Red Wine & Port Pear Chocolate Tart

Red Wine & Port Pear Chocolate Tart

If you are looking for a delicious dessert that will definitely impress, then this is the tart for you! I’ve made this tart a few times and it is always loved by my guests, firstly because it is such a pretty tart, and secondly because 

Panettone Bread & Butter Pudding

Panettone Bread & Butter Pudding

When I was little, I would often spend the weekend at my English grandmother’s house.  She was a ‘sweet tooth’ who loved chocolate and dessert in general.  One of the regular desserts she would make though was a dessert to avoid throwing away stale bread.  (She 

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Dark Chocolate Truffles

  It’s just past midnight here, but before I go to bed, I wanted to leave you with this simple, but decadent recipe.  We would have been spending the evening of Christmas Eve with Alberto’s relatives.  Everyone is bringing something to contribute to the dinner, 

Christmas Fruit Mince Pies

Christmas Fruit Mince Pies

Christmas time is usually associated with special recipes that quite often are traditional to our family.  Along with Christmas Cake and Christmas Pudding, Mince Pies are an essential part of my Christmas celebrations.  Mince Pies are part of Christmas baking that reminds me of the 

(Christmas) Baked Cheesecake

(Christmas) Baked Cheesecake

Don’t think that you can’t use any of your favourite dessert recipes to celebrate Christmas Day.  A little bit of imaginative decoration can see any cake or dessert dressed up sufficiently to pass any Christmas celebration dress code! My friend Mia asked me for a 

Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

  You don’t have to be American to enjoy the delicious desserts that are made during Thanksgiving!  I first tasted Pumpkin Pie when I was an exchange student for a year to Arizona, USA in 1986/87.  Whilst researching recipes, I found many variations but I 

Mini Lemon Meringue Pies

Mini Lemon Meringue Pies

I seriously could pop a dozen of these in my mouth in one sitting…. I am dangerous with a teaspoon and a jar of lemon curd, I love meringue, and adore the combination of the two.  These little ‘mouthfuls of happiness’ are perfect for parties, afternoon…. or 

Classic Apple Pie

Classic Apple Pie

Thankfully Autumn has arrived to Rome and I have welcomed the crisp morning temperatures with open arms.  Don’t get me wrong, I love summer, but we had such a long summer this year with constant high temperatures and not a cool change in sight.  I’m 

Delicious Dessert Cake

Delicious Dessert Cake

Sometimes you find an old recipe that brings back some lovely memories, but sometimes that old recipe finds you. My lovely sister-in-law Emma told me the other day that she’d found one of my mother’s old recipes. It has her dear friend, my Aunty Judy’s