Gingerbread without dressing

I’ve been baking lots of cookies lately – these books have been at my kitchen counter all the time – but I wanted something else for the[...]

So I decided to grab the hot weather by the horns and make Christmas tartlets anyway , but with my dried fruit stash reduced to a sad handful I dropped the[...]

Spices are ingredients I love – to the point of buying a cookbook devoted to them – and I use them throughout the year, but this time of the year[...]

I got hypnotized by this tart when I first saw it on the DH mag – it looked so beautiful and delicious! My first thought was to make it at the end of[...]

My last holiday post almost turned out like a big FAIL: after baking these delicious and oh, so tender madeleines I decided to deep them on a chocolate glaze[...]

My friend Ana Elisa’s adventure in making torrone reminded me of how much work these caramels were: it took forever for the mixture to achieve the[...]

One of the things I hear the most these days is that time flies and I couldn’t agree more – I cannot believe that December has already arrived;[...]

While there are movies I keep watching over and over again , I can’t find a way to watch others, no matter how much I want to: if it’s on TV,[...]

I always complain about the weather here during the holidays: it’s too hot – last year it was really uncomfortable with 39°C (102°F) days[...]

I was sitting home the other day, thinking about Christmas and how it is my favorite time of the year. I thought about my Christmas tree, and how I would be[...]

So you know that I decided to bake for the Christmas series, got carried away and made cookies beside this cake – I have to tell you, without false[...]

Having rediscovered the pleasure I used to feel in the kitchen I keep having ideas and imagining things to cook and bake – I can’t wait for the[...]

Having rediscovered the pleasure I used to feel in the kitchen I keep having ideas and imagining things to cook and bake – I can’t wait for the[...]

My favorite time of the year has arrived and my Christmas tree is already up – I have been thinking of the Christmas Eve menu already, planning the food[...]