April 2017 – Page 2 – Ale Gambini

April 25, 2017Desserts

Italian Cheesecake

Couple of days ago I was craving for something sweet, fresh and decadent. I came up with this delicious cheese tart that I named Italian cheesecake. This tart has a shortcrust pastry shell made from scratch with the highest quality butter and flour type 00. The filling is a delicate mascarpone custard. I topped this […]

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Primi Piatti

Lasagne Patate E Zucchine (Potato And Zucchini Lasagna)

Let’s prepare a delicious, healthy lasagna made with zucchine (Italian zucchini) and potatoes. This lasagna is a lighter and yummy alternative to the traditional meat lasagna, perfectly suitable for vegetarians and people with tomato intolerance. For this dish I used the freshest organic produce picked at my local farmers market and the highest quality of […]

April 15, 2017September 6, 2017Web Series "A Queen In The Kitchen"

A Queen In The Kitchen: Colombine Di Pasqua…Happy Easter!

A Queen In The Kitchen web series is finally back!!! In today’s episode we’ll celebrate Easter by preparing a mouthwatering Italian dessert : Colombine di Pasqua (puff pastry Easter doves). These “colombine” are super cute, dove shaped pastries filled with Chantilly Cream, a sweet cream made of fresh whipped cream, sugar and vanilla extract. Another recipe […]

April 12, 2017April 13, 2017Holidays & Celebrations

A Queen In the Kitchen At The LA Food Bowl

I’m very excited to announce my participation at the LA Food Bowl, a monthlong food festival hosted and curated by the LA Times. The events will bring to the City of Angels Michelin starred chef including Massimo Bottura, owner and chef at Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy) and Magnus Nilsson, chef at Fäviken (Järpen, Sweden). Individual events […]

April 7, 2017Antipasti Holidays & Celebrations

Torta Pasqualina (Ligurian Easter Pie)

Torta Pasqualina is an Italian savory pie filled with chard or spinach, eggs and ricotta. This is one of Liguria’s iconic dishes but is prepared throughout the country during the Easter celebrations. The original Pasqualina pie calls for 33 layers of thin dough to represent the 33 years of Jesus. This is one of the recipes I’ve […]