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Caffè Innamorato – because espresso could always use Nutella and Panna
There’s nothing I love more than starting the day off with a tazzina (small cup) of caffè (espresso). Depending on the morning and my mood, I usually will choose between brewing up espresso in my Bialetti moka pot or in my second love of my life, the Gaggia Carezza – which is still one of the best birthday gifts Roberto got me and what has expanded my addiction even further. The morning espresso and after lunch espresso are the times of day that are what I’d like to call “markers”. One starts off the day and the other is the halfway point, or the point where I know that we…
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Chocolate Rum Mascarpone Bites – Un Dolce Facilissimo
I tend to have a pretty strong sweet tooth and besides cooking up a pasta dish or my new favorite thing to make, focaccia, I enjoy making/baking/eating sweets. Ever since I was a bambina (little girl) I was obsessed with chocolate – literally all things chocolate and I don’t think that has stopped now that I’m in my thirties. Fast forward to present day and now that we are shopping about once a week, I’m trying to be extra careful about letting food go to waste (especially the chocolate) What I have learned about the Italian lifestyle in the kitchen is that NOTHING goes to waste. There is always a…
