Asparagus puff pastries for a light meal
These asparagus puff pastries are made using readymade puff pastries for convenience. You can also use readymade crescent rolls and...
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Gluten free Italian Amaretti cookies
The perfect, gluten free Amaretti cookies: We hunted all over the place to find the recipe for a perfectly gluten...
Soft focaccia bread with rosemary and garlic
Soft focaccia bread: Focaccia bread is remarkably easy to make. There are a few different recipes for focaccia out there....
Gluten free orange and yogurt muffins
Gluten free orange and yogurt muffins: You can often whip up a flavoured muffin from what you have languishing in...
Mini mozzarella and tomato croissants
How to make easy mini mozzarella and tomato croissants: We are passionate about our cooking and enjoy a challenge as much...
Sweet pastry for tarts and pies
This sweet pastry is for tarts, pies and even cookies. Pasta Frolla is the Italian name for sweet shortcrust pastry....
Simple and quick 4 ingredient granola bars – flapjacks
Flapjacks are one of the most simple little oak cake snacks that you can put together. If you enjoy the...
Easy to make coconut cake
This easy to make coconut cake is a classic style Italian sponge cake. The type you will have served to...
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple
Focaccia bread stuffed with apple and lemon: Days ago I experimented with a sweet variant of stuffed focaccia, starting with...
Gluten free chocolate muffins
Gluten free chocolate muffins: While living in Italy, we ran an Air B 'n' B. Over the years we hosted...
Baked breaded zucchini
Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, baked breaded zucchini are a delicious summer side dish. They are...
Italian biscotti with lemon
These Italian biscotti with lemon are known as biscottini simply because they are tini - very small. They are fragrant...
Sweet flakey pastry with cream cheese
This versatile sweet flakey pastry is luxuriously rich because of the addition of cream cheese. Who would have thought it!...
Spanakopita – Greek spinach pie
Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie that is made from phyllo dough, feta cheese, and spinach. It’s a savory pastry...
Italian pine nut cookies
Perfect pignoli pine nut cookies: It took a great deal of experimentation to finally arrive at the recipe for perfect...
All-purpose gluten free flour blend
This is our go-to, all-purpose, gluten free flour blend. We use it for muffins, biscotti, gnocchi and even English pancakes....
Gluten free sandwich bread
Making gluten free sandwich bread requires no kneading because the dough is quite liquid. As with many homemade, gluten free...
Gluten free orange and cranberry muffins
We have developed our gluten free orange and cranberry muffins because the cranberry is very popular in America and is...
Traditional British Scones
We have been making scones for a long time and this is our tried and tested recipe for perfect typically...
How to make focaccia stuffed with cheese
This is a thinnish, focaccia stuffed with cheese. The dough is easy to work and can be stored in the...
Savory baked ricotta with cherry tomatoes
Savory baked ricotta is an Italian favorite for outdoor eating and you can serve it hot or chilled. You may...
Carrot and coconut cake
This recipe for carrot and coconut cake is an inspiration! A drop of sunshine and this is cake makes quite...
Asparagus and three cheese muffins
Asparagus and three cheese muffins are inspired by the savory breads that you find in Europe. Predominantly, France. While living...
Italian Easter Pie – torta Pasqualina
This recipe for Italian Easter pie or 'Torta Pasqualina', is very popular all over Italy during the Easter period. It...
Olive oil cake with lime
Olive oil cake with lime is aromatic and tasty Italian-style delight for those in search of a simple recipe. In...
Olive oil cake with lemon
Olive oil cake with lemon is aromatic and tasty Italian-style delight for those in search of a simple recipe. In...
Olive oil cake with orange
Olive oil cake with orange is aromatic and tasty Italian-style delight for those in search of a simple recipe. In...
How to make clafoutis – Cherry Pie
How to make Clafoutis: Clafoutis is an easy and elegant french dessert from the central region of Limousin. The origin...
Savory Palmiers with spinach and prosciutto
Savory palmiers with spinach and prosciutto are a welcome, light addition to your snack table. These savory cookies are made...
Fruit filled crostata galette
When you have a hankering for pie, try a fruit filled crostata instead. These open-faced pies are the perfect size...
