Get ready to be transported straight to the canals of Venice with just one bite of mine delicious Baci in Gondola. This Venetian delicacy is made up of two crispy yet airy meringue kisses that hug a rich and indulgent dark chocolate filling. The name itself means “kisses on a gondola”. It is a nod […]
Category: Cookies, biscuits and biscotti
Rum, raisin and pine nut cookies
In collaboration with Brixton Windmill and using their organic wholemeal flour Plus orange, oats and wholemeal flour, but the title would have been too long. Cookies are notoriously easy to make and notoriously good to eat. I particularly like those who are crisp edged but a little chewy in the middle and there are a […]
Soft amaretti biscuits
I have been baking and cooking quite a lot over Christmas and New Year, and I felt that the sheer simplicity and deliciousness of this recipe was a perfect way to strike a balance and start the new year. I will also start with a warning: these soft amaretti biscuits are extremely addictive and you […]
Wholewheat oatcakes
In collaboration with Brixton Windmill and using their organic wholemeal flour I must say I am a cheese lover. On top of being a coffee lover. Well, that’s kind of the Italian stereotype too, I was told. Cheese (mozzarella, parmesan, burrata, gorgonzola…and we could continue for days) and coffee (espresso of course). Then apparently there […]
Canestrelli biscuits
Give a go at these buttery canestrelli biscuits (or canestrini), a classic shortbread biscuit from Northern Italy.
Rhubarb-filled orange biscuits
A few days ago, a friend gave me some stalks of fresh rhubarb from their allotment. Juicy and crunchy, bursting with flavour and smelling amazing. I could not miss the opportunity to make something out of a homegrown produce. Did I ever tell you that homegrown food tastes 1,000 times better? It’s no mystery that […]
Salted caramel and lemon jam sandwich biscuits
The idea of making these biscuits came as, what they call, a “happy accident”. I was testing a caramel sauce for another recipe, and I wanted to taste the caramel I had just made to ensure it wasn’t burnt. I grabbed a teaspoon that I forgot I had used earlier to measure some lemon juice […]