Italian Kiwi – Recipes, Travel, and More!
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Torta Pasqualina (Italian Spring Pie)
A traditional Italian Pie to celebrate Spring Easter, or Pasqua as the holiday is called in Italian, is just around the corner for many people around the world. Of course, as usual for the long weekend, the weather folks are predicting rain. Let’s hope they’re wrong for everyone who is heading off for a…
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Strauben: Sugar-Dusted Swirls From The Dolomite Mountains
Strauben: Sugar-dusted swirls from Northern Italy I came across these delicious fried treats a few years ago when we went to the Dolomite mountains in the North-East of Italy. There’s nothing better than a crunchy-tender freshly fried pastry dusted with powdered sugar or lavishly spread with jam (traditionally it’s blueberry jam) to give you…
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Bruschetta With Radicchio And Speck
A delicious way to use up stale bread What do you do with your leftover stale bread? It feels wrong to just throw it out, right? If you have chickens or pigs, you don’t need to even worry about this issue, but as our cat is not very partial to stale bread, and…
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Alba, Italy: Truffles, Food And Fabulous Views!
Eating out in Alba Over Christmas we had a reunion with some old friends in Alba, a beautiful town in the middle of the Langhe wine growing region just below Turin in Italy. With all our kids safely parked with one set of very accommodating grandparents, we headed off to Alba and to…
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Risotto With Prosecco And Toasted Hazelnuts
How to win over your guests and destroy your enemies using risotto If you’re looking for a first course to win over your guests and destroy your enemies, then you’ve come to the right place. Risotto made with Prosecco (or any dry sparkling white wine) makes an elegant start to a meal. Actually,…
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Focaccia di Recco
It’s worth everything to eat freshly-made foccacia di Recco I tasted focaccia di Recco for the first time in the town of Recco on the Ligurian coast of Italy. I remember it well because our two boys were really young at the time. We had been to Genova for the weekend and were…
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Sausage, Celeriac, And Pecan Tart
The Google+ community, Foodies+, which I help moderate is having a pie challenge this month. You can choose two or more ingredients from a given list, and then awaken all your mad scientist urges and invent a pie that has never been eaten before (and may never be eaten again if it tastes…
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Spaghetti alla Bottarga
Last time, I wrote a post, it was all about the amazing archaeological site of Segesta in Sicily. This time, I thought it would be great to introduce you to a delicacy made in Sicily. Bottarga al Tonno, or cured tuna roe (it sounds much better in Italian!) is this brown lump you…
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A Visit To The Segesta Temple In Sicily
Segesta temple in Sicily is not to be missed! One of the most stunning buildings I saw when we visited the Western part of Sicily last year (yes, this post has been a long time in coming!) was this ancient Doric temple ruin near the small town of Calatafimi-Segesta, near the slopes of Mt…
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Pasticciotti: Custard-Filled Pies From Puglia, Italy
Where you can find pasticciotti custard pies I first came across pasticciotti a few years ago, when we spent a long weekend in the Salento region, way down in the “heel” of Italy. These custard-filled pies are typically eaten for breakfast there with a frothy cappuccino. Of course, there’s nothing stopping you eating…
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Valencia, Spain: Home Of Fabulous Paella
It had just been too long since we were in Andalusia. So, few months ago, we decided to take a weekend trip to Valencia in Spain, partially because we were having serious withdrawal symptoms from a lack of Jamón Ibérico and tapas. I didn’t really know what to expect from the city. The only…
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Crostini With Figs, Ricotta And Honey
Aperitif time is my favourite meal of the day One of my absolute favourite “meals” is the aperitif time. I just love having lots of different snacks to choose from, all of which can be eaten with your fingers or a spoon. If I were elected President of the World, I would propose…
