traditions – Ale Gambini

December 8, 2013April 9, 2015Antipasti Holidays & Celebrations

My Family’s Christmas Recipes : Tagliere Di Salumi – Italian Cured Meats Platter (Appetizer)

It would not be Christmas without a cured meats platter on the table. This is exactly how every Christmas dinner starts on my Family. We usually lay down, on a wooden cutting board, a variety of cured meats as : Prosciutto Cotto – Cooked Ham Prosciutto Crudo Di Parma – Parma Ham Salame – Salami […]

October 25, 2013October 25, 2013Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Biscotti Milanesi – (Milanesi Cookies)

Soon will be Halloween, then Thanksgiving and Christmas. And what’s the best treat for Christmas??? Cookies!!! In my home town Milan, we use to bake these simple and delicious biscotti (cookies). I prepare the dough and I rolled it out, and my daughter cut out into hearts, gingerbread mans & stars. We mix together Italian […]

August 12, 2013Quote

“It’s amazing how you can discover a country through its food”
Alessandra- Breadloveanddreams.com

July 22, 2013Quote

“Since the time of Persian Empire, Iranians have considered the preparation of food to be an art capable of providing both physical and emotional fulfillment.”
Krystina Castella

June 8, 2013June 8, 2013Quote

Il Carretto Dei Gelati (Bicycle Ice-Cream Cart)

“Il carreto passava e quell’uomo gridava GELATI!” (The cart passed by and that man cried Ice-Cream!).Those are the lyrics from a very famous italian song called “I Giardini di Marzo” ( The Gardens of March) written and performed by the great Lucio Battisti. And that’s exactly what happened in the 50’s during the hot italian summer. […]