Maison Cupcake

The Sweet Life At Home

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Journal
    • Classes and Events
  • Misc
    • Oui Love France
    • Love The Stow
    • Party Food Ideas
    • Family Food Ideas
Home » Forever Nigella 3 “Ciao Italia” round up

Forever Nigella 3 “Ciao Italia” round up

April 13, 2011 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake


Fashionably late, today we have the round up of Forever Nigella 4 Ciao Italia entries.

It was never deliberately planned that I would host Monthly Mingle and a busy event of my own at the same time!

I must confess that after all the visiting and commenting on entries for both events (at the same time as being unwell) and compiling the Mingle round up at the start of this month, I needed a week before I could face doing another one…

The picture above was one of my personal favourites, you’ll have to scroll down to see who it was by.

My delightful friend Guilia of Juls’ Kitchen was judging Ciao Italia, you’ll find out which entry she has declared the winner further down.

Juls and I first met at Food Blogger Connect. We’re both going again at The Hempel from 12-14 August this year.

But for now let’s prove that La Vita con Nigella e Bella and move on with the show…. so many of you trooped in with your biscotti, zabaglione, spaghetti, it’s quite a feast. Avanti!

Yen Bakery talks about the joy of dipping Chocolate Biscotti into coffee

Dom at Belleau Kitchen makes use of some chicken thighs in Pollo Cacciatora

http://belleaukitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/pollo-alla-cacciatora-forever-nigella.html

 

Katie at Feeding Boys and a Fire Fighter treats her little ones to Mozzarella in Carrozza

http://feedingboys.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/simple-lunch-idea-mozzarella-in-carrozza/

 

As did Jo at Comfort Bites

http://comfortbites.blogspot.com/2011/03/forever-nigella-3-ciao-italia.html

 

Katey makes Lemon Polenta Cake inspired by a trip to Florence.

http://edinburgheats.blogspot.com/2011/03/forever-nigella-lemon-polenta-cake.html

 

Antonia is entertained by Nigella’s description of the origin of puttanesca with this Slutty Spaghetti

http://foodgloriousfood-toto.blogspot.com/2011/03/nigellas-slutty-spaghetti.html

 

Kelly at Domestic Goddesque has fond memories of exceeding the authorised booze allowance at a Sixth Form dinner party with Zabaglione

http://domesticgoddesque.com/2011/03/anti-ageing-zabaglione/

 

Sally at My Custard Pie has succeeded where I have failed for many years; she has made Involtini from aubergine… these have been on my “to-do” list for far too long and they look fantastic.

http://mycustardpie.com/2011/03/23/involtini-a-pine-nut-cloaking-device/

 

Michael at Me, My Food and I celebrates the arrival of spring with Pasta Salad Primavera

http://michaeltoa.blogspot.com/2011/03/pasta-salad-primavera.html

 

Jenny at Domestic Angel of the North takes comfort from bad news with Rigatoni al Pomodoro e Prezzemolo

LO81 at A Taste of My Life goes for simple but sublime Gorgonzola with Pears and Carmelised Nuts in Marsala… this is sending me hopping off down the road to buy gorgonzola as we speak…

http://muffin81.blogspot.com/2011/03/gorgonzola-con-pere-e-noci-caramellate.html

Sidiqa at Spontaneous Euphoria celebrates 150 years of a unified Italy with this tricolore Chicken and Pasta dish

http://spontaneous-euphoria.blogspot.com/2011/03/forever-nigella-ciao-italia.html

 

Chele at Chocolate Teapot tempts us with Chocolate and Frangelico Tiramisu served in individually glasses – of Nigella size proportions!

Michelle at Food, Football and a Baby introduces us to the Italian version of Baked Alaska featuring homemade panettone and lemon frozen yogurt

http://foodfootballandababy.blogspot.com/2011/03/italian-baked-alaska-forever-nigella.html

Jo’s Kitchen has served up a tasty sounding Fusilli with Chorizo and Peas

http://joskitchen.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/forever-nigella-ciao-italia/

 

Anne at Anne’s Kitchen has thrown us Baci di Ricotta – in translation this means Ricotta Kisses. Let’s send them back to her – Mwar! Mwar!

http://anneskitchen1.blogspot.com/2011/03/baci-di-ricotta-forever-nigella-3-ciao.html

Choclette at Chocolate Log Blog has made these chewy chocolatey Florentines
(page no longer available)

Ren at Fabulicious Food has made a dish with one of my absolute favourite varieties of pasta, Pappardelle with Butternut and Taleggio

http://www.renbehan.com/2011/03/pappardelle-with-butternut-and-taleggio.html

 

and as if that wasn’t enough, Ren came back with pudding – this beautifully photographed Orange Amaretto and Polenta cake.

http://www.renbehan.com/2011/03/orange-amaretto-polenta-cake.html

 

Jeanne at Cook Sister shares Olive and Onion Tartlets

http://www.cooksister.com/2011/03/olive-onion-tartlets.html

 

Anne at I Heart Cupcakes deconstructs Irish Cream Tiramisu to make some oozey boozey cupcakes from a rather awesome cupcake mould

http://i-heart-cupcakes.blogspot.com/2011/03/de-constructed-oozing-tiramisu.html

 

Lana at Bibberche tells an evocative story about sharing a meal with distant relatives in Serbia and foraging for chanterelle mushrooms

http://bibberche.com/2011/03/nigella-mushroom-sherry-pasta/

 

Helen at Fuss Free Flavours tells a tale of three carbonaras
(page no longer available)

 

Yummy Chunklet and her trusty companion Candleabra each whip up Pollo alla Cacciatore with cannellini beans

http://yummychunklet.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/forever-nigella-ciao-italia/

 

Josie at Cumin the Cupboard makes this amazing Italian Squid Ink Pasta with Sea Bass

To accompany your espresso, Cakes Crumbs and Cooking recommends these Italian Biscuits from How To Be A Domestic Goddess – I like the version she’s done topped with a Minstrel!

http://cakecrumbsandcooking.blogspot.com/2011/03/forever-nigella-3-ciao-italia.html

 

Cool Lassi(e) at Pan Gravy Kadai Curry has made Slut’s Spaghetti – presumably Nigella’s play on Puttanesca!

http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/2011/03/sluts-spaghetti.html

 

and finally, yours truly at Maison Cupcake kicked off Ciao Italia with these dinky Sienese Ricciarelli

https://maisoncupcake.com/forevernigella-3

 

This round’s winner…

Juls’ favourite entry was Katey’s Lemon Polenta Cake at Edinburgh Eats.

Here’s what Juls had to say:

It has been a hard decision, there were so many good recipes! Everyone managed to mix the most Nigella-ness with a great sense of Italian food and style, so it was difficult for me to choose just one winner: pasta, tiramisu, chicken cacciatore style, biscotti… everything was so appealing!

But it was my task, so… I couldn’t help but coming back often to Katey’s recipe, Lemon Polenta cake, conquered by the flavours and summery aromas you can breath there! Born to use leftover lemons, it makes the best out of them. The use of rosemary along with lemon is very Tuscan style, so very appreciated by a Tuscan country girl as I am! Congrats!
 

Katey wins a bundle of Eat Pray Love goodies; DVD, book and CD soundtrack. Well done Katey, I’ll be contacting you to arrange delivery of your prize.

Forever Nigella 4 Street Party!

Don’t forget… Forever Nigella 4 is open for entries now. You can enter any Nigella recipes for party food, especially things suitable for big groups of people.

Our current host and judge is Mardi at Eat Live Travel Write and the theme is street party food in honour of the royal wedding and runs until May 1st.

I will be sending to whoever Mardi deems to exude the most Nigella-ness this limited edition Emma Bridgewater tea towel with Matthew Rice illustration commemorating the William and Kate’s big day. This prize will be despatched internationally – hence its light weight!

 

 

Filed Under: Slider Tagged With: blog events, Forever Nigella

About Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Sarah has published recipes on Maison Cupcake since 2009 and lives in London.
Read More/Contact

« Two prawns walk into a bar… this salad is no joke
Review: Chococo by Claire Burnet »

Comments

  1. Juls @ Juls' Kitchen says

    April 13, 2011 at 11:41 am

    Congrats to the winner and great work from all the other entries!

  2. Rosa says

    April 13, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    A lovely roundup and congrats to the winner!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  3. Anne says

    April 13, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Lovely round up and congrats to Katey on her lovely winning cake – it looks delicious!

  4. Dominic says

    April 13, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    aren’t we all FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Katey says

    April 13, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    Wow, I’m shocked but delighted – particularly considering how many beautiful entries are in this round. Thanks Juls & Sarah! Great round up – am feeling pretty inspired by these entries!

  6. Michelle says

    April 13, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    What a beautiful round up!! So many things to try out, and I love the squid ink pasta dish… my Italian pal used to make it all the time, and we loved the high contrast colours… beautiful.

    Thanks for hosting Sarah, and looking forward to the next one.

  7. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    April 13, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    Great round up Sarah! So many good entries!

    Long live Forever Nigella!

  8. Michael Toa says

    April 13, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    What a great round up! Everything looks fab and delish.
    Congrats to the winner!

  9. Choclette says

    April 14, 2011 at 6:43 am

    Another great round-up with even more things to put on my mile long list 😉 thanks for doing this and hope you’re feeling better now.

  10. Domestic goddesque says

    April 14, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    Gah- I so need to work on my food photography…..thanks for including me though!

  11. 4little1s says

    April 18, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Love the contrasting colours of these dishes

  12. Fabulicious Food! says

    April 19, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Ah, what a truly lovely round up! A brilliant Forever Nigella theme, they just get better and better! Well done everyone! And a very worthy winner. Ren x

  13. Chokolade says

    December 2, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    What a great round up! Congrats to the winner!

About Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Sarah has published recipes on Maison Cupcake since 2009 and lives in London.
Read More/Contact

Follow Sarah / Maison Cupcake

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

© 2009-2023 Sarah Trivuncic

All content copyright of site owner
Sarah Trivuncic except where otherwise stated. All rights reserved. Neither images or text may be reproduced without permission. Privacy / Disclosure

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT