chiacchiere – Ale Gambini

February 1, 2018Cookbook "A Queen In The Kitchen" Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Chiacchiere (Carnival Fried Pastries)

“A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale” (Anything goes at Carnival time). Carnevale (Italian Carnival or Mardi Gras) is celebrated 40 days before Easter and is the last chance to party before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent. In Italy we celebrates Carnevale with masquerade balls, goliardic parties and parades showcasing gigantic floats. Children, dressed up in costumes, throw […]

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017Cookbook "A Queen In The Kitchen" Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

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 […]

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Italian Carnival Chiacchiere

No Chiacchiere, No Carnevale! That’s my motto when it comes to celebrate the most colorful and playful period of the year in Italy, where 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 such as Chiacchiere. Chiacchiere […]