Archive for 'Uncategorized'
La Pastiera Napoletana Posted by Serena on Apr 4, 2010
La Pastiera Napoletana is a traditional cake which is made in the Naples area and eaten on Easter day. It’s very rich and takes a lot of effort to make, but ‘ne vale davvero la pena’ (it’s really worth it). If you’re on a diet however, simply reading this recipe could be bad for you…
Cantanti Italiani – Sergio Cammariere Posted by Serena on Mar 20, 2010
I first discovered the music of Sergio Cammariere about three years ago when a friend lent me his album ‘Dalla Pace del Mare Lontano’ (2002). I was immediately captured by his melodies and his wonderful improvisational piano work. Cammariere mixes the tradition of the Italian ‘Cantautore’ (singer songwriter) with Classical, Jazz, and Latin American influences…
Una Barzelletta Posted by Serena on Mar 14, 2010
Well we’ve survived the snow, although things were looking a bit desperate when we were down to our last few scraps of food (Geoff had his eye on one of the village cats but I think it got suspicious and ran off). To make matters worse we only had enough wood left to keep us…
Un’altra veduta dalla mia finestra Posted by Serena on Mar 10, 2010
Technorati Tags: neve in Italia Per tutti coloro a cui è piaciuto il mio blog ‘Una veduta dalla mia finestra’ eccone un altro… BIANCO! Sì, c’è neve e basta. Ecco i titoli dal ‘Corriere della Sera’ di oggi: L’ondata di MALTEMPO – Bora record a Trieste. Chiuso l’aeroporto di Bologna Gelo e neve, disagi in…
The Priest Stranglers Posted by Serena on Feb 22, 2010
Gli Strozzapreti (The Priest Stranglers): the latest blockbuster thriller produced by the infamous trio Tizio, Caio, and Sempronio? No, but it is a very nice type of gnocchi made with spinach and ricotta cheese. A couple of days ago we went to my parents for lunch and my mother cooked us gli strozzapreti, don’t ask me the…
Le Noci Posted by Serena on Nov 3, 2009
This year has been great year for le noci (walnuts), and every day I go out to pick up manciate (handfuls) of them that have fallen from un noce (a walnut tree) in front of our house. I share this tree with a couple of scoiattoli (squirrels), which keep themselves busy all day long running up the noce, collecting…
Parmigiana di Melanzane Posted by Serena on Sep 10, 2009
Melanzane, melanzane e ancora melanzane! (Eggplants, eggplants and more eggplants! or aubergines as they are called in the U.K.) This long hot summer the melanzane on our orto (vegetable garden) have been very prolific, and I’m trying to find different ways to cook them. This old traditional recipe is definitely our favorite: la parmigiana di melanzane!…