In Sicily it is called "alla Norma" in honor of Bellini, the famous musician born in Catania. I Catanesi (inhabitants of Catania), greatly impressed by that masterpiece of their fellow citizen, used his surname - Bellini - to name every example of excellence, any creation that met high quality standards. No exeption was made for …
Italian Kale Stuffed Pizza
I haven't cooked sausage mummies, spider cookies, malloween ghosts and bloody apples. Even worse, I have never tried any of these Halloween recipes. I'm reluctant (isn't this mostly a matter of food colorants?). One day, why not, I'll do my homework and create my scary treat too. Meantime I observe what's going on in the …
Green Tea Pumpkin Shake
I start my day with a breakfast smoothie sometimes and I blog about my smoothies every now and then. What I think about smoothies is that some work well as a meal replacement, and some others, especially if not homemade, are to be avoided (if your goal is weight loss). Let's take for example the …
Huevos Rancheros on Gluten-Free Chickpea Flour tortilla
Weekend is around the corner and I cannot be happier about it. No office demands and more time to plan my future. Because yes, I need a plan, my friends. A few months more and everything may change in my life. I will look for a job in which to flow my passion and drive to achieve …
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Pumpkin Gnocchi With a Butter Walnut Sauce
No way I can make a good pumpkin pie. I haven't tried it yet but somehow I sense it's just not my cup of tea. However some kind of pumpkin puree magic must happen in my kitchen since I've got a few tins of smashed squash to get rid of. Bear with me, another couple …
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Healthier Pumpkin Flapjack Bar
BRIT. Flapjack: a sweet dense cake made from oats, golden syrup, and melted butter, served in rectangles. While flapjack in the US is a thick pancake in the UK it is an oat bar. Here in the KateMiddletonLand a flapjack is a tray bake very quick to make and rather cheap. Since it reaches the density of …