Recipes
Apricot Cake

Make the most of it when it is apricot season! This is a fantastic cake and it will take you only few minutes of prep! The apricots give a bit of acidity to the cake, making it not too sweet. Their juice will gently be absorbed by the dough, leaving moist and with a lovely aroma on every bite. When we start with a slice, we know we soon give up and have another one in my house. The kids love it and quite frankly they are just my alibi for making it so often. It's a great snack for...
Pasta with Artichokes

Pea and Mint Soup

Spaghetti all Carbonara

Every time we come back from holiday we crave this dish and it is the first we cook: Spaghetti alla Carbonara! (or rather Linguine, because we prefer it in this dish to the more traditional spaghetti). The sauce in this dish is very dense and creamy. The traditional recipe gets its creaminess from the eggs and cheese. There is a nice contrast between the delicate sweetness of the caramelised onions, the saltiness of the bacon and abundant Parmesan cheese, and the strong aroma of the generous black pepper. It is a simple dish but so easy to get...
Frollini - or Italian Shortbread cookies
