So you think you can cook? Well, this is your chance to prove it! Alex over at Blog from Italy, along with La Cucina Italiana Magazine are turning up the heat with a fall-flavored Italian cooking contest – and everyone is invited to play along. The contest begins Friday, September 12 so you have a full week to...Read More
I know … I know. Summer is ending, but is it really ever too late for an shaken iced coffee treat? I didn’t think so. As with many of the other things I’ve learned to create since arriving in Italy, this icy coffee beverage evolved out of necessity. – It’s 100 degrees in the...Read More
This recipe is being posted one day early to coincide with My Bella Vita’s limited posting schedule. Like most 4 year olds, my daughter Bellie can’t stand the sight of vegetables. Present her with a dish of broccoli and she emits a blood-curdling scream, runs to the nearest corner, cowers into the fetal position and rocks herself to...Read More
Did you know the Italian word “tiramisu” translates as “pick me up?” Well, it does and that is exactly what this coffee-free summer version does. This refreshing dessert is ideal for those dog days of summer, and in fact I’m going to make it this week, with strawberries and blueberries to celebrate America’s Independence Day....Read More
Or that could be “summer love” and strawberries … Either way I’m hoping you have a love-filled summer and plenty of fun, friendship and fresh fruit to go around! Happy Love Thursday. Check back on Wednesday for this strawberry tiramisu recipe – just in time to celebrate America’s 4th of July holiday!Read More
I went to sleep last night and it was January, I woke up in June. How is it possible we are already in the sixth month of 2008? With the sweet scent of gardenias and the chit chat of fluttering birds, I am not surprised summer is here, and with that we have the First of...Read More
I’m in love with a mushroom, and I don’t mean the smoking kind. Porcini mushrooms win the blue ribbon as the delicacy of all delicacies in my book, and I pretty sure I’m not alone. There are many types and qualities of porcini mushrooms. But, as for my love story, Porcino and I fell in love slowly, and over...Read More
Today marks Day One of yet another new addition to My Bella Vita‘s new home. While this timid chef can’t commit to a weekly recipe for What’s Cooking Wednesdays, I will offer at least one new recipe now and then, and it will be featured right here on the 1st of every month! How lucky for...Read More
Quick! What do homemade sausage and bakery-bought sweets have in common? – They both begin with the letter “S” – They are both, um…food – They are both found in Italy And, they both ‘show the love!’Heh? Well, it’s true. It’s common knowledge Pep spoils our construction crew. And, that wasn’t the only time. Every...Read More
Or, almost anyhow. Tomorrow is World Nutella Day! Woo hoo… In honor of this annual munch-fest, I tested my nutella-mixing skills and created Nutella Chocolate-Chunk Mousse Yum. This dessert is rich and chocolately, and promises not to dissapoint nutella-lovers everywhere. Health nuts – be sure to check below for the low-fat option! Here’s what you...Read More
