Cakes Desserts Coffee cake, almonds, and “dulce de leche”: Almendrado This recipe was told to me by Giada, my friend from university. She had eaten this cake, which she found to be amazing, at the... 17 April 2023 677 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Neapolitan pastiera: Wheat Berry & Ricotta Easter Cake … Intro text … Tips to ensure the success of the dish: I always prepare at least two pastiere because I always give one away.... 3 April 2023 402 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Breakfast cookies I found the recipe for these cookies in a blog called “La Gatteria”. I couldn’t believe they were so right for breakfast. Well, I was... 20 March 2023 218 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Candied syrup cake I’ve been candying fruit during the winter for years. Artisanal candied fruit is preserved in a syrup made up of the candied liquid boiled together... 6 March 2023 225 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Soups Capellini (called Angel Hair) in broth Some 17th century texts mention this type of pasta. It was a size used by nuns for the sick or for new mothers. The origin... 26 December 2022 345 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Xmas Chiffon cake Chiffon cake is a very fluffy and light-as-air American cake. The history of Chiffon cake is very bizarre: Harry Baker, its inventor, was not a... 23 December 2022 484 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Roman-style strozzapreti (literally priest stranglers) Strozzapreti are an ancient Italian pasta in the shape of large one-inch-long torches. Mentioned several times in Roman literature, strozzapreti are obviously born as pasta... 31 October 2022 477 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Homemade apple pie One of the few Walt Disney films that I didn’t love as a child was Snow White. Perhaps it’s because it was too distressing, or... 24 October 2022 574 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Quiche with pumpkin and gorgonzola cheese During the months I spent in almost complete solitude in Strasbourg when doing my graduate thesis, I had colossal meals. When I feel lonely or... 17 October 2022 489 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Turchetti cookies The legend of these biscuits is linked to an imaginary invasion by the Turks, who crossed the Adriatic Sea and the Apennines Mountains to reach... 10 October 2022 430 by Ilaria Barisi
