Piadina Romagnola authentic Italian recipe and history about this typical Italian flatbread

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One of my all time favorite quick italian dish is Piada or Piadina Romagnola (pron. pee-uh-dee-nuh), one of the most characteristic italian flatbread, known and loved in Italy and all over the world both as a street food and a … Continue reading

Tuscan Chicken Liver Crostini

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Chicken Liver Crostini, in Italian Crostini di Fegatini (pron. cross-T-knee D fay-guh-T-knee) or Crostini Toscani (slices of toasted bread with a rich and flavourful chichen liver patè), is the most classic and traditional dish you can find in Tuscany, usually … Continue reading

Mini Tuna Meatballs (Polpette di Tonno): an easy and tasty finger food

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ITALIAN MINI TUNA MEATBALLS New Year’s Eve is around the corner so, if you’re planning on doing a seafood-based party, why not making these delicious little tuna meatballs, Italian style? They are perfect as a starter or as a finger … Continue reading

Tenerina: tender, rich and delicate chocolate pie

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Tenerina (pron. teh-nay-ree-nuh) is the most traditional chocolate pie in Emilia-Romagna and it’s typical of the town of Ferrara along with Cappellacci di zucca (egg pasta filled with butternut squash), Salama da sugo (boiled red wine cured salami) and its … Continue reading

Roast Turkey: Italian tips for a moist tender and flavourful turkey

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roast turkey – moist, tender and juicy Thanksgiving is just around the corner so, why not planning to cook a delicious roast turkey the Italian way with my brine method and secret for a moist, tender and juicy turkey? Yes, … Continue reading

Passatelli Pasta (comfort Italian pasta)

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AUTHENTIC PASSATELLI RECIPE – ITALIAN DUMPLINGS Passatelli (puh-ssuh-tell-e) are a real comfort pasta typical of Emilia-Romagna, Italian region. Usually eaten in cold evenings and accompanied by a genuine home-made meat and vegetable stock can be a really cure for a … Continue reading

Tuscan Onion Soup (Zuppa di Cipolle alla Toscana)

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Have you ever been to Tuscany? I’ve been several times and this soup was given to me by a Tuscan Nonna that worked in a Trattoria and was love at first taste! It’s so simple but yet full of flavour … Continue reading

How to use Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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If you’re reading this post, you certainly have created your mother yeast or sourdough starter, so… Well Done! Now, how do you use it? What can you bake? There’s a hearsay telling that it’s very hard to understand how to use … Continue reading

What’s Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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Mother yeast, also called natural yeast, acid yeast, sourdough, natural leavening, natural leavening dough, mother dough, is a mixture of flour and water acidified by a combination of yeast and lactic acid bacteria that start fermentation of bakery or pastry … Continue reading

Advantages and Disadvantages about Mother Yeast or Sourdough Starter

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ABOUT SOURDOUGH STARTER OR MOTHER YEAST Here is a list of advantages and disadvantages about using mother yeast or sourdough starter. ADVANTAGES: products are more digestible because there are microorganisms that can decompose flour and gluten more … Continue reading

Mother Yeast Recipe (or Sourdough Starter)

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For better understanding the recipe written below, please read at first the page What’s Mother Yeast. I tried to create a liquid mother yeast three times with no success… it lasted one day and then it spoiled and for me was … Continue reading