Feeling like baking something effortless? This pie with no crust suits you well, then. In no time the cake is ready. Let the potatoes boil till tender and be ready to “work hard” when it comes to peel them. No crust, no pastry, it’s all about the sweet potatoes, so the preparation, consisting in peeling …
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Chocolate cravings can placated with no feelings of guilt by these small treats. I eat them after dinner to end the day with a mellisonant note, sometimes in the morning to get started with a self-soothing moment. 7 small mini cakes that will take care of me once a day during a week of icy …
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Soft, delicate and fruity cake. This recipe belongs to my mum and sister (good girls, they prepared this extra soft cake while I was with them, in Italy, on Christmas holidays). Peggy at Cake Crumbs and Beach Sand is having a virtual party to celebrate 1000 lovely friends on Facebook. She asked me to pop over …
Does this recipe contain natural ingredients? Yes, it does. Is this recipe healthy? Uhm… yes and no. It is healthy if you don’t go to sleep after eating it (also if you don’t eat fried food one month after and one month before :)). It is not healthy otherwise, especially if you get addicted to …
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Up for an easy creamy dessert in a glass? If so, my recipe could be inspirational to you. It’s a custard cream mixed with a fruity italian liqueur called Fragolino, excellent when served cold or used to finish ice creams and desserts off. This popular italian wine custard prepared whisking egg yolks and sugar is called Zabaione, it is …
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I don’t like brownies and this dessert is not a brownie. Yes, it is named “Chocolate Cranberry Brownie” but it is somewhat different from the popular american sweet. I took advantage of the word “brownie” to give an idea of the consistency: very dense and full in chocolate. Since it doesn’t contain flour, is a dessert …
