中文
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • CREDITS
    • RESOURCES
    • Privacy Policy
  • ITALY
  • RECIPES
  • INGREDIENTS
  • EQUIPMENT
  • TECHNIQUE
  • WINE
  • Free Updates
  • BLOG
  • chinese

Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Torta di nocciole (hazelnut cake) – Piemonte

Torta di nocciole (hazelnut cake) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 35 mins Total time 50 mins   It is difficult to believe that 3 ingredients can make such an amazing cake. Of course, as there are so few, the flavour of your hazelnuts will be the most important factor in… 

Read More »

Pesche ripiene (baked peaches stuffed with chocolate and amaretti) – Piemonte

Pesche ripiene (baked peaches stuffed with chocolate and amaretti) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 35 mins Total time 50 mins   Baked peaches are the perfect end of summer/beginning of autumn dish. Choose ripe peaches so that their flesh will melt away with the touch of a spoon. The chocolatey… 

Read More »

Bunèt / Bonèt (chocolate amaretti creme caramel) – Piemonte

Bunèt / Bonèt (chocolate amaretto creme caramel) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 10 mins   Categories: Children, Gluten-free, Vegetarian This is a relatively easy dessert which can be made with a box of amaretti biscuits and common ingredients in most people’s fridges and pantries…. 

Read More »

Cavolfiore al Castelmagno (cauliflower cheese) – Piemonte

Cavolfiore al Castelmagno (cauliflower cheese) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 15 mins   Children shudder at the sight of cauliflower on their plate but I have yet to meet a child that did not adore cauliflower cheese. In Piemonte, it is made with arguably Piemonte’s greatest… 

Read More »

Brasato al Barolo (beef braised in red wine) – Piemonte

Brasato al Barolo (braised beef in Barolo wine)

Brasato al Barolo (beef braised in red wine) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 24 hours Cook time 3 hours 30 mins Total time 27 hours 30 mins   Brasato al Barolo is a signature dish of Piemonte. The key to this dish is using the correct cut of beef. It will make the difference… 

Read More »

Pere al vino rosso (pears poached in red wine) – Piemonte

Pere al vino rosso (pears poached in red wine)   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 10 mins   This is a traditional local dish from Piemonte using the local variety of pear, Martin Sec. The pears are poached in red wine sweetened with sugar and flavoured with… 

Read More »

Tajarin al tartufo (Tagliolini with white truffle) – Piemonte

Tajarin al tartufo (Tagliolini with white truffle) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 10 mins   Categories: Vegetarian, Gluten-free*use a long gluten free pasta, Quick and Easy, Season: Autumn This is a very simple yet extremely decadent dish. White truffle is one of the most rare and… 

Read More »

Bagna Cauda (warm garlic anchovy dip) – Piemonte

2.0 from 1 reviews Bagna Cauda (warm garlic anchovy dip) – Piemonte   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 55 mins Total time 1 hour 10 mins   Categories: Healthy, Dairy-Free* substitute water for the milk, Gluten-Free, Season: winter Bagna cauda means “hot bath” in Italian and is a dip for vegetables. Bagna cauda… 

Read More »

Learn how to make Italian recipes for family and friends.

Recipes

Connect

Woo Wei-Duan provides practical instruction on Italian cooking and recipes as well as musings on life and family on this website. Read More…

Contact Us

Learn how to make Italian recipes for family and friends.

Featured posts

Venice flooding in 1966 by By Unknown
Panzarotto (a deep-fried pizza pocket filled with molten mozzarella and tomato sauce)
Creative Commons Licence
Mei Man Ren Sheng by Woo Wei-Duan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.