Cookies Desserts Spoon desserts Grandma Irene’s snack: custard and langue de chat Pellegrino Artusi, one of the greatest Italian gastronomes, described the langues de chat like this: “They are tea pastries, taken from a recipe from Paris”.... 7 October 2024 91 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Vacherin I have an enormous passion for recipe books. I especially love the old ones which let you discover the recipes of our great-grandparents. One of... 8 April 2024 193 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Baked pannacotta I have an admiration bordering on veneration for the pastry chef Gino Fabbri. In his book “Sweets and talent of a world champion”, I always... 19 February 2024 216 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Crispy Egg-White Cookies A food blogger that I love and who always offers very simple, yet super-delicious desserts is Gaudry. These biscuits are not only very easy to... 8 January 2024 153 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Chocolate Mousse and Raspberries A few years ago, I followed a series of pastry courses by Maestro Maurizio Santin. The recipe that I absolutely loved the most was the... 6 November 2023 382 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Parfait with vanilla and raspberries: the Italian Zuccotto The first name of the Zuccotto seems to have been “Elmo di Caterina” (Catherine helm). In the mid-1500s it was a typical Florentine dessert with... 24 July 2023 376 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Zimtsterne These cookies are a Christmas typical for Germans and the Swiss but are also very common in South Tyrol. The recipe was given to me... 5 December 2022 290 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Sweet Rome I love reading the book “Science in the kitchen and the art of eating well” by Pellegrino Artusi because I find it interesting and amusing.... 8 November 2021 1.1K by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Coffee Angel Cake The first time an angel cake recipe appears in the USA is in an 1839 book by Lettice Bryan entitled “The Kentucky Housewife”. It seems... 5 January 2021 364 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Christmas log with chocolate and black cherries The “Buche de Noel” is a typical French dessert from the late 19th century. In France there exists a quarrel about the invention: some say... 22 December 2020 382 by Ilaria Barisi
