The Green Love – Lasagne agli Asparagi e Ricotta

There is one love that I believe to share with millions of others: fresh asparagus. I think this love is not only about the gorgeous flavour of the vegetable itself but also about the time of the year when it is in season. After months and months of cold and gloomy weather and winter tomatoes…

Cheesy Sale – Patate Taleggio e Rosmarino

A couple of months ago, I tried making a risotto that included a cheese that I was not familiar with: Taleggio. As this cheese isn’t really included in your grocery staples in Finland, I couldn’t find it in my local corner store either and used Swiss Gruyere as a substitute (well, not exactly a grocery…

The Great Pizza Hunt – Part 2

When looking for the perfect pizza recipe online, it is hard to find a more convincing sounding address than http://www.pizza.it. And the recipe I discovered there certainly lives up to the site’s name! The site contains a section on how to make pizza of restaurant quality at home. It seems that the recipe that I…

Piegones – Torta della Nonna

Sometimes I never cease to amaze myself. I had one of those moments last weekend. In the field of baking, my success rate is about 50 percent when I try new recipes. In addition, although I tend to be fairly optimistic by nature, I have learned in life that if you hand Mr. Murphy a…

Mussel Training – Crema di Cavolfiore, Cozze e Panissa

Italian recipes often include a grading of their difficulty. This is something that is slightly distracting to my somewhat competitive nature. As a result, I have already been toying with the idea of testing a cake with the grade “for experts”. With my limited baking skills, it is a terrible idea – especially considering my…