Showing posts with label Cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cream. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2012

How to prepare an easy Italian Christmas dessert

Today we want to offer a nice idea for an easy and quick Italian Christmas dessert :


Albero di Natale
A Pandoro Christmas- Tree shaped:

Buy a Pandoro (it cannot be prepared properly in a normal family oven).
Slice it large side. Rebuild it turning the layers to shape a tree.
Decorate with whipped cream ,pomegranate or colourful decoration, such as those little round coloured chocolate everybody knows .

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Tuscan Week Menu

An idea for a Tuscan menu from Toscana Mia cooking classes last week


Apetizer/Starter  Antipasto

Black Olives Crostini  
Crostini alle Olive Nere



First course Primo Pasta

Tuscan Spaghetti with  Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes  
                           Pici all' Aglione 







Second Course  Secondo 
Balsamic Vinegar Scaloppine Scaloppine all' Aceto Balsamico



Contorno
Beans Tuscan Way   Fagioli al Fiasco






Dessert  Dolce 
Panna Cotta with Chocolate and Safron Panna Cotta con Cioccolato e Zafferano

http://toscanamiacooking.blogspot.it/2009/10/panna-cotta-in-tuscany.html 






Black Olives crostini
Pici with Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes


Fagioli al Fiasco
Pici all' Aglione


balsamic Vinegar with Beans


Panna Cotta with chocolate
Panna Cotta with Safron and Chocolate

Friday, March 30, 2012

Italian Chocolate Gelato


The chorus of the song from the 80s, presented by the Tuscan Pupo, still occasionally plays in the ear

“Gelato al cioccolato
dolce e un po' salato
tu gelato al cioccolato
un bacio al cioccolato
io te l'ho rubato……..”
"Chocolate ice cream
sweet and a little 'salty
you chocolate ice cream
a chocolate kiss
I've stolen from you ........
CHOCOLATE GELATO 
100 gr. dark chocolate
1 egg
200 gr. sugar
250 gr.  whipping cream
250 gr. milk
Half a vanilla bean

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler with a little milk, flavor with vanilla.
Leave to  cool.
Beat the egg with the sugar, dilute with milk, cream and melted chocolate.
Prepare the gelato.



Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Let us Prepare for Holidays Step 3

CREMA GANACHE

Butter 30 gr.
250 g grated dark chocolate.
250 ml fresh cream to whip

Put in a large pan the cream and butter and bring almost to a boil over low heat, taking care to place the pan on a flame diffuser  and when the cream will be  almost  boiling, remove pan from heat and add the grated chocolate, stirring with a whisk until completely melted and cooling it.
Let cool well and mix with an electric mixer , until it becomes creamy, thick and solid (it will take at least 10 minutes).
If the cream does not become firm enough, place the pan in the freezer for a few minutes, then resume the cream with a mixer.


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

A Perfect sauce for Tagliatelle

The other day we have explained how to prepare fresh homemade pasta. Which is the best sauce for tagliatelle ? Here is the answer :

Salsa ai Funghi
20g dried porcini mushrooms
80g butter 
80g pancetta (if you like it)
1 glass white wine
100g cream
Salt,Pepper
Parsley
2 tbs.Extra vergin olive oil

Chop the garlic and parsley.Cut the pancetta in cubes. 
Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes, then drain  and chop them.   
Gently fry  garlic,  parsley and  pancetta in the butter and oil. Add the mushrooms , add a glass of wine and when it evaporates add the  liquid of the mushroom, salt and pepper.

 Cook for 20 minutes over a low flame. Add  the cream and cook for another 2 minutes, without boiling it.






Wednesday, November 2, 2011

4 Cheeses Sauce for you

Catherine  and Marlene were with us  in October and warmly requested this recipe, very good with Penne  ( cut short dry pasta ) and also with gnocchi

FOUR CHEESES SAUCE 
100 g Gorgonzola
Gruyere (or Emmental cheese) grated 80 g
200 ml whole milk
50 ml fresh cream
80 g Parmesan cheese
Penne pasta 400 g
Ground white pepper a pinch
Salt q.b.


Gorgonzola & Taleggio
Parmigiano & Gruyere
Put a large pot of salted water on the stove and bring to a boil.
Prepare the cheeses, cream in a saucepan on low heat and throw in the grated Parmesan cheese , gorgonzola and taleggio cheese cut into cubes ,add them to the pan  with milk, cream and parmesan cheese.
Stir with a wooden spoon  until the complete melting  of the cheese, taking care to place the pot on a flame with a flame diffuser, then add salt and pepper.
As the water boils, pour in the pasta and cook al dente, then drain and put them  for a few seconds in a pan with the 4 cheese sauce  .
Arrange the pasta with 4 cheeses in the serving plates and serve immediately.
Suggestion
The pasta with 4 cheeses sauce cools, it tends to dry out quickly, so once it is ready, serve it immediately to your table.
If you prefer, you can replace or add the cheese like Fontina, Provolone, Emmentaler, Pecorino, etc. ... if you want to lighten the sauce you can replace the cream with just 50 ml of milk.
Penne ai 4 Formaggi



Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Easy Sauces for Potato Gnocchi

For the last days of cold weather-as Spring seems to be late this year-or for those who live " on the other side"( dedicated to Australian and New Zealand friends) here are two sauce recipes perfect for gnocchi. Actually they can be good with all pastas :












Salsa Burro e Salvia
150g butter
4 or 5 sage leaves
Salt and pepper
Melt the butter in a saucepan until it is brown and then add the sage leaves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook the pasta and serve with this simple sauce.

Suggestion: 300 g tomato purée ½ white wine
Add the white wine and leave to evaporate. Add the tomato purée and cook for 15 minutes.


Salsa alle Noci

200 gr. walnuts
200 gr. cream
3 spoonfuls of milk
1 spoonful Parmigiano
a handful of the inside of the bread
1 glove Garlic
Salt
Olive oil

Put the walnuts in the mortar, add a clove of garlic and a pinch of salt. Begin to beat these ingredients with the pestle, crushing them against the sides of the mortar, gradually adding the cheese and the bread previously soaked in the milk. Then pour it into a pan, mix with the cream, mixing continuously, gradually add the oil, salt and pepper. Serve with the pasta.

Suggestion: Add some chopped chives

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Vanilla Gelato

It’s white and cold ,it looks like the snow . Italian Vanilla Gelato is perfect for Holidays.
Serve it with amarene ( bitter cherries),melted chocolate or chocolate flakes .
Let’s have some in the freezer ready to prepare a stuffed Panettone.



GELATO ALLA VANIGLIA

FIORDILATTE



200g cream
450g milk
175g sugar
8 g vanilla powder

Mix all the ingredients,after having dissolved the sugar in the cold milk and prepare the ice-cream.

Suggestion : serve it with a fruit salad or pour on it old traditional balsamic vinegar or some “Amarene”

For amarene have a look at here