Pietru Furnar
Homemade Cousine
Chocolate Cantucci
The biscuits are originated from Prato, a town in the beautiful region of Tuscany in Italy.They are cooked twice to give them a dry and crunchy texture. Usually, they are made during the Christmas season. Traditionally, they are eaten and…
Italian Spaghetti with Bell Pepper & Cheese Sauce
This pasta is very easy and quick to make. I recommend you to use red…
Pumpkin Curry Soup
This pumpkin soup is very smooth and creamy thanks to the chickpeas, which, combined with…
Posted inDesserts
Torta ta’ San Martin (Maltese Nuts & Dried Fruit Cake)
This is a mouth-watering traditional Maltese cake. It is prepared for the feast dedicated to…
Sicilian Frittelle
This is a typical sweets that in Modica is prepared on the 2nd November. That…
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Pumpkin & Cocoa Cake
The first pumpkins of the new season are already available. Of course, I could not resist the idea of making a nice sponge cake after the long summer break :)In the past years, I made several types of pumpkin cake…
Sicilian Seasoned Crushed Olives
These olives are a very tasty side dish or appetizer. A typical Sicilian preserve based…
Castagnaccio (Italian Chestnut Flour Cake)
Castagnaccio is a plain chestnut flour cake, typically found in the Tuscany, Liguria, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna,…
Posted inMain Courses
Gattò di Patate (Potato Gâteau)
This recipe was born in Naples towards the end of the 18th century, under Ferdinand…
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Pumpkin & Cinnamon Sweet Buns
Pumpkin is again in season. I love vegetable/fruit (botanically speaking it is a fruit actually!).…