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Breakfast and Merenda

Peach and chocolate amaretti cake recipe
It feels a bit strange to welcome fall into the kitchen with a recipe that tastes so much like summer, like this amaretti cake with peaches and chocolate. It’s all because of this summer, which began in May and still doesn’t seem ready to end, even though the calendar says otherwise. Finally, temperatures are dropping a bit,…
10 October 2026
Jam tart 125 (egg-free). A simple recipe and the power of word of mouth
The 125 tart is made with four ingredients in equal amounts, 125 grams each. Four-quarter cakes are soft, buttery desserts made with four basic ingredients: flour, butter, sugar, and eggs, in equal amounts. Usually, the weight of the eggs determines the quantities of the other ingredients, making it a perfect base for tall, fluffy cakes. All clear? Well,…
13 March 2026
Sweet piadina of Romagna and ricotta cream
Sweet piadina of Romagna and ricotta cream
Sweet piadina is a happy childhood memory. In my childhood home, it was mainly made during the cold months and, rather than a snack, it was a simple Sunday evening treat, often accompanied by traditional piadina, baked potatoes, and mixed grilled meats. And sweet piadina with ricotta cream and a sprinkling of bitter cocoa to end…
23 October 2025
Sabadoni
Sabadoni cookies from cucina povera of Romagna and Bologna
Sabadoni cookies are sweet, rectangular-shaped tortelli filled with chestnuts and a handful of other ingredients. They are a typical sweet from the cucina povera of Romagna, which we can find under the same name or under that of chestnut tortelli in an area that also includes Bologna and Ferrara. The name sabadoni comes from saba, the…
7 November 2024
Ricciola brioche from Imola
Ricciola brioche from Imola, the savory rosemary bread roll
Ricciola brioche from Imola is a leavened savory roll halfway between bread and brioche that smells of rosemary. And it was one of the breakfasts and snacks of my childhood. Since 2023, it has been one of the products recognized as Bologna's De.Co, the list of agri-food products and traditional activities of Bologna and its metropolitan…
20 October 2024
Torta dei 5 minuti
5 minutes cake, a typical recipe of Emilia-Romagna
In this gastronomic journey along the Via Emilia in search and rediscovery of familiar memories and flavors, sometimes it happens that I discover little culinary surprises. Recipes I have never heard of, such as the 5 minutes cake or, in Italian, torta dei cinque minuti. Honestly, I was surprised to discover that The Slow Food Dictionary…
8 February 2024
Marsala and semolina tart with pine nuts recipe
Marsala and semolina tart with pine nuts recipe
Semolina and Marsala tart is a recipe that tastes of family, memories, and pine forest. As a child, I spent all my summers at the seaside. The destination was always the Riviera Romagnola. What changed over the years were the villages where we rented a house for the season. And although I am fond of all the…
22 September 2023
Easter Bracciatello bread, recipe from Romagna
Easter bracciatello bread: an old recipe from Romagna
Bracciatello bread is a somewhat forgotten recipe from the Romagna tradition. It is a doughnut, usually not very sweet, typical of Easter breakfast. And although it finds a place among cupboard cakes in Romagna cookbooks, it is an almost-bread. The ciambella version, with raisins or chocolate chips, is recent. Originally it was almost certainly a dry cookie that has…
4 April 2023
Raviole of Bologna filled with sour cherries
Raviole of Bologna made with red wine shortcrust pastry
Words that make us feel good should be carried with us always. For instance, my friend Gilla claims that if I want to, I will have a great vegan chef. Thanks to her, I started using new ingredients like peanut butter for making the shortcrust pastry of these Raviole of Bologna.   Gilla's words motivate me to step out…
18 March 2023

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