Main dishes Second Courses Mom’s Potato and mozzarella Pie A budget friendly family classic that my mother often during my childhood. Since it was one of my favorite dishes, I insisted on measuring out... 16 September 2024 111 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Yogurt pound cake I don’t know why we call it plum cake here in Italy, perhaps because of a well-known Italian snack brand. I have been making it... 6 May 2024 212 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 211 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Spoon desserts Roman-style truffle called Zuppa Inglese The best Zuppa Inglese (literally English soup) I have ever eaten is at Cacciani, a restaurant in Frascati. A decadent treat with cake, liqueur, custard,... 24 April 2022 517 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Torta Paradiso: Italian “Heaven” cake A heavenly good cake from Pavia in Lombardy. The recipe was codified in 1878 by the Cusani Visconti family. When “swimsuit season,” which I have... 24 January 2022 971 by Ilaria Barisi