An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for vegan chocolate mousse made with aquafaba, the water in a tin of chickpeas or beans which usually gets discarded before cooking. I became quite a fan of the stuff, and have…
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Once upon a time I used to be an advocate for Nutella, one of Italy’s most iconic food exports (not even sure it is still ‘italian’ nowadays but surely it was first produced in my home country). I stopped buying…
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Joining a baking society I work for a large corporation… one of the advantages of it is that I have colleagues from all walks of life and with a different array of tastes and experiences. One of these is a…
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An italian classic For those of us who grew up in Italy ‘salame di cioccolato’ (chocolate salame, of course) brings back memories of school parties and messy, chocolatey fingers. Made with cocoa, butter and plain biscuits as well as a…
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Inspiring Instagram posts Months ago I saw an Instagram post and thought the stew in the photo looked wonderfully comforting, so I searched for a recipe I could replicate but never actually got round to make it. I think the inspiring…
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