For centuries, literally, in Genoa Sunday lunches and feast days close with a rich tray of “cavolini” (translated sprouts): puffs...
10 traditional Ligurian recipes for Easter
Here my fav recipes for a Liguria Easter menu. If you are looking for inspiration for your Easter feast, Today I share with you the most...
Ricotta fritters: it’s Carnival time!
The traditional Ligurian fritters for Carnival are bugie, also known elsewhere in Italy as chiacchiere, crostoli, frappe…any Region a...
Baci di Alassio – sweet kisses from Alassio
Baci di Alassio (literally kisses from Alassio) are one of the most representative sweets of the West Italian Riviera. Made up with...
A day in Val d’Aveto, the upper valley
Val D'Aveto, you know, fascinates me deeply. I’ve been visiting it for three summers. Short daily trips, nothing more, hanging around...
Crumiri of Masone: cookies for a summer limoncello
Masone is a small village in the Beigua Park, just in the back of Genoa city. It has always been a holiday resort of the Genoese and is...
Liguria hazelnut cake and the Italian ritual of sipping amaro after coffee
When did the Italian ritual of sipping amaro to seal a meal come about? And how do you prepare the Liguria hazelnut cake of Chiavari? This...
My traditional Genoa Christmas menu
And finally Christmas has come and with it the time to plan the menu for celebrating. My Genoa Christmas menu (but for the starter, which...
Panera: the Genoa coffee gelato (ops, semifreddo!)
Just spend a couple of days in Genoa to discover that here there is an ice cream (oops! a semifreddo) unique in the world impossible to...
Quaresimali: Liguria marzipan sweets for Easter
Quaresimali are my obsession this Easter! I have already made them three times as they cannot last until Easter! They are ancient Liguria...