An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
A Neapolital Carnival One of the things I have really missed from my Italian past is carnival. Here, you have Halloween, a ‘holiday’ very much imported from the US, which lasts for a night or so, and it’s all about…
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Trying new dishes Before Christmas I attended a fun masterclass with Francesco Mazzei to learn the secrets of fresh pasta making and taste some iconic dishes from the Padana plain. One of these dishes particularly caught my eye (and my…
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Beetroot in a cake? Yes why not! When Oddbox sent me a couple of beetroots in my weekly box, I was not too sure what to do with them. It’s a bit of a faff to handle them due to…
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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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