Thai is one of my favourite Asian cuisines.  Believe it or not, there were no Thai restaurants in Milan, at l

Merry Christmas everybody!  I know you will be very busy in your kitchens today (or at the malls, getting you

When I think of comfort food, the first image that comes to my mind is a plate full of lasagne... no matter ho

Today I want to share with you the recipe for a special dessert.  A few weeks ago, my friend Abeer from Cake

Today, as part of my series on Regional Italian Cuisines, I want to share with you the recipe for a very tradi

Whenever I think of marrons glacés, I think of Christmas. They are not Italian, as you would have guessed by

Who doesn’t like chocolate??  Well… I know a couple of people who are not crazy about it, but really… n

Our Daring Cooks’ December 2012 Hostess is Andy of Today’s the Day and Today’s the Day I Cook! Andy is

I made these cookies for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party.  If you follow this blog, you will already know

A little while ago, my friend Diane from Muppys asked me if I wanted to take part to this year’s Great Food

I made these caramels to give away as presents for Christmas this year.  I had wanted to try and make my own

Baileys is at the top of my list of favourite liquors.  I love it plain or in cocktails… and I also use it

Today I want to share with you a very easy recipe.  I love making at home, food that you would usually buy re

If you have ever seen an episode of Peppa Pig, you will know that Peppa’s favourite game is “jumping up an

I saw these piggy shaped buns on Pinterest and I could not get them out of my mind!  They look too cute!  As

These are the cupcakes I made for my daughter’s birthday party.  My kids have a very sweet tooth (they took

My little Georgia is in the Peppa Pig phase… she adores it and would watch it all day long on TV if I let he

If you like sweet and sour dishes like me, this one will make you drool.  I like chicken, but it can get a bi

I found this recipe while browsing the Internet and it was love at first sight! I must admit I had only ever m

Today’s recipe is another spur of the moment creation.  I had some Italian Speck and stracchino cheese in t

Today's recipe is a variation on the classic Baked Lasagne that I have already shared with you in the past.  

I must admit I always choose creamy desserts over cakes, as I find it harder to finish a slice of thick cake t

Lemon chicken is one of the dishes I like to order when we have Chinese take-away.  I love all sweet and sour

It is time again for the “Secret recipe club” reveal! I am sure you all know what the club is about, but f

This is another one of those items that is commonly found in North American stores, but is very hard to come b

Come October-November I start seeing a lot of recipes that call for pumpkin purée… the truth is, the though

Today’s recipe is about simple ingredients.  Actually, come to think of it, authentic Italian cooking is of

Audax of Audax Artifex was our November 2012 Daring Cooks’ host.  Audax has brought us into the world of b

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Diwali (दिवाली), the "festival of lights”, a 5-day Indian festiv

I have noticed that l don’t have enough recipes for side dishes on the blog, so I thought of remedying that

Today’s Regional Italian dish comes from Lombardia, the region of Milan.  It is a delicious risotto made wi

Yesterday I showed you how easy it is to make your own Chestnut and Vanilla Cream… now that you have such a

Chestnuts remind me of winter in Italy.  When it’s cold (and it does get quite cold in Milan), you can buy

The weather is getting warmer around here… this is the time of the year when I prefer to eat out.  In a few

Radicchio (pronounced rah-DEE-kee-oh) is a chicory very specific to certain areas of Northern Italy, especial

I know, I know… today’s recipe is NOT Italian.  But this specific dish is very dear to my heart.  You se