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    Salmon Sashimi with Ponzu
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    Blue Daiquiri (Glacier Fusion Cocktail)
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    Chicken Spring Rolls
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    Casoncelli alla Bergamasca (Bergamo-Style Stuffed Pasta)
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Hi! I am Manu, the author of Manu's Menu. I was born and brought up in Italy and my blog can show you how to create authentic Italian food in your own home!

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  • Sun-Dried Tomato Grissini piled diagonally on a platter over a wooden table.
    Sun-Dried Tomato Grissini
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    Marshmallow Monsters
  • Orange marzipan pumpkins with black icing faces and clove stems on a black plate.
    Marzipan Pumpkins
  • Herbes de Provence in a white bowl with a small wooden spoon on a wooden board.
    Herbes de Provence
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    Scrambled Eggs with Tomato

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  • Baked vegetable pie with a golden puff pastry border and mixed vegetable filling.
    Italian Vegetable Pie
  • Italian sausages in rich tomato sauce inside a white casserole.
    Italian Sausages in Tomato Sauce
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    Risotto alla Marinara (Italian Seafood Risotto)
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    Classic Baked Lasagne
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Desserts

  • Mulberry granita served with whipped cream, mint, and fresh mulberries.
    Mulberry Granita
  • Mini carrot cupcakes with piped cream cheese frosting and fondant carrot toppers on a white platter.
    Mini Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Two chilled passion fruit desserts served in glass cups with fresh passion fruit and a gold spoon.
    Passion Fruit Possets
  • Jar of Traditional Dulce de Leche with a spoon.
    Traditional Dulce de Leche
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3-Ingredient Mulberry Jam

Make the most of fresh mulberries with this easy 3-ingredient jam. Perfect for spreading on toast, scones and your favourite baked treats.

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    Thai-Style Pumpkin Soup
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    Peach Chocolate Dessert
  • Date Chocolate Hearts decorated with white chocolate drizzle, pistachios, and sugar flowers on a vintage plate.
    Date Chocolate Hearts
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    Iced Chai Latte

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    Date Brûlée (Brie Stuffed Dates)
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    Iced Matcha Latte
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    Cherry Jam
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    Fig Vanilla Jam

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        • 150 years of the Unification of Italy
        • Olio, Erbe e Fantasia – LILT
  • Tips
    • Techniques
      • Pasta and Gnocchi
      • Pizza and Other Doughs
      • Sauces and Other Basics
      • Decorations
    • Cake and Cookie decoration
      • Cake & Marshmallow Pops
        • Flowery Cake Pops
        • Hello Kitty Cake Pops
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Cake Pops
        • Christmas Tree Cake Pops
        • Sea Marshmallow Pops
      • Fondant Cakes
        • Moo Cake
        • South Pole Cake
        • Lola Cake
        • Hello Kitty Yogurt Cake
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Cake
        • The Little Mermaid Yogurt Cake
        • The Little Mermaid Fondant Cake
        • Sweet Sushi Mini Fondant Cakes
        • Peppa Pig Cake
        • Tinkerbell Cake
        • Miffy Cake
        • Olaf Yogurt Cake
        • Frozen Cake
      • Sugar Cookies
        • Heart Sugar Cookies
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Sugar Cookies
        • Christmas Tree Ornament Sugar Cookies
      • Eggless Sugar Cookies
        • Chinese New Year Cookies
        • St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
      • Shortbread Cookies
        • Shortbread and Chocolate Hearts
        • Baby Shower Shortbread Cookies
        • Flounder Shortbread Cookie Pops
      • Easy Chocolate Cookies
    • Conversion Tables
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