As you may know, granola is not exactly popular for breakfast here in Italy. The classical Italian breakfast consists of cappuccino e cornetto, usually consumed in a cafè and, quite often, in a hurry. Needless to say, cappuccino and cornetto are delicious, but not very healthy, especially if they become a daily habit. Personally, I prefer to eat […]
cakes and sweets
BONET
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Bonet (pronounced boonet) is a typical Italian dessert from Piedmont, a sort of flan or custard, extremely easy to make and absolutely delicious to eat, as only traditional sweets can be. It owes its name to the mould it was baked into, which was similar to the shape of of a hat, “bonet” in the […]
STRAWBERRY AND RICOTTA CAKE
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Spring means strawberries, loads of strawberries, like those that bought our dear Daddy some days ago. He came home with a whole flat, or crate, of strawberries, which means eight pints, more than two kilos, five pounds, I’m not sure, but in any case far more strawberries than three people can eat before they turn […]