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Pistachio Cheesecake

  Pistachio Cheesecake is the best cheesecake mousse recipe, with ground pistachios in the crust. Amazing holidays and festive dessert bursting with pistachio flavor to impress everyone!     How to make pistachio cheesecake recipe? For me, the easiest is to divide the whole process in two phases: make a… Read more »

Pandoro from Scratch

  Pandoro from Scratch is Italian Christmas golden cake, simple yet decadent, of mild flavor, soft, slightly scented with vanilla, so light and fluffy. Hello everybody ! It’s Christmas baking time again and here I share beautiful Pandoro from Scratch with you ! Let’s make it clear from the start… Read more »

Panettone from Scratch

Panettone from Scratch, Italian Christmas delicacy, featuring my grandmother’s story of how it all started … There are several legends about history of Panettone. They include noble Italian families since sugar, wheat flour and eggs were luxuries in 15th century. Rye and spelt were the most common, cheaper grains to… Read more »

Castagnaccio

  Castagnaccio is chestnut flour, rosemary, pine nuts, dried fruit, dense, rustic Italian cake. Autumnal Italian classic!   If you prefer experiencing different tastes and flavours, especially desserts with low sugar, this Castagnaccio recipe is the one you are looking for. Tuscans don’t use a lot of sugar to make… Read more »

Festive Cannoli Cake Roll

Festive Cannoli Cake Roll : simple and light festive dessert, Italian way ! This Festive Cannoli Cake Roll is beautiful to have after festive holidays’ lunch or dinner since it is light and so very refreshing. Since it is simple also ( and we know simple is always the best… Read more »

Potato-Crusted Mediterranean Meatloaf

Potato-Crusted Mediterranean Meat Loaf : Every bite of this tender, juicy meatloaf is full of flavours with feta cheese, zucchini slices and bell pepper strips. Potato crust makes it complete ! Friends from abroad visited us for a week end and it happened to be perfect occasion to bake Potato-Crusted… Read more »

Pretzels Homemade

Welcome to my frugal balcony again. I hope pretzels are noticed here. When having a snack, cappuccino creates additional bonus. While investigating about Pretzels I have found their origin back in Early Middle Ages. Monasteries were the places where these creations came from. Italian, not German as I thought. Pretiola… Read more »