This classic tiramisù recipe was kindly given to me by Marilena, a Tuscan friend who taught me a lot about traditional Italian cooking, combining age-old recipes with the freshest seasonal ingredients, adapting recipes as you go, and never forgetting that one key ingredient: tanto amore! With just 6 ingredients, you can’t get more classic than…
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Yule Log (in English)
This is the Yule log recipe which my grandmother used to make every year with coffee buttercream. The whole family loves it! Mamie used to decorate her log with Christmas decorations which pleased kids and adults alike. When my daughter turned one, I wanted to bake her a cake which she could eat, with less…
Tuna fish salami (Salame di tonno)
A quick and simple Italian entrée, tuna fish salami is a traditional festive dish that my family prepares every year on Christmas Eve, because meat is not allowed. Tuna fish salami is originally from Northern Italy, but at some point down the family tree the recipe was adopted by my maternal great-grandmother who passed it…
Best-Ever Pumpkin Muffins
Nothing smells as good as pumpkin muffins in the oven on a cold winter morning. Great for the holidays, or anytime! If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Best-Ever Pumpkin Muffins Print Recipe CourseFestive dishes CuisineAmerican Servings 12 muffins Cook Time 20-22 minutes Servings 12 muffins Cook Time 20-22 minutes Best-Ever…
Fritada (Spinach oven bake)
A traditional Sephardi dish. The Sephardi Jews lived in Spain and Portugal until 1492 when they left to escape Queen Isabella’s auto da fé. Many went to Turkey, where my father’s family originated, welcomed by the Sultan. Muslims and Jews and Christians had lived happily in Spain and Portugal, under Muslim rule. Others went to…
Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Ravioli with Green Pesto and Pumpkin Seed Crunch
This is a recipe that I developed myself in preparation for my appearance on a German cooking show, “Der Küchenschlacht”. I cooked it as my starter on the second of a total of five shows and it was highly praised by the judge, a famous Swiss TV chef, who even asked for the recipe on…
Christmas Pudding
The recipe was given by my Great Grandmother Mary Heffernan to my mother in the early 1980s. Since then, every year, my mother Rosemary has been following the hand written recipe to prepare this traditional Irish Christmas dessert for December 25th. The dish is so popular that my mother receives requests for a Granny Heff’s…
Chocolate mousse (in English)
This classic French recipe comes from my grandmother’s cookbook, which she started at school in 1937 and kept throughout her life in the kitchen drawer. The writing is very beautiful, and the spelling mistakes make it very cute. Such an emotional reminder of my Mamie. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Warning:…
Lemon Roulade
Here is one of my favourite recipes for using it up lemon cheese. It has become a family tradition for me to make this at Christmas (lovely with fresh stollen!), but I make it whenever I have a glut of lemons too. It keeps for ages in the fridge and, as well as being scrumptious on…
Christmas Biscuits (Spritzgebäck)
Two aunts on my father’s side of the family were particularly good bakers. This recipe is taken from a cookbook in my aunt Maria’s handwriting in Sütterlin script. At the time this was written, there was probably no fridge in the household to rest the dough. The original recipe does not provide the entire method of making the biscuits,…