not many people are keen on panettone – is it bread or cake? It’s too dry to be cake but not doughy enough to be bread. What do you have it with? How do you slice it? How do you serve it? Are those raisins and bits of candied peel?
Tag: italian
Fresh Pasta – Tortellini
A couple of years ago, or was it last year? I was given a pasta machine for my birthday. And whether this was a gift given out of love or the thought that I’d be inviting people around to eat fresh pasta on a regular basis I don’t know BUT what I do know is…
Neapolitana
As some of you know I’ve recently been on holiday in Italy. Of course Italy is drenched in history and there are some quintessential Italian tourist spots that you can’t miss but when you start planning your trip you don’t realise that Italy is quite a large country! And with all things Italian – eating…
Vegetarian
The recent Horsemeat scandal has left farmers incensed as meat sales have plummeted, supermarkets have lost billions in profits and governments struggle in vain to draw a line under the scandal over horsemeat being sold as beef. So with consumers ditching beef for veggie ready meals it makes me question why people feel that creating vegetarian dishes…
Autumn
Wet, windy Wednesday’s tropical storm (apparently the tail end of Hurricane Nadine) was the herald that Summer was over. Cloudless, cerulean blue skies turning to ghostly grey and the drop in temperature were the clues to make everyone assume that Autumn was on its way. Patio furniture and BBQ sets have been hidden away until…
I know what you did last summer…Biscotti!
Biscotti, more correctly known as biscotti di Prato, also known as cantuccini (little corners), are twice-baked biscuits originating in the Italian city of Prato. The biscuits are oblong-shaped almond biscuits that are baked twice to give them their dry texture and quintessential snap. Due to their dry nature, they have an increased shelf life and…
El Capote – Italiano
“Good company, good food and good wine!” That was the welcome and introduction that we received at El Capote’s 5th wine and food matching held Thursday 7th June. The theme for this evening’s dining experience was Italian. As pretty much everyone had already been to at least one of the previous four evenings, they knew the…
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