Susan McKenna Grant https://susanmckennagrant.com/ La Petraia Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:03:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 109147049 Pinsa: My current obsession https://susanmckennagrant.com/2026/03/11/pinsa-my-current-obsession/ https://susanmckennagrant.com/2026/03/11/pinsa-my-current-obsession/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:03:52 +0000 https://susanmckennagrant.com/?p=7268 CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO READ THE CAPTION The pinsa has taken Italy by storm in the past couple of decades.  Many pizzerias offer pinsa as a pizza alternative and entire pinsa restaurants dedicated to its production (pinserias) are springing up everywhere. Excellent quality parbaked pinsa crusts can be found in supermarkets everywhere today and pinsa chefs are...

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]]> 7105 Pucce Leccesi https://susanmckennagrant.com/2021/12/22/pucce-leccesi/ https://susanmckennagrant.com/2021/12/22/pucce-leccesi/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:48:30 +0000 https://susanmckennagrant.com/2021/12/22/pucce-leccesi/ Click here to see my recent post over at The Fresh Loaf . Also there is a link below to my instagram reel that shows how I shape these panini. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXvazv9IDOg/?utm_medium=share_she

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]]> 7072 How to make your own Amaro (and other digestivi) https://susanmckennagrant.com/2021/05/08/how-to-make-your-own-amaro-and-other-digestivi/ Sat, 08 May 2021 09:27:21 +0000 https://susanmckennagrant.com/2021/05/08/how-to-make-your-own-amaro-and-other-digestivi/ www.instagram.com/tv/COk311ShLnp/

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]]> 7066 How to cook a whole squash in the pressure cooker and a recipe for Thai green curry squash soup! https://susanmckennagrant.com/2020/11/01/how-to-cook-a-whole-squash-in-the-pressure-cooker-and-a-recipe-for-thai-green-curry-squash-soup/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:25:04 +0000 https://susanmckennagrant.com/?p=7062 The post How to cook a whole squash in the pressure cooker and a recipe for Thai green curry squash soup! appeared first on Susan McKenna Grant.

]]> 7062 a quick béchamel hack for when you can’t be bothered ! https://susanmckennagrant.com/2020/10/30/__trashed/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:47:48 +0000 https://susanmckennagrant.com/?p=7051 Just a short post, click on the link below to see the recipe on my instagram feed for an easy bechamel hack! https://www.instagram.com/p/CG9-pdPhI23/

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]]> 7051 Focaccia Barese https://susanmckennagrant.com/2019/02/10/focaccia-barese/ https://susanmckennagrant.com/2019/02/10/focaccia-barese/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2019 14:49:03 +0000 http://www.susanmckennagrant.com/?p=6987 This is another post for any of you serious bread bakers out there. Lately I’ve been obsessing over focaccia. It is a deceptive bread and it’s not until you taste an excellent one you realize there is so much more to focaccia than meets the eye. So much so that in Italy these breads are...

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]]> https://susanmckennagrant.com/2019/02/10/focaccia-barese/feed/ 2 6987 Purple Cabbage and Purple Sweet Potato Bread for the Holidays https://susanmckennagrant.com/2017/12/19/purple-cabbage-and-sweet-potato-bread-for-the-holidays/ https://susanmckennagrant.com/2017/12/19/purple-cabbage-and-sweet-potato-bread-for-the-holidays/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:55:35 +0000 http://www.susanmckennagrant.com/?p=6948   Hello everyone. Here’s a pretty festive loaf for any experienced bakers out there and maybe even those of you who aren’t! This is a walnut, purple cabbage and sweet potato (or yam?) sourdough boule. I used purple cabbage juice and I made that in a blender with water and a few cabbage leaves. I...

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]]> https://susanmckennagrant.com/2017/12/19/purple-cabbage-and-sweet-potato-bread-for-the-holidays/feed/ 2 6948 Getting Back into it and a visit to Mulino Marino…. https://susanmckennagrant.com/2017/09/12/getting-back-into-it-and-a-visit-to-mulino-marino/ https://susanmckennagrant.com/2017/09/12/getting-back-into-it-and-a-visit-to-mulino-marino/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:46:56 +0000 http://www.susanmckennagrant.com/?p=6935   Hello Everyone, Just wanted to share this link with you to my recent post over at the Fresh Loaf where I blog occasionally… I hope you are all well and enjoying these last summer days! Susan

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