I’m back to Shanghai, to my kitchen, to my gimcrackery. And after a month of absence I let you imagine the chaos and things to do to resume the rhythm, to give back a kind of cadence to everyday life. Time to play in the kitchen is reduced to the bone. But not for this...
I cooked a lot in the last period: soon I will return to Italy for the holidays and as long as I’ll be there I’ll have a few tools, no gimcrackery for photos and no reflex. So I put aside some delicacies for you, for the Christma period! But between kilos of cookies and creams...
Want something soft, simple, giving that pleasant feeling of home? Then this egg whites cake stuffed with jam is for you. Born from my usual inability to get rid of stray egg whites and the desire for a sweet not too demanding. I also had the half-empty pantry, so few ingredients, the ones we always...
What about a slice of crumb cake with pears and almonds? A fragrant shell, a moist and scented filling and time by time a crunchy almond under the theeth. Every time I re-discover how much I love these cakes! And the version with fruits are my favourites…
This morning, at breakfast, with my hot tea I had also a scented slice of this figs cake, enriched with cocoa and cinnamon. Yes, also here in Shanghai the fig’s season has begun! At first shyly, then they began to invade the markets, black and sweet. And I take advantage of it immediately! It’s not...
