written by Ilaria Gelichi
You may probably think that
everybody in Italy
loves cooking and that every Italian has excellent skills in the kitchen. Well,
you probably would be wrong. Not all Italians are good cooks, but a feature
they surely have is being very exigent regarding what they eat.
I was one of these Italians, who
really enjoyed eating but had no idea how to cook roast meat. Then, in the last
years, something changed. I have been “infected” by a friend with the passion
for cooking. Since then, I started my experiments with food, especially cakes
and desserts in general, the preparation of which gives me great satisfaction.
Well, this same friend invited me to
the launch of a book, a few months ago. It is written by a friend of her,
Giulia, who owns a very popular food blog, named Juls’ Kitchen (http://en.julskitchen.com/). Born in Tuscany ,
Giulia tells us about her deep bond with regional recipes and guides us in
exploring traditional dishes through landscapes and childhood memories. In the
book you can find delicious recipes, explained with particular attention to
details and ingredients.
I was very impressed by Giulia’s pinolata senese, a typical cake from Siena with cream and pine
nuts. She prepared one for the launch of the book and it was delicious. So try
this book if you want to learn how to prepare a pinolata, and you will also learn a lot about traditional Tuscan
cuisine. And if you don’t speak Italian good enough, no problem: an English
edition is also available.