Stamped pasta: corzetti

Stamped pasta: corzetti

Corzetti are thin discs of fresh pasta dough that get stamped out and embossed with a beautiful design using a handmade artisanal tool called the corzetti stamp. It is a specialty of Liguria, in northern Italy. The pasta dates back to the Middle Ages and was...
Finalist in the Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2014

Finalist in the Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2014

On the International Day of happiness , I have had one of the happiest moments in my life: My book “Las recetas de la felicidad” has been shortlisted by the Gourmand Cookbook Awards as one of the world’s best 7 books in the ” Bloggers...
Homemade chocolate umbrellas

Homemade chocolate umbrellas

These chocolate umbrellas bring back many childhood memories to me. Chocolate shaped into an umbrella around a colourful stick, so simple yet so good! My child absolutely adore them, and these cute treats are perfect as party favors or holiday treats and very easy to...
Sweet buns (Bambas)

Sweet buns (Bambas)

Spanish bambas are sweet buns filled with whipped cream. They are believed to be a variation of Semla, from Sweden, where they are eaten typically the last Tuesday before Lent, which in Swedish is known as “Fettisdagen” (Fat Tuesday). The oldest version of...
Piped butter cookies

Piped butter cookies

{Piped butter cookies}Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 10 min Ingredients 250 g butter, soft100 g confectioners’ sugar2 small eggs, room temperature (about 100 g )350 g flourPinch of saltFor the stuffed cookieschocolate barsconfectioners’ sugar to dust...