Why this blog? Since I was a little girl I had this passion for simple and good food and since a few years this passion has become stronger. I think a lot about food and about the family traditions that, for me, are related to food. I was born in spicy Naples in southern Italy and when I was little my family moved to The Netherlands. I lived in the country of tulips and clogs for a long period of my life. My family always cooked Italian food. And they still do, even if they live outside Italy for almost twenty years now.
You'll find recipes that are given to me by family, friends or recipes that I found in a cookbook (which most of the time I change a bit here and there). I like to use simple, fresh and preferably organic ingredients. Sometimes organic products are expensive, that's why I try to buy at least organic eggs, poultry and meat. I believe in the principles of the Mediterranean Diet: (extra vergine) olive oil, vegetables, legumes, cereals, fish and and once in a while meat and I try to cook according to these principles. My guilty pleasure is a home made cake. In particular I love baking cakes or cookies, so you'll find enough recipes to satisfy even those with a sweet tooth.
All the recipes on this blog I've made with a lot of passion and I believe if I can make them, you can! Whatever your experience in the kitchen is. If you want to make easy-to-prepare and delicious recipes that are made with simple ingredients this is the blog for you.
I would sincerely appreciate it if you leave a comment whenever you tried a recipe to let me know how you got on with it!
Benvenuti nella mia cucina. Welcome in my kitchen.
