Panettone Recipe – The History, The Legend and The Deliciousness There’s no doubt that my favorite panettone is the Poli and and the best spumante I can think of is the Giulio Ferrari, Riserva del Fondatore which is why, if you can get hold it, it’s the Christmas gift toRead More →
Italian Cheese Bread Recipe | Crescia al Formaggio | Pizza di Pasqua This pizza has nothing to do with a Napolitan pizza and is an incredibly rich bread, thick with grated and diced pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and often something extra to personalize it. Umbrians love to eat this pizza atRead More →
What are Capers really? Facts, History and Delicious Recipes The caper (Capparis spinosa) grows on a perennial spiny bush that has big white flowers (sometimes even pink) and fat fleshy leaves. The caper is a bud and is the part that’s commonly picked for culinary purposes. WHERE DOES THE CAPERRead More →
Frico Recipe – Traditional Italian Cheese Pancake from Friuli A frico is a cheese pancake that isn’t really a pancake because it has no eggs. Fried until it’s firm and crisp, it’s typical of Carnia, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Potatoes are usually added but the variations areRead More →
Tortelli di Zucca Recipe – Delicious Pumpkin Ravioli Recipe Lombardians have far too often been unfairly accused of failing to contribute to the Italian cuisine – and that because they were the ones building the economic hub driving the Italian economy so that the South can indulge in a fewRead More →
Nutty Nougat Recipe – Torrone Recipe – Delicious Treat Even though I always believed that this well loved sweet was originally the brainchild of Apicius who lovingly described nucatum (also based on honey, walnuts and eggs) in his writings, it was probably the romantic in me and it does seem that nougat, in it’s currentRead More →
Aniseed, Anise and Star Anise – Culinary Facts and Uses Aniseed (Pimpinella anisum) is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia and tastes a little like liquorice, tarragon and fennel – all mixed together. Star aniseis the fruit of a small evergreen tree native to southwest ChinaRead More →
How to Make an Omelette (Omelet) – The Easiest Way One of the most popular lunchtimes dishes on menus are omelettes and occasionally one does find really good omelettes; but that’s occasionally and it’s strange because they’re pretty easy to make, both plain or filled. The trick here, again, lies inRead More →
Easy Tuscan Bean Soup Recipe – The Earthy Soup from Tuscany I don’t know whether it’s a kick back from the childhood days or whether it’s just a thing with me but I love beans – especially cannellini beans and Tuscan bean soup leaves me weak at the knees. There’sRead More →
Zuccotto Cake Recipe – The Italian Dessert You Never Tried it Before This classic Tuscan cake has been exported all over the world and there are a myriad of recipes in existence. It’s delicious and always worth the effort but it’s terrible when it’s made badly, as is everything else.Read More →
