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 …