Monthly Archives: January 2010

Oatmeal raisin cookies

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Daniela

Whoever of you that know me, know my passion for cookies. On the streets of Shanghai is common to find people from XinJiang selling raisins and other dry fruits thus my idea of making oatmeal raisin cookies. For the oatmeal, … Continue reading →

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French toasts

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Daniela

At least on the weekend I  allow myself a decent breakfast which is not just a quick cup of  coffee  and a couple of cookies. This morning I made French Toast. Here is the recipe! Ingredients (for 1 serving): 3 … Continue reading →

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Caprese Salad

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Daniela

Caprese Salad is a very simple recipe that takes his name from the city it comes from, Capri (in Campania). It is made of sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil. This dish is … Continue reading →

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Maccheroni with asparagus and bacon

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Daniela

Today’s recipe is this simple, quick and tasty pasta dish with asparagus and bacon. Ingredients (for 2 people): 原料（2人份量） 250 g asparagus – 250 克芦笋 80 g bacon (cut into small stripes) -  80 克培根 1 clove garlic – 一瓣蒜 … Continue reading →

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Potato cream with mushroom and prosciutto.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Daniela

Here we go with an other soup recipe. This is perfect for a light winter dinner. You don’t need any special ingredients, you can buy all the vegetables at the Chinese grocery store and for the ham, I bought it at … Continue reading →

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Hummus

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Daniela

After Pita Bread, today I’m going to post the recipe for making Hummus. Hummas is the Arabic word for chickpeas, in fact, hummus is a dip made from chickpeas. There are a bunch of different version of hummus: hummus with … Continue reading →

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Pita Bread

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Daniela

Puglia (the Italian region where I come from) is located at the heel of the boot, right in front of Greece. Back in the past, it was lived by Greek Colonies, which explains the great importance Greek culture still has … Continue reading →

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Coconut Muffins with Nutella soft heart

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Daniela

Today I’m going to post this fantastic sweet muffin recipe. It’s the combination of 2 different recipes I’ve found online, the result is this delicious threat. If you have a sweet tooth, like I do, I am sure you will … Continue reading →

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