May 24, 2017
Sfincione is a traditional recipe for Sicilian-style pizza.
Food, Recipes, Lifestyle and Travel Blog
By the Flavours Holidays Team
10 Amazing Dishes To Try In Tuscany!
We asked Cathy from ‘Destination is Italy’ for the top 10 best dishes you should definitely try when you’re in Tuscany. Italian food is well known all over the world, and for a very good reason, the taste is a burst of delight in your mouth. Every region in Italy is known for different foods and…
Competition Time – Italian Cookbook Giveaway!
May 22, 2017
[COMPETITION CLOSED] Cook your way around Italy this month! Join us on a journey to discover the local delights of four iconic Italian regions – Tuscany, Sicily, Puglia, Naples and the Amalfi Coast and win copies of the newest additions to Italian Silver Spoon cookbook series. Throughout May and June we’ll be giving away copies…
Cantucci
Traditionally, these biscuits (cookies) have always been made with unpeeled almonds. Some recipes, including the original Mattei recipe, include 20 grams (¼ cup) of finely chopped pine nuts, which lend a slightly different texture to the finished biscuits. True cantucci were made with bread dough, sugar, anise seeds and oil.
Testaroli with pesto sauce
May 17, 2017
This Tuscan dish was traditionally cooked over hot coals in a large, shallow dish with a domed lid made either of terracotta or cast-iron called a testo.
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Our favourite Italian cocktails: Bellini recipe
May 9, 2017
Do you too have this Friday feeling? Here is one of our favourite Venetian cocktail recipes to celebrate the weekend! Spoiler alert: It tastes even better in Venice! Want to try it? Then join us on our cooking holidays in Venice.
Interview with our Pilates guest Sera
April 26, 2017
Sera, from Cardiff, tried our Pilates Holiday in Tuscany. She’d never been on a Flavours Holiday before – we asked her a few questions about her experience. Why did you decide to take a Pilates holiday with Flavours? I do a lot of yoga at home, and had tried Pilates, but thought it would be…
Flavours Recommends: 7 books that definitely have to be on your Italian Holiday reading list
I recently asked the Flavours team to pick their best books for reading on holiday. This is our ultimate holiday reading list for relaxing by the swimming pool and enjoying the Italian sun on a Flavours holiday: Tuscany Tuscany is the ultimate cookbook of authentic and traditional Tuscan dishes and is the perfect book to…
Spring recipes: cauliflower cream
April 25, 2017
Are you using this month’s seasonal produce? Cauliflower cream is one of our favourite spring recipes!
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Spring recipes: cauliflower fritters – antipasti with cauliflower
Enjoyed the Cauliflower fritters? If you enjoyed this Cauliflower fritters recipe, click here to try out other delicious Italian recipes on our blog page. Have you considered a cooking holiday? Flavours offer cooking holidays in Italy, Spain, and Scotland – find out more
Spring recipes: Polenta cake with fennel
April 20, 2017
Enjoyed the Polenta cake with fennel? If you enjoyed the Polenta cake with fennel recipe, click here to try out other delicious Italian recipes on our blog page! Have you considered a cooking holiday? Flavours offer cooking holidays in Italy, Spain, and Scotland.
Flavours guide to the best UK Food Festivals – The Great British Food Festival
April 19, 2017
This blog is about past food festivals. Please click here: Best UK Food Festivals for 2024 for this year’s picks by Flavours If you love food as much as we do, then our guide to the best UK food festivals is just for you! Let’s start this delicious round-up with The Great British Food Festival,…
Traditional Italian Roasted Lamb With Potatoes
April 11, 2017
Lamb is a traditional Italian dish for Easter which is deeply connected to the country’s cultural and historical roots. The lamb, or‘ agnello’ in Italian, is an important religious symbol especially in Christianity, because it represents the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This is a delicious roasted lamb recipe you can serve with potatoes.
An Italian Easter cake recipe: The Colomba
April 10, 2017
Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove) is a soft, sweet, traditional Italian Easter cake similar to panettone – only better, some say. It was a Milanese baker Angelo Motta, who popularised panettone at the beginning of the 20th century and created the Colomba Pasquale. Instead of the dome or cupola-shape of the traditional Christmas panettone he turned it into a dove of peace for Easter. This is the authentic Colomba cake recipe from Flavours Italian chefs. Buona Pasqua!
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