Ciao a tutti! Zucchini is a classic Italian vegetable. It can be used in a variety of ways, such as: grilled sauteed fried baked raw, in salads in breads marinated stewed tossed, as in pasta stuffed There are several popular ways to eat zucchini. First of all, the flowers are edible and can be lightly […]
Month: January 2014
Fennel
Ciao a tutti! Fennel is a popular vegetable to eat in Italy. Called finocchio it is a crunchy, fresh tasting vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked. In Italy it is very common and a more economical vegetable to purchase. Many confuse it for Anice and although they come from the same plant family […]
Fruit native to Italy
Ciao a tutti! Italy is known for many wonderful fruits and vegetables. Many fruits grow naturally in the fertile Italian soil and under the warm Italian sun! In fact, in many places you can go up to the trees and pick the fruit off directly! A few fruits that grow naturally are: oranges lemons pears […]
Vegan Chocolate spreads in Italy
Ciao a tutti! We caroused the grocery stores in Italy looking for chocolate hazelnut spreads that were vegan! What a great treasure hunt it was! We all know the famous one, Nutella made by Ferrero, right? It was actually introduced back in 1964 so has been around quite a while and in fact this is […]
Apple Crumble
Ciao a tutti! Today we have an apple crumble! It turned out great and it only take a few minutes of preparation. Ingredients: 3 apples 300 gr flour rice milk cinnamon nutmeg coconut sugar, or raw cane sugar olive oil First off: you can use apples, peaches, pears or a mix and match of whatever […]