Trying new dishes Before Christmas I attended a fun masterclass with Francesco Mazzei to learn the secrets of fresh pasta making and taste some iconic dishes from the Padana plain. One of these dishes particularly caught my eye (and my palate!) because it was completely new to me; I found it so delicious, I decided I would try replicating it as soon as possible. It’s taken me a month or more but finally, I managed to find sometime to make…
A healthy brownie made with the new Breville hand mixer which uses Heatsoft technology.
A soft, airy, peanut butter and coconut mousse.
Once upon a time I used to be an advocate for Nutella, one of Italy’s most iconic food exports (not even sure it is still ‘italian’ nowadays but surely it was first produced in my home country). I stopped buying or eating it many years ago when it became obvious one of its main ingredients is the dreaded palm oil, as well as many other not so healthy ingredients (such as an enormous amount of sugar). Valid palm oil free…
With lucuma & vanilla I work for a large corporation… one of the advantages of it is that I have colleagues from all walks of life and with a different array of tastes and experiences. One of these is a self proclaimed group which makes up the company’s Baking Society. We’re all fans of the GBBO, we all love a sourdough starter and a cookie recipe and a couple of us are even semi-pro bakers. We meet once a month…