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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

There is nothing silly about Christmas roast goose

December 5, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Everyone has their ideal Christmas dinner in mind, usually featuring a statement dish. The choice between turkey, ham, roast beef or goose as the pièce de résistance often is less of a question than if to cook them differently this year or spice up the side dishes. While I adore roast turkey, if I get… 

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Rolled pasta to the rescue

November 28, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

  Let’s face it, cooking for a crowd can be complicated. As an adult, the holidays can be a stressful time of year, with increased responsibilities and relationships under pressure. Sharing a meal over the holidays is meant to bring families closer together but sometimes the pressure to fit into the “Hallmark card” feeling makes… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: rotolo, rotolo ripieno

Bergamot: the citrus you may not realise you already know

November 21, 2017 By wooweiduan 2 Comments

Bergamot. Sounds exotic, doesn’t it. Most of you would say you have never tried one although you likely already have. It’s the flavour that makes Earl Grey tea distinct. Many of you may not have even realised that flavour was a citrus fruit but there it is. The bergamot is a type of fragrant but… 

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Indisputably the most beautiful vegetable: radicchio

November 14, 2017 By wooweiduan 3 Comments

Radicchio rosso di Treviso (left), radicchio di Castelfranco (middle) and radicchio di Treviso (right)

A display of different coloured radicchio is inevitably the star of any food market. The radicchio from Castelfranco is almost too beautiful to consider eating with its yellowy leaves mottled with red. Wispy, elongated, crimson and white leaves of the red radicchio from Treviso appear otherworldly. But my favourite may be the delicate pink flowers… 

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Roman delights – gnocchi alla romana

November 7, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

We had an amazing family trip to Rome and Abruzzo a couple of weeks ago. I wandered the streets of Rome at dawn drawn to the Campo dei Fiori market. If ever there was a doubt that autumn had arrived, the market would negate any lingering skepticism as it was in full bloom with every… 

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Sounds wrong but tastes so good – potato pizza

October 31, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Potato pizza

My husband finds my ability to point out other people’s inconsistencies irritating. One of my favourites is how it is generally accepted in Italy to find it repulsive to order a cappuccino in the afternoon. The claim is that the milk and coffee combination hinders digestion. However I am yet to be given a good… 

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Rolled pork belly roast stuffed with pecorino, garlic and pancetta from Basilicata

October 24, 2017 By wooweiduan 4 Comments

You may not have noticed but it’s lamb season. We are in Abruzzo on a farm this week on holiday. The baby lambs are being born every day. Infact even between breakfast and lunch, several new little faces joined the flock. Spindly-legged baby lambs are stumbling around their pen learning to walk literally within minutes… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: basilicata, cavatelli, pork roast, potentina, ragu

The Jack O’Lantern the day after – pumpkin soup

October 17, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

The trees have turned golden as sunlight becomes sparse. The children are waiting with nervous anticipation for Halloween and the accompanying sugar rush. The checklist for Halloween is short – costume, bags of sweets and a pumpkin. Halloween night will be full of excitement but all that goes up must come down. Children will crash… 

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What to cook when time is short and the to-do list is long

October 10, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Do you feel like there are not enough hours in the day? That the to-do list is unfathomably long? That problems are mounting while solutions are dwindling? It’s that time of year again when the outlook seems glum, the weather gloomy, sniffles are settling in and holiday euphoria is replaced by post-holiday doldrums. I’ve been… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: courgette, frittata, Frittata di zucchine, zucchini omelette

Warm apple and Nutella cake anyone?

October 3, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Alto Adige apples

I promised this recipe to a friend. There is nothing more comforting than a slice of warm apple cake on a brisk day. What I like about this recipe is the very high ratio of apples to cake, with nearly a kilo of apples glued together to vanilla-scented, soft-crumb cake. While the moreish Nutella is… 

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