Cakes Desserts Cupcakes with chocolate chips Being a lover of 1980s cuisine, I use that very strange ingredient called “cooking cream.” I use little of it and (in order not to... 8 May 2023 559 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Fettuccine alla papalina: Fettuccine Pope’style This dish is one of the great culinary “musts” of traditional Roman cuisine, dedicated to one of the symbols of the heart of Lazio: the... 24 April 2023 811 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Coffee cake, almonds, and “dulce de leche”: Almendrado This recipe was told to me by Giada, my friend from university. She had eaten this cake, which she found to be amazing, at the... 17 April 2023 1.6K by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Neapolitan pastiera: Wheat Berry & Ricotta Easter Cake … Intro text … Tips to ensure the success of the dish: I always prepare at least two pastiere because I always give one away.... 3 April 2023 799 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Breakfast cookies I found the recipe for these cookies in a blog called “La Gatteria”. I couldn’t believe they were so right for breakfast. Well, I was... 20 March 2023 514 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Candied syrup cake I’ve been candying fruit during the winter for years. Artisanal candied fruit is preserved in a syrup made up of the candied liquid boiled together... 6 March 2023 534 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Soups Capellini (called Angel Hair) in broth Some 17th century texts mention this type of pasta. It was a size used by nuns for the sick or for new mothers. The origin... 26 December 2022 642 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Xmas Chiffon cake Chiffon cake is a very fluffy and light-as-air American cake. The history of Chiffon cake is very bizarre: Harry Baker, its inventor, was not a... 23 December 2022 901 by Ilaria Barisi
First Courses Fresh Pasta Roman-style strozzapreti (literally priest stranglers) Strozzapreti are an ancient Italian pasta in the shape of large one-inch-long torches. Mentioned several times in Roman literature, strozzapreti are obviously born as pasta... 31 October 2022 890 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 870 by Ilaria Barisi
