Category Archives: Finger food

CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE MINI CUPCAKES

If you follow this site more or less regularly, you already know that I love small desserts… I love the fact that they are (almost) guilt free and even more I love the fact that you can eat 2 or … Continue reading

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ABBACCHIO A SCOTTADITO

Today’s Regional Italian recipe is from the region of Lazio, the region of Rome. It is a very simple dish made up of grilled marinated lamb cutlets. The term abbacchio indicates a little lamb in the local dialect and “a … Continue reading

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SPICY TUNA SALAD SUSHI ROLL

So here you have it.  My first sushi roll ever.  I decided to go the easy way and make a tuna salad roll as a first attempt and boy was it good!  It is really easy and fast to make … Continue reading

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CASSATELLE TRAPANESI – CASSATEDDI TRAPANISI

Today’s recipe is another one of my Sicilian recipes.  Cassatelle (or cassateddi in Sicilian) are sweets typical of the town of Trapani, where my mum was born.  They are usually eaten in winter and spring, which is when the fresh … Continue reading

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COCA COLA CHICKEN WINGS

It is time again for the “Secret recipe club” reveal! I am sure you all know what the club is about, but for the few of you who still don’t know about it, here goes a brief explanation.  Each month … Continue reading

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STRAWBERRY AND LEMON CHEESECAKE IN A GLASS

Who doesn’t love cheesecakes??  I do!  I must say that I discovered them quite late in my teenage years as they are not an Italian “thing” (though now they are quite popular in Italy too).  I was in New York for 3 … Continue reading

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STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

I know I have already said this, but how hard is it to get adjusted to living with inverted seasons??  It is so weird to think of Christmas as a summer holiday or Easter as an autumn holiday…  in the … Continue reading

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GARAM MASALA AND PRESERVED LEMON HUMMUS

Do you remember I had told you I would be making more food from my friend Rhonda’s site, The Kitchen Witch?  When I got assigned her blog for this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I had to chose only one recipe … Continue reading

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