Reading other people’s blog I found that they really talk about their own life and personal thoughts. I discovered an entire world out there, bloggers and bloggers having discussion.. about nothing. Someone posts a recipe and someone else goes like ‘yummy,… Read More ›
Sweets, ampm easy recipes
Apple, Pastry Cream and Hazelnut Tart
The life of a girl (shall I say a woman?!) in her late 30s is basically all about kids. Her life goes around her little monsters. These girls, the Sciure (find definition of ‘Sciure’ in https://casamiablog.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/heart-shaped-talian-cookies/ ) of course have kids. There… Read More ›
Chocolate Cake with No Flour
Kids grow up so quickly. They are beautiful, always funnier than the day before. When they are just born, you feel like there’s no tomorrow: you are going to die changing nappies and washing super tiny clothes. The day after,… Read More ›
Marble Pound Cake, the Italian way
I love my grandma’s tea set. I loved her and I loved the way she always used to set up the little side table, by her favourite armchair, when it was tea time. She used to drink it “white”, it… Read More ›
Heart Shaped Italian Cookies
‘I am done with my hairdresser, where are you now?’ – ‘doing some shopping for Cicci’s new baby, she’s due at the end of the month and she’s got three now!’ – (particularly high reproductive demographic profiles around here!!!) –… Read More ›
Chiacchiere
Yesterday it was Mardi Gras. I know in UK there is nothing to celebrate about and it’s all about Halloween instead…but we are Italians and maybe sometimes we do it better! 😉 All right, let’s see what’s the difference between… Read More ›
Lunch at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa – Madeleines
It’s sunday morning, it’s chilly outside and you don’t really know what to do. So Mr M, Mrs M, Miss M and Mstr M head straight to the Columbia Flower Market to have a quick – very quick, indeed – walk… Read More ›
Lemon Cake
It’s a very chilly and snowy January afternoon, Mrs M invites over some of her girlfriends with their kiddies. Italians don’t know how to deal with this cold weather, they dress their kids like onions, layers on layers on layers…. Read More ›