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Italian Cooking Class with Bookings For You
I was invited by Jo at Bookings For You to spend a day in her home to meet the Giovannini family, they had flown all the way from Tuscany to show myself and some other bloggers how to cook some traditional Italian dishes. The Giovannini family live in the beautiful region of Tuscany and own the oldest pastry shop in Volterra – Dolceria del Corso. They also have an amazing 9 bed villa to rent called Country Relais & Spa Le Capanne. The husband and wife team, Giancarlo and Fabiola, along with their son Dario and his wife Vera spent the afternoon teaching us how to make Italian food, focusing…
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British Leeks Carbonara Recipe
I have teamed up with the British Leeks Growers Association to try out one of the recipes on their website. They support British farmers who grow leeks and I love supporting and buying local British produce. I also really like Leeks but I don’t normally cook them apart from occasionally in casseroles. So I was excited to create a recipe, this is what I chose: Larkin Cen’s Lemony Chicken, Leek and Pancetta Spaghetti Carbonara You can find the recipe here: http://www.british-leeks.co.uk/recipe/chicken-leek-pancetta-carbonara.php The recipe is really easy to follow and I’m happy with how it turned out. I wouldn’t normally think about adding leek to carbonara but it added a nice flavour. Similar…
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