With the hot summer season the desire of a fresh meal has become stronger and stronger, so than why not trying with a craft Mozzarella di Bufala Campana from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito? Fresh, healthy and tasty, directly from Battipaglia, the Mozzarella di Bufala Campana dop arrives every Monday and Thursday in order to guarantee the most possible freshness of the Italian Buffalo Mozzarella. Available in the different formats as the small bites, the aversana and even the braid, rigorously hand made with local fresh milk as a tradition of the high quality Battipaglia Mozzarella di Bufala.

Pasta Mancini is prepared with raw materials, care and time of the best home made dough. Pastificio Agricolo Mancini indeed selects, cultivates and transforms the fittest varieties of wheat for a good and healthy 100% Italian pasta. Guaranteeing the total sincerity and transparency of the company there is the Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) certification, a disciplinary for an eco-compatible of the agricultural activities defined by the Ministry decree of April 19th 1999 as the “Enseble of the cultural methods that a diligent farmer would employ in the interested region”. In addition to traditional formats as spaghetti Mancini, bucatini Mancini, penne Mancini and many others, Mancini proposes more personal ones too as the Tuffoli Mancini, a typical Marche pasta (as the company location itself), mid dimensioned, versatile and perfect for the absorbent of the seasoning.

With the approaching of summer, even if tasty and filling seasoning still remains very tempting, it’s not uncommon feeling like eating a fresher but still flavorful dish of pasta. The Trapanese seasoning is a sauce that surely satisfy these need, as you can sense it was born in Sicily, precisely in Trapani, the ideal place par excellence for this kind of recipes. Indeed it is a territory rich in local fresh products, whose combination give life to decise, characteristic, natural and healthy tastes as it is in this case: Sicilian fresh tomatoes, evo oil, Sicilian toasted almonds and raw sea salt. And these are exactly, without any addiction, the ingredients of the Seasoning for Pasta alla Trapanese - SoloSole, a product for which theSoloSole company motto “Sicily In a Jar” could be nothing but perfect.

The smoked scamorza is one of the most consumed Italian cheese, thanks to is tasty fumé note it has conquered an honor place in the Italian kitchens and recipes. Naturally, as every good production reality from Campania, the Caseificio Artigianale Esposito too has this renowned product among their specialities. Cow’s milk from local certified breedings, a brief aging and a final smoking, few and simple passages that, due to manual skills of the cheese making masters, give an high quality, healthy and tasty result.

Passionates of cooking, of authentic, high quality, healthy and ethically sustainable food certainly have already known and tasted Acquerello - Carnaroli Rice. A story that is born in the 15th century, from a simple hostel for pilgrims in Colombara, in the province of Vercelli, a territory that has always been located to rice cultivation. What really makes Acquerello rice unique? the main factors are three; the helix processing, a complex but low invasive method, that allows the perfect cleaning of the grain however preserving every grain integrity at the same time. The one year aging of this Italian rice in silos helps the stabilization of the starches, so that they don’t scatter during the cooking, helping the absorption of condiment too. Lastly, but fundamental, the reintegration of the rice gemma, that is to say the part endowed with the best nutrients, which is normally separated from the grain. Acquerello, due to many years of research, has found a method to reintegrate it, obtaining the taste of carnaroli rice combined with the nutritional value of raw rice.

During the last years red meat has been in the center of many debates, in some cases, we feel free to say, excessively stigmatized. Indeed as it is for every food it is enough to consume the right amount of it, focusing on the choice of high quality red meat, but how? A first step is selecting Made in Italy products, it’s not about patriotism, but simply because the base controls established by the Italian disciplinary are among the most strict of the world. Secondly it would be ideal know the origin, alimentation and treatments received by the animal. The last one is a service that Macelleria Mastra Alebardi has started to offer, giving the total traceability of the Fassona Piemontese meat, bred and butchered directly from the Macelleria Mastra Alebardi itself, From the classic Costata (Entrecôte) made from Fassona beef from Piedmont - Macelleria Mastra Alebardi, fiorentina and many other cuts for a tasty, healthy and controlled red meat.

Is it necessary to give up all carbohydrates to have a healthy diet? No, you simply have to choose high quality raw materials, from the pasta you buy to the raw flours, containing the right amount of nourishment and not too refined ad the 00. In this way, eating a home made pizza or bread will be a satisfaction not only for your palate, but your body too will thank you. The best way to approach this virtuous circle is know and select craft mills like Fastuchera Azienda Agricola, choosing for example producers of ancient wheat as Russello, Tumminia, Maiorca, from the moment that these last ones are almost all stone milled and low refined, both the characteristic are necessary to have an high quality carbohydrate.

Homemade bread is something that, as other forms of art, is a channel for creativity, expressivity and enriches the knowledges. Moreover it gives us the certainty of eating an healthy product, which is fundamental thing when we talk about everyday food, differently from what normally happens in the most part of the bread, where the amount of yeast is too high, the flour used is too refined and sometimes chemical additives are present too. The first step for an high quality bread is the selection of the raw materials, flour first privileging the raw ones. We’ve invested our time and resources in the promotion of the ancient wheats, endowed with unique organoleptic and taste properties, as we’ve observed after many years of experiments with home made pizza and bread, and the result have been incredibly good. Using Tumminia, Russulidda Durum Wheat Semolina Sicilian biologic stone ground - Fastuchera Farm or Minorca ( Sicilian ancient durum wheat varieties), not only earning in aromatic richness and taste, but our body too will thank us, from the moment that lab analysis have revealed that flours like these bring many different benefits that go from the cardiovascular system ( thanks to lignin) to the ease to digest, moreover discouraging the rise of alimentary intolerances.

The Cavalieri family has been committing in the durum wheat cultivation field since 1800, an experience that in 1918 turned into a pasta production activity. The personal knowledge led the Pastificio Benedetto Cavalieri to select only Apulian and Basilicata durum wheats, cultivated excluding the massive use of herbicides going to the detriment of quantity but improving the quality. After becoming a renowned excellence in the homemade pasta production, the last challenge for Benedetto Cavalieri has been the whole wheat pasta. A product that is often seen ad healthy but damaging the taste, so the mission of the company has been making Benedetto Cavalieri whole wheat pasta healthy and tasty at the same time. After many researches and tests the results is an organic pasta not only endowed with great organoleptic properties, but also with an enveloping and rustic taste, as in the case of the Mezzi rigatoni of Organic Durum Wheat Semola Whole Wheat- Pasta Benedetto Cavalieri, a truly interesting and versatile format for your recipes.

If you’re looking for a recipe to try here it is a suggestion: Risotto with fresh pesto alla Genovese, Italian Potatoes from Sila, Roman Cauliflower, Sicilian peeled, roasted, almonds - Nama Mandorle and Olive taggiasche denocciolate - Pexto. Carnaroli Rice Principato di Lucedio accompanied by the classic pesto and potatoes pairing, the sweetness of roman broccoli contrasted by the strong and decise taste of the taggiasche olives and in the end a touch of crunchiness given by the toasted almonds. A recipe entirely made up of Made in Italy and healthy ingredient which, due to their well balanced flavours, forming a tasty and harmonious dish.

When you’re thinking about something great and tasty to cook, sometimes all you need is simplicity and good raw materials to get an outstanding result. This is the case of an eternal classic recipe of the Italian gastronomic tradition: spaghetti with tomatoes. Only two ingredients are necessary, the Spaghettoni Cavalieri and the San Marzano tomatoes DOP - Agrigenus tomatoes . 100% Made in Italy tasty and healthy high quality products which will bring your recipe completely to a new level.

Podere dei Folli is a familiar conduced agricultural company at the fourth generation now, placed in the Valtènesi area, adjacent to the Brescia shore of Lake of Garda. The changes have been many and different, thanks to the dedication to research and innovations during the years brought to the company production, but the authenticity of the flavors has remained the lowest common denominator. The choice has been focalizing uniquely on BIO DOP certified products, with the aim of offering truly genuine, natural, healthy, good DOP lake of Garda wines and evo oil without the use of any chemical additive. When I first tried the Sofaì Valtènesi D.O.P. organic wine - Podere dei Folli, it immediately brought my mind back to its native territory, thanks to the prevalence of the local vine variety groppello: the main aromas are red fruits with a lightly spices notes, at the palate it is soft, velvety , with a well balanced tannin by the 12 months in barrique and a light almond aftertaste.

Bio Colombini was born at the beginning of the 20th century, in Tuscany, 35 hectares of ground where the company cultivates and transform its vegetables naturally, following the organic disciplinary without any exception as the Natural chickpeas - BioColombini, the Organic tomato passata BioColombini and many others. Selected as an example of fair practice by a regional research made by the COSPE institute, Bio Colombini doesn’t only make an ethic choice as it concerns the products, but it commits itself on the social side too. Indeed, it is a reality that promotes many different project, as hiring employees from disadvantaged social groups ( from physical or mental disability, to criminality or drugs addiction) through the cooperation with local institutions, research centers and universities. Thanks to the choices on the production the customers are not only aware that the products are good and healthy, but they know that the money will go to a cause useful for the common good, towards a production sustainable from every point of view.

How can a customer be really aware of the real quality of the product he's purchasing? Marchesini Salumi is an example of transparency and care for their customers. Every product indeed is traceable through the use of a QR code, with all the informations as where the animal was born, how it was cared they and what it used to eat. In order to have a real traceability the company has integrated all the processes in the internal chain production, from the cultivation of mais, soy and barley used as nourishment for the animals to the butchering. This has been made to allows people to be truly certain of the genuineness of products. Among the cold cuts it is possible to try Guanciale - Azienda Agricola Marchesini, Salame Bresciano - Azienda Agricola Marchesini and many others, they will bring you the real taste of Italian cold cuts from well cared and healthy porks.

Raw meat can be so delicious and refreshing, but it is always necessary to choose very carefully the best quality raw material in order to avoid health risks. The Fassona Piemontese Tartare cut by knife - Macelleria Mastra Alebardi is 100% made up of selected Fassona Piemontese meats coming from animals bred directly by Macelleria Mastra Alebardi in the countryside, with non-intensive methods and feeding the animals only with natural products. So the result is a completely healthy and safe tartare cut by hand, endowed with a delicate taste and with a exceptionally low content of fats, as it is the characteristic of the Fassona Piemontese meat.

Find an high quality table wine is not easy. Indeed this kind of product is associated to low quality or lack of refinement, this can't be said about Vino Rosso Biologico Nero d'Avola 2015 IGP Terre Siciliana- ADAMO Bag 10 Litri. Azienda Agricola Adamo produces a table wine respecting the same production rules of the normal bottle wines from the vineyard to the final packaging, in order to provide a good, healthy and accessible product fit for the everyday life. The BIO Organic and IGP certifications testify the undisputed quality and genuineness. Nero d'Avola is presented to the sight of a nice ruby red, more or less intense depending on the types of the vineyard, its arrangement and aging, has a taste with hints of berry, cherry, plum, in the best areasIt presents spicy and balsamic notes. Serve at 15-18 ° C, and goes well with red meats, roasts and mature cheeses.

Did you know that the tumminia wheat is a variety which have been already cultivated by the Ancient Greek in the Sicilian colonies of the Magna Grecia? After a long period of neglect due to the low productiveness, this ancient durum wheat has been re-discovered by some small local producers as it is endowed with incredible organoleptic properties. Indeed it has an high protein value, a low gluten index and contains an high percentage of lignin, a substance that help the heart to keep healthy reinforcing the immune defenses too. Anyway it not only have great nutritional properties, but also an unique natural aroma, giving the derived products as tumminia pasta or tumminia bread an outstanding pleasant taste which mirrors its ancient and deep historical heritage.

If you want an healthy and tasty snack or give you recipe an unique touch the *Sicilian peeled, roasted, Coming exclusively from Sicily in the province of Trapani, they're at of the base of many of the great Sicilian desserts too. You can find different almonds in our store: toasted, raw peeled or raw with the skin, all of them from Nama Mandorle a specialized company growing and selecting the best Sicilian almonds.

As Autumn is coming not only leaves fall from the trees, but also Chestnuts"Marroni" land on the ground. Chestnuts are not only a versatile allied in your cuisine recipes, but also an healthy food too as they contain phosphor, iron and potassium. Moreover They're a good source of vitamins too like Vitamin E,C,K and B, which are useful for the metabolism wellness. In Italy the most traditional way to taste chestnut are the "Caldarroste", that is to say roasting them as they acquire an incredibly pleasant smoked taste, which goes perfectly along with the sweetness of this kind of chestnuts.

Appetizers are the ideal course to stimulate fantasy in the kitchen and try different taste within the same meal, going from cold cuts and meat from raw fish and vegetables. Today we're giving you a good idea for a tasty, fresh but also healthy appetizer: shrimps tartare with avocado sauce, zucchini and carasau bread. Ingredients: fresh shrimps, avocado, lime, Red onion Tropea / Montoro Onions (second season) or Red garlic from Nubia, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, Fine sea salt, black pepper, zucchini, Carasau bread. Clean the shrimps taking out the intestines, then cut them into very small pieces. Put some pieces of the minced shrimps together between 2 sheets of oven paper and flatten with a meat mallet, so put the tartare in the freezer until they will be served. For the avocado sauce is better use an avocado as mature as possibile (it will be softer), so peel the avocado e put its pulp in the mixer together with some lime juice, minced onion or garlic (less), Evo oil, salt and black pepper. Cut the zucchini (or any seasonal vegetable you like) into small cubes and stir fry them in a pan with some evo oil seasoning them with black pepper. Finally take the tartare out of the freezer and put it on a flat plate, place the zucchini and carasau bread on, while the avocado sauce beside to garnish.

Why eating healthy always should mean tasteless? Of course we don't think so, and we will prove it giving you a recipe that is both healthy and tasty. It's all up to the raw material you use, in fact Tumminia pasta, differently from most of the other varieties of pasta, derives from an ancient Sicilian wheat which not only has a lot of benefits on our body, but is has also an unique and outstanding aroma which will make you fell in love with this product. So here's today's recipe: Semi-wholemeal Tumminia wheat Tagliatelle - Fastuchera with seasonal vegetables. Ingredients: 300g of tagliatelle fastuchera, seasonal vegetables (today we're using aubergines, zucchini, onions, fava beans and cherry tomatoes), Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, Raw Sea Salt Picked by Shoulder - Cuordisale - Salinagrande, black pepper. Firstly cut the vegetables in small pieces, take a pan and make them stir fry together with a little EVO oil and seasoning with salt and black pepper. Then put the tagliatelle in boiling salted water for 3 minutes, then drain them saving a little of the boiling water. Put the tagliatelle in the pan finishing the cooking with the vegetables adding the cooking water (1\2 spoonfuls) for one minute nearly. If you want a touch of extra flavor you can add some mature salted sheep's ricotta.

With the summer and high temperatures you often would like to eat something fresh but tasty, Seasoning for Pasta alla Trapanese - SoloSole is a Sicilian typical sauce which is perfect for these hot days. Its ingredients are full of freshness and flavour, but at the same time they're also healthy and light as it contains only tomatoes, EVO oil, toasted almonds, basil and salt. All the the ingredients used by SoloSole are cultivated and harvested in Sicily, so we're talking about extremely high quality raw materials!

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Recently some studies have enlightened the benefits from the ancient raw wheat Tumminia, thanks to its genuineness it helps the cardiovascular system thanks to a substance called lignin which maintains the heart healthy.