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
Desserts Spoon desserts Chocolate fondant It is a kind of sweet and creamy soufflé. The secret of a good fondant is to have a dough cooked with a little crunchy... 14 December 2019 1.9K by Ilaria Barisi
Tarts Grandma Irene’s tart When I was a child, Christmas Eve dinner was held at the home of my motherly grandmother: Irene. The dessert for the adults was strudel,... 23 November 2019 3.8K by Ilaria Barisi
Bases Cookies Bernaldese biscuits I spent many years working in a pharmaceutical company and I often fed colleagues. I also used them as “lab rats” when I wanted to... 6 November 2019 3.4K by Ilaria Barisi
Fried desserts Fruits Fried Apples This is a snack that I often ate in winter at my grandmother Irene’s house. My grandmother used two Italian cooking books as culinary Bibles:... 26 October 2019 3.6K by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Mostaccioli The mostaccioli are known in Italy for the Napoli version: soft, fat, and covered with dark chocolate. The Roman version, less known, is instead not... 1 October 2019 1.6K by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Cookie rolls with Nutella My little sister years ago followed the professional pastry course with my envy. She did not want to do it as a job, preferring writing... 21 September 2019 1.2K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Pineapple cake The majority of the memories I have of Grandma Irene are all set in her beach house in Lavinio. She loved the garden very much,... 31 August 2019 488 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Cassola: the roman ricotta cake Cake of the Roman Jewish tradition that enhances one of the raw materials most dear to us: sheep ricotta. This dessert has few ingredients and... 8 June 2019 3K by Ilaria Barisi
