Italian Pear Cake. A moist and soft perfect cake, ideal to end a meal, for breakfast or whenever you need something sweet. This recipe is simple and, like all Italian recipes, is made with just a few simple and genuine ingredients! Desserts in Italy are …

Tiramisu is a traditional Italian dessert in which layers of ladyfingers soaked in coffee alternate with layers of whipped fluffy mascarpone-eggs custard. It is then topped with unsweetened cocoa powder. The simple recipe is made the same way my grandmother made it, and I have …

Pavlova is the dessert of my heart. A simple meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit is one of the most decadent  desserts for me. Pavlova has been the dessert for many important celebrations in my life and I decided to make Pavlova with …

Nutella brings back many memories. Nutella as a treat: spread on a piece of crusty bread when I was a kid. Nutella as comfort food: with a spoon, straight from the jar, when I lived in Paris and sometimes longed for home. Nutella as a …

Homemade Christmas Cream is an essential part of the holiday season for my family and is served with the traditional Christmas cake – Panettone. This recipe is one of the specialties of my Grandma Giuliana, my dad’s mother. She was a fantastic cook and many …

Santa Lucia shortbread cookies are a traditional holiday treat from the Veneto region, usually prepared for the Feast of Santa Lucia on December 13th. These buttery and fragrant cookies are relatively easy to make, and while you cozy up and bake them, a decadent smell …

I must confess that this Apple Galette with Cinnamon is inspired by the memory of my 18 months in Paris, where I have been exposed to the French cuisine in its whole richness and regional variations, thanks to few weekend trips I took. And while …

When the other day I was grocery shopping, I could not resist buying that box of plump and luscious figs. And all of a sudden, I had a throwback of my childhood, when in September, I was eating one of these small fig tartlets that …

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