A fun and tasty appetizer for the holidays 😉 Kids love the lollipop concept: easy to handle and fun! Why not transforming a savory pastry appetizer in cute and yummy Xmas tree pops?? I used already made puff pastry and a simple broccoli and Feta cheese filling. A nice way to offer green veggies to the kids ;-). You can really personalize the filling following your kids’ taste: spinach&ricotta or […]

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is giving a nice basket of homemade cookies to neighbors and friends. It is a very kind way to show that you care, that you used your time (so precious nowadays!!) to prepare something special for them. In addition to that EVERYBODY loves cookies, you cannot be wrong 😉 Baking cookies is not difficult at all and it can be a lot of fun […]

Offering meat to kids can be tricky, most of all when it comes in the form of a beef steak or grilled chicken breast. But if you incorporate meat in something else like an hamburger, a stuffed vegetable, a stew or a casserole, magic happens and kids eat everything without even knowing that meat was involved 😉 For Thanksgiving this year I decided to skip the beautiful roasted Turkey and […]

A traditional pasta recipe for your Christmas menu’: spinach and ricotta cannelloni with a festive touch for the kids 🙂 This recipe came out very fun and very yummy. My little Luca loved the Xmas tree shape and the small size of the cannelloni, perfect bite size for him 🙂 the tasty stuffing and the creamy Bechamel sauce did the rest! You can prepare this recipe in advance, the day […]

Italy meets Halloween. a very seasonal and orange vegetable, the pumpkin will be the main ingredient of our Italian risotto dressed with a spider parmesan cream net for Halloween!! the sweetness of the pumpkin will marry the saltiness of the parmesan cheese in a creamy final result. It’s a very delicate taste, we really liked it. I cooked the pumpkin in a separate pan. I just used the pulp of […]

Today we have a very special video: I’ve been invited by Tastemade to prepare a recipe with Rob Nixon (Nicko’s Kitchen. Yessss, him!! If you are from Australia or if you love food vlogging you know whom I’m talking about) It has been an exciting and fun experience that I would love to share with you with today’s video. We made Christmas cookies! We prepared a colored and yummy version […]