Xmas 2010
Sounds, sights and fragrances
The bagpipes come wordlessly
from distant mountains
and awake the good poor people
in their homes.
Right from the toe of Italy with its warm climate and exuberant peoples, up and up through a milder climate along the seats of the ancient Etruscans and the Roman Empire, you then reach the busy manufacturing towns in the north with the snow-capped Alps looking down from the horizon. Something is in the air, something is going to happen! You can almost hear sleigh bells ringing, metaphorically speaking, because here there are the Zampognari. All of a sudden the sound of the Zampogne or Bagpipes rise from the streets below and then you know Christmas is around the corner.
| Difficulty | Recipe | Video | Time | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| easy | Apple Starter | 15 | all | |
| medium | Aromatic Eggplant Salad | 60 | all | |
| easy | Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Salad on Fennel | 30 | spring | |
| easy | Baked Cabbage | 70 | autumn-winter | |
| easy | Beetroot Salad | 30 | all | |
| easy | Boiled Chestnuts | 50 | all | |
| easy | Bolognese Sauce | 20 | all | |
| medium | Chickpea and Pasta Soup | 160 | all | |
| easy | Chocolate Rum Balls | 60 | all | |
| medium | Lemon flavoured Sorbetto | 180 | all | |
| high | Marron glacé | 90 | autumn | |
| easy | Orange Fennel and Olive Salad | 20 | autumn-winter | |
| high | Panettone | 150 | winter | |
| easy | Parmesan Cheese on Fig, Orange and Apple Salad | 25 | spring | |
| medium | Persimmon sweet | 45 | autumn | |
| easy | Polenta with veal stew | 40 | winter | |
| high | Raw Vegetable Dip | 150 | Autumn-winter | |
| medium | Risotto with Teroldego Wine |  |
30 | all |
| medium | Roast Pork with Chestnuts | 180 | autumn-winter | |
| easy | Tongue and Radish Salad | 30 | all | |
| medium | Valle d'Aosta Fondue | 150 | autumn,winter |
