With my recipes I hope to take you to beautiful Italy, where every region, every city, has its own culinary and cultural specialty. Obviously I hope to be able to take you to the rest of the World too... without getting on a plane!
sweets recipes
One of the typical desserts for Carnival in Italy is Crostoli/Sfrapole, which change name depending on the region where they are made. This year I decided to fill them with plum jam (which I made myself at home). The dough base is the same for …
For Valentine’s Day breakfast, I decided to make these fantastic crumbly mascarpone cookies with lemon scent, which are wonderful when dipped in tea or coffee. This doesn’t mean you can’t make them for other occasions or in different shapes, the important thing is the base …
Tiramisu, one of the whole family’s favorite desserts. Today I made a variation using dry biscuits instead of ladyfingers. As in the classic recipe, I first made the coffee and put it in a small bowl with a little milk. Then I whipped the egg …
Sfrappole are a typical carnival dessert in Italy, to be precise and the name it bears in Emiglia Romagna. I make classic sfrappole every year for Carnival, this year I decided to make them stuffed, I must admit… there is much more to do than …
The Mulino Bianco Pan di Stelle biscuits together with cherry jam, give a result I could only say: excellent! Ingredients:-200g(7,05 oz) of Mulino Bianco Pan di Stelle biscuits-250g(8,81 oz) of ricotta-250g(8,81 oz) of mascarpone-100g(3,52 oz) of butter at room temperature-100g(3,52 oz) of icing sugar-3 eggs-2 …
If you don’t have much time, you have few ingredients and you need to make a dessert… this Nutella roll is the best solution.Ingredients:-4 eggs-125g(4,40 oz) of powdered sugar -125g(4,40 oz) of flour -Nutella for filling First separate the egg whites from the yolks. Whip …
We know that autumn is the period of persimmons, these juicy and sweet fruits that are excellent sources of fibers beneficial for the intestine and for cardiovascular health and of molecules with antioxidant activity that can help protect cells from aging and from various diseases. …
Ingredients for the tart dough: -200g (7,054 oz) of butter at room temperature-100g (3,52 oz) of sugar-300g (10,58 oz) of flour– a few drops of vanilla essence– 1 eggPut all the ingredients in a blender and blend until everything has blended, you will obtain a …
This type of tart served cold…is fantastic in summer!Ingredients for the shortcrust pastry:-250g(8.82 oz) of flour-100g(3.52 oz) of butter-1 egg-2 sachets of vanilla-1 pinch of salt -butter and flour for the mouldIngredients for the lemon wing cream:-100g(3.52 oz) of sugar-30g(1.05 oz) of potato starch-50g(1.76 oz) …
Ingredients: -150g(5.29 oz) of flour -150g(5.29 oz) of potato starch -300g(10.58 oz) of sugar -250g(8.82 oz) of ricotta -1 sachet(16g) of baking powder -anise to mix -powder vanilla suger Preparation: First, separate the egg whites from the yolks into 2 separate bowls, being very careful …