Tag Dessert

Tag Dessert

CROSTATA WITH LEMON CREAM

lisa 8. March 2020 Tags: , , , , ITALIAN COUSINE No comments
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The “crostata” (shortpastry cake) is a traditional Italian dessert.

It is one of the oldest cakes on the peninsula, a classic among the “grandmother desserts”.

Suitable for every occasion, it changes in taste and appearance depending on the filling: fruit, chocolate, vanilla sauce, nutella etc.

HISTORY AND CURIOSITY ABOUT THE CROSTATA

Many trace the origins of the cake back to a nun’s attempt to create a new dessert.

It is also said that the crostata managed to make Queen Maria Teresa of Austria, the wife of Ferdinand II, smile. Maria Teresa was famous as the queen who never smiled. Read More

THE ZEPPOLE OF SAN GIUSEPPE FOR FATHER’S DAY

lisa 18. March 2019 Tags: , , , , , ITALIAN COUSINE No comments
Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Zeppole di San Giuseppe

In Italy, it is tradition to prepare Zeppole for the 19th of March.

Like most Catholic countries, Italy connects Father’s Day with March 19th, Joseph’s Day, protector of fathers and patron saint of the Church.

Father’s Day was first mentioned in the first decades of the 20th century to celebrate fatherhood and fathers in general.

The first to celebrate this day were the Benedictine monks in 1030. It was with Pope Gregory XV, in 1621, that the festival in Italy became a canonical feast.

In the Bel Paese, every special event, every anniversary, every bank holiday is linked to a specific recipe. The typical dessert for this celebration is the “Zeppole di San Giuseppe”, rich in history and tradition. Read More