In Italy every year we celebrate Mardi gras. Mardi Gras, literally fat Tuesday, was celebrated because it was the last day Catholics could eat fatty foods before starting a 40 days light food diet for Easter. Today Mardi Gras in Italy is mainly a celebration day where people dress in costumes and gather to watch …
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Pasqualina pie
La torta pasqualina è una tipica torta pasquale che di solito si mangia in Italia a pasqua. La torta pasqualina è originaria della Liguria ma è piuttosto famosa in tutta Italia. Pasqualina pie is a typical Easter Pie that we generally eat in Italy on Easter. Pasqualina pie comes from Liguria but it’s quite famous …
How to make homemade Italian crespelle
If you’ve invited friends for dinner but don’t know how to cook very well, homemade Italian crespelle can save your day. In fact, homemade Italian crespelle are extremely easy to make and are also very good. Today I’d like to share with you the recipe I use. I’ll write it first in Italian and then …
Italian Panettone or Pandoro. What’s the best?
When it comes to Christmas there’s at least two foods that every table must have: Italian panettone and pandoro. Yes, because in Italy no pandoro/panettone, no party. Got the idea? What are they? What’s the difference, and what’s the best: Italian panettone or pandoro? Pandoro Italian pandoro is a traditional Italian Christmas sweet from Verona …
The authentic Amatriciana recipe
Everyone loves Italian cooking but do you really know how to cook the most famous traditional Italian dishes? For example, amatriciana – or matriciana – is one of the most known Italian dishes in the world. Let’s see how to prepare the authentic amatriciana recipe. Amatriciana Pasta all’amatriciana is one of the most famous dishes …
