Ratatouille

After harvesting a large basket of vegetables from the garden,  we decided to prepare the ratatouille. A mixture of seasonal vegetables: eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes accompanied with piperade sauce made of sweet peppers and onions, and flavoured with thyme, oregano and parsley 🙂 . The veggies are cut into thin discs and arranged alternately in concentric circles over a thin layer … Read More

Sansa’s lemon and almond cakes

Today the 5th season of Game of Thrones will sadly close, we have been inspired by the book and the series to prepare a cake to taste during the last episode :). So, here come some lemon cakes with almonds, brown sugar and the exotic touch of cardamom. Halfway between a biscuit and a cake, these desserts look like giant … 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

Katniss Everdeen’s Pumpkin Brew

If you haven’t read the novel “Catching Fire” or you’re waiting for the movie beware there might be some insignificant spoilers in this recipe 😉 . At the end of the “Hunger Games winner’s tour” there is a great party, held in the mansion of president Snow. The party buffet is enormous, there are tons of really tasteful dishes 😉 . We … 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