The perfect snack, these tasty churros with chocolate are as representative of Mexico as they are of Spain! Drizzled with chocolate, sprinkled with sugar, or dunked into a dulce de leche. Popular across Latin America and the world, churros can be eaten in many different ways! In Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, they’re served with …
Crisp flaky shells filled with sweet ricotta cream and sprinkled with chocolate chips are the perfect Sicilian dessert! The Italian carnival dish called cannoli are a treat to make at home! A staple of Sicilian cuisine, the Cannoli are tube-shaped desserts that have a rather strange history. These tube-shaped desserts are made with a flaky …
The dome-shaped Italian panettone is the perfect treat for the holiday season! Try this sweet Christmas bread with candied peel and raisins at home! Sparkling fizzy Prosecco and delicious Italian sweet bread Panettone, the makings of a traditional Italian Christmas! You’ll often find stores selling gift baskets with this combination during the holiday season! What …
Made with a rich brioche-like dough, the Chocolate Babka is a traditional Polish bread or cake, often made for Easter. The sweet-braided bread filled with melted chocolate and topped with sugar syrup is irresistible! Short History of Babka Babkas appeared all over Europe at the end of the XVIIth century. In Poland the king Stanisław …
Fluffy, light, and soaked with sweet milk, the popular Mexican tres leches cake just melts in your mouth! An ultra-light sponge cake drizzled with milk, the ‘tres leches’ cake is a popular Mexican delicacy. Why is it called Tres Leches cake? This Mexican cake is called Tres Leches Cake or Pastel Tres Leches in Spanish …
These Vegan Coconut No-Bake Cups made with shredded coconut dates, and cocoa powder are just perfect. Easy to make in 20 minutes, all they need is refrigeration to get the perfect shape! As someone with vegan friends, I often find myself making vegan dishes and desserts. What are vegan dishes? Vegan dishes are any food …
This yeast-leavened Italian Easter Bread with colorful eggs is the perfect addition to the Easter table. Make this bright and beautiful brioche-like bread at home! Pane di Pasqua literally translates to Easter Bread. This soft braided loaf is representative of the season and a holiday staple across Italy. The origins are unclear, but almost every …
This delicious Italian Tiramisu is a rich no-bake dessert made with espresso and liqueur soaked ladyfingers and creamy mascarpone. The dessert for lovers and dessert fiends, Italian tiramisu is made with espresso-soaked ladyfingers known as savoiardi, layers of mascarpone cheese, and dusted with cocoa powder. Originally made in a round shape, it’s now also made …
This delicious Turkish dessert made of layers of phyllo pastry covered with honey syrup and garnished with pistachios and walnuts. Crunchy and sweet, the flaky pastry is not that difficult to make at home! That famous phyllo pastry dessert that’s loved all over the world? Baklava. Half the world thinks it’s Greek. But did you …
Cupcakes are the perfect dessert or tea time snack, but these rosette cupcakes are also a great treat for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day! Sweet buttercream roses atop moist vanilla flavored cupcakes are so lush to look at, you might not want to eat them at all. But they taste finger-licking delicious too! Who Invented …