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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Buckwheat and jam cake

April 3, 2018 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Torta di grano saraceno (buckwheat cake layered with lingonberry jam)

Buckwheat tends to be associated with soba noodles, Brittany crepes and kasha (Russian buckwheat grains). While buckwheat is tends to be associated with wheat, it is in fact not a wheat at all or even a grass. The seeds of the buckwheat are a cereal which are related to rhubarb and sorrel and are enjoying… 

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Necci (chestnut crepes) – Toscana

Necci (chestnut crepes) – Toscana   Print Prep time 2 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 17 mins   Necci are a traditional sweet from the mountain communities in the provinces of Pistoia, Garfagnana and Lunigiana. They have a sweet earthiness about them which marry perfectly with the honey drizzled over them. Creamy ricotta… 

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Why the term “walk a mile in my shoes” has suddenly become very real for me

August 25, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Sometimes I think the man upstairs, the man with a plan, our Holy Father, God, whatever you would like to call him, has a very funny sense of humour. If you had ever said that a glutton like myself who wakes everyday if only to eat and cook, would become part of the gluten free /… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, health Tagged With: celiac, food allergy, food intolerances, gluten free, infant food intolerances, pitta di patate, pizza di patate, wheat allergy

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