Category Archives: Canada

Pancakes con sciroppo d’acero /Pancakes with maple syrup… Oh Canada…

Ricetta facile e veloce per chi ama i pancakes! Canada… prima o poi io e te ci rivediamo! INGREDIENTI 2 uova 130 gr farina 45 gr zucchero una bustina di lievito per dolci 25 gr burro 200 ml latte sciroppo

Pancakes con sciroppo d’acero /Pancakes with maple syrup… Oh Canada…

Ricetta facile e veloce per chi ama i pancakes! Canada… prima o poi io e te ci rivediamo! INGREDIENTI 2 uova 130 gr farina 45 gr zucchero una bustina di lievito per dolci 25 gr burro 200 ml latte sciroppo

“Te lo do io l’American Barbecue”: in Puglia i sapori d’oltreoceano / The flavours of American barbecue in Apulia thanks to Southern Bbq team

Braci roventi, carni di alta qualità, fumo profumato al ciliegio e l’intenso sapore delle salse artigianali. “Te lo do io l’American Barbecue”. Una sfida? Anche. Ma sulla griglia non c’erano solo salsicce e costine. C’erano convivialità, buon cibo e spensieratezza.

“Te lo do io l’American Barbecue”: in Puglia i sapori d’oltreoceano / The flavours of American barbecue in Apulia thanks to Southern Bbq team

Braci roventi, carni di alta qualità, fumo profumato al ciliegio e l’intenso sapore delle salse artigianali. “Te lo do io l’American Barbecue”. Una sfida? Anche. Ma sulla griglia non c’erano solo salsicce e costine. C’erano convivialità, buon cibo e spensieratezza.

Coppette allo yogurt greco light con sciroppo d’acero

Carissimi Pastaioli, oggi vi scrivo la ricetta di un dessert delizioso che ho visto fare in un programma tv: coppette di yogurt greco con sciroppo d’acero. L’ho modificata un po’ utilizzando yogurt greco light (0%) e la granella di nocciole

Coppette allo yogurt greco light con sciroppo d’acero

Carissimi Pastaioli, oggi vi scrivo la ricetta di un dessert delizioso che ho visto fare in un programma tv: coppette di yogurt greco con sciroppo d’acero. L’ho modificata un po’ utilizzando yogurt greco light (0%) e la granella di nocciole

My first birthday in Apulia

My dear Friends, I’m baaaack! I left Canada 3 weeks ago and I’m in Italy now. Every day I’m realizing this was the best decision ever!! I’d like to tell you so many things and show you the thousands of

My first birthday in Apulia

My dear Friends, I’m baaaack! I left Canada 3 weeks ago and I’m in Italy now. Every day I’m realizing this was the best decision ever!! I’d like to tell you so many things and show you the thousands of

Bye bye Canada

Please be advised: this is a very personal post. If you don’t want to read it, see the recipe of gnocco fritto… 😉 After 6 years it’s time for me to start a new life. During all this time I’ve

Bye bye Canada

Please be advised: this is a very personal post. If you don’t want to read it, see the recipe of gnocco fritto… 😉 After 6 years it’s time for me to start a new life. During all this time I’ve

Do you want colours, joy, freshness and quality? Let’s go to St. Lawrence Market

St. Lawrence Market is a Toronto landmark and is the largest indoor market in the city. It absolutely deserves a post in my blog. This beautiful Victorian building is located between Jarvis and Front streets. I love this place because

Do you want colours, joy, freshness and quality? Let’s go to St. Lawrence Market

St. Lawrence Market is a Toronto landmark and is the largest indoor market in the city. It absolutely deserves a post in my blog. This beautiful Victorian building is located between Jarvis and Front streets. I love this place because

6 years in Canada! My best food moments

Six years in Canada… These years have been very SPECIAL for me: I found Love, my true Friends are still here in my life, I visited amazing places and I met beautiful people. Well, some were not so beautiful but

6 years in Canada! My best food moments

Six years in Canada… These years have been very SPECIAL for me: I found Love, my true Friends are still here in my life, I visited amazing places and I met beautiful people. Well, some were not so beautiful but

Sushi, love and fantasy

You all know my passion for sushi. Well, now I’m very proud to officially say that I can prepare sushi and I’m almost a Japanese chef! 😉 My homemade sushi deserves at least two posts!! In this one I’ll show

Sushi, love and fantasy

You all know my passion for sushi. Well, now I’m very proud to officially say that I can prepare sushi and I’m almost a Japanese chef! 😉 My homemade sushi deserves at least two posts!! In this one I’ll show

Sweet ribs dreams my friends…!

I’ve never had so many ribs like in these years in Canada. When I lived in Italy, I had no idea about how Americans and Canadians are obsessed (in a positive way) with ribs and BBQ sauce. Well, now I

Sweet ribs dreams my friends…!

I’ve never had so many ribs like in these years in Canada. When I lived in Italy, I had no idea about how Americans and Canadians are obsessed (in a positive way) with ribs and BBQ sauce. Well, now I

Tartine al salmone in Canadian style!

A few days ago I had this great creative idea. I had some salmon left in the fridge that I used for my penne with vodka and I decided to make some “tartine“. In Italy “tartina” (singular; plural: “tartine”) is

Tartine al salmone in Canadian style!

A few days ago I had this great creative idea. I had some salmon left in the fridge that I used for my penne with vodka and I decided to make some “tartine“. In Italy “tartina” (singular; plural: “tartine”) is

The art of making cupcakes

Wow! Look at these cupcakes! I think that these small cakes are pure art! All these colors, the shape, the decoration… There are many places in Toronto where you can buy cupcakes but these two are my favorites just because

The art of making cupcakes

Wow! Look at these cupcakes! I think that these small cakes are pure art! All these colors, the shape, the decoration… There are many places in Toronto where you can buy cupcakes but these two are my favorites just because

Take a look at Obama cookies… Thank goodness we don’t have Berlusconi croissant!!

If you go to Ottawa, you have to stop at Moulin de Provence. That’s the name of this fantastic bakery that has become popular in February 2009 when Us president Barack Obama made a quick stop and bought some maple

Take a look at Obama cookies… Thank goodness we don’t have Berlusconi croissant!!

If you go to Ottawa, you have to stop at Moulin de Provence. That’s the name of this fantastic bakery that has become popular in February 2009 when Us president Barack Obama made a quick stop and bought some maple

My first beavertail / La mia prima “coda di castoro”

YUMMY!!! I tried the Beavertail for the very first time a few weeks ago in Ottawa. I didn’t even know that it existed since 1978! They are made fresh and right in front of you! A great and delicious Canadian

My first beavertail / La mia prima “coda di castoro”

YUMMY!!! I tried the Beavertail for the very first time a few weeks ago in Ottawa. I didn’t even know that it existed since 1978! They are made fresh and right in front of you! A great and delicious Canadian

A piece of Italy in “Law and Order: SVU” tonight new episode…

Just a thought before going to bed, and it has nothing to do with pasta… It’s Wednesday, 10.30 pm. I’m watching the season première of Law and Order” Special Victim Unit. This new episode called “Scorched Earth” is based on Dominique

A piece of Italy in “Law and Order: SVU” tonight new episode…

Just a thought before going to bed, and it has nothing to do with pasta… It’s Wednesday, 10.30 pm. I’m watching the season première of Law and Order” Special Victim Unit. This new episode called “Scorched Earth” is based on Dominique

“Dancing with… a skeleton called Eli”

This blog is about pasta. It’s about Italian food, health and nutrition. So tonight I really feel the need of talking about Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian ex girlfriend of George Clooney who is in the cast of Dancing with the

“Dancing with… a skeleton called Eli”

This blog is about pasta. It’s about Italian food, health and nutrition. So tonight I really feel the need of talking about Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian ex girlfriend of George Clooney who is in the cast of Dancing with the

Would you like a cookie or… a biscuit?

I love cookies but I had never tried to cook them before yesterday. Americans are crazy about cookies. In the kitchen specialty stores you can find huge boxes of cutter cookie sets with a great variety of shapes. In most

Would you like a cookie or… a biscuit?

I love cookies but I had never tried to cook them before yesterday. Americans are crazy about cookies. In the kitchen specialty stores you can find huge boxes of cutter cookie sets with a great variety of shapes. In most

Canadians love donuts, Italians love… ciambella

Guys… I made it! Woo hoo! Five days with no sweets!! Double woo hooo! I beat my sugar addiction and I cleaned my body from all the chocolate I had been eaten every single day for more than one week.

Canadians love donuts, Italians love… ciambella

Guys… I made it! Woo hoo! Five days with no sweets!! Double woo hooo! I beat my sugar addiction and I cleaned my body from all the chocolate I had been eaten every single day for more than one week.

Sugar-addiction: how to quit

Guys, I have to tell you the truth. In these days I would eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s the so-called sweet tooth. I think that when your “treat day” becomes a “cheat week”, well… listen to me,

Sugar-addiction: how to quit

Guys, I have to tell you the truth. In these days I would eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s the so-called sweet tooth. I think that when your “treat day” becomes a “cheat week”, well… listen to me,

God bless Mr. Ferrero

As many of you know by now I’m in love with pasta but there is another obsession in my life. Its name is Nutella. Last weekend I felt the irresistible need to drown in that small evil jar and… yes…

God bless Mr. Ferrero

As many of you know by now I’m in love with pasta but there is another obsession in my life. Its name is Nutella. Last weekend I felt the irresistible need to drown in that small evil jar and… yes…

The importance of walking

I hated walking. Yes, I know, it’s not a good start for this post but I had to tell you the truth somehow. I’ve learned the importance of walking not a long time ago. I started to work out last

The importance of walking

I hated walking. Yes, I know, it’s not a good start for this post but I had to tell you the truth somehow. I’ve learned the importance of walking not a long time ago. I started to work out last