Cream Puffs In Venice

Leave the Cannoli. Take the Cake.

If you haven’t seen The Godfather, then you are missing a classic cinematic experience filled with many a memorable scene including one where one mobster instructs another to leave behind a...

Lay Some Yellow on Me!

While I wish I had time to participate in more food blogging events, the fact is that it’s just not possible. However, there are a few events that I refuse to miss and one of them is...

Let the Sunshine In!

I just can’t help myself! The weather has been so gorgeous lately as spring finally begins to show itself, little by little. Perhaps it’s the long winter that we had or the fact that...

Let the Whimsy In!

What is life without a little bit of the whimsical? The magical? The fanciful? I think that is perhaps what I love most about the idea of decorating a wee cupcake: it’s an opportunity to let...

Don’t Sneeze!

“On top of spaghetti, All covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, When somebody sneezed.”I really struggled to pick a cookbook from The Overburdened Bookshelf to feature as the...

Where’s the Party?!

I heard a rumour that there was a huge Daring Bakers’ party happening on March 30th so I arrived early in the hopes of not missing it. You haven’t witnessed a true party until...

My Cookie Friends

One cannot choose a cookbook as the Flavour of the Month and then allow the whole month to pass without saying even one thing about said cookbook. That just won’t do. Especially when one has...

WCC # 26: Rice Pudding with Dulce de Leche

When I saw that my sweetie Lis was hosting the latest edition of the Weekend Cookbook Challenge (originated by Sara of i like to cook), I knew that I had to find time to participate. Between work...

Happy Pasquetta!

Today is Easter Monday and in Italian, we call this day Pasquetta. For many (myself included), today is a holiday. I always enjoy having the day after a big holiday to myself as it gives me a chance...

Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua!

Hope the Easter Bunny hops on by! Ciao! Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes Note: If you can’t find superfine sugar (also called fruit sugar), simply put regular sugar in a food processor and process...