Italy is a beautiful country to visit for holidays. Unfortunately not a great one to live in but I am not going to get into that. I just want to celebrate the beauty of it. You can never generalise when talking about Italian food or wine. Because each region has its own traditional cuisine, wine
One of my favorite dishes from Term 3 had to be this. It has everything I love: homemade pasta, mussels, “authentic” tomato sauce and oven dried cherry tomatoes. Tomato sauce ingredients vary slightly, depending on what type of sauce you are planning to make. Whether it is a simple, plain one, whether it is for
I started reading the biography of Gualtiero Marchesi, the founder of the Italian Nouvelle Cuisine. It’s really an inspirational book. It’s about his life and his love for food and cooking. My wish is to meet him, and why not, be able to dine at his restaurant. My next recipe, is a tasty mistake. As
This is the second recipe, made from scratch, thanks to my hubby’s ingredients. Beef strips Beer Onion Tomato Basil Lime Tuna Eggs Since one of the ingredients was beer, I looked for a wheat- free beer in the supermarket but I couldn’t find it. I found a beer made from barley and chestnuts. Really strong
Hey everyone, so we had another dinner last Saturday with Sussy and Sblob, actually there were supposed to join us other two friends that cancelled. Sussy made the Cosmopolitan cocktail to drink with the appetizers, and she also made cheese biscuits to go along with it. I never drank Cosmopolitan before, and I found it
It’s the beginning of a wonderful week, hopefully. I have been to Pesaro. It’s a small city in the region of Marche, in the centre of Italy. I have lived there for almost 8 years before moving to Milan. Marche is a very rich region from the food and wine point of view. One of
These tartlets were a beautiful discovery. I served them as an appetizer. I just made a small change to the original ingredients by adding the eggs. They were tasty, but I realized that if you are greedy on the brie then they’ll be dry. I shouldn’t have Balsamic Vinegar according to Dr. Mozzi, but I
It’s almost Summer in Italy. The weather finally seems to be warm. I love this time of the year, as it just wakes all my senses. I love the bright sun in the morning, it gives me energy and the desire to wake up and face the day. All around me is green and lots
These days it has been snowing here in Milan, and of course all over Italy. So even though this dish is suitable for summer, I somehow made it for it’s colours. I found this beautiful recipe on this food blog, that it’s all about healthy food,. This is a very simple and yet very delicious