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Tag Archives: sweets
CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE MINI CUPCAKES
If you follow this site more or less regularly, you already know that I love small desserts… I love the fact that they are (almost) guilt free and even more I love the fact that you can eat 2 or … Continue reading
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Posted in Baking, Cakes, Desserts, Finger food, Tea Time
Tagged baking, chocolate, cupcakes, desserts, finger food, Mini Cupcakes, orange, party, party idea, sweets, tea time
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SPICED BANANA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE – BOLO DE BANANA
It is time again for the “Secret recipe club” reveal! I am sure you all know what the club is about, but for the few of you who still don’t know about it, here goes a brief explanation. It is … Continue reading
Pin ItBAKED APPLES EN CROÛTE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
Our lovely Monkey Queen of Don’t Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys, was our May Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to dive into the world of en Croute! We were encouraged to make Beef Wellington, Stuffed Mushroom en … Continue reading
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Posted in American, Baking, British, Daring Cooks, Desserts, Fruits, Sauces, Spices, Tea Time
Tagged apples, autumn, baked, baking, butterscotch, caramel, Daring Cooks, dessert, en croute, fall, pastry, pumpkin spice, sweets, tea time, walnuts
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CASSATELLE TRAPANESI – CASSATEDDI TRAPANISI
Today’s recipe is another one of my Sicilian recipes. Cassatelle (or cassateddi in Sicilian) are sweets typical of the town of Trapani, where my mum was born. They are usually eaten in winter and spring, which is when the fresh … Continue reading
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Tagged cassatelle, chocolate, crescents, dessert, fried, Italian, Regional Italian dish, ricotta, Sicilian, Sicily, sweets, tea time, Trapani
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WALNUT AND ORANGE GELATO WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP
I love ice cream and not only in summer! Today’s recipe in fact, is perfect for autumn/winter as it is made with walnuts and candied orange zest These flavours always make me think of autumn, cold days and cozy nights. The … Continue reading
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Posted in Desserts, Ice Cream, Italian, Special Occasions
Tagged autumn, chocolate, chocolate syrup, dessert, fall, gelato, ice cream, Italian, Italy, orange, orange zest, Special Occasions, sweets, walnuts
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PASSION FRUIT CURD AND LIME TARTS
I had some pasta frolla dough and some Passion fruit Curd sitting in my freezer and I could not wait to use them up… together! You see, pasta frolla is the Italian pie crust that we use to make crostata … Continue reading
Pin ItSTRAWBERRY AND LEMON CHEESECAKE IN A GLASS
Who doesn’t love cheesecakes?? I do! I must say that I discovered them quite late in my teenage years as they are not an Italian “thing” (though now they are quite popular in Italy too). I was in New York for 3 … Continue reading
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Posted in American, Desserts, Finger food, Fruits, Special Occasions, Tea Time
Tagged cheesecake, cream cheese, dessert, finger food, fruits, glass, lemons, mini, mousses, shot glass, small, Special Occasions, spring, strawberries, sweets, tea time
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STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE BARS
I know I have already said this, but how hard is it to get adjusted to living with inverted seasons?? It is so weird to think of Christmas as a summer holiday or Easter as an autumn holiday… in the … Continue reading
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