It’s official: there are two Mulhearns in Italy. In fact, there are two Mulhearns in Terracina and to be even more exact, just yesterday there were two Mulhearns sitting on my balcony chatting and eating gelato. Now, you would think that this would have been a good opportunity for Hattie to take my computer andContinue reading “Another Piece of England in Italy”
Category Archives: Recipes
Cioccolata Calda
(Cioccolata calda, with a couple of malted milks for good measure!) Have one sip of this hot chocolate and you’re a convert. Never again will you look at Cadbury’s in the same way, and as for those ‘Instants’ sachets with the cute little marshmallows? Pft. Utter rubbish. No, after you try the real deal: cioccolataContinue reading “Cioccolata Calda”
Nigella, eat your heart out…
Only a geek like me could choose to spend all of saturday chopping, blending, icing and cutting out hudreds of tiny marzipan carrots. Yep, that’s right…today was the official bake-athalon; although I’m not so sad as to pre-plan a baking marathon on my own. Oh no, the event was held at my friend’s house andContinue reading “Nigella, eat your heart out…”
Smoked Salmon Pasta
Two years ago, whilst having a spot of lunch in a restaurant facing onto Lake Como, I ate some pasta. Now, like many delicious dishes from the past, my memory has transformed that plate of pasta into a golden plate of uncomprehensible beauty. I thought that I would never be able to replicate it. However,Continue reading “Smoked Salmon Pasta”
Hasta la pizza baby
So after a bit of humming and harring I finally decided that after using half of my ham on chicken wrapped with prosciutto, I would use the rest to make pizzas. Admittedly, I didn’t make the base myself after several previous attempts at making it, which failed miserably(although if anybody has a foolproof recipe IContinue reading “Hasta la pizza baby”
To The Table 