Granita is a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings. Originally from Sicily, it is available all over Italy in somewhat different forms. It is related to sorbet and Italian ice; however, in most of Sicily, it has a coarser, more crystalline texture. The minute I read that Granita is served for breakfast,…
Three Ingredient Chocolate Ice cream
Three ingredient chocolate ice cream I hardly make ice creams, and I wonder why. I love to make the traditional kulfis and make lot of variations too, but ice creams ! well perhaps this chocolate is my second ice cream after the Mango. I was hesitant because even though I have a good refrigerator it…
Cassata Cake with Chocolate Ice cream, a combo from Italy
BM # 56 Week: 1, Day: 4 Theme: Classic Combos Country: Italy Day 4 of the Mega Marathon with Buffet on the Table I have a very popular combo. cake and Ice cream. Normally if I were to have this combo I would make Chocolate Cake with Vanilla ice cream. I haven’t done so,…
Strawberry Tiramisu
BM # 55 Week 2 Day 2 While I was making the Tiramisu, my niece wanted to eat a different version of Tiramisu. Long back I had made a Strawberry Tiramisu for her, which she loved. For today’s version I used frozen strawberries as this is not the season of fresh ones here. I…
Tiramisu in a jar
BM # 55 Week 2 Day 1 I have always been fond of western desserts, but somehow unless there is a get together or a party, I don’t make these. This time I had no party, my DIL wanted to eat a Tiramisu and I had baked a sponge so decided to make two servings.…
Piri Piri and Basil Pasta
For Day 3 in the last week of BM #46,under the theme Pizzas and Pastas I had planned to post Pizza from the scratch..but when I checked the pics I realized that the final pic was not clicked. This was very unlike me , but I guess I missed out as the little kids were…
Pizza Toastie
BM # 34 Week 4 Day 3 As a kid I always had a evening snack and most of the time it was street food, but if I had to eat something at home it would normally be a grilled toast.And now I realize that when my niece comes back from school, she…
Zuppa Ingelse
BM # 32 Week 4Theme: International Cuisine: ItalianCooking with alphabets “Z” Today is the last day in A-Z series.When I began preparing for this BM , I started with the alphabet Z. So, this was my first post , but actually last to be posted. Zuppa Inglese is an Italian dessert.The word Zuppa in Italian Cuisine…
Yellow Pepper Pesto Terrine
BM # 32 Week 4 Theme : InternationalCuisine: Italian Cooking with alphabet ‘Y’ We are coming to an end of this month long marathon, with Y as to day’s alphabet we have just one more day to go.The alphabet ‘Y’ was not much of a problem. Infact I had listed out three options, but this recipe kind…
Farafelle in Spinach and Cheese Sauce
BM # 32 Week 1Theme: BakingCooking with alphabets: ‘F’ Farfalle is a type of pasta. commonly known as “bow-tie pasta”, the name is derived from the Italian word farfalla. The “e” at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word “butterflies”. So for today it is…