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I Mostaccioli Napoletani Posted by Serena on Dec 5, 2014
Last week I wrote a post in which I introduced some Useful Household Vocabulary. In today’s recipe we’ll see a practical application of that vocabulary, and cook something delicious at the same time! I mostaccioli are a type of biscuits traditionally made during advent, the period from the 8th of December, Festa dell’Immacolata, up until…
La Peperonata Posted by Serena on Sep 4, 2014
It’s the end of summer, and the sweet capsicums are all ripening on the plants in the orto (vegetable garden): beautiful red and yellow fleshy peppers with their interesting contorted shapes. What can you do with so many peppers? you can grill or roast them, you can stuff them with breadcrumbs following this recipe, you…
La Sbrisolona di Vilma Posted by Serena on Aug 4, 2014
Looking for a simple and delicious dessert? This cake which my friend Vilma made for my birthday is just the thing, la sbrisolona con ricotta. The name sbrisolona comes from the verb sbriciolare (to crumble), so a sbrisolona is a crumbly cake. It originally comes from the town of Mantova in Lombardy, where it is…
Mimì The Cat’s Special Recipe Posted by Serena on Jun 26, 2014
Written by our guest blogger Mimì the Cat (with a little help from Serena). Based on a True Story. Cari lettori, oggi tocca a me, Mimì La Gatta, descrivervi una buonissima ricetta, e finalmente non vegetariana: arrosto di orbettino! Questa è una ricetta molto semplice ed economica, come potete vedere dagli ingredienti, pochi e genuini…
Pear and Chocolate Indulgence! Posted by Serena on Jan 31, 2014
Do any of you like chocolate? How about pears? If the answer to those two questions is yes then this is the perfect recipe for you. Preamble … Over the Christmas holidays we were inundated with chocolate: boxes and boxes of assorted pralines, and massive bars of the stuff, some of them weighing 500 grams…