Recipes

Dear IF-riends, today we want to show you another use for your pizza’s dough! With the help of your imagination and the use of only top-quality ingredients you can do something that your kids will love more than pizza. Kids love to prepare fritters and it’s a funny activity to do together when you have bad weather or if you want to spend some time in family. Moreover, you can exploit their imagination and creativity to experiment new combination, creating your own exclusive match. In Italy we say, “if you do not know how to cook it, just fry” and...

Dear IF-riends, today we want to introduce you to another traditional Italian recipe, a dish that every Italian mom have done at least once in their life. It’s the “frittata di pasta” (pasta omelette) and it clearly explain how leftovers can be transformed in a very very delicious meal! Throwing food is not a viable option in our culture: historically, Italian people experiment famine and poorness, and this is the reason why popular cooking developed so many traditional recipes to give a new life to remains. In some case, leftovers are just better ingredients for new, tasty dishes. And pasta...

In Modica, a small village in the Sicily island, a bunch of old-style artisans produce chocolate using an ancient method, based on an original Aztec recipe. Through the tiny old baroque homes that overlook on the old town, the smell of chocolate matches with the smell of the lemon and orange blossoms that are blooming in nearby secret little gardens. Going around through stone arches and golden churches can happen to meet an older woman who will offer you a “tazzina di caffé” (cup of coffee) and a chocolate home-made cookie. With no other purpose than curiosity. And kindness. We...

Today recipe reminds us to our grandmother’s kitchen, a magic place where incredible spells were made. In our memories, grandmother is surrounded by boiling pots, her hands always dirty of flour and her smell was so sweet, as the one of an homemade cake. Do you know her secret? Why all of her dishes were so great? Simple. She use a lot of love, an ingredient you can’t buy, not even on internet. So, this is a tribute to bakery and grandmother. To their loving hugs and kisses. To simple things that make our days great. As a bite of...

Dear IF-riends,let’s start from the beginning: what is it a “Panna Cotta”?? Panna Cotta is a typical and traditional Italian blancmange, done with liquid cream and sugar. This dessert can be easily combined with many seasoning, as fudge or berries, but one of the best match is with chocolate sauce. The Panna Cotta, developed at the beginning of ‘900, is a pride of the Piedmont region and it is one of the most widespread milk pudding in Italy. Moreover, this recipe is super easy and super quick, giving you the occasion to express your creativity with all kind of garnish....