Month: January 2018

Orange, red onion, olives and cheese salad

Orange, red onion, olives and cheese salad

The perfect winter salad? The orange salad, of course!! I don’t know you, but when I was a child it was usual to eat orange salad, seasoned with olive oil and salt. It’s a dish with a peculiar taste: salt because of the salt, sweet 

Crostata with strawberry jam

Crostata with strawberry jam

Some years ago (I would say a life ago…) we had a regular plan for the Saturdays. We loved cooking and having dinner at one of our best friends home. We usually brought some fresh food to cook and a dessert. From those days I 

Sweet shortcrust pastry: a traditional basic recipe

Sweet shortcrust pastry: a traditional basic recipe

Did you fancy a dessert so easy to prepare that even your husband/boyfriend can manage? 😀 You are in the right place, just follow the recipe. This sweet shortcrust pastry is perfect for making tart, sweet pie (even the apple ones) and Italian crostata. Just 

Homemade Italian hot chocolate

Homemade Italian hot chocolate

And now that we have our hot chocolate mix… we must prepare a delicious cup of homemade Italian hot chocolate!! Why Italian? Well, because our chocolate is different! 😀 It is more thick than the usual one and it is impossible not to fall in