In discovery of Alibert Pasta Fresca – Part two “Truffle Hunting”
………..continued Next up I decide on the Gran Raviolo with white truffles on the basis that it’s best to start the pasta with one of the more prestigious and delicate flavours, truffles are after all known as the “diamonds of the kitchen”. Every year some friends of ours go to the region of Alba to … Read more
Peach & Rhubarb Roulade for a summer supper with friends
My desserts are slowly and surely improving although amongst friends I’m still known for a few of my previous Bridget Jones catastrophes, not quite as bad as purple soup, but I’ve had to make a few creative saves to salvage some recipes gone astray. The most frustrating thing is that desserts are the “piece de … Read more
In discovery of Alibert Pasta Fresca – Part One “Adventures in Gnocchi”
Every now and then I get approached by a company to write a product review or article in English to showcase their range and more importantly put them in touch with a new consumer base. This was the case with Alibert, La Pasta Fresca Italiana, producers of fresh Italian pasta who recently sent me a … Read more
Courgette Chutney to inspire Chef Enrico Fiorentini
My neighbours continue to pepper me with their home-grown vegetables and not wanting to offend anyone, despite harvesting a few of my own veggies, I keep accepting baskets of salad and most recently courgettes (zucchine). Fantastic you might think but the bottom line is that there are still only two mouths to feed in my … Read more
A Murray mound to cheer on a champion
This year I’ve been a slave to both the French open and Wimbledon watching ridiculous amounts of tennis per day and quite literally finding myself unable to move during key matches. Yesterday I watched Serena Williams thrash it out with the ever impressive Shvedova whilst Sharapova succombed to the fantastic play of Lisicki which I … Read more
Fabulous fried zucchine flowers fresh from our garden!
I don’t know why this trend hasn’t caught on yet in the UK but one of the first things I was introduced to on arrival in Italy was fried zucchine (courgette) flowers and they are simply delicious. Over the years as friends have come to visit I have taken them to my favourite pizzeria in … Read more
