So we are in the Italian Alps on a skiing holiday working hard to get in all the cheese, glorious cheese. It comes sliced, grilled, broiled, on polenta, risotto, pasta, in veal chops, melted in a bowl- the list is endless. I’ll report back next week on my visit to see Fontina being made. Until…
The Roman grain basket reemerges
A new generation of Sicilians are emerging. While Sicilians are known for being traditional and proud, several of their traditions have been industrialised with the role of the craftsman slowly disappearing. The production of Marsala being an iconic example. Sicily was the grain basket for the Roman Empire under Julius Caesar. There are about 60 ancient indigenous…
The land of milk and honey…..and olives: Valle del Belice
Salemi in Valle del Belice is home to Cucchiara family, where three generations have been making traditional and organic sheep’s milk cheese since 1870. The Caseificio Cucchiara Liborio has 900 sheep which graze on their 90 hectares of land. The Cucchiara family also keep bees to make honey during the Spring and Summer which pairs exquisitely with their pecorino cheese. Their…
The real reason I go skiing
When I say I love skiing, what I really mean is that I love lunch while skiing. Anybody reading this in North America may be unable to relate to this statement. I grew up eating very expensive, dry, burnt hamburgers with frozen fingers before heading back down the piste. Then I came to Europe to…
Sicily’s most interesting but nearly extinct wine
To me, loving Italian wine means embracing diversity; rallying on the rebels who elude the pressure to conform. Ironically, this urge to express originality is at odds with the very survival of many winemakers, for in order to effectively market a “brand” there needs to first exist a uniform identity to which a critical mass subscribe. The…
11 healthy dishes for under £1
It seems everyone is thinking about taxes and diets at this time of year. The weather doesn’t improve the gloomy outlook. So in the spirit of restraint after self-indulgence, here are few delicious healthy recipes you can enjoy while keeping your conscience at ease at the same time as each dish cost less than £1 per…
Top 5 recipes of 2015
Here are our top 5 recipes of 2015 as voted by you. Looking back at 2015, there were a few more modern recipes introduced which we had tried in several restaurants in Italy. The winners however were some of the standby classics: 5. Torta verde (chard and ricotta pie) from Liguria Torta verde is one of…
Ringing in the new year
Another year is almost over. 2015 was full of real highs and then sudden darkness looming. As a mother, one look in my child’s eyes leaves me with only hope for the future. As always, in order to focus on the enjoying the present and hoping for the future, we fix our gaze firmly on…
Where in Italy is a great place for families to spend the Christmas holiday?
Venezia (Venice) has many names and faces. It is known as the city of romance, a UNESCO city of culture rich with breathtaking architecture and art, the City of Water with its canals crisscrossing the city, the City of Masks as shops display the city’s characteristic carnival masks year-round, as where the orient meets Europe…
My favourite foodie presents from last Christmas
Typically I slowly hoard Christmas presents all through the year. Meanwhile my husband spends 363 days of the year in denial that Christmas is always on December 25. I predict that in 9 days from now, he will be amongst the crowds of shoppers desperately trying to remember who and what to buy for. This year…
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