Under The Tuscan Gun

Episode #44 - Tiramisu'

Dec 13, 2009 Episode Archive
About this series: Sonny & Cher-ish, but about cooking. Debi Mazar (Entourage, Goodfellas) and her gorgeous italian, Tuscan born husband, Gabriele Corcos, provide basic Italian cooking lessons from their home kitchen. The repartee is genuine, funny and entertaining—but the best news, you'll learn how to whip up simple and delicious, authentic Italian meals with the couple's recommendations for fabulous wine to accompany the meal. Couples who love to cook together or want to learn to cook together, will enjoy. Debi's New York sarcasm gives the show extra spice. Weekly, new fresh and traditional Tuscan recipes...obviously Chianti will be served. Buon Appetito !!!
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Let’s not be of any disgrace to the common Italian Stereotype, and introduce this recipe for what it is... Tiramisu’ is the Italian food equivalent ...
Let’s not be of any disgrace to the common Italian Stereotype, and introduce this recipe for what it is... Tiramisu’ is the Italian food equivalent of Viagra, and it comes without the risk of the “4 hours” side effect! Eggs, creamy cheese, sugar, cookies chocolate and coffee; in the right proportions this recipe will keep you going for a few days. Just remember, in case you have kids, to use decaffeinated coffee (or prepare two separate trays of cake)... On adults the effects of this cake are spectacular, on kids however, it would not be excessive to describe them as catastrophic! I took my time in these past two weeks to make sure I was working with the best recipe available, and to make some historical research on this dessert that on Google performs about 10 times better than cannoli. My research started off very well, as the first result I came across was already the only one possible to me: Tiramisu’ was created in Siena during the Renaissance in occasion of a visit of Cosimo De’ Medici from Florence. “Tuscany, there you go, I knew it, it could not have been any different! Tuscany rocks.” My second possibility though, turned out also to be another very believable one, at least from my perspective: the cake’s origins are in this case claimed by the city of Treviso, where a small restaurant seemed to have been feeding Tiramisu’ to a full brothel, clients and all, for a very extended period of time.... It make sense right?! Yeah, I like this one too! But here is the twist.... read more at www.underthetuscangun.com Less
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