Pietru Furnar
Homemade Cousine
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Pumpkin & Cinnamon Sweet Buns
Pumpkin is again in season. I love vegetable/fruit (botanically speaking it is a fruit actually!). Over the year I made plenty of recipes with pumpkin, both sour and sweets (risotto, pies, cakes, etc..). However, I never baked bread with it,…
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Composta di Mele Cotogne Siciliane (Sicilian Quince Compote)
Every year in September, when the quince is in season, I make this traditional Sicilian…
Risotto di Mele Cotogne e Alloro (Quince & Laurel Risotto)
Quince is considered as one of the oldest fruits in the world. Native to Eastern…
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Prickly Pear Jam
Prickly pears are packed with vitamins, especially vitamin C, and minerals including potassium and magnesium.…
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Bread with Carob Flour & Pine Nuts
Carob flour can be used to make bread. Its naturally sweet taste and notes of…
Carob Powder
With dry carobs you can obtain a "flour" which is very tasty and can be used in several recipes (e.g. bread, cakes, cookies, etc..). If you have access to these amazing pods where you live, then you must make your…
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Italian Tiramisù
One of the most iconic and loved Italian dessert!
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Carob & Figs Sponge
Carob is an incredible fruit which grows in the south Mediterranean area.From the processing of…
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Sund-dried Figs
I really like figs. This year, the harvest was quite good so I tried preserving…
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Fig Jam
Did you know? Although it is popularly known as a fruit, the fig is actually a…