Desserts Tarts Tart with jam The tart is the typical sweet of my childhood. It’s good for breakfast and definitely delicious for a healthy snack. The tart is common in... 16 June 2020 2K by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Desert roses: cookies with cornflakes This recipe is from a friend of Uncle Giorgio whose name I can’t remember. I ate them for the first time during a charity party... 26 May 2020 2.3K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Aunt Lina nut cake My great-aunt lived all her married life in the Marche in Porto San Giorgio because her husband was from there. After getting married she had... 28 April 2020 1.6K by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Gluten-free tart by Mrs. Lina My sister worked in a luxury hotel in Como Lake for over a year. Her colleague, friend, and roommate Matteo, when he went to visit... 14 April 2020 648 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Fried desserts Aunt Ada’s St. Joseph’s rice fritters The first recipe for rice fritters is contained in the book Maestro Martino di Como of the fifteenth century. This specialty is common in Central... 17 March 2020 2.4K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Orange juice cake As a child, I was not a great eater and my parents had to force me to eat. But I have always been greedy about... 3 March 2020 3.2K by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Fried desserts Cicerchiata of Gran-Grandma Anna The origin of cicerchiata and struffoli is probably Greek. While the Neapolitan struffoli are very well known, the cicerchiata is less known. In central Italy,... 25 February 2020 646 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Fried desserts Crostoli, called “Frappe” in Rome: Carnival fried desert This is one of the few sweets that brings together the whole of Italy. A country like ours, divided by local traditions, history, and culture,... 18 February 2020 2.4K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Caprese cake This cake, as the name implies, comes from the island of Capri. Legend tells that two emissaries of Al Capone visiting Capri went to the... 28 January 2020 3.3K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Granny Irene’s apple strudel Classic Christmas recipe from my Grandma Irene’s family. Granny Irene used to remind everyone that the best recipe was the one she got from her... 23 December 2019 3.8K by Ilaria Barisi
