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 156 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 159 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Spoon desserts Grandma Irene’s Pain Perdu It amuses me, in a somewhat subtle and sadistic way, when a country boasts about a recipe as if it were its own, only to... 29 September 2025 268 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 272 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Honey and black tea cake This soft and moist cake, originally from the Jewish community of Germany, contains two flavors that remind me of winter: honey and black tea. It... 17 February 2025 553 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts Fristingo – Christmans fig cake This typical Christmas fig cake from the Marche region is not codified, each family has its own version, there are up to 22 variations from... 3 December 2024 504 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Linzer Tart The oldest cake recipe written down in a recipe book is the Linzer torte. The recipe is kept in the recipe book of Countess Anna... 18 November 2024 711 by Ilaria Barisi
Cakes Desserts The Gorizian Presnitz Grandma Irene didn’t leave me the recipe for her Presnitz, which she stopped making when I was really young. I don’t know why. She only... 26 December 2023 973 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Mirta’s Autumn Tart Crostata is the quintessential Italian dessert. This tart is simple, as it uses few ingredients, and it’s rustic thanks to the presence of spelled flour,... 20 November 2023 543 by Ilaria Barisi
Desserts Tarts Atlanta Apple Tart (baked in bread bag) For five years, I no longer had the opportunity to speak English. Last autumn I realized that I was so rusty that I had started... 25 September 2023 619 by Ilaria Barisi
