La Dolce Vita comes to Islington

I must admit it: what with the bad weather and a shortage in my Italian food supplies, I had started feeling homesick. Thankfully, this weekend La Dolce Vita Event came to my rescue.

Held at the Business Design Centre in Upper Street, Islington, La Dolce Vita is an exhibition aimed at loving and discovering all the best Italian things. London never fails to display its love for my country: despite the crisis, the venue is at its ninth edition and it was packed with Italy-lovers (and with Italians, like me).

Supplì: a poor man’s recipe

Despite the huge debt that our governments managed to create, Italian people are great savers. Believe it or not, but many of our favourite dishes come from attempts not to throw away food. Today I’m going to talk about one of my favourite dishes: Supplìs, or rice balls.

First of all, keep in mind they’re very easy to make.

La Bruschetta: how to eat healthily without much effort

Buonasera!! Missed me? I bet not! But…Well! These days I thought I’d better start writing again and I thought: “Why don’t I talk about Italian cuisine?” . Since everyone is basically praising it (and I think they’re right, I SO miss proper Italian food!) I thought I could start blogging about food too.

We’re at university, so obviously we’ve got so many things to think about ( essays, deadlines, going out, having fun or whatever) that, when it comes to cooking, we all think: “Oh, I can’t be bothered: let’s buy something ready made at Tesco’s”. Well, apart from being bad for your health, this is just boring: you’re losing the fun of cooking. So here’s one of my favourite dishes, which is actually quite easy to make.