Panettone is Italy’s cake for the Holidays, a delicious dessert somewhere between a cake and a loaf of sweet bread. It’s this cake’s dome shape that makes it uniquely identifiable. The dough is very soft and the ingredients very simple: flour, eggs, yeast, butter, sugar, candied orange and lime, raisins … but the taste is…
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Menù di Natale 2017 (Christmas Menu 2017)
Due to its magical atmosphere Christmas is one the most anticipated holidays of the year, for both young and old. This Magic Christmas in Como (Lake Como, Italy). Children are in a festive mood as they wait excitedly for Santa and his gifts. Adults enjoy the preparation, buying presents, decorating the house and selecting the…
Menù di Natale 2016 (Italian Christmas Menu 2016)
Christmas is for me is one of the most beloved holidays of the year: let’s think about the tradition of being with the family, the conviviality of a pleasant and festive table, the joy of children, the colors, scents and flavors of this special Holiday. Don’t panic! it is important to have a method to…
Menù di Natale 2015 (Christmas Menu 2015)
In Italy Christmas, or Natale, is one the most beloved holidays of the year: it is all about family, colors, scents and of course splendid and scrumptious food! Days are spent in the kitchen to prepare appetizing recipes, more or less in the same way as nonna (grandmother) did in the past, and then hours…
Mascarpone Fatto in Casa (Homemade Mascarpone Cheese)
I bet that you have tried tiramisù at least once in an Italian restaurant, that creamy Italian dessert made with a magic ingredient: mascarpone cheese. Today I will share a little secret with you: how to make mascarpone at home! Making cheese can certainly seem difficult, but preparing mascarpone is very easy -it only requires…
Pandoro con Crema di Limoncello (Pandoro with Limoncello Cream)
This year Passion and Cooking will celebrate Christmas with Pandoro, the “golden cake”! Pandoro and panettone are the most popular sweets during the winter holidays. While panettone is a native of Milan, pandoro is from Verona. It is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an 8 pointed-star section and is served dusted with powdered sugar…
Cotoletta alla Milanese (Milanese Cutlet)
Cutlet is one of most typical dishes from Milan, sharing the stage with Milanese risotto and “panettone”. It is a veal cutlet, coated with egg, covered with bread crumbs and then fried in butter with sage. The sage gives a special aroma to the meat, a real delight! There are two variations of cutlet: one…
Colomba con Crema al Limoncello (Easter Cake with Limoncello Cream)
If you have ever celebrated Easter in Italy, you may have tasted our Colomba di Pasqua (Easter Dove). This is an Italian dessert only available at Easter, something in between a cake and a sweet bread loaf. The particularity of this cake is that it is shaped like a dove, the symbol of peace and…