olives, pitted and pureed with capers, some anchovies 3 tablespoons of olive oil and mayonnaise.


First course: In a skillet brown the onion in some oil, and 60 grams of bacon, add 2 ​​zucchini  cut into julienne and a ladle of water.
Bake for about 15 minutes.
Boil the pasta (trofie, fussilli ecc..) being careful to preserve half a cup of cooking water, jump the paste with the zucchini, add 60 grams of soft cheese (robiola o philadelphia) a handful of grated cheese and mix, if pasta is too dry , add water cooking.

Second: sprinkle the slices of veal with flour, in a skillet brown a clove of garlic in the oil, remove and arrange the slices of veal and brown them on both  sides, sprinkle with a dash of lemon juice and half a glass of white wine. Add a handful of chopped parsley, some capers and some anchovy fillets and salt.

Cook for 5/10 minutes and serve.

Salad: lettuce, julienne carrots, arugula, diced oranges, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt for seasoning.

Fruit: disponete nel piatto  delle fettine di ananas e irrorate con  qualche goccia di limone,un cucchiaino di zucchero di canna,  una punta di cannella e un goccio di liquore maraschino

Cake: 4 eggs weigh and the same weight used to measure the butter, sugar and flour, 1 orange yogurt 1 packet of yeast. Put into the blender and stir, bake the cake at 180 degrees for about 25 minutes .For orange frosting, mix 200 grams of powdered sugar with the juice of 2/3 oranges until the mixture has thickened and pour cold on the cake.

Valentines between love and tradition

Piazzetta San Valentino-Vico del Gargano
(foto di viaggiareinpuglia.it)

Valentine's Day is coming and all ready to find the right gift, a romantic restaurant or the original idea to surprise.
 Is the protector of lovers, is celebrated on February 14 and in Italy of some municipalities is the patron saint
In puglia there is a beautiful country, Vico del Gargano that celebrates with craft fairs, stalls selling local produce and a characteristic procession of the relic of the saint through the streets of the village decorated for the Occasion with oranges and bay leaf.
It seems to be tradition that the night of 14, lovers exchange this fruit as a gift of love.
Some years ago have been for some days  in Vico del Gargano, I have to say is that I found very characteristic, it is considered among in fact the most beautiful villages in Italy.
During my vacation I could see Vieste, Peschici, the Umbra forest, and much more, but I'll get better another time.
Currently I take this opportunity to dust off some recipes that require orange to pay homage to this ancient tradition and ..to my love!!!