Category Archives: Fresh Fruit

Cherries in Chianti Classico and my first taste of love

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Cherries in Chianti Classico – Ciliegie al Chianti Classico Music: Strawberry Wine, Deana Carter. As a teenage girl, I also used to spend summers in the countryside with my grandparents. We didn’t drink strawberry wine – nobody does here in … Continue reading →

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Apple, Chestnut Honey, Cinnamon & Vanilla Bundt Cakes and it feels like home

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Apple, Chestnut Honey, Cinnamon & Vanilla Bundt Cakes – Tortine alla Mela, Miele di Castagno, Cannella & Vaniglia Music: Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviazuk. Apples from our garden, chestnut honey my aunt makes (her bees, actually…), cinnamon and vanilla from … Continue reading →

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Baked Chocolate & Pear Mousse and desperate housewives

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Baked Chocolate & Pear Mousse – Mousse alla Pera & Cioccolato al Forno Music: SheDaisy, God Bless The American Housewife. Look at me I’m beautiful and glamorous in rubber gloves, look how my tiara can be bent back to the … Continue reading →

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Date, Dark Chocolate Cake when you’re feeling just a little too tense

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Date, Dark Chocolate Cake – Torta ai Datteri & Cioccolato Fondente Music: Some Days You Gotta Dance, The Dixie Chicks. Some days you gotta dance, live it up when you get the chance, ‘cause when the world doesn’t make no … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate, Banana Cake and girls next door

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

Pomegranate, Banana Cake – Torta alla Banana & Melagrana Music: Girl Next Door, Julie Roberts. I think this cake (I got the idea for it from these wonderful girls.) is like the girl next door. I’m sure you know what … Continue reading →

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My mother’s cheap Oat & Apple Cake: the heart of the house

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

My mother’s cheap Oat & Apple Cake – Torta Economica alle Mele & Avena della mia mamma Music: Heart Of The House, Alanis Morissette. You are the original template. You are the original exemplary. This one is a cake my … Continue reading →

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Apple Crumble Slice and teenage dreams

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Apple Crumble Slice – Tranci di Crumble alla Mela Music: Teenage Dream, Katy Perry. If I had to think of something sweet that recalls girlhood, I’d probably choose some fresh and creamy treat (low calorie, of course!). Popsicles would be … Continue reading →

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Blackberry, Raspberry Bread Pie because being free is right where you belong

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Blackberry, Raspberry Bread Pie – Torta di Pane con More e Lamponi Music: What About Georgia, Miranda Lambert. Sometimes we think we need a change and leave, and sometimes the change we need is leaving home to find out there … Continue reading →

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Ginger, Raspberry Cake while these autumn leaves float around everywhere

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Candied Ginger, Raspberry Cake – Torta ai Lamponi e Zenzero Candito Music: Autumn, Paolo Nutini. I love this song, the lyrics are pure poetry, and when he sings “Like these autumn leaves I don’t have nothing to hold” I may … Continue reading →

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White Chocolate, Raspberry Cake to ease my mind

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

White Chocolate, Raspberry Cake – Torta al Cioccolato Bianco e Lamponi Music: Can’t Hurry Love, Diana Ross. Everybody knows that you can’t hurry love, you just have to wait. When you feel your strength is almost gone, this brownie-like cake … Continue reading →

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