Holy Cannoli Christmas Cookies Our Twintastico twist on the Italian classic cannoli. These cannoli cookies are a delicious take on the Italian pastry – without having to fry a thing! Ingredients Cookies: 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 cup Butter room temperature 1/4 cup Ricotta room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar Zest from one orange 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 large … Continue reading Holy Cannoli Christmas Cookies
Twintastico Italian Sausage In The Hole What’s golden, big and rises every time? Alberti’s Sausage in the Hole of course! We serve this with our special Italian red wine sauce. Here is our Italian twist on the British classic ‘Toad In The Hole’. Ingredients Italian Sausage In The Hole 5 tbsp vegetable oil 8 Italian sausages 3 Red onions, each cut into 8 wedges 25g … Continue reading Twintastico Italian Sausage In The Hole
Porky Porchetta This is a savoury, fatty, and moist boneless pork roast of Italian culinary tradition. The body of the pig is gutted, deboned, arranged carefully with layers of herbs, then rolled, spitted, and roasted, traditionally over wood. Porchetta is usually heavily salted in addition to being stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel and other herbs, often wild. Traditionally in Italy, porchetta is a whole young pig, … Continue reading Porky Porchetta
Castagnaccio – Cheeky Chestnut Cake Originally from Tuscany, this recipe is a favourite of our Nonna and always puts a smile on her face when we make it for her. We remember her telling us stories of how she would grind the chestnuts into flour to make this cake on the farm in Italy when she was young and this is our version of the … Continue reading Castagnaccio – Cheeky Chestnut Cake
Nonna Maria’s Chicken Cutlets This recipe brings back fond memories of our childhood. We remember running home from school, knowing our Nonna would be in the kitchen cooking for us as we arrived. The smell coming from the kitchen as we opened the door and saw our Nonna in her apron at the stove is something that will stay with us forever. We love being … Continue reading Nonna Maria’s Chicken Cutlets
