After a difficult year last year (I apologise for no postings) I asked for 2017 to be full of new and exciting experiences and….wham!.. the universe came right back with its own humorous response…. ..Eels and Zampogna for you! Eels or ‘anguille’ are pretty self-explanatory and they came mixed in with other deep-fried fish &…… Continue reading VENETIAN-STYLE ‘CICCHETTI’ & BAGPIPES in COMACCHIO
ITALIAN MOUNTAIN FOOD: ‘PIZZOCCHERI’ with ZUCCA, CAVOLO NERO & PRIMROSES
“Arriverdeci Winter” – “Benvenuto Spring” I always have a slight moment of panic when trekking through forests and mountains we haven’t been in before. It’s always exhilarating (actually mainly afterwards) but there’s that tiny niggle of fear that we could be on the wrong track – after all you can’t see anything through the trees -…… Continue reading ITALIAN MOUNTAIN FOOD: ‘PIZZOCCHERI’ with ZUCCA, CAVOLO NERO & PRIMROSES
ITALIAN WALNUT SAUCE, WARM-SPICED CHICKEN WINGS & A GAME OF WALNUTS
I’m already thinking post-Christmas and that burning question of what to eat on Boxing Day or the day after…or the day after that…? Left-over turkey, ham and trimmings are always a treat but sometimes you want to pop in a little surprise, something different – but without the work! Well….I’ve just discovered something rather wonderful…… Continue reading ITALIAN WALNUT SAUCE, WARM-SPICED CHICKEN WINGS & A GAME OF WALNUTS
LANGHE IN MY HEART: Discovering Piemonte
Here’s a link to another guest blog I wrote, this time for Turin Epicurean Capital on my feelings and memories I have of the Langhe and Alta Langhe regions of Piemonte… http://www.turinepi.com/2015/11/faustinas-langhe-fresco.html
A SPOONFUL OF BAROLO
Here’s the link to my guest post for Turin Italy Guide featuring Barolo wine and Risotto al Barolo…..’buon appetito’! http://www.turinitalyguide.com/barolo-piemonte/
ITALIAN POLENTA CORNBREAD from the Tanaro Valley in Cuneo
Please do click on this link to see my next Guest Blog! Hope you enjoy it…..! http://www.turinitalyguide.com/italian-polenta-recipe/
UNDERCOVER PORCINI: Italian-style Porcini Tempura
‘Porcini mushrooms are scarce this year’ was the word on the street. I had been searching for fresh porcini for a while but everyone kept telling me that it’d been such a hot summer that the harvest was bad and fresh porcini hard to find. But then came the rain and porcini apparently started popping…… Continue reading UNDERCOVER PORCINI: Italian-style Porcini Tempura
ON THE ROAD IN VALLE MAIRA…..with the wind in your hair
Please check out my latest location Guest Blog for Turin Italy Guide on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/valle-maira. More recipes to come soon!….
GUEST BLOGS: A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO; HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS
Here are another couple of posts I did recently for http://www.turinitalyguide.com which I hope you too will like!…. click on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/risotto-recipe A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO click on http://www.turinitalyguide.com/langhe-hazelnut-meringue-recipe LANGHE HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS ……and for a lovely healthy and easy pomegranate recipe click on: http://www.turinitalyguide.com/italian-pomegranate-recipe ITALIAN POMEGRANATE HEALTH JELLIES Hope you like…… Continue reading GUEST BLOGS: A ROMANTIC ALPINE FLOWER RISOTTO; HAZLENUT MERINGUES with RICOTTA & FRESH FIGS
GUEST BLOGS: ‘THE ALTA LANGHE’ and ‘RECIPES FROM PIEDMONT’
I know, I know!……I’m sorry I’m way behind on my blog but I?m working on the next one right now and thereafter I should be up to speed! I haven’t been idly lounging around sunning myself on a palm-edged beach – more’s the pity! But I had an exciting offer from Turin Italy Guide asking if I’d like to write…… Continue reading GUEST BLOGS: ‘THE ALTA LANGHE’ and ‘RECIPES FROM PIEDMONT’
EATING CLOUDS IN ITALY 