Temperatures have dropped and, as someone says, winter is coming, so we’ll propose a roast to be slowly cooked in the oven, letting its scent invade the whole house 😉 … Here is a pork roast with russet apples, flavored with honey, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Why precisely russet apples? We have chosen them for their taste not too sweet, nor too sour, perfect together with … Read More
Coffee Cheesecake
Today we’re presenting a delicious variant of this traditional American cake: cheesecake flavored with coffee and a few grains of all spice to give a spiced note to the dessert 🙂 . This coffee cheesecake is so perfect for breakfast, certainly will make you smile all day long 😀 .
Chicken satay with peanut
Today we’re presenting a second dish that comes from the distant island of Java: chicken satay with peanut, grilled chicken skewers served with a spiced peanut sauce 🙂 . The skewers are excellent both served as second dish to be eaten at the table, or as a creative appetizer to be served at a buffet. In Indonesia you can find many variations of … Read More
Banana and avocado Muffins (no butter)
Have you ever been in the terrible situation of having to prepare muffins and having no butter at all? 🙁 That has happended to us and of course that was a tragedy, but having at home very ripe bananas and avocados, we started to experiment and made get these soft and tasty banana and avocado muffins scented with vanilla 😀 . To … Read More
Rolls with asparagus and scrambled eggs
Today we’re propsing a tasty appetizer: crispy warka dough rolls stuffed with steamed asparagus and scrambled eggs. All flavored with Java long pepper. These rolls are a great way to enjoy the last asparagus, before the plants come back to rest until next spring 😉 . The warka dough is a specialty of the Arab and North African cuisine, looks like thin sheets with … Read More
Pizza with ham, gorgonzola, apple and honey
Today we wanted to delight you with a new pizza! Although it is one of the last pizza that we have tried, we liked it so much that we immediately inserted among our favorite… A recipe does not need to age like wine 😉 ! Back to the pizza: a thin layer of tomato sauce with the addition of mozzarella, … Read More
Învârtită cu nucă: Romanian walnut cake
Today we’re going to present a dessert of Romanian origin: Învârtită cu nucă, a walnut cake rolled up on itself. The Învârtită is certainly a very scenic and tasty dessert, yet simple to prepare. The first time we’ve tried it, we marveled: it is a slightly sweeten bread dough, which encloses chopped walnuts and brown sugar, no spices at all; but the … Read More
Seuppa d’éforié – Spring soup with rice and nettles
Sometimes we like to propose you some recipes from the old book about Aosta Valley cuisine published by and written by our mother. And since it’s spring, this soup with rice and nettles looks just perfect! 🙂 It is a dish of the rural tradition of the Aosta Valley, consumed in the early spring months because nettle is used mostly … Read More
Spiced twisted cookies with orange and cocoa
The spiced twisted cookies have a double flavor, half of the dough is scented with cocoa and orange peel (it’s always a winning combination 😉 ), the other half is flavored with vanilla and cardamom 🙂 . The two parts of the dough not only have two different flavors, but also two colors, a great way to create a cute tangled effect that will make … Read More
Caramelized pineapple mousse with vanilla
Even if it snows and we are (still) in winter, we’ll present you a dessert with fruity taste and spring mood: a caramelized pineapple mousse made with ricotta cheese and perfumed vanilla seeds. This pineapple mousse, light and quick to prepare, is excellent served on its own, or also accompanied with a slice of freshly baked cake 😉 . Preparing the … Read More