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Coconut Vanilla Muffins
I so love when the kids insist they don't like something and then change their mind.That was exactly the case with these muffins. No, no, no, we don't like coconut!!! But once they tried a little...
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Plum Jam with Rum and Cinnamon
As a child I didn't like the plum jam at all. The reason being mainly that it was made with the whole plums, skins inclued, that is to say. Those skins were a pain. I hated them and I hated the plum...
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Semolina (durum wheat) flour sourdough bread
It took me a while to find a good recipe for semolina flour bread. I kept trying different ones but never got a nearly satisfying loaf. Durum wheat or semolina flour gives not only the particular...
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White Chocolate Strawberry Truffles with Pink Peppercorn
There are times when I wish I could buy every cookbook in the world. Even though I know my collection of books and food magazines has already exceeded the capacity of bookshelves and I need new...
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Eggplant Parmigiana
Melanzane alla Parmigiana or Parmigiana di melanzane. Even the name changes from one part of Italy to another. And the ingredients put in it even more. You'll find ham or mortadella in some parts,...
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Caramel Pop Corn
There's little to say about caramel pop corn. You either don't care or could eat tons.I'm raising my hand with the second category, like every other time there's caramel anything being questioned. What...
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Plum, Chocolate and Amaretti Jam
A couple weeks ago I shared the recipe for plum jam here on blog. Plum jam in home version was for years the least made or eaten one. But then everything changed when I made that jam, changed for ever....
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Rosemary Sourdough Grissini
Grissini, a.k.a. bread sticks are such a nice snack, or something you can munch on when you are so hungry and dinner's not ready yet. But they can be also a nice way to serve appetizers. You can wrap a...
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Apple and Dulce de Leche Hand Pies
As if the passage from summer to fall wasn't stressful enough on its own.All the things that start during this period kept piling on my shoulders leaving no space for slow and gradual adaptation. I got...
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Rosemary Sourdough Bread for World Bread Day
16th of October is celebrated each year as World Bread Day. The foodblogger Zorra has been promoting this event since 2006 and food bloggers from all over the world have been participating and...
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Speculoos Parfait
When you think of fall/autumn, is your first association weather related? Or else?Do you imagine those beautiful colours in all shades of yellow, orange, red and brown, with low sunshine light coming...
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Shrimp and Zucchini Risotto
I think it was about time I published a recipe for a risotto again, I haven't done so in a long time. As a matter of fact, I hadn't prepared one in a while. And I really wanted one for lunch...
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Noccioletti - Hazelnut cookies
Tell me it's time to bake a batch of cookies... Please do... I need a quick refill of energy and it's only Wednesday and this little man running through the house is a real menace. Lose the sight of...
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Flax Seed Bread With Olive Oil
Things are a little bit in ferment here, within the next 20 days we'll be moving into a new house. And it's a big mixture of feelings. We are happy, worried, disoriented even. There are so many things...
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Caramel Panna Cotta
You know that feeling when your heart is full, when you feel like jumping and embracing everyone? When you see your daily sacrifice bear fruits? Those little momentes of happiness are not only precious...
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Spelt salad with chickpeas and zucchini
A very simple, but valuable dish from nutritional point of view is what I'm sharing with you today. One of my favourite summer meals. Ok, I know, summer is nothing but a vague memory by now (at least...
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Chocolate Spider Muffins
Beware!!!I've just found a spider nest in my house... Scary spiders are all over the place... Let the hunt begin!Get them before those scary, hairy creatures get you...This is a really easy and quick...
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Chocolate Truffles with Tea
The biggest compliment your kids can give you regarding your cooking?Clean plates? Definitely, that would be my biggest prize.But no, my kids often engage in elaborate praise of my culinary abilities...
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Focaccia di Recco
I fell in love with this focaccia at the very first bite. So simple, made with few ingredients, and yet so rich and tasty. I could eat the whole focaccia all by myself, still hot from the oven, with...
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Lemon Cake
I know, cakes, the elegant, layered, decorated cakes are not seen very often on this blog. Not because I don't enjoy making them or because I don't like eating them. I do, both, but I can't eat the...
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