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Category Archives: Baking
The unhealthiest thing in the world
In various previous posts I’ve told you guys all about how weird Italians are, right? Well, we’re gonna do some more of that today. It recently became known to me that Italians have this irrational terror of peanut butter. They think … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, cakes, cooking, Food, recipes
Tagged baking, banana, cake, food, peanut butter, recipes, spongecake, victoria sponge
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Sinterklaastaart
This week, wonderful readers, is a very important week for the Dutch. For on Friday it will be the fifth of December, which is the national holiday of saint Nicolas, or, as the Dutch lovingly call him, ‘Sinterklaas’. Sinterklaas is … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, cake, cooking, Desserts, Food, recipes
Tagged cake, marsala, mascrapone, pears, pepernoten, saint nicolas, sint nikolaas, sinterklaas
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My fruitful quest for something new, or: how I met the bergamot
So here in Turin they organise all kinds of cultural events, and a couple of weeks ago it was time for the Salone del Gusto. The Salone del Gusto is essentially a really big, really overpriced, really pretentious farmers’ market. … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Italian
Tagged bergamot, bergamotto, cake, Calabria, citrus, cooking, pie, recipes, salone del gusto, slow food, tarte au citron
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Something is living in my fridge (and it helps me make bread)
A while ago one of my flatmates, the Queen of the Night, brought back a tupperware full of a dough-like substance that we soon found out was lievito madre, a type of living yeast used for breadmaking. We were initially … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged baking, bread, fresh bread, home cooking, living yeast, sourdough, yeast
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What to do with a kilo of cherries when eating them raw is not a viable option
Here is an interesting fact about Turin: Turin is the only city in Italy that has a market in every single quartiere (or neighbourhood)! So I’ve been told, at least. I’m inclined to believe it, because there is in fact … Continue reading
Vegetarian rabbit
Animals are just the best, aren’t they? I love animals. They’re adorable and funny and entertaining and often they’re pretty clever. This is why I feel slightly guilty about eating them. What can I say, I love cuddling fluffy bunnies … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Sweets and desserts, Vegetarian
Tagged bunnies, cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, coffee, coffee walnut cake, cooking, food, recipes
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The best thing in the world
Of all of the wonderful things that this world has to offer, cheese must be the best. Vegetables go a long way, fair enough, and alcohol, aside from having this delightful inebriating effect, tastes amazing, it’s true. Meat, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, cooking, gorgonzola, quiche, recipes, tomatoes, torta salata
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