Category Archives: Desserts

Grazia’s chantilly cream

I must be the only woman on the Western hemisphere who is not on a diet after the holidays. It can’t be healthy to be on a diet in the dead of the winter. Besides – with all my food … Continue reading

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chestnut and mascarpone cream

October is an incredibly generous month in Umbria. The weather is still mellow and sunny, the winds have cleared up the sky to porcelain blue, we’re counting the days to olive harvest. This will be the first year we’ll have … Continue reading

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fiance cake

CIARAMICOLA. I love this cake because it’s beautiful and so reminiscent of ancient times. Ciaramicola is a traditional cake from Perugia, Umbria’s capital city. In a past when things were simple, young women made it  for their fiancé as a … Continue reading

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my Umbrian crostata on “The American in Italia” magazine

I have developed this recipe for my first article on “The American in Italia” online magazine. It’s a lovely rustic crostata made with farro flour and unrefined brown sugar. For more crostata recipes please check my previous posts  here and … Continue reading

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Filed under Desserts, Fall, Life in Umbria, Recipes, Winter

orange scented custard with flambé berries

There is always a point in the winter when I can’t eat one more apple. When I go to the market I longingly look at those petrified mangoes dreaming of their sexy flavor. Just for once, I tell them, could … Continue reading

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