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Vanilla and yoghurt panna cotta with Marsala wine and blueberry sauce
2008-04-28 23:56:00
If you are asking who took a spoonful from this delicious dessert, well, look no further - it was me! By simply looking at this picture you can understand how fantastically tempting this dessert is. Flawless, smooth, vanilla-scented cream followed by a vibrant fuschia wine sauce enriched by deep purple fruity berry bites.  Hmmm! Heaven!   In my defence, ...
More About: Wine , Sauce , Yoghurt , Vanilla

Red quinoa and poached chicken salad with roasted hazelnut, peas, watercres
2008-03-25 20:02:00
Shall we go shopping? Isn’t this just a wonderful world… Before we go any further, I am not suggesting shoes or handbags. I know all too well that no woman can resist the spell of beautifully-designed stiletto heels or the charm of a must-have leather bag. After 12 years in the luxury market, 32 designer handbags and ...
More About: Salad , Chicken , Peas , Quinoa

Traditional Italian Easter cakes - colombe, torte e uova di cioccolato
2008-03-11 09:29:00
In my regular ‘From my kitchen to yours‘ newsletter this week I’ve been sharing my thoughts and memories about my Easter holidays. Pasqua, or Easter-time in Italy is in many ways my favourite holiday time of the year. It is much calmer than Christmas, and in some ways more spiritual. Normally it coincides with the first wave ...
More About: Italian , Cakes , Torte , Traditional

Mamma is the word - an apple cake for Mother?s Day!
2008-03-02 14:03:00
Mamma is the word! This post is dedicated to all Mums, and my mum was the perfect host for it. As you can see from the pictures she is a 69 year old larger than life character. She is utterly inspiring for her uncomplicated way, honest and sharp eye for the things of life! She was the one ...
More About: Apple , Word , Cake , Mother

Is your coffee supplier ethical? Why a ?fair trade? label is no guarantee
2008-02-23 08:53:00
Although it doesn’t happen too often, we do occasionally get asked about our coffee and especially is it ‘fair trade’? We buy our coffee from Illy for several reasons. The first is that they have some of the best 100% arabica beans on the market. The second is that the reason they are able to achieve ...
More About: Coffee , Trade , Fair Trade , Fair , Label

Chilli and cinnamon chocolate brownie
2008-02-19 07:56:00
It doesn’t happen often that inspiration for a new flavour of brownie comes from a novel. In ‘The Lollipop Shoes‘ by Joanne Harris, the heroine Vianne Rocher prepares her favourite chocolate drink by adding a mesmerizing  combination of chilli, nutmeg and cinnamon. Instinctively I knew that this sensual new mixture was going to work. The following ...
More About: Chilli , Chocolate , Cinnamon , Brownie

Valentine Erbazzone Emiliano
2008-02-12 08:17:00
One of our most popular dishes, the Erbazzone Emiliano has received a loveable makeover especially for Valentine ’s day. Love is in the air!

Behind the scenes of ?Cooking the books?
2008-02-12 08:02:00
Towards the end of last year I was contacted by Talkback, the TV production company. They had seen my blog and wanted to invite me to appear on a forthcoming TV food show they were making called ‘Cooking the Books ’, which was due to run on consecutive evenings on Channel 5. First of all I was ...
More About: Behind The Scenes , Scenes

Carrot cake with vanilla-scented icing
2008-02-04 07:29:00
When I first came to England I was completely smitten by your carrot cake. In Bologna where I grew up, I had never seen a cake made with a vegetable(!) nor one with such a peculiar texture - so enriched with walnuts and such a beautifully sweet icing. Hmm! For this reason I used to order carrot cake ...
More About: Cake , Carrot , Vanilla

Five things to know about your favourite coffee
2008-01-20 19:58:00
I think sometimes it can be challenging for people to understand the difference between the differernt types of coffee that are available to buy. Truth be told, there are only two types of bean: arabica and robusta. What makes the difference, indeed what makes each brand’s flavour stand out, is where the coffee beans come from ...
More About: Coffee , Things

?Fresh from our kitchen? - the Del Sole Newsletter
2008-01-16 08:17:00
The January edition of the new Del Sole ‘Fresh from our kitchen’ Newsletter has just been delivered to the inboxes of our subscribers.  Inevitably at the start of a new year the focus is on healthy eating, but who says eating healthily has to be boring? Our yoghurt and granola pots, and fresh daily salads are ...
More About: Kitchen

Apple cake with lemon zest and vanilla
2008-01-13 20:11:00
January’s weather, with all its cold wind, rain and short daylight, presents a real challenge to stay focused on those New Year resolutions. My favourite means of wishing away the winter blues is to eat a slice of my mum’s lemon zest and vanilla apple pie. There is nothing more comforting than a cake made with light ...
More About: Apple , Lemon , Cake , Vanilla , Zest

Homemade millefiori honey and carrot soup
2008-01-06 23:32:00
Happy New Year! How full of hopes, dreams and lists of good things these three little words are. We only have the chance to say them once a year so let’s make the most of them! To get things off to a great start I am sure many of you have on your list to get ...
More About: Recipes , Honey , Soup , Carrot

Beautiful Bologna, December 2007
2007-12-14 10:07:00
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More About: Italy , December , December 2007