Entries by Elena and Alfredo

The Recipe for Savoiardi Cookies




It is a highly inventive recipe of finger-shaped sponge biscuit going back to the XV century. It is believed the cookies were first made by cooks at the court of the Duke of Savoy. As all natural sponge cakes, Savoiardi contains no aerating agents other than whipped up whites and yolks. Savoiardi soaks up liquids […]







The Recipe for Eclairs with Custard




Eclairs – this highly popular goody is very easy to make. The taste of eclairs is splendid and the dough is light and airy. In Italy and France they are called – bigne. This dessert is adored by children and adults. Ingredients for eclairs with custard 4 eggs ½ cup butter 1 cup water 1 […]







How to Make White Sauté with Clams




These bivalve clams with beautiful shells and tasty thick flesh are known as callista (Callista chione) or fasolari. Generally they are used for sauces to pasta, or prepare white or red sauté and eat with bread. The food is tasty and worthy of a gourmet table. Ingredients for Sauté with Clams Clams fazolari: 500-600 gr. […]







The Recipe for Saffron Macarons with Yoghurt




These melt in your mouth almond cakes macarons due saffron, have a warm yellow color and have mysteriously attractive delicate flavor. And besides, they are moderately sweet, because in Greek yogurt, which we used instead of cream, no added sugar. Ingredients for saffron macarons Almond flour: 120 gr. Caster sugar (powder): 200 gr. Egg whites: […]







The Recipe for Cake “Lemon Mousse”




The cake comes out not too sweet, with a strong lemon flavor. It consists of a lemon and yoghurt cream top and a nut crust for bottom, soaked in liqueur Limoncello. Ingredients for Cake “Lemon Mousse” For the biscuit: Wheat flour 40 g. Nut flour from finely ground hazelnuts: 60 gr. Egg whites: 80 gr. […]







Orange Battle




Every year a train carrying tons and tons of oranges runs from the south of Italy to the north, to Piedmont, the city of Ivrea; it goes there with the sole purpose of supplying the local festival known as the Orange Battle with juicy weapons. The battle is the carnival’s high point. The action lasts […]







The Wholesome Soup Gazpacho




Vegetable soup gazpacho was recognized as salubrious for the heart and vessels. It has been proved by a team of scientists from the university of Barcelona headed by Alexander Medina-Remón, D. Sc. Research conducted with the assistance of 4,000 volunteers revealed that this Mediterranean vegetable-based tomatoes soup rich in phyto-chemical polyphenolic compounds is linked with […]







Potato gnocchi with salmon and cream sauce




Gnocchi are dumplings. You can buy gnocchi or make them yourself. Look up the recipe for potato gnocchi on our site Here. Potato Gnocchi with salmon in cream sauce – mild flavored dish that please everyone. Ingredients for Gnocchi with Salmon 1.2 lb gnocchi(500 gr) 0.2 lb smoked salmon (100 gr) Shallots: 1 Cream: 200 […]







Making Apple Donuts




Flavorful apple donuts are a traditional dainty of the Trentino-Alto Adige region. It is a wonderful treat for adults and kids alike which is dead easy to make. Ingredients for Apple Donuts Apples: 2-3 Sugar 100 gr (3 oz.) Flour 150 gr (5 oz) Milk 150 ml 3 tablespoons yogurt 1 pinch of salt Vanilla, […]







Cool Measuring Spoons




If you mean your dish to be delicious and harmonious in taste, you often need to be very exact in quantities. Measuring spoons with a sliding lid offer an easy and problem-free way of getting your quantities just right. You have but to scoop up the spice and slid down the lid to define the […]







Tiramisu in a Glass with English Cream




Tiramisu in a Glass is a marvelous dessert made with savoiardi cookies, English cream and the flavorful myrtle liqueur, which is made in Sardinia. If you don’t have myrtle liqueur at hand, take any other, not too sweet, liqueur, or use cognac. Ingrediente for Tiramisu in a Glass Several cookies Savoyardi. Cup of English cream. […]







The Recipe for English Cream




The mixture of 4 products only gives a substance of unconceivable tenderness. The resulting cream, or vanilla sauce, can be used in many different sweets – desserts, puddings, ice cream, fruit, mousses. The thickness of the cream is set by the number of egg yolks, the thicker you want the cream to be, the more yolks […]







The Mushrooms with Leek and Cheese Recipe




There’s a simple and nourishing dish to be prepared from field mushrooms, leek and cheese in a very little time. We went for Dutch semi-hard cheese Leerdammer, it is sweetish with a slight hint of nutmeg, but mushrooms go well with any kind of cheese. Vegetarians can take soy tofu. Leek adds a special kind […]







Ice Cream against the Flu




The Americans came up with a salubrious kind of ice cream that, besides being an excellent treat, can eliminate, or, at least, alleviate, the symptoms of the flu, like tickling or sore throat, and stopped nose. This is a really singular ice cream including such uncommon ingredients like bourbon, orange and lemon juice, honey, ginger, […]







How to Make Cream Soup with Cauliflower and Leek




This cream soup with  cauliflower, leek and green peas is very tender, nutritious and slimming, and boasts a unique sweetish taste. It is easy to make. Ingredients for Cream Soup of Cauliflower Cauliflower: 1 pc. Leek: 2 pc. A cup of green peas. Ginger Root: 2 cm Butter: 50-60 gr. Olive oil: 2-3 tbsp Any […]