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February 5, 2019Desserts Holidays & Celebrations HOW TO

Nutella Mug Cake

Baby it’s cold outside, at least here in LA, and it’s World Nutella Day!!! Stay warm and spread the love by watching me preparing my fool-proof Nutella Mug Cake. It only takes few ingredients and a couple of minutes in the microwave to make this yummy treat. Nutella is the world-famous hazelnut spread manufactured by […]

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018Web Series "A Queen In The Kitchen"

A Queen In The Kitchen – Estate Italiana: Orta-San Giulio

The medieval village of Orta and the enchanting San Giulio Island are a spectacular spots in the Piedmont region. Watch the new episode of A Queen In the Kitchen-Estate Italiana featuring the jewel of Lake Orta and learn what to see and where to eat while visiting the Verbano Cusio Ossola province. Twenty minutes driving […]

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015Desserts Holidays & Celebrations Quote

Chocolate Chips Canestrelli

Canestrelli are traditional old-fashioned Italian shortbread cookies from Piedmont and Liguria regions (Italy). They come flower-shaped and covered with plenty of confectioners’ sugar. The secret for baking authentic Canestrelli is to hard boil the egg yolks. I gave to the traditional recipe a chocolatey twist adding mini-chocolate chips to the cookie dough. Enjoy these […]

October 27, 2015October 27, 2015Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Piedmont Hazelnut Cake On Expo 2015 Worldrecipes Homepage!

In a couple of days Expo 2015, the Universal Exposition held in my hometowm Milan (Italy) will end. The theme chosen for the 2015 Milan Universal Exposition is Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. This embraces technology, innovation, culture, traditions and creativity and how they relate to food and diet. It has been a long and delicious […]

January 26, 2015March 18, 2015Desserts

Biscottini Di Novara

Biscottini di Novara are lightweight cookies from the beautiful ancient city of Novara (Piedmont, Italy).They have an airy and crumbly texture, a rectangular shape with rounded corners and a golden color. The only three ingredients used to prepare these delicious cookies are : wheat flour, sugar and eggs. Biscottini di Novara are extremely light and […]