Have you tried Hertog Pistache Pracht? Or maybe it is named something else in another place. Pistache Prach is a Dutch label andmaybe in Italy it is called Pistacchio con Cioccolato or Chocolate Pistachio in English. Those are maybes though. I amonly sure of one thing: it's been years that we buy this flavor of ice cream and with pistachio nuts mixed with chocolate, it is simply delicious. Try sometimes, it's really reccommendable.

I just have a few cups of this flavor since yesterday so I became curious and tried to search about it. What I got? I got a bit of story (in Dutch) how the ice cream flavor came to existence but most importantly, I was able toview the nutritional fact of this ice cream without having to examine the cold box/container full of yummy ice cream.

Now that I am back in Netherlands I miss the great food in Italy. Yes, the last time I was there was during my 2-week Christmas holiday and of course the food trip was at the maximum level. One of them that I cannot really forget and I want to learn to do alone is the "Pasticcio di Carne". It was really yummy and I also like the way it was presented and the way it was prepared. I want to do my own pasticcio di carne soon, but naturally, the preparation takes alot of time, especially that I don't even know yet how to make a dough!



The prepation consists of the following:

1. Preparing/cutting the desired meat (beef)cuts/slices

2. Peeling and slicing the potatoes

3. Preparing the spices: garlic, onion, celery, etc.

4. Preparing the dough (a real challenge for me)

5. Mixing ready ingredients in numbers 1,2 & 3 above (before starting number 4 is better): meat cuts, potato cuts, spices

6. Add salt or seasoning and of course, olive oil to the mix and letting them aside until the dough is ready