Today is my birthday. I’m getting older, I’m 29 today, but I’m not scared at all. I love birthdays, the 27th of July is one of my favourite days throughout the year, along with Christmas and the first Monday of holidays! I love those 5 minutes when you stretch yourself under the blankets, savouring each [...]

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Here I am! No, I haven’t been kidnapped by green aliens and no, I haven’t won the lottery and escaped  to the Hawaii… simply there was no Internet connection for a long and relaxing weekend at home. At the beginning I was quite annoyed by this inconvenience, but later on I decided to enjoy my [...]

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This was the first time I took part at the Daring Baking Challenge, and which recipe could be better than Tiramisu, one of the most popular and beloved Italian dessert?! We often make tiramisu at home, but buying ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese. Obviously, if you want a very good tiramisu, you must choose superior quality [...]

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After a really bad day at work – they happen more and more often – I went home and I was so nervous… all that I wanted  was cooking, and possibly using chocolate, remedy for all problems, serotonin maker, a good thing! So I decided to make a moment of pleasure and relax out of [...]

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The diktat was clear from the beginning. The aim was to make one of those cakes that:

If you do not lick your fingers you enjoy only half of the pleasure. One of those that, although you won’t admit it even under torture, you dream to finish it spoonful by spoonful all by yourself, without sharing [...]

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