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FIG LEAF ICE CREAM

By Manuela | March 8, 2022 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

This year my fig tree is laden with fruit which are very slow to ripen. I think it is the rain that's slowing everything down. My friend Felix from 'Bei Amici Restaurant' makes the most ... continue reading...

TIRAMISÙ

By Manuela | November 19, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

This classic Italian dessert never goes out of fashion. It is so deliciously creamy and has a full, rich flavour. The story goes that a 'Madame 'of a bordello in  Treviso, Italy, devised ... continue reading...

PERSIAN INSPIRED BIRTHDAY CAKE

By Manuela | October 26, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

It is interesting how the name for a dish can make it seem glamorous or just ordinary. I remember one dinner I created at Bei Amici restaurant we served 'polpettine alla Siciliana' ( light ... continue reading...

MERINGUES

By Manuela | September 25, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

I used to have a total block in making meringues. I tried all sorts of recipes from friends that were meant to be fool-proof. Nothing worked. Usually after a promising start they would go ... continue reading...

FILOMENA

By Manuela | September 12, 2021 | InBlog, Desserts, General, Uncategorized

Today we celebrated my grandson Griffy's 12th birthday. It was the a glorious day. The the sun was out, the air was warm so it felt like the first day of summer. Miranda organised a ... continue reading...

TORTA ORNELLA

By Manuela | July 28, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

Some years ago  I was is in the town of Modica, Sicily, doing research for my book on Sicilian food and  I met this local cheese maker. Ornella was a striking woman  who looked like a young ... continue reading...

CRÈME CARAMEL

By Manuela | July 11, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

My older sister Ursula taught me how to make this classic crème caramel , which was a favourite in my Swiss family. At the time Ursula and I  were living together in Melbourne, which was  my ... continue reading...

POMEGRANATE GRANITA ( bastani-e anar)

By Manuela | May 23, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

When I was growing up in Teheran in the 1950s, my mother would insist that we all drink a glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice every morning. It was her special potion to keep us ... continue reading...

MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT

By Manuela | April 15, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts, Uncategorized

Bring back the 'mousse au chocolat'!! It is not just because I am Swiss and have to have my regular dose of chocolate, but I think the mousse has been forgotten a little bit. It is such a ... continue reading...

MOTHER’S KISSES (nan-e gerdoui)

By Manuela | January 29, 2021 | InAll Recipes, Blog, Desserts

These simple Persian biscuits are sweet, light and crumbly so I call them Mothers Kisses. The combination of cardamon , walnuts and cinnamon is very Persian - unusual and a bit exotic. The ... continue reading...

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