With the start of 2016 in our home we got into the healthy mood. Sometimes it is nice to take care of yourself and have some clean and light food. People still have this weird idea that “healthy recipes” are boring and difficult and require an extremely long preparation. This is absolutely a myth and this chicken […]
The Chiacchiere, of course! In Ireland you have just celebrated Pancake Tuesday. In Italy… well, we go big with Carnival! From last Thursday to yesterday in Italy everyday was a “Fat Day”. Fat Thursday, Fat Friday and so on… until the Fat Tuesday, or Martedi Grasso or Mardi Gras, like the French say. Traditionally, these […]
Pistachio cookies, aka paste al pistacchio, are a quick traditional Sicilian treat for those who have a sweet tooth. Together with almond biscuits they are the typical sweet biscuits of eastern Sicily (pistachio nuts and almonds grow particularly well on the land near to the Mt Etna volcano, where the soil is enriched with lava). […]
