Posts under ‘breakfast’

Those are real bis-cotti, which in Italian means cooked twice.
The inspiration comes from Cantucci, the world wide acclaimed Tuscan biscotti, made with almonds.
Those are a little different, and they probably look like a heresy to Tuscan people
They are part of my hamper for Menu for Hope (read about the whole hamper here).
For around [...]

The concept of brunch is not part of the Italian culture: it is imported from the Anglo-Saxon countries.In Italy we are more attached to sweet, light breakfast, and we have difficulties to have coffee as a beverage that will last for the whole lunch…

But once in a while brunch is actually a very enjoyable ritual, [...]

“Waiter there’s something in my bread” really encouraged my bakery instincts! After the bread I baked yesterday my only thought was: “Bake! Bake! Bake!”!!! Plus I was truly inspired by some of the wonderful entries, and especially by Patricia’s recipe, so I hope she won’t mind if I made something similar, yet different, to her [...]

With my friends sometimes I joke about the bed&breakfast treatment they get when they sleep over: I have to be forgiven for the crazy cat in some way! But at the end it’s not so much of a joke! With the due advise, if someone is coming to sleep over I prepare something for breakfast: [...]

Give me something light and not too sweet for breakfast. Give me something yeasty too. Give me a simple, quick, plain recipe, that can be made by everyone. Give me something I can made over the weekend and that will last at least few days. Give me something with LOADS of raisins in it.Can you [...]

Hip hip hurrah for Nigella Lawson!Pardon me my madness, but today in Italy is definitively spring (even 1 moth before is normally due), and there is a glorious sun in Milan: one of those rare day when the sky is blue and pollution seems to be blown away by some magical force…So we wake up [...]