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 

Chocolate horseshoe biscuits (Christmas cookies)

Chocolate horseshoe biscuits (Christmas cookies)

Third and last idea for handmade, homemade Christmas presents: chocolate horseshoe biscuits. After the hot chocolate mix and the salted caramel sauce, it’s time for some cookies. Why we offer this kind of biscuits for Christmas? Because the horseshoe brings good luck, so it is perfect 

Homemade salted caramel sauce

Homemade salted caramel sauce

I am not a big fan of too much sugary desserts. I cannot say I didn’t love cake or ice-cream, I should be a liar, but I cannot eat thing too sugary. An example? Caramel cake! My boyfriend loves them so much… but I don’t!! 

Hot chocolate mix: how to prepare it

Hot chocolate mix: how to prepare it

The count down has begun: Christmas is coming!! 😀 It’s time to think about presents, isn’t it? Some years ago I started doing little presents by my own. Easy to make and quick gifts that your beloved ones can… finally eat!! Did you really think 

Ricotta cheese gnocchi with tomatoes, dry-cured ham and sage

Ricotta cheese gnocchi with tomatoes, dry-cured ham and sage

No time for thinking about calories or diet… on Sunday! We should only enjoy the day and have a good meal, so today we will have ricotta cheese gnocchi with tomatoes, dry-cured ham and sage! It is a quick recipe, so it’s perfect for Sundays, 

Lumpfish caviar and tuna cheese cucumber bites

Lumpfish caviar and tuna cheese cucumber bites

What can I do with a cucumber, some tuna, creamy cheese and lumpfish caviar? Some lumpfish caviar and tuna cheese cucumber bites, of course! 😀 I have been thinking for a while about making some appetizer with cucumber, but I couldn’t find a really good 

The bouquet garni: essential for making stock and fumet

The bouquet garni: essential for making stock and fumet

What are we preparing today? A classic and basic recipe: the bouquet garni. But what is it? It’s a bundle of aromatic herbs, created by french people and used to add some flavour and arome to our preparation. Nowadays everyone use it, not only french 

Pumpkin muffin with raspberry jam

Pumpkin muffin with raspberry jam

For the first time, even if we consider my previous blog, I am finally able to offer my readers something specifically dedicated to Halloween: it is my pleasure to introduce you to my frightful pumpkin muffin with raspberry jam!!! I always thought about it, made 

The C Cocktail: the perfect winter drink

The C Cocktail: the perfect winter drink

Fancy a Margarita, but the flu is coming? No, problem!! I found the solution! The C Cocktail! Wait… What kind of drink is it? Well, it’s a very simple non-alcoholic drink, perfect for preventing flu. Prevent flu? A cocktail? Yep!! I am not crazy! 😀