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Best Italian Food Notes 2013

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Best Italian Food Notes 2013

It has become a tradition to make a New Year chart of the most popular Italian Notes during the past 12 month period from October to October. So here are the best Italian food notes 2013.

Don’t miss the top 10 recipes from 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 either.

Cassata

1. Cassata Siciliana

The most popular recipe on Italian Notes in 2013 was Cassata Siciliana. An opulent treat filled with ricotta cream and candied fruits and covered in marzipan.

Taralli

2. Taralli

Taralli are Puglian pretzels with a nice taste of fennel seeds and they can be made at home, when you have not got a well stocked Italian bakery in the neighbourhood.

Coffee mousse

3. Coffee Mousse

With a basis of ricotta and mascarpone this coffee mousse recipe is one of the easiest desserts anyone can dream of making. And an instant hit with all coffee lovers.

Walnut sauce for pasta

4. Walnut sauce for pasta

Easy and great taste has also made the walnut sauce for pasta popular.This is really a dish that can be prepared in less than 15 minutes.

grissini breadsticks

5. Grissini breadsticks

Classic grissini breadsticks can be bought for next to nothing in most supermarkets, but it is much more fun to make them yourself.

Bonet recipe

6. Bonet

Bonet is a cross-over between creme caramel, blancmange and chocolate pudding, and it has been prepared in Piedmont for centuries.

Fennel flan

7. Fennel flan

In Italian restaurants savoury flans are immensely popular, and when you try this fennel flan you’ll understand why.

Creamy mushroom sauce

8. Mushroom pasta sauce

You cannot visit Tuscany in the fall without trying the local porcini mushrooms. For instance in a creamy mushroom pasta sauce

focaccia

9. Focaccia with olives and onions

Our local Puglian bakery sells slices of freshly made focaccia with olives and onions. And it is hard to imagine a better midday “sandwich”.

sausages

10. Sausages with tomato sauce

Italian sausages with tomato sauce are basically an elegant and low-fat variation over the beloved hotdog with ketchup theme.

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18 replies
  1. Maria
    Maria says:
    December 26, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    What a ride! I was drawn in, no I couldn’t turn away. Then I was thrilled, followed by instantaneous hunger, topped off with depression because I can’t have any of these, and my cereal is getting soggy.
    *laugh* *pout*

    Reply
    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:06 pm

      You really should try to upgrade your cooking. Such emotional response to reading about food can’t be entirely healthy:)

      Reply
  2. Mike
    Mike says:
    December 26, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    You had me at Italian Food, Mette! Could I have a sample of each please? I clicked over and snagged the walnut sauce, mushroom sauce and Focaccia recipes…thank you! I can’t wait to try them. The sauces will be asap with a bunch of pasta I have waiting on the shelf. Now I’m looking at the apple nearby for my breakfast and it looks pathetically depressing :)

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:10 pm

      Recently I heard that English doctors had proved the old axiom about an apple a day scientifically, so there is absolutely no reason to get depressed over breakfast.

      Reply
  3. Laura @Travelocafe
    Laura @Travelocafe says:
    December 27, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    The bonet looks really good to me. I would really loooove to try it.

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:11 pm

      Yes, chocolate puddings have gone sadly out of vogue. They deserve a revival.

      Reply
  4. MikesRoadTrip
    MikesRoadTrip says:
    December 27, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    Looks like some amazing dishes. I’ve never had a “savory” flan before…I’d like to try that!

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      Give it a try. It’s quite simple to make:)

      Reply
  5. Sophie
    Sophie says:
    December 27, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    Mmm, I’m thinking walnut sauce pasta and coffee mousse. Both look super yummy. And easy is definitely a bonus.

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:25 pm

      Walnut sauce is one of my favourites too. Although it is hard to convince the family that they should go without meat.

      Reply
  6. Mary {The World Is A Book}
    Mary {The World Is A Book} says:
    December 28, 2013 at 7:49 am

    These all look delicious and a post I shouldn’t have read right before bedtime :) Now, I’m hungry. I would love to try to make that walnut sauce and coffee mousse recipe too. Great recipes, Mette. Happy New Year to you and your family!

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:26 pm

      Thank you very much Mary. And all the best to you and yours for the New Year as well.

      Reply
  7. Stephanie - The Travel Chica
    Stephanie - The Travel Chica says:
    December 28, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    You’ve inspired me to try some new recipes. These all look so tasty!

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    • admin
      admin says:
      December 29, 2013 at 4:27 pm

      Great. You won’t be disappointed:)

      Reply
  8. Mary @ Green Global Travel
    Mary @ Green Global Travel says:
    December 31, 2013 at 5:27 am

    All of these look so delicious! The walnut sauce and the bonet is something I would love to try. Thank you for sharing this! Happy New Year!!

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    • admin
      admin says:
      January 5, 2014 at 11:48 am

      Happy New Year to you too. Walnut sauce and bonet are also some of my personal favourites. In fact I made them again yesterday, and they are still good.

      Reply
  9. Abby
    Abby says:
    January 4, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    YUM!! I grew up in an Italian household, but my mom never loved cooking so never really made us kids learn. And now she has pretty much quit altogether — so of course I’ve become interested. I want to make that creamy mushroom pasta stat!

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    • admin
      admin says:
      January 5, 2014 at 12:02 pm

      What a missed opportunity. Still, Italian cooking is not too difficult to pick up, even if you have not learned it as a child.

      Reply

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