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In Rome, I tend to cook Italian food at home more frequently than Asian meals. For whatever reason, I just find it easier to cook Italian meals as I feel there is less prep work. Nonetheless, I would occasionally prepare Asian meals and did so the past two weekends when we had guests over for ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Food
Gelato in Rome: Fassi – All Time Favorite
February 20, 2012
Better known as Palazzo del Freddo Giovanni Fassi, I think they have one of the best gelato in Rome for classic flavors. This was one of the first gelateria Luca brought me to and remembered thinking “This gelateria is huge by any standards and the gelato so unbelievably flavorful”. When we have guests visiting us, ... Read More »
Quick Bites in Rome: Lasagnam
February 19, 2012
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am usually on the run at lunch and can only get a quick bite. So when I first heard about Lasagnam from some tweeps (people on Twitter), I had thought about checking it out. However, life gets in the way and got a friendly reminder when I ... Read More »
How To Make Orecchiette Pasta
February 9, 2012
Call me crazy for making orecchiette pasta at home but that’s what happens when you are stuck at home for two weeks trying to recover from laryngitis. I may not have a voice but hey, I can still cook, bake and write! The idea of making orecchiette pasta came when I mentioned to Luca that ... Read More »
Brioche Recipe: Veneziana
February 7, 2012
This brioche recipe turned out better than I had expected! Today I brought them over to my sister-in-law and nieces and they loved them. For the past few months, I have been searching for some brioche veneziane recipes and had kept a note of a few to try. Last Saturday as I ventured out of ... Read More »
Carnevale Time: Castagnole Recipes
February 3, 2012
Last month just as the Christmas holidays were coming to an end, I was reminded it’s Carnevale time when I saw frappe and castagnole in bakery shops. Bakery shops in Rome sure know how to move from one festivity to another without losing a beat. As I have made a commitment to eat healthy after ... Read More »
How To Make Chinese Dumplings
February 1, 2012
In the middle of January, I decided that I was going to learn how to make Chinese dumplings for Chinese New Year. To be honest, I dread going to Chinese restaurants in Rome because Chinese food here is simply too greasy and when it comes to dumplings, I am not sure what’s inside the filling! ... Read More »
Quick Bites in Rome: Nobel
January 26, 2012
Last week I was able to finally meet my sister-in-law for a quick bite at a place she has been wanting to bring me to for quite some time. She had mentioned several times that they have very good arancini here as well as brioche siciliana. As I have mentioned before, I usually work during ... Read More »
Pizza in Rome: Pizzeria da Simone
January 19, 2012
It’s given that you can get some really good pizza in Rome. What Rome is well-known for is pizza al taglio or pizza by the slice. It’s not a slice of a round pizza but rather these pizza are rectangular and you can decide how big or small of a slice you want. You would ... Read More »
Favorite Bakery in Rome: Regoli
January 13, 2012
While I was writing the post on Sicilia e duci, it dawned on me that I have never written a post on my favorite bakery in Rome – Regoli. Even before we moved to Rome and would be here just for the holidays, we would stop by this bakery. Along with a few other places ... Read More »