Yes! You can easily prepare your own mini croissant at home and fill it with your prefered filling. They are delicious as appetizers or for breakfast. Difficulty: very easy. Tot.time: 25 min (Preparation: 10 min Baking: 15 min)
Aubergine and feta quinoa salad
Many of my friends love quinoa because of my “introduction” and ask me for more healthy and tasty recipes. So here is one more simple vegetarian and tasty quinoa salad dish! Read here more about quinoa. Difficulty: very easy Tot. Time: 22 min (Preparation time: 10 min Cooking Time: 12 min )
Delicious quinoa mango and blueberry salad recipe
A fresh and colorful dish that looks like a fruit salad but is perfect as a main salad! I love quinoa. This grain is packed with fiber and protein and, to top it off, it only takes 15 to 20 minutes to cook. Tot time 30 min (no baking needed) Read here more about quinoa. … Continue reading
Tasty and Nutritious alternative to white rice
For many home, white rice is a go-to starch. It fills you up fast and acts as a blank canvas for spices, herbs, and delicious sauces. However, in the process of making white rice, the rice seed is polished to remove the husk, bran, and germ in order to prevent spoilage and extend its storage … Continue reading
Italian Eggplant Patties Recipe
I love eggplants; they are very versatile and sweet inside. These tasty Italian patties are very versatile: great as an appetizer with glass of wine or main meal with a good salad. Enjoy! Tot time 1h &10 min (Prep 30 min, Baking 40 min)
Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce recipe (the real one)
A good basic Italian tomato sauce is very tasty and easy. It can be used for many other sauces just by adding some extra ingredients at the end (like broccoli, peas, tuna, olives, capers…) .
Speedy yogurt Mini Muffins
Everyone loves freshly made muffins and these supersoft mini muffins are made in just few steps. Difficulty very easy. Tot. time 35 min (preparation 15 min – cooking 20 min)
Toasted healthy homemade muesli recipe
I love having muesli in the morning or also as a snack during the day. Unfortunately, muesli sounds healthy, but it’s often high in fat, sugar and calories. Avoid the unnecessary calories and fat in many packaged versions by baking your own granola and muesli. Thanks to my mother in law, Kristina, I discovered that … Continue reading
Eggplant tomato tart recipe
A perfect recipe for a party or a dinner with guests, it can be prepared in advance or even the night before. You can make your short crust pastry by hand (I will publish soon the recipe) or, if you are in a rush, buy a ready made one. For this recipe you need some … Continue reading
Creamy mushroom zucchini pasta recipe
Easy and tasty recipe. The mild and sweet zucchini taste match perfectly with the strong mushroom flavour. Enjoy! Difficulty: very easy. Tot. time: 35 min
Soft delicious chocolate cake recipe (Moelleux chocolate cake)
This is a super easy chocolate cake to die for. If you love chocolate (as I do) this is your heaven! It is an adapted and easier version of the famous French moelleux cake. Difficulty: easy. Tot. time: 40 min (Preparation time: 20 min Baking: 18-20 min)
Cooking techniques explanations
In order to cook well it is important to understand some of the basic cooking techniques. Once you learn how to handle these fundamental techniques, you will be able to handle most recipes. I will add more and more techniques in the future. So please visit back!
Melt in your mouth Blueberry Cake Recipe (or Bluberry Buckle)
This is a rustic looking cake that is bursting with sweet blueberries that are sandwiched between a thin layer of soft and fluffy white cake. It is super quick and easy and you need just one bowl. Difficulty: very easy Tot. time: 50 min (Preparation time: 20 min Cooking Time: 28-30 min)
Easy baked fish recipe
This time I would like to publish a fish recipe. I love fish but I am a bit lazy to cook it since I do not like to clean it, so most of the time I use the fillet. I love the fillet cut since you can cook it quickly, it is very light and … Continue reading
Potato Peas Soup with spices recipe
This soup is tasty cold and hot. If you have fresh peas it will taste little sweet. Off season you can use frozen or dry peas. I always keep in my freezer a stock of frozen peas ready to use. It is creamy and little bit sweet. Difficulty: easy Tot. Time: 50 min (Preparation time: … Continue reading
Mushroom escalopes (veal) recipe
Italians love eating veal. It allows having tender meat easily. If your steak became too hard, start by cooking the veal. This dish is very popular in Italy and is called Scaloppine ai funghi. Very tasty! If you really can not find the veal you can do it with the turkey. Difficulty: easy Tot. Time: … Continue reading
Ricotta and Olive small bites recipe
Did you invite some friends for dinner on a last minute notice? This is a perfect easy appetizer to prepare very quickly: small pastry puff bite with ricotta cheese and green olives. Perfect for a quick finger food. Difficulty: very easy Tot. Time: 35m (Preparation time: 20 min Cooking Time: 15 min )
Raspberry, lemon & olive oil cake recipe
This yummy cake is from Pierre Hermé the famous Parisian baker, but it is super easy. I could not believe! The idea of matching the olive oil with the raspberry and the lemon is great and the taste is delicious. Difficulty: easy Tot time: 1 h (Preparation time: 30 min Cooking Time: 30-35 min)
Lemon and almond cake recipe
This cake in Italian is called “Caprese”. It is a delicious cake typical from the island of Capri and it come in two versions: chocolate and lemon. It has a tender heart made of almonds and white chocolate. It is a cake with a sweet and intense lemon flavour that match perfectly with vanilla ice … Continue reading
How to cook the pasta the real Italian way
Pasta comes in many different shapes and sizes and can be served with many different sauces. Please keep in mind that pasta is high on carbs, so eat in a moderate way. Cooking pasta it means: 1) cooking the pasta 2) preparing the sauce. Here we will learn how to do “1”. For recipes for … Continue reading
Zucchini and peas salad pasta recipe
This is a very simple and fresh pasta recipe perfect for the summer. It is very suitable for party and BBQ since it can be prepared ahead. Difficulty: very easy Tot.time: 40 min (Preparation time: 15 min Cooking time 25 min)
Vegetable cooking chart
This table has basic information about some of the most popular vegetables in a handy chart to help take the guesswork out of cooking them. The following vegetable chart shows you various cooking methods and times at a glance. As you refer to this chart, please keep the following in mind: The times on the … Continue reading
Tiramisu recipe
This is the first dessert that I ever made in life. I learned the recipe from Maurizio, an Italian chef friend of mine, while I was living in Beijing in 2008. At that time I did not have an oven. Yes the tiramisu is quite easy and does not need to be baked.This recipe is … Continue reading
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