Home < LikeLiked by 22ShareGrana PadanoPasta Baked savoury pancakes with asparagus and Grana Padano Chef Danilo Cortellini In Italy we call them crespelle (my mum actually calls them “screppelle”!) but internationally they are known with their French...
Home < LikeLiked by 81ShareGrana Padano RiservaVegetables Poached eggs in tomato sauce and spicy roast peppers with Grana Padano Riserva Chef Danilo Cortellini This dish is called “uova in purgatorio” in Italian, which literally means “eggs in purgatory”!...
Home < LikeLiked by 27ShareGrana PadanoPasta Crudaiola with courgette pesto and Grana Padano Chef Danilo Cortellini When temperatures rise, it is time to use raw dressings and sauces for your pasta dishes. I know it sounds weird, but trust me, the...
Home < LikeLiked by 59ShareGrana PadanoBaked productsVegetables Pumpkin (pan-fried) lasagne with swiss chard, walnuts and Grana Padano Chef Danilo Cortellini I am a big fan of any pasta that is baked, for me it always bring back memories of Sunday family...
Home < LikeLiked by 59ShareGrana PadanoPasta Chestnuts tortelli with celeriac and Grana Padano Chef Danilo Cortellini Nothing says Christmas like chestnuts to me! My family used to have a few trees in Abruzzo, and I grew up having them in abundance every...
Home < LikeLiked by 61ShareGrana PadanoBaked products Leftover Shepherd’s Pie Chef Danilo Cortellini Ok, this isn’t a shepherd’s pie, it’s more of a hybrid version, using the shepherd’s pie method of using leftover beef stew and the addition...
Home < LikeLiked by 63ShareGrana PadanoPasta Green Mac & Cheese Chef Danilo Cortellini Ok, this isn’t Italian, by any means, but guys, it absolutely tastes gorgeous. I would call this a recipe of Italian reminiscence as it reminds me of pasta al...
Home < LikeLiked by 65ShareGrana Padano RiservaGnocchi Capunsei Mantovani – Stale bread gnocchi with Grana Padano Riserva, butter and sage Chef Danilo Cortellini A medieval recipe with a 1000 years old cheese!Yes, you heard correctly, this recipe, or at...
Home < LikeLiked by 67ShareGrana Padano 5 delicious way to use Grana Padano rind Chef Danilo Cortellini Gone are the days where you would through away the left-over rind of Grana Padano cheese, I give you my word! There is so much you can do with it that...
Home < LikeLiked by 73ShareGrana PadanoBaked products Sweet potato focaccia with Grana Padano, onions and sage Chef Danilo Cortellini My favorite focaccia ever! So easy to make and it is the perfect to twist with new flavours and combinations. It was a...
Home < LikeLiked by 78ShareGrana Padano RiservaVegetables Grana Padano cheesy cauliflower Chef Danilo Cortellini I remember when I was growing up cauliflower was one of the most horrible things I could have been served for supper by my mother; I simply...
Home < LikeLiked by 83ShareGrana PadanoSoups Grana Padano rind and trimmings soup Chef Danilo Cortellini I grew up in a humble family in what you would consider until a few decades ago a rural area of Italy. Food was always at the centre of our social...
Home < LikeLiked by 83ShareGrana Padano Riserva Grana Padano crumble with pears and caramelized shallots Chef Danilo Cortellini An old Italian saying goes like this…. “Al Contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il formaggio con le pere” that roughly...
Home < LikeLiked by 8ShareGrana PadanoVegetables Grana Padano cheesy cauliflower steak Chef Danilo Cortellini I remember when I was growing up cauliflower was one of the most horrible things I could have been served for supper by my mother; I simply...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana PadanoPasta Courgette spaghetti with Grana Padano and basil pesto Danilo Cortellini I admit this recipe could look childish but, in all honesty, what’s wrong with that?! I find it fun once in a while to be childish around...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana PadanoPasta Grana Padano PDO cheese agnolotti “cacio e pepe” Danilo Cortellini It is a mixture of Italian regional cultures joining together to create a delicious pasta dish. Traditionally from Piedmont, the Agnolotti are...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana PadanoMeatVegetables Prosecco DOC marinated cod with green chicory and Grana Padano broth Chef Danilo Cortellini A tasty recipe that sounds more complicated than it really is. The key factor is to rely solely on good...
Home < LikeLiked by 8ShareGrana Padano Cacio e pepe “Tonnarelli” with Grana Padano, broad beans and courgette flowers Danilo Cortellini Ingredients 350g Fresh “tonnarelli” pasta (or any other kind of pasta) 300g grated Grana Padano cheese 1 empty Grana...
Home < LikeLiked by 8ShareGrana PadanoMeatSoupsVegetables Wedding soup Danilo Cortellini Ingredients 350g Fresh “tonnarelli” pasta (or any other kind of pasta) 300g grated Grana Padano cheese 1 empty Grana Padano wheel – optional (to use as mixing bowl) 2...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana PadanoBaked goodsCold finger food Grana Padano ‘Baci di dama’ biscuits Chef Danilo Cortellini I love Baci di Dama, they are an iconic recipe from Piedmont, the region of incredible hazelnuts. A few years back ,when I tried...
Home < LikeLiked by 330ShareGrana PadanoVegetables Stuffed onion with Grana Padano and black truffle Chef Danilo Cortellini Can a humble onion become the star of your dining table? If you ask me, of course it can. I adore onions, and I am convinced it is...
Home < LikeLiked by 8ShareGrana PadanoHot finger food Bread and Grana Padano croquettes with fresh herbs, tomato and red pepper sauce Chef Danilo Cortellini Ingredients For the cheese croquettes:200g white bread, crust removes1 small bunch of fresh...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana PadanoBaked goodsVegetables Grana Padano and Asparagus ‘Pastiera’ (Pie) Chef Danilo Cortellini The Neapolitan Pastiera is an iconic pie or quiche not only in the city of Naples but over the whole south of Italy. A sweet pie...
Home < LikeLiked by 6ShareGrana Padano RiservaPasta Homemade garganelli with asparagus, Grana Padano sauce and black truffle Chef Danilo Cortellini If there is anything that I love more than cheese it’s homemade pasta, so the day that I share with you one...
