Caramelized figs, an Italian traditional fruit preserve.

Posted on 14 August 2024

After another long iatus I found enough time to put my hands into wordpress once again.

Not happy about it because the time comes from missing summer holidays due to a back surgery hubby had at the end of July.

We’re stuck at home, he could go out but outside it’s basically an Italian Death Valley so no point in having a walk roasting under the sun with 43°C.

This recipe is in my draft since last year so I’m graciously posting it right now because it’s fig time so my timing it’s ironically perfect!

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Dried fruit Christmas jam, the best Christmas present.

Posted on 16 December 2022

Confettura natalizia di frutta secca, per un regalo beneaugurale.

I am back with a recipe I’ve found on an Italian Facebook group about local recipes.

I hardly can say this is a local thing but it’s a delicious idea indeed: it’s a dried fruit jam packed with Christmas flavours like cloves, cinnamon, star anise and, according to me, it’s a wonderful Christmas present you can gift.

It’s perfect with cheeses, you should try it with melted Camembert or, if you prefer, you can use it in Christmas sweets or plain, on a slice of buttered bread with a cup of tea.

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Lemon and black pepper aromatic salt.

Posted on 1 January 2021

First thing first let me give you all my best wishes for a 2021 full of everything you want!

I have many hopes in this new tour around the sun, I really wish we will be able to mett relatives and friends again, to be able to travel and do sport competitions ( my son miss them so much!!).

As I often do I want to open this new year with a post on blog.

This make me feel really productive! 😀

It can hardly be called recipe as there is nothing to cook or bake, it’s just a hint to pimp your dishes, a nice present to make at a very low cost.

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Weissbier orange marmalade.

Posted on 17 November 2018

Me and hubby are two real beer lovers.

We love artisan beers, made with love and we use to spend some nights out in places where we can drink a good pint with something good to eat.

Soon I’ll let you know about a place in Santarcangelo called Re- Pub where you can drink Irish classics plus six craft beers from everywhere (in rotation) and eat satisfying hamburgers and pub dishes where even the fries sauce is craft made but now I want to focus on Manifattura Birre Bologna, a place not far from home where you can eat some cold cuts and cheeseboards with their own beers in a lovely and colorful place.

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Onion and raisin compote.

Posted on 28 December 2017

Hi everyone,

this is my “middle holidays” post, it has been writen earlier as at the moment I’m probably laying on a sofa claiming I’ve eaten too much.

But I had to give you this recipe as it’s perfect for a cheese platem with boiled meat or grilled white meat; don’t you have at least one of these on your New year’s Eve’s table?

You can give it as a present too if you still have to make some presents.

Any New Year’s resolutions out there?

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Canned & preserved