Love – Ale Gambini

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 […]

August 31, 2016October 12, 2016Web Series "A Queen In The Kitchen"

A Queen In The Kitchen Ep.#4 : Crema Di Mascarpone (Mascarpone Cream)

Did you know that Mascarpone cheese is rich in vitamin A, important for eye health and the skin growth processes? Mascarpone cheese is a traditional sweet and creamy Italian cheese originated in the city of Lodi, southwest of Milan (Italy). The name derives from the word mascherpa, that in Milanese dialect refers to a low-fat ricotta. In the […]

May 26, 2016Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Crostata Di Fragole (Strawberry Tart)

Today is a big day, is my precious daughter graduation day from Kindergarten. Let’s celebrate this important milestone in her life with a delicious Italian dessert : Crostata di Fragole (Strawberry Tart). For the shortcrust pastry I used my shortcrust recipe that yields more than one shell, so I usually use half of the dough […]

April 28, 2016Holidays & Celebrations Quote

Wedding Cake, Oia (Greece) April 28th 2007

The most beautiful, elegant and delicious cake I’ve ever seen and tasted…our Wedding Cake. Happy 9th Anniversary My Love !!!

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016Desserts

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Chocolate Truffles

Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Dark Chocolate are two amazing types of food not only because of their organoleptic characteristics but also because they taste great together. Chocolate Truffles are a variety of chocolate confectionary usually made with a chocolate ganache coated with cocoa powder, chopped nuts or dried flaked fruit. Their name comes from […]