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During the past 8 years as a blogger I have been fortunate enough to meet several well known British chefs and get cookery lessons from them as well. Most of them were Italians or somehow they had a link with Italy

In order to successfully grow radicchio you need a cold and dry weather, that is why Northern Italy has the perfect climate for it. Just a simple dressing made with olive oil, vinegar and salt will make it delicious. If you like, you can add something else to it like for instance sliced fennel which goes very well with it. In a bowl mix the olive oil with the vinegar, the juice of half an orange, salt and pepper and mix well.

I had a great Christmas break and my new year's celebrations were particularly good My friend Paul is a Sommelier, an expert in wines, so you can imagine all the fine vintage wines we enjoyed that night. Add the grated vegetables, salt and pepper and cook them for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until soft. Cook the pasta al dente in salty boiling water, drain it and add it to the pan with the vegetables.

Made with Greek yogurt, olive oil, chocolate chips, nuts and spices it really is a good guilt free treat for Christmas. therefore I have only sprinkled a little vanilla sugar on top, but of course, you can drizzle your loaf with melted chocolate or with icing if you like. Add the sifted flour with the baking powder, the almonds roughly chopped and the chocolate chips. Remove it from the tin, let it cool down and sprinkle it with powdered sugar or drizzle it with melted chocolate.