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Ricciarelli
If you love almonds, you will not resist these biscuits. Incredibly easy to make, Ricciarelli are perfect with coffee or Passito wine!
Maria-Lucrezia
Mar 3, 20212 min read


LASAGNE alla BOLOGNESE
Lasagne alla Bolognese is the perfect Sunday Italian meal, combining fresh egg pasta, béchamel sauce and ragù.
Maria-Lucrezia
Mar 1, 20213 min read


Pasta e ceci (pasta with chickpeas)
Pastamadre's recipe for a typical and beloved Italian dish: Pasta with chickpeas
Maria-Lucrezia
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Sun dried tomatoes
Impressions from the gastronomic festival 'Tinos Food Paths 2018' and a dried-tomato pesto recipe inspired from my visit in Tinos.
Maria-Lucrezia
Jun 15, 20184 min read


Pizza at Pastamadre, part #2: The recipe
This is the sourdough pizza recipe at Pastamadre
Maria-Lucrezia
Mar 19, 20183 min read


PIZZA, part #1: It's all about crust
TThis is about home pizza baking and the science of flours...
Maria-Lucrezia
Mar 19, 20186 min read


Cooking for Jesus in Palermo
This is about pasta with sardines
Maria-Lucrezia
Dec 29, 20175 min read


Where is the liver
This is my recipe for paprika colored ravioli with liver in tomato sauce
Maria-Lucrezia
Nov 1, 20173 min read


Brown tastes good
This is about the Maillard reaction
Maria-Lucrezia
Sep 12, 20174 min read


Pasteli, sweet snack as real food
The sweet snack of ancient Greeks
Maria-Lucrezia
Jul 25, 20173 min read




Ravioli with Asparagus and Ricotta
This is a Pastamadre’s spring ravioli recipe with asparagus and ricotta filling.
Maria-Lucrezia
May 18, 20173 min read


Bye-bye winter or how not to rape a pasta recipe
This is about pasta carbonara
Maria-Lucrezia
Apr 9, 20174 min read




Pane di Altamura, aka. my favourite bread
Among best breads of all time
Maria-Lucrezia
Feb 15, 20173 min read


Maria Lucrezia interviewed by Runa Juhanisdotter
Maria Lucrezia Schiavarelli interviewed by Runa Juhanisdotter
Maria-Lucrezia
Jan 19, 20171 min read


Biscotti Regina
Pastamadre's lighter and healthier version of a traditional Sicilian biscuits recipe.
Maria-Lucrezia
Jan 19, 20171 min read


Sourdough Pancakes!
How to use your sourdough starter to make delicious, light, healthy and incredibly tasty pancakes!
Maria-Lucrezia
May 30, 20162 min read


How to make Preserved Zucchini
Few days ago I got a really huge round Zucchini. It was cropped just the day before I bought it from a local organic farm and it was...
Maria-Lucrezia
Aug 13, 20151 min read


My little Stone Mill
When I was researching for my artwork Nutrice, an installation based on seven different cereals, I went deeper and deeper in the...
Maria-Lucrezia
Jul 23, 20152 min read


The Geometry of Pasta
Thanks to a suggestion of a dear friend of mine, I've just got a copy of this little jewel: The Geometry of pasta. This book is a great...
Maria-Lucrezia
Jul 8, 20151 min read


Lupini beans: the healthy snack food that tastes of Mediterranean!
I like starting this blog with something that reminds me my childhood and the loud and lively street markets of my natal region, Puglia....
Maria-Lucrezia
Jun 20, 20151 min read
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