As I wrote in my previous post about the Pizza flavoured Savoury Pastries, Italian birthday parties always hav

Italian birthday parties always have some sort of savoury pastries in the menu.  I remember my mum buying a h

I have seen these on Pinterest and I just could not get them out of my mind.  I think they look really cute a

I love savoury cookies and I love cheese!  I had been wanting to make these cookies for a very long time and

For my daughter’s 6th birthday party, I wanted to make a few savoury items as well.  As the theme was fairi

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

Pops are always a great idea for kids parties.  I love cake pops, but they can be quite time consuming to mak

My eldest daughter requested some cupcakes for her Tinkerbell birthday party.  I love cupcakes, I think they

My eldest daughter Victoria loves Tinkerbell… she has all 4 movies and watches them endlessly together with

The lovely Cher of The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler was our July Daring Cooks’ hostess and she

I have seen quite a few recipes of salads that include strawberries lately and I was very curious to try one m

I love strawberries, always have and always will!  I am lucky enough to live in a country where strawberries

I love experimenting with pasta and gnocchi. I love the fact that you can make them of many shapes, flavours a

For this week’s Regional Italian dish I am going to take you back to Sicily.  Today’s recipe is really e

After showing you how easy it is to make “ricotta” at home, I thought I would also show you an additional

A few months ago, my friend Sawsan from Chef in Disguise challenged the Daring Cooks to make our own cheese. 

Not too long ago I shared my recipe for Far Breton, a baked custard-like French dessert.  I remember saying t

Today, for my Regional Italian dish series, I am going to take you all back to Sicily with the perfect summer

It’s getting cold down here and when it gets chilly, I find myself craving for cheese… better if it is mel

I am very happy about the recipe I will be sharing with you today.  I have many food related memories of my c

Today I want to share with you the recipe of chicken sofficini.  If you follow Manu’s Menu, I am sure you w

For this week’s Regional Italian recipe, I want to take you to the region of Emilia-Romagna, a culinary heav

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

The June Daring Cooks’ challenge sure kept us rolling – meatballs, that is! Shelley from C Mom Cook and Ru

I must admit that I was not very fond of jams while growing up… I would always choose crème patissière or

Chocolate mousse is one of my favourite desserts.  I think all the chocoholics out there will agree with me:

Today I want to share with you a traditional recipe from the city of Milano in Lombardy, where I was born.  I

I won’t lie… my kids, especially my 5 year old daughter, do not like fruits.  Yes, I know what you are th

Sometimes I see the picture of a dish and I just can’t get it off my mind until I make it!  Has it ever hap

Today’s recipe is one of my favourite pasta dishes!  Back in Italy, I would make it regularly as I could ea

Maybe not everyone knows this, but there is quite a bit of “rivalry” between Italy and France.  We call t

I know I know… I am sure you are thinking that I must have gone mad.  Yes, Parmigiano Reggiano is a cheese

Today I want to share with you the recipe of a French dessert: Far Breton.  As you can easily guess from the

Couscous is one of my favourite side dishes.  I love the fact that it is so versatile and that it can be easi

If you follow this site more or less regularly, you already know that I love small desserts… I love the fact

Today’s Regional Italian recipe is from the region of Lazio, the region of Rome. It is a very simple dish ma