I just found a picture of myself when I was a kid and I was dressed up as a Spanish flamenco dancer for the Carnival festival, looking at it filled me with such a longing!!! The Carnival reminds me of the aroma of the “Cenci” a typical Tuscan dessert…
At Christmas or Easter time we drove ‘down south’ to see our grandparents. Though the long drive was often boring we were rewarded with the happiness of being cuddled and kissed by our relatives and spoilt with some “zeppole” fried sweet fritters – we…
For the pizza dough 500g stone milled flour, 250-300 gr tepid water, dried yeast,salt, a pinch of sugar, 2 C. extra virgin olive oil. For the filling 1,5 kg curly escarole,1 garlic clove, 4 handfuls of chervil, 10 anchovy fillets in oil, 100 gr black…
For the shortcrust pastry: 2 eggs, 500gr flour, 150 gr light brown cane sugar, 200 gr butter, pinch of salt, lemon zest. For the filling: 500 gr sheep ricotta cheese, 200gr light brown cane sugar, 250 gr cooked grain ( I buy it already boiled in jar…
Beautiful memories of Carnival to my mind My 13 year-old daughter Priscilla, has just found a picture of me as a child where I am dressedas a flamenco dancer! This has brought beautiful memories of Carnival to my mind. I remember the thrill of going…
