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Puff Pastry

Puff pastry is a light, flaky, unleavened pastry containing several layers of fat. It is used for preparing sweet and salty recipes.

The production of puff pastry is time consuming, it takes around 3 hours to prepare it, but it is totally worth it. Not to mention that puff pastry is not easy to find here [...]

Stracchino and Ham Quiche

This recipe is a little invention of mine. I bought 3 packages of Stracchino cheese from Bottega, with the help of the nice and friendly Giusi of ViviShanghai, and I was looking at a way to use it in a more original way. So I thought that a quiche could have been a perfect solution!

I [...]

Pâte Brisée (shortcrust pastry)

Pâte Brisée (shortcrust pastry) is a kind of pastry originally from France often used for making tart or pie. It does not puff up during baking because it has no leavening agent. It can be used to prepare both sweet and savory pie.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2  cup butter
1 glass cold water
1 tsp salt

On a surface place [...]

Onion and black olive stuffed focaccia

Last Sunday afternoon I was home and some friends unexpectedly came over for a visit. Since it was close to dinner time I invited them to eat something together. I really didn’t have much in the fridge and it was raining so I decided to prepare this stuffed focaccia my grandma used to make for [...]

Danubio

Danubio is a salty cake originally from Campania, a region in the South of Italy. My parents went to college in Naples, which is where my mom learned this delicious dish. She used to make it for me and my sister as an afternoon snack and during parties with our classmates, I remember it fondly.

A [...]

The Pizza Muffins

Today I’m going to post this tasty, easy and fast recipe that I have decide to call “The Pizza Muffins”. These salty muffins can be an healthy snack for your kids, convenient finger food for a party and a quick lunch to bring with you to the office.

If you don’t have a muffin tray, just [...]