Are you hungry, feel like a nibble or gorging yourself?
You don't know what you want either? Then welcome to my blog.
I'm Luca, and maybe I can give you some ideas, advice, technical notion or just make you want to eat something good.
I am 35 years old and I am a food junky. I grew up between Tuscany, Liguria, Sardinia, Germany, England and now I live in Spain.
I'm a chef with a passion for his profession and vocation. I've been through many very different kitchens and worked with various chefs. Some of them more known, some of them better and some of them you are better off not knowing ............ instead, explore new flavors, combine tastes, listen to your palate, close your eyes, breathe the food …..
and cook with love!
Luca Dessole Apple and goat cheese salad with walnuts and bacon vinaigrette
For the vinaigrette: Chop the shallots finely, diced the bacon and sauté all together over low heat in a saucepan with about 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add nuts and raisins, two more minutes and turn...
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Artichoke’s ravioli with lemon’s zest and bottarga
For the dough, amass (about 10 minutes) the flour and eggs until mixture is smooth. Wrap it up with plastic film or a humid cloth and let it rest in the fridge for about an hour. For the filling: clean and cut the...
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Taboulè with vegetables, shrimps and spicy squids
Bring to a boil a cup of water with a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil.As soon as it boils, add a cup of semolina couscous and turn (1/2 minute or so) until there is no more water. Turn off the heat and cover. let...
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Penne with sauteed vegetables, smoked cheese and thyme
For the cheese I chose a "smoked Caciotta" (cow's milk). Like Sardinian type semi-hard cheese. You can also use the smoked mozzarella "scamorza". Cut the vegetables into small cubes and sautè with the unpeeled garlic,...
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Baba Ganush, the Eggplant “Hummus” of the Middle East
Place the whole eggplant in the oven medium-high until they become soft, cooked, about 1 or 2 hours at 180 degrees depending on the size. Once cooked, let them cool, open them in two lengthwise, collect the pulp with a...
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Confit salt cod with artichoke’s purè, piquillo peppers and crispy leeks
For the artichoke's purè, cleaned and cut the artichokes into quarter, take the hairs out from the center. Sauté with two cloves of garlic, two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and a bay leaf. When they start to brown,...
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