This weekend our experiments in the kitchen were a little bit more daring than usual. On our recent visit to Italy we bought a piece of this particular cheese from Piedmont, known as Castelmagno. Normally made from cow’s milk, this semi-hard cheese is usually tinged with blue mould. It has a crumbly texture and a [...]
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Guest post: Confessions of an allergy victim
Posted in Food Mania on Oct 11th, 2010
Sometimes, eating out can be a minefield. Whilst many may think of dining with friends as the perfect way to spend an evening or a sun-drenched weekend, others have worse things than calorie-counting to worry about. I was around thirteen years old when I first discovered that I had a potentially fatal allergy to pine [...]
How can I cook aubergines?
Posted in Recipes on Aug 28th, 2010
It’s Summer time, or rather end of Summer time! However, aubergines are easily available on the market. Many think that to cook aubergines is complicated since you need to put them under salt for a couple of hours before you cook them. I rarely do so and still get finger licking results! I found this [...]
Butta la Pasta
Posted in Recipes on Nov 6th, 2009
Pasta… I can never get enough of eating pasta! So many shapes, flavors, and varieties; fresh or dry; long or short; with eggs or without; filled pasta or plain pasta… the list is endless. Pasta is loved all over the world from people of all ages yet no one prepares it better than Italians – [...]