I love Spring, and it is definitely my favourite season of the year. Obviously that means that I also love Easter – especially for the chocolate but also for the traditional savoury and sweet recipes that are celebrated during this time. I also love …
Valentine’s Day isn’t really a day I take much notice of, but it is a nice excuse to decorate some chocolate cookies. I was actually asked to do these for a little public interest story for the morning news, and once I started – well, …
New Year’s Eve in Italy is marked by a large, festive meal which might have seafood as the protagonist. The dinner on December 31st is called the cenone di San Silvestro or cenone di Capodanno, the word ‘cenone‘ being Italian for ‘big dinner’. Some traditions …
While you might have the very best intentions to bake a Christmas Cake in October, feeding it twice weekly with Brandy leading up to December, sometimes life just gets in the way and before you realise it’s December and Christmas Day is a week away! …
It’s no secret I love Christmas fruit mince pies, and while I love the classic version, I’m happy to experiment and try other flavour combinations. Last year I made Chocolate Mince Pies using a chocolate pastry paired with my mother’s rich fruit mince filling (link below), …
While I could eat this all year round, I am going to use the fact that Christmas is just around the corner and we all need something impressive to serve when we start entertaining for the festive season as my excuse to make this as …
This recipe ties to the last recipe I posted, Buccellato Siciliano . You may not want to make a large wreath and maybe prefer to make some biscuits instead. These are called Buccellatini and they are made using the exact same ingredients. I’m adding a separate …
Buccellato is a traditional fragrant and sweet Sicilian pastry which starts appearing in December and is usually associated with the Christmas holidays. Dried figs, spices, sweet Sicilian wine called Zibibbo and nuts such as pistachio, walnuts, almonds and dark chocolate are encased in a sweet …
