Delicious Spring-Inspired Recipes
Spring is an explosion of flavours and the opportunity to take advantage of seasonal vegetables to create unique dishes. Here 3 recipes to enhance these lovely, seasonal vegetables.
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TRANSUMANZA, AN ANCIENT ITALIAN TRADITION
Transumanza is the Italian term for transhumance, the traditional twice-yearly migration of sheep and cows from the highlands to the lowlands, and back. The word literally means “crossing the land”.
NEW YEAR’S EVE FOOD AND ITALIAN SUPERSTITIONS
A few more days to New Year! Whether you have chosen to spend it at home or away, do not forget to follow the tradition, eating at least one of these foods below is considered a good omen for the new year.
Drunken cheese: a bit of history behind an amazing cheese
Drunk cheeses are truly special aged cheeses.
Caterina De Medici and the Art of Italian Cooking
Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de ‘Medici (Florence 13 April 1519 – Blois 5 January 1589) was a fascinating figure that deserves mentioning when talking about Italian cuisine abroad, especially in France.
Funny facts behind some delicious Italian dishes names
Italian gastronomic tradition is full of dishes with strange and often funny names, sometimes incomprehensible to Italians themselves!
Panettone: a bit of history and interesting facts
In Italy, it would not be Christmas without a slice of panettone.
The ideal diet if you work from home
The health emergency of 2020 has changed many aspects of our everyday life, including work.
Autumn, it’s harvesting time!
Harvesting usually happens from October to the end of December, but the factors that determine the right time to harvest them are many: the type of olive (early or late), what kind of olive needs to be obtained and, above all, the climate conditions.
