Has it ever happened to you that you watch a reel on Instagram and you immediately want to try it out but you are not sure about the ingredients in your country? Well, I tried this one out with ingredients that I can find easily here in Milano and it was a success! All you…
During these past weeks I think we all have been living a strange version of what we thought our lives were. The complete lockdown set in Italy in response to the COVID19 pandemic means absolutely no going outside. I go by myself to the grocery store but that is it. We have found what…
The other afternoon I was desperate for something to do with my daughter – other than argue about homework and video lessons?. The extended quarantine and closed schools has created a lot of stress in our little house. She loves to make and eat sugar cookies so I decided that it was time to bring…
This cake is awesome. There is a secret behind its soft, moist wonder. However, I am a little bit embarrassed to admit it! You have to understand that I am a gal who never fed her kids store bought baby food and used washable diapers. I love to cook and usually the more difficult the…
Saturday afternoon I was trying to get some work done on a new project but after a little while I realized that my eyes were crossing and I was getting absolutely no work done. After goofing off for a little while I realized I really needed some cookies;). There were no eggs in the house and…
On Sunday we invited friends over for brunch with the intention of taking the kids down to the park after we had finished eating. Much to my dismay Mother Nature did not agree with my plans – in fact Sunday was a rainy, gray day. I needed a back up plan for our 4 little…
You know that it is time to act when your kids think that milk comes from the cow but that bread and pasta comes from the supermarket! Kids love to make bread. It is just like play dough with the added bonus of being eatable and learning something about food production at the same time.
Tiramisù is one of my family’s favorite desserts! The original recipe, however, calls for the use of raw eggs and coffee which little kids might not like. In this post, I will explain how to prepare a version that even little kids can enjoy.
Carving pumpkins with family and friends is a lot of fun! In the past we have gone for a drive in the countryside and purchased our orange carving pumpkins a couple of weeks in advance so that we were ready for the big day. This year, however, the drive in the countryside did not happen…
One of the upsides of warmer weather is all the yummy fruit that has come into season. I am a berry maniac and dedicate this post to two of my all time favorites united in one delicious cookie bar. The other afternoon I opened a jar of homemade strawberry jam, a present from aldebarina at…