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

Crunchy Granola Muesli

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, at least that is what was handed down for generations, and even if this were not true, certainly waking up with a good breakfast helps a lot to be in a good mood 😀 . So what better excuse to prepare a delicious muesli at home? Crunchy oatmeal enriched with almonds and raisins … Read More

Tourte parmerienne – Medieval Pie

Are you ready for a journey through time? Different epochs await us in the series Gorchlach the legend of Cordelia, of which we are official culinary partner. And it is actually to celebrate the national premiere of the series, Saturday, March 12th  at Cartoomics in Milan, that we have decided to introduce a delight that comes to us from the Middle Ages: … Read More

Mrouzia: meat tagine with almonds and raisins

Today we’re going back to Middle East to prepare together one of the most famous Moroccan tagine! The Mrouzia is a meat tagine sweetened with honey and raisins, and served with a delicate mix of spices and toasted almonds.   Traditionally Mrouzia is prepared with lamb, but it is excellent and much more delicate prepared with beef. The flavor of … Read More

Panettone

Il Panettone, the King of Italian Christmas cakes… Have you ever tried to do it at home? The process is going to seem long, but the yeast will make most of the work with five hours of leavening. The origin of the Panettone is told by various legends, and among these we have chosen a really pretty one. It is … Read More

Scones

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

Harvest cake from Drag me to Hell

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

Wild rice with chicken, raisins and mint

Easter is coming, and also this year we want to propose a menu to be enjoyed in family. We’ll start by a fresh and particular first course: wild rice, enriched with chicken and raisins and flavoured with fresh mint… With this mild climate, you may already be able to harvest some mints leafs from your garden! 🙂 The rice we’re … Read More