Lello Petrelo's Blog

Créme Anglaise
Créme Anglaise is an incredible cream or sauce for soufflés, pies, cakes...or any sweets you can think, even ice cream, it is amazing on ice cream. You can serve it...
Créme Anglaise
Créme Anglaise is an incredible cream or sauce for soufflés, pies, cakes...or any sweets you can think, even ice cream, it is amazing on ice cream. You can serve it...

Stewed Black-Eyed Peas
Different cultures have different traditions for New Year's Day or Eve. In the United States, particularly in the south, the black-eyed peas are the star of the...
Stewed Black-Eyed Peas
Different cultures have different traditions for New Year's Day or Eve. In the United States, particularly in the south, the black-eyed peas are the star of the...

Aligot (Mashed Potatoes with Cheese)
Somewhere between buttery mashed potatoes and pure melted cheese lies aligot, the comforting, cheese-enhanced mashed-potato dish from central France. The key to getting a smooth, airy texture is to...
Aligot (Mashed Potatoes with Cheese)
Somewhere between buttery mashed potatoes and pure melted cheese lies aligot, the comforting, cheese-enhanced mashed-potato dish from central France. The key to getting a smooth, airy texture is to...

La Soupe - Winter Soup
I was always so excited and happily overwhelmed by the bags of mixed vegetables, called soupe or la soupe, sold in markets and supermarkets all over France. The bags included an onion, carrots and...
La Soupe - Winter Soup
I was always so excited and happily overwhelmed by the bags of mixed vegetables, called soupe or la soupe, sold in markets and supermarkets all over France. The bags included an onion, carrots and...

Pasta with bacon, lemon and parmesan cheese
Looking for an easy recipe that will make you think you are dinning at the best italian restaurant? This is the one. Incredibly easy to make and really scrumptious. Make...
Pasta with bacon, lemon and parmesan cheese
Looking for an easy recipe that will make you think you are dinning at the best italian restaurant? This is the one. Incredibly easy to make and really scrumptious. Make...

Fennel, Garlic and Potato Soup
We took a recipe by Martha Rose Schulman for the NYT and we adapted using our Italian Garlic Olive Oil, it is divine. The picture is by Andrew Scrivani/NYT. ...
Fennel, Garlic and Potato Soup
We took a recipe by Martha Rose Schulman for the NYT and we adapted using our Italian Garlic Olive Oil, it is divine. The picture is by Andrew Scrivani/NYT. ...