Today we go for a tart, which I think I can put first in the ranking of my favorite desserts. The ones with jam, to be precise. A classic. And what I show you today is with the shortcrust oil, very fast and easy to manipulate and work.
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Nian Gao, the Chinese New Year cake
Today I present you and explain how to prepare at home the nian gao, or the rice flour cake, typical of the Lunar New Year festivities. “Gao”, which means “cake”, also has the same pronunciation as the word meaning “high”. So eating it and giving it away as a gift is considered a good wish...
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Cocoa muffins with Macadamia nuts
These cocoa muffins and Macadamia nuts are born as the most part of my sweets: a sudden desire and a short time available.
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Apple crumble cake
Ah, the crumble cake … soft, moist and that crunchy crumb that makes you cut the second slice – just a little one, eh? – to taste it again.
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Orange mug cake
I’m back to Shanghai, to my kitchen, to my gimcrackery. And after a month of absence I let you imagine the chaos and things to do to resume the rhythm, to give back a kind of cadence to everyday life. Time to play in the kitchen is reduced to the bone. But not for this...
