To call this “bread” is a little bit far-fetched… Let’s be honest here, this is, by all means a cake, and a rich one too! I have been wanting to come up with my own take on Pumpkin bread for a while now, and it was only yesterday I was finally stuck with inspiration. After…
Month: October 2011
Risotto with Porcini Mushroom
Richard and I spent the best part of yesterday afternoon perched up on a builders plank, unsafely plonked onto our window sill and the top of the staircase, in the attempt to hang seven, beautiful, paintings made by Richard himself over the course of the last two weeks. A gargantuan task, if you add the demands…
Roasted Pumpkin, Spinach and Pecorino Salad
October is that time of the year when northern and southern hemisphere seem to share seasonal similarities. The temperature is still quite cool and crisp in Sydney, and although the fruit and vegetable stalls are starting to show the first crops of spring peas, fava beans and mangoes, the wintry sturdiness of spinach and pumpkin is…
Biscotti with Blood orange and Macadamia nuts
This is not my first Biscotti post. The truth is, the flavor combinations that will deliver a spectacular Italian biscuit are so many that I could keep testing recipes for months and still know there are many more to explore. The original Cantuccini, or Biscotti di Prato recipe, calls for almonds and vanilla, a marriage…
Chickpea (Garbanzo beans) bread
Yes, I know, It’s another bread recipe! What can I say? I just can’t get enough of my starchy goodness and I love to experiment with flours in order to create a healthy and nutritious loaf. We arrived back from a trip to Adelaide a few nights ago and the next morning I felt…
Italian Apple and Cinammon cake
My two months in Italy already seem so far away in the past. It has only been two weeks since I’ve been back, but, as it always is, all the things you put on hold and stop worrying about when you are on holiday, come back to haunt you and to kick you in the rear…
Silvia Colloca 