giovedì 17 febbraio 2011


WORKSHOP 

PASTA ALLA CHITARRA ABRUZZESE


                                                              19 -20 march - LOODS 6 - AMSTERDAM


                                     http://www.antonellabarbella.com/italia-al-dente-amsterdam/


This year, for the first time in Holland, I will promote my workshop and cooking lessons in a beautiful food fair ITALIA AL DENTE...!!!


With ambasciatrice d'Abruzzo we will be in Loods 6 in Amsterdam, to promote our region, the beautiful Abruzzo, with delicious products, holydays packaging and intresting services.
I am still thinking what can I make, that will express the most my passion for my job and the love for my cowntry... many kind of cookies, cakes, pies, foccaccia, pizza, small bites... for sure!!!


During the exibition I will make a cooking workshop to teach how to make the original
HOME MADE PASTA ALLA CHITARRA ABRUZZESE.


We're gonna have fun... and many photos and recipes will come...!!!
A presto!!!

lunedì 14 febbraio 2011

What's the best cake for VALENTINE DAY???

For a chocolate edicted like my... I only can choose the
7 VELI  of course...!!!
Seven different layer of chocolate and hazelnuts...
How to get more happy???



domenica 13 febbraio 2011


Parma ham roses, with little melon balls and rucola salade,with Balsamico dressing

3 slices of Parma ham
70 gr mix salade with rucola
a few cherry tomatoes
fresh melon
1 table spoon of extravirgin olive oil
1 coffe spoon of Balsamic vinagre
salt

Peel a melon, take away the seeds and with the special tool get a few balls.
Cut the cherry tomatoers in two parts, and puth them in a bowl together with the salade,
spread s pinch of salt, add the oil and the Balsamic and mix.
Put the salade in a corner of a plate, with melon balls on the top.
With the Parma ham make 3 roses, and put them in front of the salade.
Decorate with a dressing mixing 1 spoon of Olive oil, a few drops of Balsamic vinagre.
BUON APPETITO!!!


sabato 12 febbraio 2011



VALENTINE DAY by http://www.thekitchen.nl/ AMSTERDAM



CAPRESE buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes, oregano, extravirgin olive oil and rucola salade with fresh melon and Balsamic dressing

150gr buffalo mozzarella
2 fresh tomatoes
50 gr rucola salade melange
50 ge melon
1 pinch of oregano
salt
2 table spoon of extravirgin olive oil
1 coffe spoon of Balsamic vinagre

In a bowl top the salade with 1 spoon of extravirgin olive oil, a pinch of salt and 1 cooffe spoon of Balsamic.
Slice the buffalo mozzarella and one tomato.
Put in a corner of a plate the salade and in the opposite begin with one slice of mozzarella, one of tomato, one of mozzarella, one of tomato.. until you finish the ingredients.
Spread on the mozzarella some salt, some origano, add one sppon of oil,... and serve!!!
BUON APPETITO!!!

venerdì 11 febbraio 2011

I had to make a manu for a special meeting, only girls... Pink was the perfect color!!!




MENU DI PRIMAVERA IN ROSA
SPRING MENU IN PINK

APERITIVO
PROSECCO CON SUCCO DI FRAGOLA
prosecco with strawberry juce
ANTIPASTO
COCKTAIL DI SCAMPI shrimps with cognac, wortchester, mayonnaise, served with pink grapefruit salade

MAIN COURSE
PENNE ALLA VODKA
pasta with raw ham, cream and vodka, served with crispy Parmigiano cookie
ROASTBEEF CON CIPOLLE ROSSE E SALSA ROSA
roastbeef with red onions and pink sauce
SALMONE IN CROSTA
salmon with herbs, served in crispy butter dough

CONTORNI - VEGETABLES
VERDURE GRIGLIATE CON DRESSING DI ACETO BALSAMICO
grilled vegetables with balsamic dressing
INSALATA DI RUCOLA CON POMODORINI DATTERINI
rucola salade with sweet cherry tomatoes
PATATE AL FORNO CON ERBETTE DELL'ORTO
Roasted potatoes with fresh herbs

DESSERT
MOUSSE ALLE FRAGOLE CON GLASSA LUCIDA AL FONDENTE
strawberryes mousse with glossy chocolate icing
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giovedì 10 febbraio 2011

I LOVE CHOCOLATE...


CHOCOLATE ROLLING CAKE
with hazelnuts and Amaretto creamy filling,
and glossy dark chocolate icing