Festival Italiano ’14  is thrilled to open the official Italian Festival season in Auckland with the concert of Italy’s (and the wor...

I went to an art exhibition in Milan a few years ago, and this had just been sprayed on a wall. What would be a good caption?

After the arrabbiata post I was asked what I mean by 'putting' the tomatoes through a sieve. Well, traditionally in Italy we...

I pulled up my tomato plants, no more fruit now, and with all the rain we had the last tomatoes tasted more of water than of tomato! Th...

Happy Easter  Have a wonderful holiday Love and xxoxo  Alessandra Photos by Alessandra Zecchini  ©

Preserving olives is a rewarding experience. If you don’t have an olive tree you may be able to forage olives from trees in community g...

 I got given this pumpkin, it is quite big and really beautiful, I am not quite sure about the variety, a long neck? I don't wa...

There is a fig tree up the road from my house and every year I can forage a few figs. This year they abound and are small but sweet. ...

Preserving and celebrating our traditions  is at the heart of Slow Food .   Celebrate a Polish Tradition and Create Beautiful Egg...

This is sooooo yummy, it reminds me of those soy chocolate puddings that you can buy in the fridge compartment of many organic-vegetari...

Manu invited me to a 'Swap' on her blog, and my swapping partner is Billie from Scotland. We had to send each other an ingredie...

Green, cleansing and refreshing!  Celery stalks and leaves, cucumber, and a few sprigs and leaves of coriander (to taste, it can be real...

The weather has been beautiful, and it is still possible to eat outside, especially fresh things like this vegan sushi. Note that fish ...

This is an aromatic vegan and gluten free soup, light and delicious. For the broth: 500 ml vegetable stock 1 can coconut cream or mil...

There are some beautiful grapes on sale at the Dragicevich Orchard in Oratia, those old fashion grapes that really smell and taste lik...