Authentic Italian, commonplaces and bad imitations! Don’t believe it’s all real Italian! Maybe they’re just cheating you!!!!
When I travel, anywhere in the world I find in supermarkets and delis panettone and pandoro sold all year long, as if they were a typical Italian… Read more “Commonplace: panettone and pandoro”
As I always tell you, in Italy culinary tradition is very important. Every area has its typical dishes and you won’t find the same recipes in all… Read more “Italian food philosophy according to one of my favourite Masterchef winners!”
Hello my dear friends! Some times ago, I told you how to make your own perfect homemade pesto alla genovese, without the need of buying a ready one (sometimes you can also find some… Read more “HOW TO CORRECTLY PREPARE PASTA WITH PESTO ALLA GENOVESE”
Yes! I mean what I wrote here above. Abroad, people call pizza every bloody piece of bread garnished with something. It’s not possible. Pizza is pizza. Pizza… Read more “STOP CALLING PIZZA ANYTHING YOU SEE!”
Gnocchi, as I said about pasta, are a main dish and they are not a side. If you find, for instance, steak with gnocchi, get suspicious! They… Read more “Commonplaces: GNOCCHI, another tortured dish!”
Pesto alla genovese is a wonderful raw sauce. Its smell is amazing and it tastes great and soooo fresh! It’s quite easy to prepare, but proportions among ingredients must be respected, at… Read more “Delicious Pesto alla Genovese”
I was surfing the web and, with great pleasure, I found this recipe posted by the NYT which finally corresponded to the Italian one. I was almost… Read more “The recipe is fine, but please, have a look at the comments!”
Another person who thinks her husband’s cooking a fantastic Italian tomato sauce, I guess just because he’s using tomatoes! Or because he’s using it on pasta… Who… Read more “You call it the best Italian tomato sauce??? Don’t say it’s Italian!”
Carbonara is one of the most mistreated recipes ever! Really! It really makes us Italians suffer a lot! First of all, here is a short list of… Read more “CARBONARA: commonplaces and big mistakes”
Hello to you all! Today’s post comes right from you! I’m very glad to notice you take part to My Little Italy’s life! One of you signaled… Read more “From a reader’s alert! Iconic Italian dishes…”
