One of those mornings when, after dropping the kids off at school, you have a long ‘to do’ list and nevertheless you end up drinking coffee and chit-chatting with other mums at your local café. One of those mornings when,… Read More ›
Sweets, after meal difficult recipes
Orange and Chocolate Sponge Cake
A few years spent baking already and I still don’t have a KitchenAid! Mrs Seddy always makes fun of me because I take ages to whip the cream or to whisk the eggs and the sugar! The thing is I… Read More ›
La Pastiera
The story goes like this: Maria Cristina of Savoy married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. Maria Cristina was described as beautiful but also timid and shy girl: modest and reserved, she was never comfortable at the royal court. Her… Read More ›
Chocolate and Pears Tart
http://www.girlfriendinacoma.eu it’s a blog and it is also a film now. (The film is actually named after a song by the Smiths). It’s written and directed by two Italy lovers. Bill Emmott who also writes “Forza, Italia: Come Ripartire Dopo… Read More ›
The Italian Chocolate Roll
The Namesake, a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. I read it when we were living in New York (2005). We had no kids back then, still I could feel the difficulties of raising a child in a country which is not… Read More ›
Mini Chocolate Eclairs
Mrs Cricri. Lucky her. She has been living in London for many years, as most of us: two kids, far away from her hometown, a husband super stressed for his job, always tired and sleepless, no weekends to the beach… Read More ›
Bavarian Chocolate Mousse with Chocolate Sponge
..and then there is this bunch of guys, all ex GS and all CBS Alumni, who are very good friends, even if their lives took very different paths. They try hard to get together once in a while to share… Read More ›
Tarte aux Framboises, Verbier
Mr and Mrs M are off for a week end to the marvellous Verbier. One of their best friend has a beautiful chalet up in the mountain and this time they got the chance to be invited at his place… Read More ›
Casa Mia in London 