Desserts Spoon desserts Sweet whipped ricotta cream with crumble and roasted figs This dessert after a meal is easy to make and a sure success. The ricotta cream recipe is from the beautiful book by pastry chef... 28 June 2026 46 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Oat Bars with Jam This is a recipe from the States, and like all their recipes, it’s super easy to make. I love tarts or something with jam for... 16 March 2026 241 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Fried desserts Oliebollen For the Dutch, food is something that gives them energy and allows them to do many other things they enjoy (like cycling, in all its... 9 February 2026 200 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Christmas Cookies I don’t have much patience in life, yet when it comes to baking, I’m a Penelope in the kitchen. I admit that decorating isn’t my... 8 December 2025 185 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies When I lived in the US, all my American colleagues loved peanut butter. I had never seen or tasted it. Over the years, especially since... 13 October 2025 253 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Sablé azur with chocolate and fleur de sel In one of the many pastry courses I have taken in my life, I met a Roman pastry chef called Andrea De Bellis. His pastry... 4 November 2024 442 by Ilaria Barisi
Cookies Desserts Extra Chocolatey cookies This is the chocolate version of American cookies that I ate years ago in New York. They are indescribably delicious and I recommend them to... 22 May 2024 457 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Midinette peach sundaes In French, Midinette is a nickname given to seamstresses. It means a sentimental and dreamer girl, but also a little frivolous. I don’t know why... 7 August 2023 480 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Fruits Almond and apricot cake A very simple and super delicious dessert. The intense, fruity apricot tang perfectly matches the sweetness of the almonds. The inside of the cake remains... 19 June 2023 499 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Cherry pie: the iconic USA tart The first cherry tart seems to have been baked by Queen Elizabeth I herself. This tart was then brought by pilgrims to the United States... 6 June 2022 674 by Ilaria Barisi
