Aug

13

Cassata alla Siciliana to go

August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Last night I had friends over for dinner and I prepared a typical meal from Calabria, the region where I often go on vacation. The menu was as follows: fried eggplants balls, pasta with ‘nduja, Pecorino cheese and onion marmalade, but up until the last minute I didn’t know what to prepare for dessert. I [...]

Jul

29

Mango and Banana Cream Pie

July 29, 2007 | 6 Comments

I haven’t disappeared but I’m trying to survive through this hot Italian summer, the temperature is around 100° F almost every day so it’s really difficult, at least for me, to think about cooking. The other day was my mom’s birthday and I kept thinking about a birthday cake to prepare [...]



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