Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond.
During the holidays, you see panettone everywhere in Italy! Commercials on TV, gift baskets and basically on every Italian table as the dessert for Christmas. Every year, we would also find a panettone in the Christmas box my husband gets from his company, which by the way is soft and delicious. In general, I prefer [...]
This year for Christmas, I finally decided to learn how to make tortellini. With many months of practice in making fresh pasta, I figured I am ready to make tortellini for Christmas day. Another reason is because the usual pasta shop where we order tortellini has closed and also, since Christmas lunch will just be [...]
That’s all there is to the ricciarelli recipe? This was my reaction when I was researching some ricciarelli recipes online. I have always seen ricciarelli sold in supermarkets during this time of the year but never thought much about them as pandoro, panettone and variations of them are the main “dessert” on most Italian tables [...]
I knew I needed to find out this seafood recipe when I saw a picture of this dish posted on MyMelange’s Facebook Page during her visit to Puglia. It reminded me so much of paella which I love and make at home. This dish was still on my mind when another blogger, who is doing [...]
This pumpkin ricotta pound cake as the dessert for Thanksgiving fared better than the usual pumpkin pie. Thank goodness! Year after year, I would find myself looking at an untouched pumpkin pie. My in-laws just don’t seem to fancy it and each year, I would stubbornly continue to make it hoping they would finally enjoy [...]
This Italian soup is one of my favorites. Last winter, I had chickpea soup when my sister and I went to Settembrini for lunch. The combination of this soup with swordfish was unforgettable! Even a year after tasting that dish, I remember it so clearly but never had the chance to recreate it. This morning, [...]
This apple dumpling recipe is not an Italian recipe at all, and the only connection that comes to mind is that the Trentino area is renown for their apples. Even though I post mainly Italian recipes, I felt a strong pull to try this recipe and I explain why further in this post. Initially, I [...]
A few days ago I saw a bottle of pistachio pesto when I was in Castroni, a specialty shop in Rome, and thought that it would be interesting to research the recipe and make it at home. During my research, I came across many different recipes for pistachio pesto, most which use only pistachio, others [...]
I have been wanting to make this homemade ravioli recipe for a while and when it rained this weekend, I decided to go for it. I love pumpkin and with autumn in its prime, pumkins are easily found in markets. After doing some research, I decided on this ravioli recipe by semplicementeinsieme. It’s a simple [...]
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I was going to stop by again at the kosher bakery in the Jewish Ghetto to try their pizza ebraica. If you are expecting something savory, it’s really deceptive because it’s nothing like pizza. While the baked goods tend to look burnt and unappealing in this kosher [...]
