Strawberry tiramisù

As spring is approaching, we have decided to create a fresh and fruity variant to a classic of the Italian cuisine: strawberry tiramisu! Easy and quick to prepare, it is perfect for a snack after consuming too many calories during a walk in the warm spring sun; and if the weather is cold and windy, it does not matter:  you … Read More

Apple strudel from Fantastic beasts and where to find them

If you have watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, you’ll certainly remember the apple strudel that Queenie prepares for the stunned Kowalski 🙂 . Its fragrance enchants the confectioner almost as much as the beautiful sorceress. Once the scene was over, our usual analysis and reconstruction of the recipe began. Let’s start with the obvious, it’s an apple … Read More

Quince jelly

The quince jelly is a beautiful amber coloured recipe, a delight for both the eye and the palate 😀 . This jelly is excellent for breakfast, with oat biscuits, mixed with yogurt and also accompanied with seasoned spicy cheese… In short there is no chance it’s going to be wasted. We always prepare the quince jelly together with quince cheese, so with a recipe we … Read More

Quince cheese

The quince cheese is a sweet and hard jam made with quince and that can be cut into cubes. Very good and perfectly transportable, it is great for a healthy snack on the road 😉 . Preparing the quince cheese is simple but you need a little patience because quinces are not edible raw; they need a long cooking to … Read More

No-bake pumpkin cheesecake

Although these days it’s still very warm, the first leaves of the trees have turned golden and the first pumpkins are ripe at last… What better way to introduce a new no-bake pumpkin cheesecake?? We had already presented a pumpkin cheesecake too a lot of time ago, a classic baked cheesecake with eggs and Philadelphia cheese. The today’s recipe is an egg-free cheesecake, … Read More

Modern medlar tartlets

We had to. After experiencing the Renaissance medlar tartlets, we had to prepare a more modern and simpler version of them. So, we have replaced the eggs and fruit compote with a simple medlar jam, enclosing it in a super buttery dough which will literally melt in the mouth just like snow 🙂 . Sounds good, doesn’t it?!  

Renaissance medlar tartlets

Now that we have learned how to clean the medlar and make a delicious jam, we can prepare a delicate tart straight from 1653. Yes, you read that right, a recipe published for the first time in the book “A Book of Fruits & Flowers. The shewing Nature and Use of them, either for Meat or Medicine “, and that … Read More

Red Velvet Cake

After having presented the Red velvet cupcakes, it was our due to introduce the unique and unimitabile Red Velvet Cake 🙂 ! The history of this charming cake with that white-red contrast that characterizes is very special, and even though we’ve already told it in the cupcakes, today we’re going to tell you again 🙂 . In the 20s, a lovely lady tasted … Read More

Pumpkin cheesecake

If there’s a cake that we can’t get tired of, is the cheesecake. Perhaps because of its creaminess, perhaps for its fresh taste or because it can be garnished and flavored in any way. The first cheesecake that we presented in the blog were “Merida’s magic tartlets“, a classic Philadephia cake accompanied by blueberry jam. But for a while an … Read More

White Russian

Today we’re proposing the White Russian: a sweet and delicate classic cockatil, made with vodka, kalhua and cream, or milk if you want to make it more dietary 😉 . This cocktail derives from the Black Russian, which contains only vodka and kalhua. Probably you will remember it from the movie “The Big Lebowski” by the Coen brothers, where the … Read More