Cakes Desserts Bolos de arroz These are small, tall, narrow cakes with a unique softness. In Portugal they sell them in special paper stencils. Here in Italy, we have two... 11 March 2024 244 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Tortellini with cream As a child, I had no appetite and only liked certain foods. Mom worked out of town, so making me eat was the difficult task... 26 February 2024 293 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Cannelloni the Etruscan Way I don’t think there’s a woman in the culinary world that I respect more than Ada Boni. At the beginning of the 1900s, when the... 11 December 2023 210 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Mirta’s Autumn Tart Crostata is the quintessential Italian dessert. This tart is simple, as it uses few ingredients, and it’s rustic thanks to the presence of spelled flour,... 20 November 2023 345 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Yogurt and Chocolate Cake There are desserts that sit in your recipe book, ignored for years. Then you reread the recipe and ask yourself: “Why haven’t I made it... 9 October 2023 235 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 395 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts New York Chocolate chips Walnut Cookies In New York there is a very famous cookie shop: Levain. This place has two peculiarities: it sells massive cookies (170 grams each) and was... 5 June 2023 383 by Ilaria Barisi
Appetizers Savory pie of leeks and fontina cheese Savory pies are my thing. I have loved them since my first stay in France, and I make them very often. This recipe is a... 1 May 2023 269 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Fettuccine alla papalina: Fettuccine Pope’style This dish is one of the great culinary “musts” of traditional Roman cuisine, dedicated to one of the symbols of the heart of Lazio: the... 24 April 2023 391 by Ilaria Barisi
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 702 by Ilaria Barisi
