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February 5, 2019Desserts Holidays & Celebrations HOW TO

Nutella Mug Cake

Baby it’s cold outside, at least here in LA, and it’s World Nutella Day!!! Stay warm and spread the love by watching me preparing my fool-proof Nutella Mug Cake. It only takes few ingredients and a couple of minutes in the microwave to make this yummy treat. Nutella is the world-famous hazelnut spread manufactured by […]

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018Antipasti

Panzanella (Tuscan Bread Salad)

Panzanella, literally PAN: Bread and ZANELLA: Soup Bowl, is the name of the traditional Tuscan bread salad. The main ingredients of panzanella are stale Tuscan bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, basil, salt, pepper, vinegar and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I had the pleasure to teach how to make this dish during Culinary Tour Of Italy, […]

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018Antipasti Holidays & Celebrations

Torta Pasqualina

” Natale con i tuoi. Pasqua con chi vuoi.” “Christmas with family. Easter with whoever you want to be with.” Italian saying 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 […]

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018Holidays & Celebrations Primi Piatti

Gnocchi & Gnocchetti Cooking Class

2018 is the year of the Italian Food! Join me for another fun and delicious cooking class at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and learn how to make different types of Italian GNOCCHI using the finest Italian ingredients (Caputo Flour, Parmigiano Reggiano Bertozzi). MENU: Gnocchi di patate – Classic Italian dumplings Spaetzle del Sud Tirolo […]

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018Holidays & Celebrations

Cooking Classes 2018 at IICLA

Happy New Year!!! Buon Anno!!! Let’s start the 2018 announcing the winter session of A Queen In The Kitchen cooking classes at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. We’ll start on February 10th, 2018 with a very special cooking class: San Valentino Con Amore! (Valentine’s Day with Love). I’ll be preparing with all the […]