Mamma Rita’s recipe of the day in Italian and English
RISO PILAF ‘AL SALTO’ CON VERDURE (tecnica di cottura, cuocere al salto)
RICE PILAF ‘AL SALTO’ WITH VEGETABLES (cooking technique ‘al salto’)
Per 4 persone
3 hg di riso cucinato con metodo pilaf
1 hg di pancetta affumicata tagliata a dadini
3 zucchine tagliate a mirepoix
1 carota tagliata a mirepoix
1 cipolla a mirepoix
Saltate in padella, con un po’ di olio la cipolla, poi aggiungete la pancetta, la carota ed infine, dopo qualche minuto, gli zucchini. Per ultimo aggiungete il riso precedentemente cucinato col metodo pilaf,, facendo saltare il tutto a fuoco decisamente vivace.
Servite facendo dei piccoli sformati. E’ un ottimo contorno ed esemplifica come non aggiungendo liquido sia possibile riscaldare il riso pilaf senza che scuocia.
For 4 people
3 hg rice cooked pilaf style
1 hg of bacon diced
3 zucchini cut mirepoix
1 carrot, cut into mirepoix
1 onion mirepoix
Sauteed the onion with a bit ‘of oil, add the bacon, carrot and finally, after a few minutes, the zucchini. Add the previously cooked rice pilaf, blasting all at very high heat.
Serve making small pies. It’s an excellent side dish and exemplifies how adding liquid iit s possible to heat the rice pilaf without overcooking.
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I wasn’t so impressed by the Jerome Kaplan costumes.
Swan Lake will perform till July 15th
All photos by Brescia e Amisano-Teatro alla Scala
Yesterday I went to the picnic lunch at the Palazzo Monti della Corte , in Nigoline right in the heart of the Franciacorta region, one of the best producer of sparkling wine.
The answer was Alessandro Cappotto, with a very interesting mini quinoa burger
Talking about fish a deserved. bravissino. goes to Stefano Cerveni from Due Colombe al Borgo antico.Its stewer of oven roasted local tinch was like eating paradise.
A traditional ‘manzo all’olio’with polenta Photo Cesare Zucca ©2016 
The set is simple: a banch, a red balloon, 
Applauses and emotions, starting from a tender Rosalina’s tier.. 
The territory of Franciacorta is a section of the Province of Brescia
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A legendary Franciacorta Brut , the exquisite 61 Berlucchi 
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First Italian date for Lukas Graham Band at Carroponte Center, Milan.
” A humble, gentle friendly performer, who like to talk of family, memories, personal stories, dreams, food and to cheer with a drink.The band, an amazing voice and , of course. There is a great companionship between Lukas and his band, drummer Mark Falgren, bassist Magnus Larsson, keyboardist Kasper Daugaard and a great session of saxophone and trumpets that brings to stage rhythm n blues atmosphere.
Many hits, starting from the opening Better Than Yourself that echoes Beethoven’s Sonata au clair de lune , Welcome to my funeral, Strip no more, Mama said, 
In New York more than four million visitors experienced the amazing trill of 7500 gates saffron-coloured fabric panels decorating a spectacular 23 miles walk in Central Park.
our Milanese mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers used to exclaim.
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The story (that Michieletto starts from the end) tells about Mackie Messer, notorious criminal (Marco Foschi) who marries Polly Peachum (Maria Roveran) without the permission of Peachum, the girl’s father, (Peppe Servillo) the one who controls all the London’s beggars, here turned into migrants in orange life jackets and suggesting a mass drowning tragedy.
Eventually Mackie manages to get a conviction but shortly before the execution, a Queen’s Messenger grace the accused and awarded him the title of baronet. I love to mention the amazing staging of Jenny’s song sung by the incomparable Almodovar’s muse
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