A buttery crumb crust, a creamy sweet-tart filling and a combination of whipped cream and creme fraiche on top. This easy-peasy lime pie uses simple ingredients but it looks and tastes spectacular. It was my birthday a few weeks ago and, coincidentally, that of a colleague on the very same day. Despite having planned drinks […]
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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 […]
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 […]