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La macedonia secondo Pellegrino Artusi e secondo me
Macedonia Recipe. According To Artusi And In My Opinion
Fruit salad? No thanks, I take a macedonia. The forgotten and rediscovered fruit salad. For decades, macedonia has disappeared from the Italian table. If at the restaurant you asked, not for a fruit salad, but just for fruit at the end of a meal, you would be offered pineapple. And in a country like Italy, rich in many…
13 July 2020
Strawberry and Blueberry Clafoutis, Gluten-Free Recipe
Strawberry and Blueberry Clafoutis, Gluten-Free Recipe
Claf-who? Clafoutis! Spring and delicious with fresh strawberry and blueberry. Fruit Dessert. Who loves them? I love all of them. Crumble, apple pie, apple strudel, Black Forest (preserved cherries are still fruit!). But now, please, give me your attention. I have a good new for those who are looking for to use seasonal, local fruit! Clafoutis is an easy-to-make French dessert…
20 May 2020
Chocolate Semifreddo with Panna and Strawberry Recipe
Chocolate Semifreddo with Panna and Strawberry Recipe
This semifreddo happily marries the taste of chocolate with the deliciousness of home made panna (whipped cream) and the freshness of strawberries in a simple recipe that is also egg-free and gluten-free. Chocolate Semifreddo with Panna and Strawberry. Perfect for any little occasion. It's a recipe from my family cookbook I haven't made in a long time. Sometimes,…
30 April 2020
Tiramisù crostata
Tiramisù Crostata and Why Ahead is my Word of the Year
The beginning of the new year is a good time for new intentions and goals.  Usually, I let a few days pass between reflections on the old year and the purposes for the new one. I don't want to make emotional but lucid balances. I'm letting the suspended thoughts come down slowly like soft snowflakes.…
19 January 2020
Sweet potato Montblanc dessert
Sweet potato Montblanc dessert
The original version of Montblanc, meaning White Mountain , has two main ingredients: chestnut puree and whipped cream. It is sugary, delicious, and easy to make. This spoon dessert is typical of northern Italy and probably of French origin. At home, it was a dessert reserved for special occasions such as Christmas lunch.…
5 December 2019
Poached pears in spiced red wine
Poached pears in spiced red wine
Poached pears and red wine is a perfect combo. I used ingredients from Romagna. But you look for local fruits and wine and use my recipe to add Italian flavor to your dessert. As the first cold weather arrives, you find tons of cakes, rainbow frostings, and fireworks on each social network. And what do I offer…
20 November 2019
fruit popsicles
Summer Fruit Popsicles Made With Melon And Watermelon
Fruits! In summer, what could be fresher, better and more colorful than a fruit popsicles? I like to use seasonal ingredients to create simple recipes. I love traditional Bolognese and Romagna cuisine, but I don't eat tortellini everyday. What I offer you is a treat that seems more a sorbetto then a popsicles even if made only…
6 August 2019
Homemade fruit gelati recipe
Homemade fruit gelati recipe (without ice-cream maker)
Spring and summer are full of juicy and fragrant fruits. Perfect for eating fresh or turning into desserts, jams, juices, and gelati. When there was not yet the habit of buying ready-made gelati to store into the freezer, grandma used to make homemade fruit gelati. In the glass beaker of the blender, she combined fresh fruit, a…
24 July 2019
Cherry and Whipped Cream Frozen Dessert
Summer memories. Cherry and whipped cream frozen dessert
Some recipes, more than others, awaken memories. Cherry frozen dessert (semifreddo9 makes me think back to the end-of-dinner dessert of many summer evenings, all equally happy and carefree. Confirming something I have been thinking about for a long time. Almost all my best memories were born at the table. Comfortably seated, already pot-bellied, relaxed. The taste of summer…
12 July 2019
Tarte Tatin albicocche, rosmarino e semi di chia
Rosemary Apricot & Chia Seeds Tarte Tatin
Have you ever tasted this dessert? Tarte tatin is a French recipe. Actually, it is an upside-down fruit cake. Very good. Even elegant. It is prepared with fruit, the classic version is with apples, but the imagination is a precious ingredient in the kitchen and so today I would like to share the ‘my’ recipe of tarte with…
5 June 2019

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