“And what’s for dessert?” “Panna cotta!” And the eyes light up every time. A dessert so simple and always so appreciated. That is so fresh and goes down well in every occasion, right? I’m a big fan of it, and I love making panna cotta every time in a different version. The last? this with...
The mood is deeply autumnal, and even the flavors in my kitchen are influenced by it. I am looking for chestnuts, cabbage, sweet potatoes, pumpkin … Often simply roasted. But with today’s recipe, I don’t even light a stove: let’s prepare a delicious raw marinated pumpkin.
When you change Continent, you don’t immediately think of all the little implications and changes in your daily life. Like Autumn. Here in Shanghai it’s hot, parks and avenues are still green and osmanthus in bloom. Its scent invades the city at this time, just open the window and its sweet and intense smell invests...
I wonder if at some point you get used to life as an expat, jumping often between two Countries. Every time I come back to China after a period in Italy, it seems strange to find oriental ingredients and flavors familiar, to see that I’ve missed them. Wanting tofu bamboo, taro, dan dan mian, lotus...
Back in Shanghai after a short Italian break, I found the summer exploding in all its hot humidity. And between jet lag, temperature and an empty fridge this mango and coconut soup was the first thing I prepared. That just a blender is enough and you don’t have to cook anything. And with that exotic...
