June 27, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
Some time ago I was invited to have dinner at home of some friends of mine in Genoa and in that occasion I had the opportunity to meet Giancarlo Marabotti. Giancarlo is a great chef and has participated to the “World Pesto Championship” arriving among the 10 finalists.
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June 3, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
Genoese Pesto sauce is commonly used on trenette or trofie and traditionally also with another kind of genoese pasta, named Mandilli de Saea (Genovese dialect – literally “silk handkerchiefs” – for lasagna).
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February 21, 2011
by Anna Merulla /
My passion for pasta with pesto was born when I moved almost 20 years ago here in Liguria. I am never tire of it and love to combine it with the many different kind of ligurian pasta. But, do you know where the Pesto word comes from? Pesto word comes from the Italian verb “pestare”
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March 14, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
Finally, after many days of rain, here in Liguria arrived sunny days! So, I would like to propose you a summer dish, “Pasta with zucchini”. Here it is the recipe.
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February 22, 2010
by Anna Merulla /
One of my recent ligurian recipes was “The Walnut Sauce”, it had success among you readers and I was pleased! Since you have appreciated this sauce, I would like to let you know the pasta recipe cooked by ligurian people to accompany the walnut sauce, called Pansoti.
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