Cavolini with cream
For centuries, literally, in Genoa Sunday lunches and feast days close with a rich tray of "cavolini" (translated sprouts): puffs generously stuffed with whipped cream and sprinkled with icing sugar …
For centuries, literally, in Genoa Sunday lunches and feast days close with a rich tray of "cavolini" (translated sprouts): puffs generously stuffed with whipped cream and sprinkled with icing sugar …
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 iconic Ligurian Easter recipes. These …
Here in Italy, you may already know, the week before the beginning of Lend period we celebrate Carnival. Kids put on their funniest dreamy-like costumes, streets and public gardens …
Baci di Alassio (literally kisses from Alassio) are one of the most representative sweets of the West Italian Riviera. Made up with hazelnut and chocolate, they were invented and patented by …
Val D'Aveto, you know, fascinates me deeply. I’ve been visiting it for three summers. Short daily trips, nothing more, hanging around without a precise destination. But it was enough to …
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 well known …
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 is what I tell you …
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 is a family recipe) looks back …
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 resist: Panera! The name "Panera" …
Quaresimali are my obsession this Easter! I have already made them three times as they cannot last until Easter! They are ancient Liguria sweets traditional in the Lent period and …
Carnival sweet ravioli represent an ancient Genovese confectionery tradition, where marzipan, in different shapes and colors, appears almost every holiday. It is said that marzipan recipe was invented by a small …