Where do I even begin? We last left of when Bizou died. I never told what exactly happened. I guess five months ago it was difficult for me to put in in writing. Even today, I get teary just thinking about it, but hopefully this will explain my absence for so long. The morning that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pasta’
Whatever happened to Trissalicious?
Posted in Cook, tagged cheese tortellini, dinner, goat's cheese, neil perry, pasta, prawns, rescue dogs, rockpool on January 22, 2012 | 37 Comments »
Pumpkin Lasagna…and turning vegetarian
Posted in Bake, Cook, tagged food, italian, lasagna, pasta, pumpkin, recipe, ricotta, vegetarian on June 13, 2011 | 44 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Change The World 9 To 5 (Fresh Pasta with Pumpkin, Pine Nuts & Goat Cheese)
Posted in Cook, tagged change the world 9 to 5, goat cheese, main, pasta, pine nuts, pumpkin on October 21, 2010 | 40 Comments »
Let me tell you about a day in the life of Trissalicious. I get up a little before 6 am and take my two labradors for an hour long walk. Then I go to work, where I spent a good nine or ten hours of the day. When I get home, I cook dinner, eat dinner, do [...]
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 [...]
Learning From Mum… and Teaching Mum
Posted in Bake, Cook, tagged canelones, cannelloni, Mum's cooking, pasta on January 5, 2010 | 60 Comments »
Is it just me or do none of your family members comment on your blog as well? I know they read it but no matter how much I bribe (“I’ll give you some cookies that I baked in exchange for a comment”) or beg (“please, please leave a comment”) – still no comment. It would [...]
Eggplant Ravioli and Second Chances…
Posted in Cook, tagged eggplant, Lucio's, pasta, ravioli on December 27, 2009 | 34 Comments »
How often are you likely to give someone a second chance? More than two years ago I asked my husband if we could get another dog to keep Baci company during the day. For those who don’t know, Baci is my four year old labrador. At two years old I thought it was about time [...]
Boo! Tortelli di Zucca & The Wicked Witch of Pasta
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged halloween, pasta, pumpkin, tortelli di zucca on October 20, 2009 | 22 Comments »
A food post in October/Halloween is not complete without at least one pumpkin recipe correct? So here’s my favourite pumpkin recipe. When I learned to make fresh pasta a few years ago, the first “filled” pasta we learned to make was the Tortelli di Zucca. I still remember the lady who taught me to make [...]