Monthly Archives: January 2022

Recipes

Cioccolato all’arancia rossa (Blood orange chocolate)

Posted on by admin

Time to prepare: 5 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins
Serving: 4 persons

Christmas and New year are the best times to pamper ourselves with chocolate. Christmas is not Christmas without indulgence of good chocolate. This year, we have prepared something super simple but exceptionally delicious. Orange is a winter fruit, to pair with chocolate is not only seasonal but lip-smacking. Pamper your family and friends with this genuine homemade treat!

Ingredients:
200g Dark chocolate (50%)
6 teaspoons Dried blood orange

1. Put the dark chocolate block into a bowl for double boiling in order to melt the chocolate.
2. Blend the dried blood orange (how fine the result is depends on the personal preference)
3. Mix 2 teaspoons of dried blood orange powder and melted dark chocolate.
4. Place the chocolate paste on a non-stick surface.
5. Let the chocolate to set again and serve

Buon Appetito

Food

Sicilian lemons Verdello

Posted on by Jennifer

Eating lemons?

Organic lemon Verdello is a summer lemon, unique in the East and North coast of Mount Etna. When it is mature, its peel stays green and gradually ripens into pale yellow. The high content of lemon essential oils make it perfect for making limoncello. Also, it has lower acidity than lemons in other seasons, it is suitable even for eating. The refreshing note of lemon comes with the aromaticity of the peel. Its antioxidant content is the highest among all in the other seasons.

In Sicily, lemons are usually used for salad dressing, verdello in particular is used for salad itself. This unusual recipe will surprise and lead you to meet and learn about lemons from a new angle.