I had a friend who was visiting for a few days and I found out that she had stopped eating meat since the last time I saw her. On a whim, I told her that I too would give up meat. If you read my blog, you’ll notice that I’ve always loved cooking/eating meat [...]
Posts Tagged ‘italian’
Pumpkin Lasagna…and turning vegetarian
Posted in Bake, Cook, tagged food, italian, lasagna, pasta, pumpkin, recipe, ricotta, vegetarian on June 13, 2011 | 44 Comments »
The Cooking Basics: How To Make Pasta (with Video)
Posted in Cook, tagged cooking basics, eggs, flour, how to, how to make pasta, italian, pasta on February 20, 2011 | 30 Comments »
A funny thing happened last weekend. My husband and I were having dinner at a new Italian restaurant and half way through the meal I asked him “Did you bring any money?” I can’t remember what prompted me to ask but his answer, “Of course”, was enough to appease my concerns. When the time came [...]
Fettuccine alla Carbonara & Book Review of Family Italian by John Lanzafame (and Mum)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carbonaea, cookbook, family italian, fettuccine, italian, john lanzafame, pasta on November 23, 2010 | 31 Comments »
When I was a child, I dreamt of being adopted by an Italian family. I loved their accents, the way they sounded like they were shouting at everything when in fact they were carrying on a normal conversation, I loved how they always called me Bella and of course, their food. Fast forward to my [...]
The One Days and the Never Evers….Pumpkin Gnocchi
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gnocchi, italian, pasta, pumpkin, pumpkin gnocchi on October 28, 2010 | 43 Comments »
There are moments in our life that stand out because we make promises to ourselves and say: One day… Then there are moments in our life that also stand out because we say to ourselves: Never ever… In 2002 I was visiting my husband in New York and we decided to have dinner at a [...]
Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gnocchi, gnudi, italian, ricotta, spinach on October 19, 2010 | 34 Comments »
I hated eating my veggies as a child. I remember having dinner every night with the family and how my parents would insist that no one could leave the table until all our vegetables were finished. I knew of course this vendetta was solely targeted at me as my sibling never had the same aversion. [...]
How To Cook Like An Italian – Spaghetti alle Vongole & Your Chance To Win a Spot at a CIRA Cooking Class
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CIRA, italian, pasta, spaghetti, spaghetti alle vongole on October 17, 2010 | 30 Comments »
It’s Italian week at Trissalicious! That’s right a whole week of tried and tested classic Italian recipes. A number of these recipes I learned while attending classes at The CIRA Cooking School in Annandale. CIRA stands for the Council of Italian Restaurants in Australia and was formed by twelve restauranteurs to promote the values of Italian [...]