Hot or cold, this fruit tart is a serious treat! To be totally honest with you, this pear and fig tart may not be a classic Italian dessert recipe like tiramisu - but I did have something similar when I was in Italy and have never forgotten it! Having said that, I know there are lots of [...]
An Italian fruit cake of sorts… As much as I adore Italian food even I have to admit that when it comes to pastries and sweet treats to enjoy with coffee, they don’t really stack up when compared to some other culinary savvy cultures such as France. Sure, they make a mean biscotti to dunk [...]
What is Polenta? It’s as Italian as pizza! Polenta is a self-proclaimed second national dish of Italy, second only to pizza. What exactly is polenta you ask? It’s a coarsely ground maize that can be prepared in a number of ways and is a staple in my Nonna’s kitchen. Although not as glamorous as spinning [...]
A cooked cream dream Surely the most popular Italian dessert in Australia, Panna Cotta makes an appearance on the menu of every Italian restaurant I know. The luxurious creamy taste and smooth slippery texture make this Italian dessert a temptation too difficult to resist post pizza or pasta. Thankfully, you don’t need to go out [...]
Granita? Si, grazie! On a hot day, after you’ve polished off some pizza and you crave something sweet but not too cloying or heavy, Granita is a perfect end to the meal. An Italian dessert of frozen, shaved fruit, Granita is refreshing on the palate and wonderful for people with gluten or dairy issues. Perhaps [...]
DIY – Wood fire ovens I am nothing if not single minded when it comes to pizza…in case you haven’t picked that up yet! So following the last post I have been obsessing about wood fired pizza and the ovens that make them and wishing I had one at home. Domestic wood fire ovens are actually [...]
Fruit and pizza toppings, a brief history Traditionalists turn away now, I want to consider for a moment the beauty – or otherwise – of the Hawaiian pizza, the most obvious example of fruit being used as pizza toppings. Just how did the Hawaiian come to be born? Who came up with idea of fruit [...]
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