Cinzia Rascazzo

About Cinzia Rascazzo

Italian Cooking School in Italy, providing culinary vacations and wine tours in Puglia and other regions in Italy.

Healthy and tasty bread made with whole grains and unrefined flours

After visiting many artisan mills and bakeries all over Italy and reading lots of medical research on the health benefits of complex grains, I can't buy bread from the store anymore. I just love making my own bread once a week, using very select flours that I source from my [...]

By |April 28th, 2020|Antioxidants, Focaccia & Bread, Mediterranean Diet|Comments Off on Healthy and tasty bread made with whole grains and unrefined flours

Handmade gnocchi: making food with your hands is very therapeutic

  Today I really needed some food therapy! After a couple of scary days with a bit of temperature (that now is gone), I just decided I needed to make something relaxing with my hands! So I made handmade potato gnocchi! They are very easy and so much fun to [...]

By |April 22nd, 2020|Hand-made pasta, healthy eating, Mediterranean Healthy food|Comments Off on Handmade gnocchi: making food with your hands is very therapeutic

Let’s stay healthy and cook some vegetables: minestrone vegetable soup

It is very important that we stay healthy and include some vegetables in our diet as they are rich in vitamins and fiber. Last week I went to the supermarket and bought lots of vegetables: zucchini, carrots, red tomatoes, cauliflower, potatoes. Today I realized that the zucchini would not have [...]

By |April 15th, 2020|Mediterranean Healthy food, plant based diet sustainability, Vegetables & Legumes|Comments Off on Let’s stay healthy and cook some vegetables: minestrone vegetable soup

10 Tips to stay healthy and cope during the pandemic

Many people in the past days have suffered from depression or had some sort of mental health problem requiring a doctor. It is extremely important that while we stay at home during this cooronavirus pandemic, we take care of ourselves, stay healthy, positive and mentally sane. By doing this, not [...]

By |April 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 10 Tips to stay healthy and cope during the pandemic

Home-made food that makes us happy while self-isolating at home: Italian potato focaccia

    Good home-made food has the power to make us feel well and happy, especially when we make it from scratch and with our hands. This is something we certainly need now that we are self-isolating at home and spending so much time inside. This Italian potato focaccia recipe [...]

By |April 7th, 2020|best olive oils, Focaccia & Bread, healthy eating, Mediterranean Diet, Recipes|Comments Off on Home-made food that makes us happy while self-isolating at home: Italian potato focaccia
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