De’Longhi and Lindt, coffee & chocolate experience.
After a day of shopping and eating in London, it was time to head to the event that brought me to the capital on Friday. A very delicious 'De'Longhi coffee [...]
Homemade vanilla extract.
Just before Christmas I decide to make some homemade 'Vanilla Extract', Initially to give away as a gift, but I run out of time. I made the vanilla and put [...]
Panna cotta – cooked cream
Panna cotta, meaning set cooked cream. This is extremely popular in restaurants and is not labour intensive at all to make at home. Cream, milk, vanilla, sugar and gelatin leaves [...]
Carmela’s Kitchen new logo brand !!
Children are back to school after Easter half term break and I feel like I have been running around like a headless chicken for two weeks, my feet haven't yet [...]
Mrs Middleton’s – cold pressed rapeseed oil
I love good quality Extra virgin olive oil, it is like a fine wine and an essential in any Italian kitchen cupboard. Quality is also key and I like to [...]
World Baking Day, Sunday 19th May 2013
Helping Britain 'Bake Brave' on World Baking Day.On Sunday the 19th May It is World Baking Day. A day to make bake, decorate and enjoy cakes and bakes in all [...]
Pepperoncini Anonymous…….
I was joking on Facebook last night about the club I joined called 'Pepperoncini Anonymous', my own private club. My addiction is photographed below even though the peppers last night [...]
Italian breads……
The smell of homemade bread is so welcoming. I must say also the art of bread making is so rewarding too. Italian breads are an absolute favourite of mine. From [...]
‘Spaghetti alla Carbonara’
There is nothing better than getting a little messy whilst eating spaghetti. It is a dish that I would never ask for in a restaurant, because even I, a veteran [...]
Pasta making event March 2013
Pasta making community event....Well how much fun did we have making pasta yesterday evening!! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The turn out was amazing from both friends new and old. In [...]