An Italian in London… cooking, eating and sightseeing
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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Traditions and trend… babka? Last year babka was all the rage, and it seems, still is. From the classic chocolate version to some more traditional like cinnamon, to creative variations such as matcha, social media was full of babka images…
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Life is changing… So something major happened to Pastabites recently, enough to completely turn life upside down… and that was giving birth to a baby boy. Trying to adjust is hard, and routine of any kind is out of the…
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