I haven’t been around that much lately. People asking me why I gave up. Actually, I haven’t. Still loving my blog experience but there is something bigger brewing up, beside the never ending with-nanny-without-nanny of this unstable and frenetic city…. Read More ›
Dinner Desserts,
Heart Shaped Baci di Dama
Do goldfishes celebrate Saint Valentine? I am sure they do celebrate Saint Valentine, probably the don’t care much about it as everything else, but they do it. Life as a goldfish must be good, they don’t ask themselves too many… Read More ›
White Chocolate and Raspberries Hearts Cheesecake
Mrs M’s been travelling to US quite often lately and she’s totally at the mercy of her American mania! While writing this post now she is on a window seat, on her way to L.A., between a family of 4 kids (aged… Read More ›
Crème Caramel
It’s a chilly and rainy day in London today and Mrs M after her regular chit-chatting coffee morning is back home. Feels like a nice cup of Pukka tea. ‘Detox’ this time: aniseed, fennel and cardamom. It is NICE, indeed…. Read More ›
Mont Blanc
Friday afternoon, departments store. In the elevator with me a mommy with two kids, a 5 years old and a 4-ish years old. Doors open, mommy heads right – kids head left. Mommy’s visibly stressed and tired. ‘All right’ – she goes – ‘Daddy’s gonna… Read More ›
Saint Honoré with chocolate pastry cream and whipped cream
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 ›
White caprese cake with Limoncello, the Capri’s cake
It’s been hectic so far. And I am still not sure if I am able to be a proper mum, as they consider this here in London. My life now is only a matter of good mornings, good afternoons and goodbyes…. Read More ›
Cantucci, dry cookies
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›