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Category Archives: Special Occasions
WALNUT AND ORANGE GELATO WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP
I love ice cream and not only in summer! Today’s recipe in fact, is perfect for autumn/winter as it is made with walnuts and candied orange zest These flavours always make me think of autumn, cold days and cozy nights. The … Continue reading
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Posted in Desserts, Ice Cream, Italian, Special Occasions
Tagged autumn, chocolate, chocolate syrup, dessert, fall, gelato, ice cream, Italian, Italy, orange, orange zest, Special Occasions, sweets, walnuts
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PUMPKIN RISOTTO
Today’s recipe is from Lombardia, the region of Italy I grew up in and it is a very simple risotto made with pumpkin cream. As you know, it is autumn down here in the southern hemisphere… so what’s better than … Continue reading
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Posted in Gluten Free, Italian, Mains, Regional Italian Dishes, Rice, Special Occasions, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged dinner, gluten free, Italian, Italy, lunch, main dish, mains, pumpkin, rice, risotto, Special Occasions, vegetables, vegetarian
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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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Posted in American, Appetisers, Finger food, Mains, Meat, Snack, Special Occasions, The Secret Recipe Club
Tagged appetizer, chicken, chicken wings, coca cola, coke, entre, finger food, footy food, main, mains, meat, poultry, snack, soy sauce, Special Occasions, superbowl, the secret recipe club, wings
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PASSION FRUIT CURD AND LIME TARTS
I had some pasta frolla dough and some Passion fruit Curd sitting in my freezer and I could not wait to use them up… together! You see, pasta frolla is the Italian pie crust that we use to make crostata … Continue reading
Pin ItCHICKEN BALLOTINE
For the April Daring Cooks Challenge, Lisa from Parsley, Sage and Sweet has challenged us to debone a whole chicken, using this video by Jacques Pepin as our guide; then stuff it, tie it and roast it, to create a Chicken Ballotine. … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Daring Cooks, French, Italian, Mains, Meat, Special Occasions
Tagged apples, ballotine, chicken, Daring Cooks, dinner, French, Italian, main, meat, mortadella, pistachios, poultry, prosciutto, roast, sausage, Special Occasions
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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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Posted in American, Desserts, Finger food, Fruits, Special Occasions, Tea Time
Tagged cheesecake, cream cheese, dessert, finger food, fruits, glass, lemons, mini, mousses, shot glass, small, Special Occasions, spring, strawberries, sweets, tea time
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AUNT FRANCA’S RABBIT
Today I want to share with you another one of my family recipes. This is my favourite way to cook and eat rabbit and when I was a child I would choose this dish over chicken any time! I know … Continue reading
Pin ItCASSATA SICILIANA
Happy Easter everyone!!! Today I want to share with you my family’s recipe for the most iconic Sicilian cake: Cassata! It is a delicious dessert made with sponge cake, filled with sweet ricotta and chocolate and decorated with candied fruits … Continue reading
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Posted in Baking, Cakes, Christmas, Desserts, Easter, Italian, Regional Italian Dishes, Special Occasions, Tea Time
Tagged baking, cake, candied fruits, chocolate, dessert, Easter, icing, Italian, Regional Italian Dishes, ricotta, royal icing, rum, Sicilian, Sicily, special occasion, sponge cake, sweets
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