I learned these 7 steps for making this delicious roasted pepper risotto in an online cooking class. While teaching us how to make the risotto, chef Antonia Klugmann and Maddalena Fossati, the director of La Cucina Italiana, had an interesting conversation about contemporary Italian cuisine. La Cucina Italiana has plans to open an online cooking…
I don’t know if I love gianduia more for its rich, creamy, decadent, chocolaty, nutty flavor or for its name. Gianduia….. What is gelato gianduia? Gianduia is simply a paste made from mixing hazelnuts with chocolate. But the name itself is like adding an exquisite ingredient. Gianduia sounds so much more delicious than hazelnut paste….
Did you know that focaccia is the oldest and still most popular of Ligurian foods? Ligurians start the day with cappuccino and focaccia. Make focaccia the same day you make fresh pesto and dip the focaccia into the pesto all day for a delicious vegetarian treat. The classic focaccia all’olio is a low leavened bread…
This month we are making and tasting food from Liguria. Nothing is more Ligurian than pesto. And it is so simple to make. Just gather some small tender leaves of fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, salt, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Then mix them all together except the cheese using a mortar and pestle or…
Ciao Italianista, Let’s explore some typical dishes of Selva Gardena and South Tyrol and prepare a meal. Here is the menu I came up with that we can make at home. Please join me a casa! South Tyrolean Seal of Quality The first requirement for making recipes at home inspired by Selva Gardena and South…
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia is a nation without a state in Northern Italy. This area played an important…
