Today, March the 19th is Father’s Day and here in Siena we celebrate it with a particular sweet: le frittelle di San Giuseppe. This “fritter” is originally from Siena and...
Mimosa Cake is an Italian recipe and was born in the 1950s. It was created in Rieti precisely to celebrate Woman’s day and since then has been a culinary symbol...
Finally my easy to do recipe of a variation of “Panettone”. I thought about an easy recipe that doesn’t need a long leavening and that can be used as a...
Christmas’ period is approching and I like preparing some typical cakes in advance. I like to start from the typical ones of my territory that is Siena. There are at least...
The 1st of November is all Saints feast. In Italy we celebrate this solemnity in honour of all the Saints known or unknown. In Tuscany we have our cake to...
Finally Autumn is on the way and in Tuscany this season gives our kitchens products and ingredients that are the basis of our cooking. Soups are on top of the...
If there is something that takes me back to my childhood is the smell of my mother’s apple cake while it is cooking. I would have never stopped eating it...
Ricotta cheese has been one of my favourite ingredients lately…and today when I come across this recipe … well I had to try it ! And the result was so...
This is a completely Senese recipe. I remember in the eighties when I went to the restaurant with my parents, I looked forward to the most beautiful moment … the...
This is the sweetest temptation I can’t resist ! It is the fluffy taste of the chocolate pastry that turn into the warm and soft liquid chocolate. Amazing! It is...
