One last week until Halloween… You have carved your pumpkin yet? We are preparing it right now 🙂 . By decorating the pumpkin, we ended up with a lot of pulp, we could not have better excuse to prepare the irresistible pumpkin meringue tart: a delicate pumpkin custard, enclosed in a box of pastry and topped with a lightly golden roasted … Read More
Lunar Eclipse
After the dessert, we could not forget a cocktail to celebrate Halloween in the company. So here Lunar Eclipses, a terrifying bloody molecular cocktail 🙂 . A base of blood orange and white rum, in which a purple moon with cherry flavour floats, enriched with a hint of ginger. Just before sipping cocktails, break the molecular cherry, spreading the “blood” … Read More
Dobos torta – Hungarian chocolate layered cake
As promised, we have prepared the dessert you voted the most votes and thank you for all the comments and private messages 🙂 . For this first survey the Dobos cake is the winner, but soon we will also present the chestnut dessert! The Dobos cake was created in 1885 by the Hungarian patissier József C. Dobos in honour of the National … Read More
Seitan roast
A few years ago Fratelli ai Fornelli has attended a very interesting course on how to prepare seitan at home and today, in honour of the worldwide week of vegetarians, we’re proposing one of the best known dishes of vegan-vegetarian cuisine: the seitan roast. Seitan was born in ancient times in China with the name of Mian jin and spread later … Read More
Bavarois 1708 – Hazelnut and raspberry bavarois with gianduja chocolate ganache
August 17th has arrived, and also this year we’re presenting a variant of our cake 1708. In order to cross a new genre, for 2015 it won’t be a cake, but a pudding. Here the Bavarois 1708, with hazelnuts and raspberries, and decorated with a soft gianduja chocolate ganache :). Many of you may already know, today would be our … Read More
Guy Fawkes Cupcakes
“Remember, remember the fifth of november, Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I see no reason, why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot” No, it’s not a quote of “V for Vendetta”, these are the first sentences of the rhyme “Remember Remember”. Tonight in England everyone will commemorate the Bonefire Night; a lot of bonfires and fireworks will be lit. To celebrate, we … Read More
Night’s Tart
Today the 4th season of “Game of Thrones” is about to end, so we let us inspire by this series for this recipe 🙂 . Here comes… the mysterious Night’s Tart, a crumbly shortcrust pastry enclosing a vanilla custard heart, topped with blueberry jam and tiny meringues. You’ll be able to gaze at a starry sky in each slice of … Read More
Russian Honey Cake – торт медовик
Some years ago Fratelli ai Fornelli set out on a long journey, throughout the far, unknown and frosty Russia! …not so frosty, if visited in July though 🙂 . Russian cuisine is incredible, you can enjoy dishes made only with poor ingredients offered by the earth or by the sea. You surely have heard of vegatables soups like Borshch or … Read More
Merida’s magic tartlets
If you have seen “Brave”, one of the latest Pixar movie, you’ll surely remember the beautiful magic tartlet that Merida offers her mother in order to change her mind about Merida’s wedding. Watching the film, we got dazzled by the beauty of the magic tartlet 😉 . So, we immediately stopped the image and started analyzing the dessert… An exterior … Read More