http://www.goingthroughitaly.com Your broad and charming guide to Italy Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:09:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients: 300 gr of flour 1 kg of potatoes Salt 1 egg [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Potatoes dumplings"][/caption] Preparation: Wash the potatoes without peeling them, put them in a pot with salted water and let they boil. Still warm, peel them, mash and put them on a well floured work surface. Add a pinch of salt and flour ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1653/potatoes-dumplings/ Ingredients: 500 gr of sea mullets 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves of garlic Cooking salt 2-3 sprigs of parsley Table salt Black pepper [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption=" Mullets baked in foil"][/caption] Preparation: Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Carefully wash the mullets, remove the entrails and scale. Put into each belly one drop of olive oil, ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1651/mullets-baked-in-foil/ Ingredients: 2 kg of mussels 2-3 cloves of garlic 1 /2 cup of extra virgin olive oil Pepper Parsley [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="330" caption="Impepata di cozze"][/caption] Preparation: Clean and debeard (1) the mussels. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan with the garlic and add the mussels (2-3). Cover the pan with a lid (4) and cook ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1648/impepata-di-cozze-recipe/ Ingredients for 2 people: 500 gr of clams Chopped parsley 1 clove of garlic 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil Pepper 160 gr of spaghetti Salt [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="265" caption="Spaghetti with clams"][/caption] Preparation: Wash the clams under running water and put them in a large saucepan. Cook on a high heat, waiting until they open (usually takes 5-7 ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1645/spaghetti-with-clams/ Ingredients for 4 people: 400 gr of spaghetti pasta 500 gr of tomato pulp 150 gr of black olives 1 clove of garlic 1 tablespoon of capers 4 desalted anchovy fillets Extra virgin olive oil Oregano Parsley Chilli pepper Salt [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="341" caption="Spaghetti alla Puttanesca"][/caption] Preparation: Fry lightly garlic and chilli. Add tomato pulp, olives cut into small pieces, crushed ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1642/spaghetti-alla-puttanesca-recipe/ Ingredients: Flour 400 gr of mozzarella 16 slices of sandwich bread or pancarrè A pinch of salt 100 ml of milk Extra virgin olive oil Pepper Preparation: Take the slices of bread or pancarrè cutting the dark edges (1). Cut the mozzarella into slices not too thin (up to 1 cm) and place them on 8 slices of bread ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1639/mozzarella-in-carrozza-recipe/ Ingredients: For shortcrust pastry: 200 gr of flour 120 gr of butter 70 gr of sugar 1 egg yolk A pinch of salt Lemon peel For stuffing: 500 gr of ricotta cheese 150 gr of sugar 3 tablespoons of lemon juice Lemon peel 6 sheets of gelatin [caption id="attachment_1633" align="aligncenter" width="239" caption="Ricotta cheese Tortino"][/caption] Pastry preparation: Sift the flour and form a fountain ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1632/ricotta-cheese-tortino/ Ingredients: 300 gr of wheat flour 150 gr of butter 100 gr of sugar 1 small glass of grappa 1 pinch of bicarbonate of soda 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon of honey 70 gr of shelled almonds A pinch of salt [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Fregoloti cake"][/caption] Preparation: Whip the butter with sugar and add the egg yolk, honey, salt and grappa, ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1630/fregoloti-cake/ This Romanesque church was built between the XI and the XII century and it is characterized by a fascinating façade made up by four series of columns and by marble decorations. All its external surface is ornamented by horizontal black and white strips and by a beautiful elliptical dome. [caption id="" ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1624/the-pisa-cathedral/ This is one of the most famous Italian symbols in the world. This construction was built in 1174 to be the Cathedral's bell tower being characterized by a circular structure made up by a basis full of arches surmounted by a series of loggias that end with the elegant bell-ringer. [caption ... http://www.goingthroughitaly.com/1621/the-leaning-tower-of-pisa/