Happy New Year everyone! The first recipe of 2014 is a traditional Scottish cakelet, that certainly you have already heard about, the scones 
: small rounded buns, slightly sweetened, served along with afternoon tea. We propose a dough with whole wheat flour enriched by raisins and cranberries. We tasted the scones the first time during our trip to Edinburgh, in a … Read More
We love experimenting and combining different culinary traditions! Today recipe comes from that, a puff spiced pastry composed of three discs and stuffed with vanilla custard and apple compote. This small cake will satisfy both your palate and your eyes, combining classic traditions of Italian-French puff pastry, with the constant of German food, the spices! Once prepared remember to let it … Read More
Today we want to talk about a fruit a bit unknown nowadays, yet highly appreciated in the past centuries: the Germanic or common medlar.The common medlar belongs to the Rosaceae family, the same that includes apples and pears, and just as these two it is related to the autumn. It has a unique and special taste, and like everything unique, … Read More
Today we’ll present a tasty snack, not suitable for the faint of heart , but absolutely a must for chocolate lovers . Tasty cookies with dark chocolate, cocoa and a generous addition of Himalayan pink salt. The pink salt will give a nice salty contrast to cookies. If you have already savored chocolate with salt, you’ll know the taste; … Read More
Halloween is almost here and you do not know what to prepare for your guests yet? Could Harvest cake with carrots from the popular film “Drag Me to Hell” be more suitable? If you’ve seen the movie you know what we’re talking about and you know what happens to the protagonist when she tries to eat her slice. And why … Read More
We’re concluding the lunch menu for Easter with a traditional tart from Neples, Italy: an sweet dough enclosing a rich cream made with ricotta cheese, cooked wheat, candied fruit, eggs and spices. We are sure that you have already figured out what recipe is that… The unmistakable Pastiera 
. To prepare a good pastiera time and patience are indispensable, … Read More
Let’s take a little break from the proposals for Christmas lunch… Of course you will not mind too much because we’re presenting a duo of Lady’s Kisses, a traditional italian pastry called Baci di dama 
. The first version is kinda classic with almond and hazelnut dough filled with dark chocolate cream. The second is the exact opposite: a … Read More
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
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
Easter would not be Easter without a little chocolate! We could not forget about it, that’s why today we’re presenting some chocolates to prepare and leave unattended in the living room during the holidays . The shell of dark chocolate encloses a soft filling of white chocolate scented by the first mint leaves in spring . We … Read More