RECIPE // Mam Papaul’s Mardi Gras King Cake

A delicious o-shaped pastry topped with coloured sugar sprinkles and stuffed with brown sugar praline, toasted pecans, and a tiny baby. Three years ago I was invited to a Mardi Continue reading →

RECIPE // Carrot Cake

Moist carrot cake with golden raisins, walnuts, creamed cheese frosting, and lemon zest. I saw this post for a delicious-looking carrot Continue reading →

Vegan Stuffed Cabbage with Lingonberries // KonstnärsBaren, Stockholm SW

Tender cabbage leaves stuffed with lentils and beans accompanied by yellow beet roots, sugar snap peas, radishes, and lingonberries. This Continue reading →

Tiramisu // Da Enzo de 19, Rome IT

Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone custard and dusted with cocoa. I’ve finally arrived at the last of a long series of Continue reading →

Fried Mozzarella di Bufala // Nonna Betta, Rome IT

Thick pieces of fresh mozzarella di bufala deep-fried in a deliciously light batter. While passing through the Jewish Quarter in Continue reading →

Jewish Pizza // Il Boccione, Rome IL

Homemade kosher bread stuffed to the brim with toasted almonds, candied ginger, marzipan, pine nuts, maraschino cherries, and burnt raisins. Continue reading →

Fresh Ricotta // Da Enzo de 19, Rome IT

A cake of soft, fresh, creamy white cheese made with sheep’s milk from Lazio. Inspired by the principles laid out in Continue reading →

Rice-stuffed Pomodoro // Franchi, Rome IT

Whole baked tomatoes stuffed with seasoned rice and served with potatoes are a staple of the Roman fast food scene. The Continue reading →