It has been ages since the last time I had home-made fruit pops. Then the sudden heat, the stil

On Friday, coming back home from work, I stopped at the local farmer's market, the one just opened a

Every time I tell myself I need to do things slowly, one after another. You just need a bit of organization, d

This will be a special week completely dedicated to the health issue and the promotion of a major initiative

I'm not very much into dancing and sometimes I prefer staying at home to cook or write, rather than going to a

After more than a year of Twitter, Facebook and obviously blog friendship, finally this Autumn I'll meet Asha

It's tea-time, a few minutes of quiet in the mid-afternoon since I can remember, a break from my homework to b

Late spring, outdoor scene. Let's go for a drink? Six words that are usually uttered with cheerful light-heart

Let's talk about those profiles you have to fill up when you register in a social media. I don't remember if I

The tomato-bread soup (known also as pappa al pomodoro) is one of the most famous dishes of the Tuscan culinar

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of artichokes is not the Easter lamb, not even the mint, th

It is already a month that Claudia left for her Erasmus semester in Germany. I cannot believe I managed not to

Cèad mìle fàilte!* My love for Ireland was so strong that I even wanted to learn Gaelic. Looking back, I'

Luckily, I've never had to deal much with hospitals, nor for me nor for my dear ones. However, when Claudia wa

It was August 2006. We went there for the European Swimming Championships, to follow the steps of the Empress

I have fallen in love. I tried to hold it back, telling myself: ok, that's fine, but would

The Italian word spirito (spirit) has many meanings. Whatever meaning of spirito you're considering, you defi

Once in a while I feel like Greece, I feel one of those cravings deeply rooted in your stomach that

I believe that 2011 will be the year of the first times, I can feel it!&nbs

This date is written in red on the calendar like every other holi

When I saw this traditional English Christmas cake in the Sep/Oct Jamie Magazine issue, I knew immed

I was searching for a chocolate recipe belonging to my family tradition to post for Christmas. I had to t

Winter is approaching, with its dark and cold nights, with the wind blowing through the bare trees branches.

Last week, looking for a meat recipe to enrich with truffles, I went back in memories to a typical Sunday morn

Wait, wait a second. Oh my God, I’m a guest blogger at Mowielicious! Sparkling eyes and smile were my compan

Blackberry jam for me is THE jam, the one and only, its flavour must bring back to mind exclusively blackberry

I have already told you that in my family there are a few culinary dogmas that have to be met and that charact

We don't have Pick-Your-Own farm, where you can go and pick your own fruit and vegetables and then pay at the

Over the past two weekends I gave complete freedom to my culinary vein to put aside a good supply of recipes t

One of my best recipes - humbly speaking - before getting to London: OHMYGODIMSOTHRILLED! Finally, after month

It is often said that meatballs are meant to finish the leftovers, used to recycle other ingredients that are

When you have a sister like mine, a sister who, after high school, chooses individually a faculty as Food Tech

Until recently, jam and preserving time was the late summer. Big baskets of warm and fragrant fruit, thin-skin

One recipe, two names: malfatti (badly made) in Siena, gnudi (naked) in Florence. The result is still guarante

On Sunday my mum and I were looking through cookbooks, searching for something that could inspire us for the w

As soon as I had the first bite, I was in love. This risotto is not included into the culinary traditions of m