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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Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin (I like that)
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
Maroon Five
When I started thinking over a theme for my first competition, I tried to figure out a competition that I would have liked, something that mingles a [...]

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Tea – Tiramisù! No, I’m not stumbling over my new recipe! It’ just my personal interpretation of an Italian classic, to take part to FrancescaV competition! Dissecting the tiramisù, one of my Top Ten favourites, a spoonful of creamy and velvety happyness, I discovered that, in my humble opinion…
Savoy biscuits + mascarpone cheese cream + [...]

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Summer 2009 Cupcake Crawl
Good morning everyone! Today’s post is entirely dedicated to a cupcake crawl, held by Kitchen Rap. I’ve been asked to take part at this competition and, since I love cupcakes, I accept the challenge and here I am.

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I took this recipe from the French Saveur, making some little changes.
I have used unsalted butter and a teaspoon of salt instead of demi-sel butter, as requested by the recipe: you could sense salt chrystals on your tongue and beneath your teeth while tasting the cookies, so I will make this change again, for [...]

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