Sometimes you just want lo sleep like a baby, with that world-trusting sweet stillness. But I hate pills of any kind and I find sleeping pills the worst on earth. The only way I can manage to go through the… Read More ›
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Crunchy chocolate disc with ricotta mousse
Yep. It’s been a long while, mea culpa, and unfortunately I am still struggling with my non-routine-slash-post-summer-daily-mess. What I have been telling my self for the last 20 days is – ok, summer’s done, kids finally back to school (kinda), housekeeping… Read More ›
Light-weight Chocolate Cupcakes, Torta Margherita
3 years have gone already. Almost. And we are all focused on organising the birthday party for the twins. Planning, buying balloons, do I really need helium to make them fly?! Do you know there is a world shortage of… Read More ›
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 ›
Lemon Bavarois
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 ›
My beloved Millefeuille with soft pastry cream and chocolate
Almost 8 years living in Anglo-Saxon countries and still having difficulties with local food. Every time I go to the butcher I wonder why they have all those different kind of sausages… I read somewhere that in the United Kingdom… Read More ›
The Italian Tiramisu’
Yes. Alright. it’s a bit of a cliché but I found it the most useful kitchen utensil I have ever had. I gave it as a gift to my beloved husband, I think it was Christmas time, back a few years… 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 ›
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 http://casamia-blog.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 ›
Casa Mia in London 