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central italian recipes

Zuppa Inglese – the story of an Italian Trifle

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Zuppa Inglese, loosely translated as English Soup, is an extremely popular Italian dessert found primarily in the Northern-Central regions of the peninsula – Tuscanny, Emilia-Romagna, the Marche and Umbria. Rich in ingredients, it’s similar to the traditional English trifle, but is nearly always home-made! Sitting in a rustic restaurant in the hills outside the seaside [...]

Chicken alla diavola

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

This recipe, Pollo alla diavola,is one that we got from friends in Tuscanny – though the recipe is found, with variations, in various regions in Italy. Ingredients for Chicken alla diavola One chicken one lemon salt pepper olive oil How to prepare Chicken alla diavola Cut open the chicken, removing the breastbone, and flatten out [...]