Cooking on paper: Pasta, Passione e fantasia.

Cucina su carta: Pasta, Passione e fantasia. Christmas is coming, and it's time to start thinking about presents. In this and the foll...

The easier, the tastier: Spaghetti alla carbonara

Più è facile, più è buono: Spaghetti alla carbonara. Days are getting colder, at last, and I slowly move my menu towards warmer dishe...

Old habits die hard: Limoncello

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Limoncello. After having been missing for few weeks, I'm back with a new post. I'm from Emilia Romagn...

Old habits die hard: White cake

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Torta bianca. In this post I'm showing another typical dessert from Emilia : the White cake. It's...

Fashion on paper: Orchids on your budget

Moda su carta: Chic! Vivere con eleganza ai tempi della crisi. Today I'm back with a book written in 1937, but still very modern. The ...

The easier, the tastier: Cherry tomatoes focaccia

Più è facile, più è buono: Focaccia ai pomodorini. Today I'm back with another super-easy recipe: a delicious focaccia prepared ...

Fashion pills: Summer in white

Moda in pillole: Estate in bianco. I think white is the colour I wear the most all the year long, and in summer is the queen of my clos...

The easier, the tastier: Homemade pizza

Più è facile, più è buono: Pizza casalinga. As you might think, flour and its variations have a special room in my kitchen: bread, griss...

Home and Decor: Bows matter

Casa e Faidate: Il fiocco conta. After few weeks of stop, I'm finally back with a new post. Today I would like to give you some simple...

Fashion pills: One tulip, many violets

Moda in pillole: Un tulipano, tante violette. I realized that for this series I posted only outfits with trousers, but actually I'm...

Old habits die hard: Green Gnocchi

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Gnocchi verdi. Today's post is about an other traditional dish. Despite previous posts of the same...

Fashion on film: Gentlemen prefer blondes

Moda su pellicola: Gli uomini preferiscono le bionde. A new post dedicated to fashion on silver screen, this time it's about Gentlm...

Fashion pills: Linen and denim to the office

Moda in pillole: Lino e jeans per l'ufficio. This outfit is meant for the office, it's a mash-up of the most classic outfit for w...

Style tips: how to purchase bags

Esercizi di stile: acquistare la borsa ideale. As I wrote in previous posts ( click and click ), my rule for shopping is: less is more an...

Old habits die hard: Chocolate cake

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Torta al cioccolato. Last saturday, June 7th, was birthday: it was the perfect chance to make one of my favo...

Fashion pills: I love polka dots

Moda in pillole: Adoro i pois. Today I would like to introduce a new series of posts where I write about some ideas for outfits. Actually...

The easier, the tastier: Chili sin carne

Più è facile, più è buono: Chili sin carne. Today's recipe is very easy, and really really tasty. I cook this dish very often, it...

Style tips: Timeless pearls

Esercizi di stile: Perle eterne. Elizabeth Taylor I'm not a jewel-addicted, I own few pieces of jewellery and I don't wear th...

(Update) Sesame seed breadsticks

(Aggiornamento) Grissini con i semi di sesamo. This post is a quick update about a recipe I wrote about almost a year ago: my sesame s...

The easier, the tastier: Chocolate chips muffins

Più è facile, più è buono: Muffin al cioccolato. This is the second and last proposal for easy recipes using chocolate left from Easter. I...

The easier, the tastier: Chip chocolate sponge cake

Più è facile, più è buono: Torta stracciatella.   For my easy recipes series, today's post is about a sponge cake which also helped...

Organize your closet: How to store bags

Organizzare l'armadio: lo spazio per le borse. Change of season means change in the closet. I already wrote about how to get a cle...

Home and Decor: Speed-up for a Happy Hour

Casa e Faidate: un aperitivo in 5 minuti. Today's post is about how to set a happy-hour at home quickly and easily. My "recipes...

Old habits die hard: Cellar cake

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Torta in cantina. Today's post is about a traditional dessert from the Appenins: the cellar cake. Its name c...

Favourite of the month: march 2014

Preferito del mese: marzo 2014. The favourite item for this month is actually a big return for me, I had bought it some years ago and ne...

Style tips: New bag in the closet

Esercizi di stile: nuova borsa nell'armadio. Nel post precedente ho raccontato di una giornata passata a zonzo per il centro di Mil...

A trip to Milan: Luini's Bakery

Una gita a Milano: il Forno Luini A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend and I spent a wonderful day in Milan. If you never been there, I re...

Home and Decor: Homemade Cards

Casa e Faidate: Bigliettini casalinghi. When we buy a present or we have a special event, we also write down few words on a card or a tag...

Experiments in the kitchen: Rosemary Crackers

Esperimenti ai fornelli: Cracker al rosmarino. I love playing with my sourdough in the kitchen! This is one of my latest experimentatio...

Home and Decor: Candle Centerpiece

Casa e Faidate: Centrotavola con candele. This post will be the first one of a new series that will be about simple and low-cost ideas for...

The easier, the tastier: Grated Tomatoes

Più è facile, più è buono: Pomodori gratinati. Today's recipe is easy and quick, perfect for this series of posts. And still, it'...

Favourite of the month: january 2014

Preferito del mese: gennaio 2014. For this month the favourite award goes to a product I've own for many years, and it has a specia...

Experiments in the kitchen: Chocolate chip buns

Esperimenti ai fornelli: Pangoccioli. Today's recipe is about natural leaven, once again. I want to show you how prepare chocolate chi...

Style tips: Camel and Black

Esercizi di stile: nero e cammello. It took a while, but winter has come at last. During cold season it's funny playing with fabr...

Experiments in the kitchen: Hamburger from Emilia

Esperimenti ai fornelli: Hamburger emiliano.  This recipe is dedicated to my beloved Emilia-Romagna but also to the legendary States! So h...

Favourite of the month: december 2013

Preferito del mese: dicembre 2013. For my favourite's series this month I chose a wool scarf knit in moss stitch pattern by Marina Rin...