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Chiacchiere (Italian Carnival Fried Dough)

Today in Italy is celebrated Fat Thursday, the traditional Catholic feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and Carnevale. Carnevale is the most colorful and playful period of the year, when everyone wears a costume or a mask, and celebrates in the streets with festive parades, allegoric floats, coriandoli (paper confetti), stelle filanti (paper streamers) and delicious sweet treats […]

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Hazelnut Crème Brûlée…Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

“Cooking is love made visible.” ~ Anonymous Hazelnut Crème Brûlée is my way to celebrate the “sweetest” day of the year. Crème Brûlée is a French dessert consisting of a rich custard base, topped with a layer of caramelized sugar. I flavored this scrumptious dessert with hazelnut spread and garnished with organic fresh berries. Happy Valentine’s Day!!! […]

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Valentine’s Cooking Class

Watch me LIVE tomorrow at 12pm on  https://www.facebook.com/foodiamocom for a very special Valentine’s Cooking Class at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. Stay tuned and  Buon Appetito!!! #bertozziamerica #risoacquerello #oliomacchiozzi #iiclosangeles

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And The Winner Is…

Congratulations to KIM WATKINSON, the lucky winner of a family-4pack free admission to the LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show, the West Coast’s largest baking and sweets expo. Thank you all for entering the giveaway !!! A special thanks to LA Cookie Con and Sweets Show .

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