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Ciao tutti!
We've got a new website at Ecco La Cucina!
www.EccoLaCucina.com - check it out!
Gina has officially launched her new blog:
"The Buzz from Italy"! Info is in next section.
And just in time for summer - a dessert that's summery and delicious: lavender pannacotta.
Hope you are having a wonderful summer!
Gina and Mary
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Gina's new Blog: The Buzz from Italy
Gina is living in Siena, Tuscany teaching cooking classes and leading foodie tours. In her spare time, she travels and researches subjects that interest her. Hopefully, you'll find them interesting too!
 You can keep up with her at:
Gina's Buzz from Italy
Here are my first 4 blogs:
Summer Zucchini Abundance
Ancient Salt Flats in Italy
Nocino - Italian Walnut Liquor
Silk and Mulberries
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Lavender Pannacotta with Peaches
Ingredients:
- 1 quart heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 gelatin sheets (available at specialty food shops)
- 2 lavender flowers
- 3 peaches, peeled and diced
- 1 teas lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
Preparation:
Soak gelatin sheets in tap water until soft. Combine cream with sugar and lavender, bring to a boil in a medium sauce pan. As soon as cream begins to boil, remove from the heat, take gelatin out of water and whisk into cream. Pour into a large bowl and cool over an ice bath, stirring until it's room temperature or cooler. Strain out the flowers. Ladle into cups or bowls and refrigerate until cold and firm. Mix the peaches with the lemon juice and sugar, serve on top of the pannacotta.
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