Feb

21

Verona: Venerdì Gnocolar – [Carnival 2010]

February 21, 2010 | 13 Comments

In this picture our Papà del Gnoco riding a mule. He’s the symbol of our Veronese’s carnival. No recipe this week but some pictures taken on Friday the 12th of February during the Venerdì Gnocolar parade. I followed the whole parade and had so much fun. While I was busy throwing confetti and clapping at [...]

Jul

20

Spezzatino di soia

July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Texture vegetable protein (TVP) or, textured soy protein as it’s called in English, sounds like a chemical by-product. In Italian it has a better name, bocconcini di soia , soy chunks. What is TVP exactly? Textured soy protein is a food product made from soybeans. It’s produced from soy flour after the soybean oil has [...]

Mar

1

Carnival in Verona: Venerdì Gnocolar

March 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

Papà del Gnoco 2009 Carnival finished last Tuesday the 24th and like every year I attended  the parade on Friday. As you might know the last Friday of carnival in Verona is called “Venerdì Gnocolar” (Gnocchi’s Friday) with a famous parade and when it’s a must to eat gnocchi. The lucky ones can enjoy them [...]

Feb

4

Carnival in Venice 2009: Sensation

February 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

It’s carnival season in Italy it starts right after the Epiphany and lasts until Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). Pastries stores are filled up with carnival sweets: crostoli, frittelle and all the local specialties. Every place in Italy has its own traditions and some of them known worldwide. I feel lucky to live in Verona because [...]

Dec

20

Pandoro or Panettone for Christmas

December 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

In December stores are buried with goodies of every kind either you have a precise idea of what to buy or you’ll get lost in them for hours, picking, choosing and changing your mind about a hundred times. There’s one thing that all the Italians will buy and that is pandoro or panettone, our Italian [...]

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