If you had to ask me what my favourite cuisine in the world is, I don’t know if I’d be able to give you an answer. There are just so many that I adore. From Asia all the way to Mexico, I love them all. But without-a-doubt, Italian cuisine with all its intricacies and delicacies would have to be in my top-3. Slow-cooked Osso Bucco on soft polenta, al dente pasta with a simple sauce, wobbly just-set panna cotta with a fruity sauce. I mean, I’m drooling just thinking about it all. And then we haven’t even gotten to all that glorious cheese. That’s why when my friends at Galbani asked if I’d be interested in creating a glorious Italian feast for their #shareGalbani campaign with their fantastic cheeses, I jumped at the chance. Let’s be honest, you don’t have to ask me twice to work with cheese. I was sent their delicious mozzarellas and the most buttery, creamy mascarpone to play with and you guys. It was pretty much the best week I’ve had in a really long time. Cheese, cheese, CHEESE! Swoon I decided to start my feast off with an Antipasto platter where marinated fresh mozzarella is the star. I love starting a meal with a “picky” platter where everyone can help themselves to what they feel most like. You could add and leave out whichever elements you choose but believe me, that marinated mozzarella is life-changing! Following that, I served an impossibly crisp-bottomed pizza topped with salami, TWO types of mozzarella (because why not?!) and my home-made sundried tomato pesto. Are you drooling yet? And then came the grand finale. Now listen, the Italians are not short of glorious sweet things to end off a meal and I could’ve served tiramisu or panna cotta or semifreddo but what my heart really wanted was light and fluffy Bombolini (Italian doughnuts) filled with raspberry mascarpone. And because I surround myself with people who are equally entranced by doughnuts, my guests pretty much fell over themselves to have seconds (and thirds). These doughnuts are as light as a feather and the raspberry-mascarpone filling is absolutely dreamy. So creamy with just the right amount of tartness added by the raspberries. It’s the perfect way to end off a meal. All-in-all, it was an absolute beaut of a feast and with Galbani as the centerpiece of it all, my guests and I indulged in the most glorious way. Buon Appetito! This post was sponsored by Galbani. All words, opinions and images are my own.
