Category: Glad påsk
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Glad påsk
A little lamb made of almond paste and simplicity is in the garden this morning for celebrating and wishing a blessed Easter to you all and to your dearest ones 🐣❤
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Easter atmosphere in the green terrace
It is only one week for Easter Day and, this afternoon, we gave space to local tradition and creativity. We enjoyed baking some inviting “cuddure”, from the ancient Greek “κολλύρα, kollýra”.
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Carrot bundt cake: a heart of deliciousness
Yesterday, it was a beautiful afternoon in the kitchen making and baking one of my best preferred cakes, that is a carrot bundt cake. My aunt taught me about this delicacy when I was very young and even though there are many versions of it to get inspiration from, the one I like best is…
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Tulips for the weekend
At the floral market wonderful tulips got my attention. They are among the first flowers to bloom at Springtime. I read somewhere they are symbol of “rebirth”. Indeed, it is a small wonderful miracle nature renews every year at this time of the year with all new blooms. So, a bouquet of tulips should be…
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Pancakes or waffles?
Welcome, April! Everywhere it is a triumph of colors and new blooms and the mild temperatures, which Spring is offering, are a gentle invitation to have nice invigorating walks into nature in a contemplative mood. It is gonna be the first weekend of April and, for the occasion, I wondered what I would like to…
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Almond bread: an old family recipe on Easter Monday
It was a very special Easter Day, which was spent, most of it, between writing and talking to members of the family and friends. Besides, according to the culinary traditions of my family at Easter time, last night I enjoyed baking a fragrant almond bread ideal to be served at any coffee pause throughout the…
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Cups of pâte sablée, ricotta cream and red fruits at Springtime
Let’s start this first Sunday of Springtime by preparing some small cups of pâte sablée, which we are going to fill with a light ricotta cheese cream and decor with red fruits.
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Fragrances of chocolate to start 2021
Christmas season is at the end with religious celebrations on this January 6th 2021 and, in Italy, children love in particular way this holiday and wait with great enthusiasm and wonder for the arrival of “la befana”, a folkloristic character of the ancient tales, that is an old lady flying on a magic besom to…
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Pastry inspiration for Easter Monday
For coffee time, this year, instead of the classic chocolate egg to taste with family and friends, my pastry inspiration has been for a crisp caramelized hazelnut egg filled with a couple of layers of coffee sponge cake, velvet mascarpone cheese cream, whipped cream for decorations, sprinkle of pistacchio.
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