Looking to spice up your midweek chicken dinner? This dish offers you a great spin on the traditional use of chicken breast – and adds an Italian twist, as my recipes often do. Finding a way to incorporate some ingredients of my beloved Parmigiana in this chicken recipe was a fun exercise made all the more enjoyable by the fact that I was standing in my mum's kitchen!
The Italian word tiramisú can be translated as ‘pick-me-up’ – what better name for a dessert which combines coffee, mascarpone cream, and cocoa? Tiramisú is definitely one of those staple desserts in our family, and makes an appearance at most family meals and occasions – regardless of the season.
Looking at the calendar this morning gave me a true shock … How are we at the end of July already? Days and weeks are slipping away from me lately. I realised it had been a couple of weeks since I tested and refined my July recipe for Spurtle readers, so I decided today was the time to strap myself to a chair and finally type it all up – it is a good one!
Asparagus is one of my absolute favourite ingredients – as well as being one of the many ingredients I discovered after moving to the UK. Growing up in Italy, we mostly had white asparagus and, in particular, the local variety called Asparago di Bassano. Ten years on, springtime has now become for me synonymous with asparagus, and I really relish the freshness and versatility of this wonder-vegetable.
In Italian we have a saying which goes: Giovedí gnocchi, venerdí pesce, sabato trippa (Thursday gnocchi, Friday fish, Saturday tripe). Gnocchi was traditionally a dish which was cooked and eaten on a Thursday to store up a starchier, more calorific meal before the conventionally Catholic meat-free Friday.
Hi! My name is Giada Canderle and I’m an Italian expat currently living in Edinburgh.
My food blog and a separate series of recipes starting in the Spurtle over the coming months are the result of my growing passion for cooking and baking (and eating!) over the last 10 years.
Food has been in my blood since I was a little girl, with big family meals being one of the fondest memories of my time back home. I see food as a way to bring people together and to express our love and care for others.
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