This pork roast is an appetizing and inviting main course to enjoy with family and friends. I know pork is excluded from the dinner table in many cultures, but in Italy it has long been an important part of our culinary tradition, particularly in the north. We use it for salami and sausages, we eat…
Torta di Mele (Apple Cake)
This was my grandmother’s apple cake recipe. This dessert is a wonderful reminder of my childhood, when I spent a lot of time in our country house, enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables and learning delicious recipes. I have never seen another one quite like it. It will always be my favorite, and I hope it…
Mele Ripiene al Forno (Stuffed Baked Apples)
A delicious autumn dessert, low in calories and perfect if you want to have something sweet without feeling guilty. Stuffed baked apples are surprisingly easy to prepare, yet are definitely impressive and delicious to eat. They are filled with almonds, raisins (soaked in Vin Santo, delicious!) and cinnamon, undeniably a mix of flavors that goes…
Torta ai Semi di Papavero e Mele (Poppy Seeds and Apple Cake)
Have you ever tried a butter-less, gluten free cake? I ate this delicious cake for the first time in South Tyrol. I was immediately struck by the delicate taste, in addition to the absence of butter and wheat flour in the recipe. The butter is replaced by poppy seeds, and wheat flour by gluten -free almond…
Miascia, Lake Como Cake
Today I would like to present miascia (mee-AH-sha), a typical cake from my beautiful home, Lake Como. It is one of the traditional peasants’ sweets prepared with stale bread (“pan poss” in the local dialect) with the addition of dried and fresh fruit. Most of the farmers’ cakes are prepared with dried fruit or fresh…