Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2011

Tiramisu Recipe

A heavenly "lift me up" in more ways than one :)

Delicate dessert with rich, creamy marscapone, infused with the energizing ability of two caffeine-ingredients; espresso and cocoa
> Origin: Italian
> Cost: Expensive
> Ease: Difficult


 Everybody loves tiramisu. If you don't love it, it's because you've never tried it. Thanks to a good high school friend of mine, I've my hands on her traditional Italian-esque recipe. I actually asked for this recipe when I was in grade 10, and I never got around to making it til 3rd year university... Gotta love hotmail's archiving. In any case, this recipe is absolutely delicious, but it honestly is very difficult. As you can tell from the top two pictures, I made 2 batches; the second, taller one turning out better. Although I'm an advocate for taking creative liberties, I would suggest following the recipe exactly if you aren't familiar with making desserts like such. Please read the recipe through before you start making it. Honestly though, it was so worth it, I enjoyed every bite :) 

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Chicken Alfredo Pasta Recipe

I make this quite often actually, sometimes I use more fatty ingredients if I'm feeling fat... Definitely taste the recipe before you add the pasta in, because once the pasta's in, there's no turning back! 
Chicken Alfredo Pasta (Low Fat)
Creamy margarine-milk white sauce with garlic grilled chicken on spaghetti

> Origin: Italian
> Cost: Moderate
> Ease: Easy 
So this is the first recipe that I took a picture of… It’s not that I never made anything before this, it’s just that I happened to start using my new camera around this time. In any case, this recipe was something adapted from a long while ago. I don’t even remember where I got it from or what the original recipe was. There’s a lot of substituting going on here due to my lack of ingredients, being a poor student… But it turned out pretty good. Just keep in mind that the recipe itself is very make-shift… as I don’t really follow the recipe to a T. So make adjustments where necessary! There’s your disclaimer right there :P !