International Day of Italian Cuisine 2012

How will you celebrate the International Day of Italian Cuisine on Tuesday 17 January 2012?

Read this article from the ITALY online magazine about how Chefs around the world cooking Ossobuco for this day. The article also includes a link to a recipe for the dish.

Will you be joining me and thousands of other Dolce Vita lovers cooking this dish next Tuesday?

International Day of Italian Cuisine 2012 | International Day of Italian Cuisine | ITALY Magazine

Italy-2012, Verona

A wonderful set of photos from Andrey Sapozhnikov:

Italy-2012, Verona (14)

Porcini and Potato Soup Recipe

Italy is currently in their winter season and so soups make up for a lot of their cuisine at the moment.

That does not stop us from serving soup during our summer here in South Africa, especially as a starter. Even better when the soup is made well in advance and served room temperature or cold. This wonderful recipe from the ITALY Magazine is a typical Italian recipe that would be ideal to serve cold. Dried Porcini is now freely available in supermarkets and food stores.

Click the link below:

Porcini and Potato Soup Recipe | Food & Drink | ITALY Magazine

Bacon and Cheese Egg Cups

A wonderful easy breakfast recipe from Kirbie's Cravings - a San Diego food blog.


Bacon and Cheese Egg Cups

The Smallest Cinema in the World, In the Backseat of an Alfa Romeo

The world's smallest cinema won't be found in any building. Instead, the two-person movie theatre travels around Italy on four wheels. The Cortomobile is a cozy all-in-one movie house snuggly fitted into an Alfa Romeo.

The Cortomobile was born in Tuscany in 2006. It is now on an Italian tour, entertaining two moviegoers at a time in the back of a green 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000.

Read more about the smallest cinema in the world, by clicking the link below:

The Smallest Cinema in the World, In the Backseat of an Alfa Romeo | cortomobile | ITALY Magazine

Tronchetto di Natale

An idea for the Christmas desert? You could experiment with this and create your different fillings.

Tronchetto di Natale | Recipes | ITALY Magazine

Caccamo, Italy/SicilyTown

via +Gabriella SanninoIrmgard Hartmann originally shared this post:#MyTownTuesday ...Caccamo, Italy/SicilyTown (13 foto)
More photos from Irmgard Hartmann

Taste of Testaccio - Food Tour

Another wonderful post from the "Food Lover's Odyssey" blog. Get ready to lick your lips and start planning your trip to Italy.

Taste of Testaccio - Food Tour with Eating Italy in Rome - Food Lover's Odyssey

Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food

Italian food for the week from one of my favourite blogs - "Food Lover's Odyssey".

A selection of some wonderful recipes for you all to try this week to bring the "dulce vita" into your home.

Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: Nov 27, 2011 - Food Lover's Odyssey

Zucchini Carpaccio, Spaghetti Style | The Healthy Foodie

This is a wonderful healthy meal, ideal for a lunch in the garden, or to be packed in a picnic basket.

Zucchini Carpaccio, Spaghetti Style | The Healthy Foodie

5 Best Historic Caffès in Trieste

Another one of my favourite Blogs - "ITALY Magazine" - and a very tempting post on historic cafes in Trieste.

5 Best Historic Caffès in Trieste | Trieste | ITALY Magazine

Caponata

A wonderful Mediterranean salsa that is a beautiful sweet, salty and slightly sour dish that pairs amazingly with fish, meat and even a chunk of crusty Italian bread.

This is form the wonderful blog "The Hot Plate".

Caponata

Sage Focaccia

Focaccia is one of my favourite Italian breads, and as a snack with drinks outside - it is just awesome. Here is a wonderful recipe from the Blog "A Full Measure of Happiness".

Sage Focaccia » A Full Measure of Happiness

Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: Nov 20, 2011 - Food Lover's Odyssey

An update from one of my favourite blogs - "Food Lover's Odyssey"

Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: Nov 20, 2011 - Food Lover's Odyssey

GF Buckwheat Italian Apple Cupcakes

A wonderful recipe from the "Roti n Rice" blog.

GF Buckwheat Italian Apple Cupcakes « Roti n Rice

Outdoor Restaurants Cape Town | Summer Cape Town

A wonderful list of alfresco restaurants in Cape Town and surrounding areas. All places that can be recommended to give you that "dulce vita" feeling. Enjoy.....

Outdoor Restaurants Cape Town | Summer Cape Town

Eurochocolate - Italy's Biggest Chocolate Festival - Food Lover's Odyssey

This wonderful post in the "Food Lover's Odyssey" blog, is a must read for all chocolate fans and followers of living the "dolce vita". Wonderful photographs to tempt all of us!

Eurochocolate - Italy's Biggest Chocolate Festival - Food Lover's Odyssey

Tuscany Captured

Elena Nikitinykh is a computer programmer in Europe, but also a very accomplished photographer. This photograph of hers, has captured a very evocative mood of Tuscany that I felt I just had to share. The light, the colour, the shadows and the pine trees - all just speak to "dolce vita".

Olive all'ascolana

Here is my suggestion for the perfect antipasti for tomorrow night's dinner - or any time when you have invited some friends around. A bit of preparation involved, but the guests will love it and pay you so many compliments!

Olive all'ascolana

Italian Zabaglione Cream over Cranberries and Pears

Good Morning from a windy Cape Town - we are in for a mild weekend with a chance of rain on Sunday.

Zabaglione is a traditional Italian desert, and this is a wonderful recipe, which I would suggest for Saturday night dinner party, or as desert for a family luncheon on Sunday. Enjoy!

Italian Zabaglione Cream over Cranberries and Pears