Santa Lucia: a celebration of light
Advent is a deeply felt moment of the year in Italy. Not just for the Christian tradition (Advent means “coming” in Latin, the coming of Jesus into the world), but [...]
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06, 2019
Summer favourite: spaghetti con le vongole
This is absolutely one of our favourite pasta recipes and it's not just a summer thing: spaghetti with clams are good all year round! It's very simple to make and [...]
29
04, 2019
Spring recipe: fried black locust flowers
New recipe from a tradition we have in Abruzzo
2
03, 2019
Get into the Mardi Gras spirit: Castagnole recipe to lick your fingers!
Here's another extremely delicious Carnival treat we grew up eating: Castagnole! These are my grandpa's favourites, so nonna always has freshly-fried ones... believe me, they're addictive! INGREDIENTS 600 gr flour [...]
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02, 2019
Chiacchiere: a delicious treat for Carnival!
Nonna Angela is the queen of Carnival treats! I remember going to her house a few days before Mardi Gras knowing she would have fresh castagnole or chiacchiere... and she [...]
2
02, 2019
La Candelora: a Christian and farmers’ celebration in Abruzzo
When I was a kid, nonna Angela taught me a rhyme: A li ddu la Cannelore Candelora on the second A li tra la blasiole Saint Biagio on the [...]
29
01, 2019
The days of the blackbird: Abruzzo and Italy’s ancient winter belief
One of our favourite nonnas’ sayings is the one linked to the last three days of January. According to the tradition, if it's very cold on January 29th, 30th and 31st, [...]
5
01, 2019
Abruzzo food heritage: the traditon of making sausages!
Being born in Italy has many advantages; one of them is surely the huge food tradition we learn since we are kids. Both our families in Abruzzo have kept the [...]