Appetizers Miascia: a traditional Como cake I now live in this wonderful part of Italy, known for the villas of famous footballers and Hollywood stars. The lake and its villages are... 10 November 2025 216 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Apple and oat cake It is a soft and moist cake. Ideal for those who are on a diet but want a breakfast that is still somehow cheerful. I... 16 June 2025 238 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Tarte Tatin This iconic French cake has a curious history. Between 1894 and 1906, two French sisters ran the family hotel “Hotel Tatin” in Lamotte Beuvron, a... 5 December 2023 494 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Homemade apple pie One of the few Walt Disney films that I didn’t love as a child was Snow White. Perhaps it’s because it was too distressing, or... 24 October 2022 786 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Sweet Rome I love reading the book “Science in the kitchen and the art of eating well” by Pellegrino Artusi because I find it interesting and amusing.... 8 November 2021 1.3K by Ilaria Barisi
Fried desserts Fruits Fried Apples This is a snack that I often ate in winter at my grandmother Irene’s house. My grandmother used two Italian cooking books as culinary Bibles:... 26 October 2019 3.7K by Ilaria Barisi
Fruits Jam of apples and lemons Years ago, I bought a recipe book from a well-known pastry chef from Campania: Sal de Risio. One of the recipes was about a tart... 24 January 2019 731 by Ilaria Barisi
