Shrove Tuesday , leading to Lent!
Lent Frying pans at the ready, flour, vanilla and eggs are whisked, fried, and topped with a spritz of lemon and dusting of sugar. Shrove Tuesday brings together a taste [...]
Polenta & raisin-grappa soaked biccies
Polenta & raisin-soaked grappa biscuits As autumn is heading our way, my kitchen habits and recipes tend to change and adapt. A change in season brings out my slow cooker, [...]
Polenta pizza…
Polenta pizza please …. If I excitedly mutter the words polenta the response I normally receive is a grunt of utter disappointment and dread! This saddens me desperately because polenta [...]
Polenta pizza
Polenta pizza Everyone loves pizza. It is a treat with a sense of comfort and generosity. Pizza is delicious warm or cold and equally in my house its acceptable to [...]
Whipped Milk Polenta…….
Polenta If I excitedly mutter the words polenta the response I normally receive is a grunt of utter disappointment and dread! This saddens me desperately because polenta is not [...]
Soft polenta & sausage sugo.
Polenta echoes cucina povera cooking from the Northern plains and regions of Italy. Delicious when cooked and seasoned well whilst making a great alternative to pasta, potatoes and rice. Polenta [...]
Frangelico & Polenta Chocolate Cake
Everyone love chocolate cake and I never need an excuse to have a coffee and cake break, however I very rarely make cakes at home. Chiara my youngest daughter woke [...]