An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
An unusual recipe and not one for eating… A few years ago, after a trip to Borneo, I started boycotting palm oil in food and cosmetics and generally in anything it is found because seeing the destruction of what used…
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Memories One of the most vivid dishes I remember from when I was really young was something my grand ma used to make, amongst other (many) delicious things. I remember staying over in her beautiful home, full of really old…
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Warm spices, rich flavours I love spices but I don’t use them as enough as I would like to. Especially in cakes and bakes. Recently I came across a recipe for cashew nuts and cardamom biscuits which caught my eye;…
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Aperol Spritz launches #SpritzSuppers recipes in collaboration with Polpo restaurant A few months ago I attended an interesting event at the Campari UK headquarters where we learned how Russel Norman (of Polpo fame) introduced one of Italy’s most famous aperitifs…
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Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi…* Easter is a time for baking and eating lots of chocolate as well as cross shaped buns. The weather is usually warmer, the days longer and the parks and fields full of…
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