Tag: Italy
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Semolina Gnocchi – A Cinque Terre Experience!
This post is from an article we wrote for Club Marine magazine in 1997. The food shots date from that period too, while the scenery shots are more recent. (Use the Print button at the top of this page for a hard copy or pdf of the recipe in this post.) Monterosso al Mare –…
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Europe 2016 – Part 8
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 7. Genoa – An outstanding food destination The food, produce and restaurants in Genoa, and the region of Liguria, are remarkable by any standard. Any visitor will notice how eating is such a natural part of Genoese life, with a food culture driven not by mass tourism but by…
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Europe 2016 – Part 7
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 6. Genoa (Genova) – A hard to beat tourist destination! Genoa is one of our absolute favourite places anywhere. We have stayed there on four occasions, from two days to three weeks. It is a perfect place for immersion in Italian life! This is the first of two updates,…
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Recipes From The Italian Riviera
(Continued from Tomato Sauce – Italian Style) As well as an abundance of herbs and tomatoes, you may well have an abundance of cherry tomatoes. And maybe you also have a surfeit of figs! Below you will find two simple but excellent Italy-inspired recipes: grilled cheese-stuffed figs and a pasta sauce using cherry tomatoes. Three…
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Tomato Sauce – Italian Style
(Continued from Pesto, Salsa Verde, Chimichurri) As well as an abundance of herbs, at this time of the year you may well have an abundance of tomatoes. Or at least they will be cheap to buy, and at their flavoursome best. Home-grown tomatoes: Shouldn’t they taste better? I have grown tomatoes in the past and…