Chicken, Sausage and Pumpkin Bake (Pollo al forno con salsiccia
e zucca)   Italian home-cooking can be explained in a simple
equation: a few fresh ingredients + a bit of love = happy
diners! This is always the case at my house, where we celebrate
the abundance of the exquisite produce we get … Continue reading
Mascarpone Scones with Strawberries   When I was a little girl,
in Milan, I would always look forward to the first signs of
spring. I’d eagerly pick garden daisies for my mum, who would
accommodate them in a glass half full of water and sit them on
the kitchen counter, to better capture the April light. Dad was
always the first to be up on Saturday morning to take a trip to
the local fruit and vegetable market. He’d invariably come home
with trays of seasonal goods, but everybody eyes and hands
reached quickly for those ruby red jewels, bursting with the
promise of spring in each and every bite. My brother, my sister
and I were allowed to gulp down a few strawberries on the spot,
those with a few bruis