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100 gelato flavours (Made in Italy)

2009-08-19T05:13:00.000-07:00

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Can Donna sample the 100 flavours sold in the gelato store in Milan?

Gelato flavours:
1. Wasabi 2. Lemon ~ Completed 3. Beer 4. Cheesecake ~ Completed
5. Blueberry 6. Caramel 7. Caffe (coffee) 8. Riccotta 9. Chocolate ....
10. Gianduja (cioccolato hazelnut) 11. Bacio (Chocolate nutella)
12. Cioccolato all'arancia(Chocolate orange) 13. Cioccolato
(Chocolate fondente) 14. Cioccolato con peperoncini
(Chocolate pepper) 15. Liquirizia (Licorice) ~ Completed
16. Zabaione (custard wine) 17. Limone (Lemon) ~ Completed
18. Lampone (Rasberry) ~ Completed 19. Pistacchio (pistachio nut)
20. Sesame ~ Completed 21. Mandorla (Almond nut)
22. Kiwi ~ Completed 23. Peperoncini (Chilli) ~ Completed
24. Castagna (Chestnut) 25. Cocco (Coconut) ~ Completed
26. Fragola (Strawberry) ~ Completed 27. Zabaione (custard wine)
28. Yogurt 29. Crema (cream)30. Amarena (cherry lollies)
31. Mandarino (Mandarin) ~ Completed32. Zuppa Inglese (Trifle)
33. Riso (rice)34. Albicocca (Apricot)35. Fico (Fig)
36. Tarocco (Blood orange)37. Cannella (Cinnamon)38. (Praline)
39. (Banana)40. (Green tea) 41. (Chocolate Jalapeno)
42. Melone (Melon) ~ Completed
43. Frutti di bosco (fruits of the forest) ~ Completed44. (Chocmint)
45. (Passionfruit) 46. (Honey) 47. (Lemon custard)48. (Mocha)
49. (Peanut butter) 50. (Peppermint)51. Mela (Apple) ~ Completed
52. (Chocolate and sesame) 53. (Irish coffee)54. (Tiramisu)
55. (Pineapple)56. (Peach melba)57. (Apricot)
58. Pera and cannella (Pear and cinnamon) ~ Completed
59. Pesca (Peach) ~ Completed
60. Malaga (Rum and Raisin) ~ Completed61. (Violet) 62. (Lavender)
63. (Vanilla and nut)64. (Lychee) 65. (Balsamic)66. (Feta)
67. (Chocolate and green tea)
68. Stracciatella (Chocolate chip) ~ Completed
69. (Meringue) ~ Completed70. (Mango) ~ Completed
71. (Peppermint)72. (Spearmint)73. Calzones ~ Completed
74. (Blackberries)75. (Wildberries)76. (Mascarpone) 77. (Peach pie)
78. (Salted caramel) ~ Completed 79. (Irish coffee)
80. (Milk chocolate)81. (Chocolate raspberry) 82. (Carrot)
83. (Rasberry swirl) 84. (Eggnog)85. (Vanilla caramel) ~ Completed
86. (Cherry) 87. (Cookies)88. (Capsicum)89. (Vanilla) ~ Completed
90. (Baileys)91. Semifreddo ~ Completed 92. (Banoffee) 93. (Pecan)
94. (Wasabi) ~ Completed 95. (Cappuccino)96. (Banana chocchip)
97. (Mocha) 98. (Watermelon) ~ Completed
99. Ciocciato Bianco(White chocolate) ~ Completed
100. (Tre Vaniglie)

101 and Beyond…

Crazy Cabonara (Made in Italy)

2009-08-19T04:54:00.001-07:00

(Not your ordinary cabonara)

Thanks to the following ingredients:

Spaghetti, eggplant, mushroom, zucchini, butter, flour,
vegetable stock, parmasean, egg (1), olive oil, basil, garlic,
salt, pepper

Step 1 (Boiling spaghetti) Place a handfull of spaghetti into a big pan
with boiling water, salt and oil. Chop vegetables (eggplant, zucchini)
and place in with spaghetti.
Step 2 (Preparing creamy sauce)
Melt butter, add flour and stir till consistent, add stock
while sturring until thick and creamy, then take off heat.
Step 3 (Mixing all ingredients)
Strain vegetables and spaghetti and place back in pan with
oil over low heat. Add mushrooms and creamy sauce and stir.
Add in mixed egg, parmasean, garlic, salt and pepper.

Raging Red Risotto (Made in Italy)

2009-08-19T04:29:00.000-07:00

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Thanks to the following ingredients:

Risotto rice (aborio), tinned tuna, capsicum, zucchini, eggplant,

tinned tomatoes (chopped), carrot, vegetable stock, parmasean cheese,

white wine, olive oil, rocket, salt, pepper, garlic, cumin

Step 1 (Preparing the vegetables)

Chop up vegetables (capsicum, zucchini, eggplant, carrot),

fry with some olive oil till soft.

Add aborio rice and stir for a few minutes.

Step 2: (Producing the flavour)

Add tinned tomatoes and water till vegetables and rice covered,

let boil until water evapourates, whilst boiling add tinned tuna,

spices, stock and wine. Stir when required.

Step 3: (Making it creamy)

When water has nearly evapourated continuously stir and add

parmasean cheese.

Leek and Mushroom Quiche (Made in Italy)

2009-08-19T03:55:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the following ingredients:

Dough - flour, butter, ice cold water
Filling - eggs (4), leek, mushroom (handful), onion (1),
capsicum (1), mozzarella, salt, pepper

Step 1 (making the dough)

Mix cubes of butter and flour to breadcrumb consistency,

then add two tablespoons of ice cold water and mix till it forms dough,

place in fridge for 30minutes.

Step two (setting the dough)

Line baking dish with dough, cut up vegetables and place in

foil within the dough, cook in oven for 10min.

Step three (creating the body)

Take vegetables out of foil layer on dough, pour over egg

and place sections of mozzarella, place in oven for 40minutes or until

firm and golden.

Vegetarian Lasagne (Made in Italy)

2009-08-18T14:32:00.001-07:00

Thanks to the following ingredients:

carrot, onion, leek, tomato flour (2 tbs), butter (1 tbs)
whole peeled tomatoes (1 tin), red wine (dash)
oregano, salt, pepper, sugar (sprinkle), capsicum
vegetable stock (1 cube), parmesan cheese (1tbs)

lasagne sheets (approx 9), mozzarella (1 clump)

Step 1 (preparation of vegetables)
Cut up the vegetables - carrot, onion, tomato, leek, capsicum
Simmer in frypan on medium heat with oil and a bit of water
Cover frypan with aluminium foil to help with the simmering
Step 2 (simmering sauce)
Cut up tomato, garlic and add to simmering vegetables
Also sprinkle some oregano, salt, pepper and a small

dusting of sugar.
When vegetables have become soft and tender add the

tinned tomatoes and a dash of red wine
Step 3 (bechamel sauce)
In a saucepan melt a large tablespoon of butter then add

two table spoons of flour and stir into paste
Prepare vegetable stock in boiling water and then add to

paste and keep stirring over low heat
Add sprinklings of paprika and parmesan, stir through and

take off heat
Step 4 (layering of lasagne)
Boil water and cook lasagne sheets for only half a minute

have dish ready
Layer ingredients in the dish - vegetable sauce, lasagne

sheets (approx 3), bechamel sauce, vegetable sauce and

so on
Last layer lasagne sheets, bechamel sauce torn

mozzarella
Place on middle shelf of oven at 180 degrees
celcius for 10-15min or until golden