January 2014 – Page 4

January 8, 2014February 12, 2014Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Torrone Kiarella (Kiarella Nougat)

I’ve never been a big fan of nougat, until my friend Giuseppe made me try the nougat from his hometown Bagnara Calabra. As soon as I had the first bite I fell in love with this tiny and delicious treat. Bagnara Calabra is a cute, small beach town on the Calabria region, where masters torronai […]

January 7, 2014Quote

Recipe

Love this poem, thanks for sharing 🙂

January 7, 2014January 7, 2014Holidays & Celebrations

El Morocco Inn & Spa, Desert Hot Springs (CA)

My blog is a food based blog, but today I want to make an exception because this place is a very hidden gem in a middle of the Californian desert. Desert Hot Springs is a little town known for having the purest hot springs mineral water of the country. As soon as you walk the […]

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Manuale Della Pasticceria Italiana (Manual Of Italian Pastry) by Scolari & Busnelli

I love this book! I would say this is my “Bible” when I need to bake traditional Italian cakes, cookies ,pralines or puddings. Every recipes contains the precise amount of the ingredients and the directions are explained in a very brief and schematic way. The first two chapters are dedicated to the materials and machinery […]

January 2, 2014Quote

“The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it. … If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.”
James Beard