La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay's Blog – December 2010 Archive (3)

'Tis the Season for Decadant Desserts ~ Italian Christmas Chocolate & Nut Cake

Italian Christmas Chocolate Cake with walnuts, hazelnuts & chestnuts





6 oz unsalted butter

6 oz sugar

325 gr dark chocolate, broken into bits

50 gr walnuts, shelled,…

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Added by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on December 18, 2010 at 6:53pm — 1 Comment

Rustic Italian Jam Tart - Crostata



Crostata is the most classic rustic dessert in Italy, it is a jam filled pastry crust & recipes vary greatly across the country. You will find this on the table of almost every nonna ready to serve in case anyone pops-in. It gets better after sitting out a few days & dries up nicely (if you don't eat it before!) and is erfect with your morning cappuccino. In our area the most popular jams are fig &…
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Added by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on December 8, 2010 at 1:48pm — No Comments

Basic Italian Chicken Broth Recipe - Brodo

These chickens are bound for brodo!





This is one of those recipes every chef knows by heart, one of the fundamentals of the kitchen. Brodo is Italian for broth & is used in everything from risottos, minestras, stews. And, the varieties are endless; fish broth, vegetable both, beef broth, chicken broth.



We try to always have at least a liter of stock in the freezer. On a cold day you can…
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Added by La Tavola Marche ~eat drink Itay on December 4, 2010 at 10:43am — No Comments

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