Crema al Cioccolato Bianco | Italian White Chocolate Pastry Cream Italian White Chocolate Pastry Cream Story of the Dish Classic Italian White Chocolate Pastry Cream Crema al cioccolato bianco is a rich and exceptionally smooth Italian pastry cream designed around the delicate flavor and high cocoa butter content of white chocolate. Unlike dark chocolate, white chocolate contains no cocoa solids. Its character comes primarily from cocoa butter, milk solids, sugar, and vanilla

Traditional Italian Bolognese Christmas Cake Story of the Dish Certosino di Bologna is a historic Christmas sweet associated with Bologna’s monastic confectionery traditions and the Carthusian monks, the Certosini. Dense and aromatic, it combines honey, almonds, pine nuts, candied citrus, chocolate and spices. Unlike modern soft cakes, it is intended to improve after several days of maturation as moisture from honey and candied fruit redistributes through the crumb. Recipe In

Spezzatino di Manzo al Cannonau con Porcini, Radici e Cioccolato Fondente (Italian Cannonau Braised Beef Stew with Porcini and Dark Chocolate) Story of the Dish This deep winter stew combines Sardinian Cannonau with the earthiness of porcini and the bitterness of a small amount of dark chocolate. The chocolate is not a sweet ingredient here. Used carefully, it darkens the sauce, rounds the wine and adds a restrained roasted note that supports the beef. The dish depends on pat