No one can remain totally indifferent to the pleasure of passing a bakery and encountering that delicate and slightly inebriating fragrance that soothes the soul: fresh-baked bread. Despite the olfactory lift, the quality of the bread we are offered is not always top notch and so many have returned to home baking. It true that one needs to overcome an initial resistance (one more thing to do!), but the effort is so rewarding that few return to pr

Nessuno può rimanere del tutto indifferente al piacere che si prova passando davanti ad una panetteria che emana un profumo delicato, leggermente inebriante e inequivocabile che rasserena i pensieri: quello del pane fragrante. Tuttavia non sempre il pane che si trova generalmente in commercio è di prima qualità e oggi sono tornati in molti a fare il pane in casa. E’ necessario un piccolo gesto di coraggio per superare una certa pigrizia iniziale,

Recipe from Profumo di biscotti Text and photos by Rossella Venezia   Preparation time: 15 minutes Resting time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes For 12 tarts Dough: 100 g flour (00) 25 g cornstarch 75 g cold butter cut into cubes Ice water as needed Filling: 2 small apples or 1 large one 80 g dried apricots roughly chopped 30 g slivered almonds 90 g brown sugar The seeds from 1 vanilla bean 4 teaspoons of Marsala In a small bowl combi

Ricetta tratta dal libro Profumo di biscotti Testi e fotografie di Rossella Venezia   Preparazione: 15 minuti Riposo: 30 minuti Cottura: 15-20 minuti Per 12 crostatine Per la pasta brisée: 100 g di farina 00 25 g di maizena 75 g di burro freddo a pezzetti Acqua ghiacciata q.b. Per il ripieno: 2 piccole mele o 1 mela grande 80 g di albicocche secche a pezzetti 30 g di mandorle a filetti 90 g di zucchero di canna I semi raschiati da un baccell

The genesis of the microwave oven can be traced to military research. It’s a classic story of “defense spending” that found a pacifistic, or in this case, a domestic application. Its evolution has as a rather singular “back to the future” story arc. Early models were conceived for the professional kitchen, research and development opened the way to domestic use and more recent models are being recognized as sophisticated cooking tools worthy of t