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Italian Zuppa Inglese cake recipe
Zuppa Inglese cake, memories and nonna’s recipe
Zuppa Inglese cake (English Soup) was one of the spoon desserts that nonna made most often. It was one of the Sunday lunch desserts. It was such a simple recipe for her that never, not once, did she make it for Easter or Christmas. Good thing, since I wouldn't say I liked it. Besides the Vera Torta…
27 October 2022
Italian pumpkin pie recipe
Pumpkin pie recipe (from scratch): All Saints or Halloween?
For the first time, I made an American pumpkin pie to celebrate Halloween and All Saints' Day. In Italy, although Halloween related festivities are increasingly celebrated, the real holidays are All Saints Day (Festa di Ognissanti) on November 1 and All Souls Day (Giorno dei Morti) on November 2. Not an Italian pie but the American pumpkin…
17 October 2022
Vera Torta of Imola: a local, ancient dessert recipe
Vera Torta of Imola: a local, ancient dessert recipe
Vera Torta (True Cake) is a typical dessert of Imola, a territory of Romagna culture located in Emilia and, more precisely, in the district of Bologna. It is an old-fashioned recipe, passed orally from family to family and now registered at the Bologna Chamber of Commerce (2019). Its almond flavor is reminiscent of the Bologna Rice Cake,…
10 October 2022
Torta di prugne dell'Appennino bolognese
Plum cake of the Bolognese Apennines recipe
The plum cake of the Bolognese Apennines is part of the culinary tradition of my land and is a dessert with an old fashioned flavor. On the border I was born on the border between Emilia and Romagna. Precisely in Imola, Romagna cuisine and culture in Emilia territory. Father's family, which came on the border between Romagna…
30 September 2022
Strozzapreti pasta of Romagna
Strozzapreti pasta of Romagna: history and recipe
Strozzapreti is a typical pasta of Romagna: water and flour, without eggs. The name literally means strangler the priest. Also known as lunghet, that is, lunghetti, because of the elongated format, they are a gastronomic specialty with a history that deserves to be known. The history of Romagnoli chokes priests If lunghet simply refers to the long, thin…
22 September 2022
Le salsicce del signor Giovanni, una pentola e tre ingredienti
The sausages of Mr. Giovanni, one pot and three ingredients
Italian fresh sausages, peppers, and potatoes. These are the main ingredients of the sausage dish that Giovanni prepared. It is a simple dish of the Romagna peasant tradition that will win you over. As I often say, simple food is ordinary in a comforting way. Mr. Giovanni's sausages Giovanni and his wife Laura are lifelong friends of my parents. She…
12 September 2022
Tomato cake recipe
A savory tomato cake recipe to greet the summer
I stir the cream of tomato cake while humming summer is ending, an old Italian song from the 1980s. I'm in my kitchen overlooking the red rooftops of Bologna, the windows wide open, while I'm preparing a tasty and easy-to-make pie. The redskin tomatoes I'm using will give it a fullness of flavor that I already…
9 September 2022
Savory brioche loaf with aromatic herbs recipe
Savory brioche loaf with aromatic herbs recipe
Savory brioche loaf but just as good as the sweet one. If you're here, we probably think the same way. Brioche is a French preparation. It has nothing to do with the traditional Bolognese and Romagna cuisine I usually share on the blog. But it has a lot to do with my life because I love bread…
5 September 2022
Aubergine gnocchi with basil and tomato sauce
Aubergine gnocchi with basil and tomato sauce
Looking at the aubergine gnocchi resting on the drying rack. The intense smell is an invitation to plunge them into the pot of boiling salted water. But they have to rest. A little like the dreams and thoughts I had in my head and didn't know I had. Everything takes time, the time it takes. About things I love and…
22 July 2022
A fresh herb pesto recipe for buckwheat tagliolini
Buckwheat tagliolini seasoned with fresh herb pesto
An herb pesto, fresh and with no cooking, to dress buckwheat noodles that I made by rolling out the pasta in the Emilian way, that is, rolling pin and wooden cutting board. My first pasta dough with buckwheat flour A disaster. I can't tell you the disappointment after waiting for a weekend with no plans to finally…
18 July 2022

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