Tag Archives: butter

STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Manu

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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Posted in Baking, Cakes, Desserts, Finger food, Fruits, Snack, Tea Time | Tagged baking, bars, butter, cake, crumble, dessert, picnic, recipe, spring, strawberries, sweets, tea time | 7 Comments

CANESTRELLI

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Manu

I am sure that you will agree with me on this: food and memories are linked. When I eat something, my brain starts remembering things connected to the taste I am enjoying. This happens to me all the time. Since … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Cookies, Desserts, Italian, Regional Italian Dishes, Snack, Tea Time | Tagged baking, breakfast, butter, cookies, icing sugar, Italian, Italy, Liguria, Regional Italian Dishes, shortbread, sweets, tea, tea time | 3 Comments

BREAD MALFATTI WITH BUTTER AND PUMPKIN CREAM

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Manu

Last year, my mother gave me one of my grandmother’s cookbooks. It is full of notes and extra recipes that my nonna would pin down in all the white areas in between pages. I love it. I love being able … Continue reading →

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Posted in Italian, Mains, Pasta, Special Occasions | Tagged bread, breadcrumbs, butter, dinner, gnocchi, Italian, Italy, lardo, lunch, malfatti, pancetta, pumpkin | 4 Comments

GORGONZOLA FILLED POTATO GNOCCHI WITH BUTTER AND SAGE

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Manu

When I saw these gnocchi, I could not resist. If you follow this site, I am sure you know that yours truly is a gorgonzola-holic (?!) and just the thought of biting into soft pillowy potato gnocchi to find a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Italian, Mains, Pasta, Special Occasions, Vegetarian | Tagged butter, cheese, dinner, gnocchi, gorgonzola, Italian, Italy, pasta, potatoes, Special Occasions, vegetarian | 6 Comments

CHESTNUT GNOCCHI VALCHIAVENNA STYLE

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Manu

Today’s Regional Italian recipe comes from the region I grew up in: Lombardy. To be precise, this recipe is from Valchiavenna, an Alpine valley to the north of Lake Como. It is a truly beautiful area and the food you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Italian, Mains, Pasta, Regional Italian Dishes, Special Occasions, Vegetarian | Tagged autumn, butter, cheese, chestnut, dinner, fall, gnocchi, Italian, Italy, Lombardy, pasta, Regional Italian dish, special occasion, vegetarian | 7 Comments

MINT & POTATO TRIANGOLINI WITH BURNT BUTTER

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Manu

Today’s recipe is about simple ingredients. Actually, come to think of it, authentic Italian cooking is often about simple ingredients. I really wanted to make some stuffed pasta, but I did not have a lot of time (nor the ingredients) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Italian, Mains, Pasta, Special Occasions, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged burnt butter, butter, dinner, egg pasta, garlic, Italian, Italy, lunch, main, mash, mint, pasta, potatoes, Special Occasions, Triangolini, tutorial, vegetarian | 6 Comments

NAAN

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Manu

I don’t think there is anything as hearty and delicious as home-made bread. Any kind of bread. The smell itself is soothing… My girls LOVE eating bread, so I try and make it at home as much as possible. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bread, Indian, Side dishes, Vegetarian | Tagged bake, baking, bread, butter, dinner, ghee, India, Indian, lunch, naan, side, skillet, tawa | 6 Comments

POLENTA CONCIA

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Manu

Rachael of pizzarossa was our August 2012 Daring Cook hostess and she challenged us to broaden our knowledge of cornmeal! Rachael provided us with some amazing recipes and encouraged us to hunt down other cornmeal recipes that we’d never tried … Continue reading →

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