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Mid-August, when the temperatures climb to tropical heights, is a time when even the enthusiasm of even the most avid cook can begin to wane. Italians often turn to easily prepared dishes that need minimal or no actually cooking. Salads are an obviou (read full article)
Refreshing, dry, cool roses are in, and millions enjoy it throughout the summer. Although, at least in North America, roses fell by the wayside in the last 20 years, now they seem to have staged a comeback. Sweet, fizzy roses packaged in attractive (read full article)
A staple of summer picnics and tavole calde, pomodori ripieni di riso, tomatoes stuffed with rice and oven roasted, make for a simple and relatively quick weekend dinner, part of a buffet or a tasty antipasto for a summer dinner for guests. Here's th (read full article)
Panelle Panelle stands are as popular in Sicily as, hot dog stands, in the US. You can quickly grab a Panini and Panelle as you are walking down the street and hunger pain attacks. But sometimes you will grab a sandwich with panelle just because tha (read full article)
Scroll down for English versionNon c'è due senza tre! Ebbene, questa è la terza ricetta di frittelle ai fiori di zucca presente nel blog (vi prego, non vi strappate i capelli, ammesso che li abbiate), ma dovevo assolutamente completare il trittico (read full article)
Earlier this month new Italian restaurant Tempo, helmed by Japanese chef Yoshi Yamada (who trained in Michelin-starred restaurants in Sorrento, Sardinia and Florence), popped up along Curzon Street in swish Mayfair. Lured by the varied menu which in (read full article)
The kind people at Girard's set me a sample of four of their gourmet salad dressings! So difficult to choose which one to try first. I do have a little swag for you too! Click here for a $2.00 coupon for one of Girard (read full article)
Dear Readers,I would like to think of Memorie di Angelina as more of an online cookbook than a blog, a resource you can use really use as a reference as you would any other cookbook. The trouble is, the chronological structure of a blogging sit (read full article)
Scroll down for English versionEstiva, vegetariana e sembra pure light! Dico sembra perchè sotto quel velo di zucchini sottile e leggero se ne cela un altro...d'olio d'oliva. Questo rende la focaccia estremamente morbida e, ammesso che rimanga (read full article)
If you've been reading this blog lately you may be wondering if we've been switching themes on you. Well, it's true that summer somehow brings out the experimental side of my otherwise rather staid culinary character. But, fear not, gentle reader, Me (read full article)