Dessert

Chicken sausages triumph in taste comparison with pork and meat-free options

4 July, 2026

In a taste test comparing Richmond Meat-Free, Tesco Finest Pork, and Heck Chicken Chipolatas, the chicken sausages emerged as the clear winner, surprising even the most seasoned sausage enthusiasts.

Healthiest supermarket vanilla ice creams ranked by a registered nutritionist

7 June, 2026

From ultra-processed to real-ingredient options, we reveal the nutritional facts behind popular vanilla ice creams in the UK.

Various ice cream makers for home use displayed

Choosing the right ice cream maker for your kitchen needs

5 November, 2024

Explore the different types of ice cream makers and find the perfect fit for your homemade treats.

How to do pancakes

30 July, 2021

You can taste pancakes with fruit, nutella, maple syrup, bacon. Multiple are the flavors you can combine with them

Recipes with puff pastry: here some quick and easy desserts

9 July, 2021

Creativity spoils when using this base. Recipes with puff pastry are the jolly of many of our dishes, both sweet and salty ones.

Italian spring recipes: fresh fruit tart

22 April, 2020

Many Italians celebrate birthdays and other important events with a large fruit tart made from shortcrust pastry, custard and fresh fruit. Called a ‘crostata alla frutta’ you’ll often find it considered a traditional Italian dessert, and as we’re now in…

Italian dessert recipes: panna cotta with amaretti biscuits

22 April, 2020

Italian desserts are many and varied but one of my favourites is the traditional panna cotta. It’s light and can be adapted to anyone’s taste, served with forest fruits or chocolate, and today we look at panna cotta with amaretti…

Tiramisu variations: mascarpone and maraschino Italian dessert

21 April, 2020

There’s nothing like a traditional tiramisù to finish an Italian meal, but the original Italian dessert also lends itself to many variations. Here we present you with a variation of the classic tiramisù: a mascarpone and maraschino mix. It’s definitely…

Italian gelato: pub crawls in Rome substituted by gelato runs

21 April, 2020

The crazy Italians have invented a new way to enjoy the indulgence of Italian gelato. Instead of going to one gelato shop and choosing from the various flavours on display, you can buy a “multi-gelataio” cup. This means you get…

How to serve Italian cheese: condiments

19 April, 2020

There are many Italian cheeses that you can treat yourself to, and often the enjoyment is increased by choosing the right side serve for your cheese. With soft cheeses, aged cheese and everything right down to the simple ricotta or…

Nutella: contributing to pest control by catching mice

14 April, 2020

Much loved by children and adults alike, fans of Nutella should not be surprised that smaller creatures also find this typical Italian delicacy irresistable. Nutella has a unique flavour such that mice have also been discovered to have a predilection…

Recipes from southern Italy: "sanguinaccio" pie

13 April, 2020

This regional Italian dish comes from the south of Italy and is particularly famous in Campania. I was very tempted to write “bloody” cake in the title but thought better of it. In any case, the name “torta di sanguinaccio”…

Italian Christmas recipes: homemade nutella cookies

11 April, 2020

We’ve got a wonderful Italian winter treat for you with these easy, homemade nutella cookies. With temperatures dropping, there’s nothing like a little chocolate to get you in the mood for snow and lazy Sundays by the fire. These biscuits…

Italian recipes: Bustrengo cake from Romagna

10 April, 2020

Bustrengo is a delicious cake from Romagna and Marche. Actually it’s most famous recipe is from a small village called Borghi in the hills around Cesena; it seems that every housewife in this old village has her own secret recipe…

Italian Christmas recipes: coconut tiramisu

10 April, 2020

The traditional Italian dessert of tiramisu is so simple that it’s one of those great dishes which lends itself to variation. So today we bring you tiramisu with a twist - coconut tiramisu for an Italian Christmas recipe. It’s also…

Traditional Italian Christmas recipe from Umbria: walnut crunch

5 April, 2020

This yummy Italian Christmas recipe comes from Umbria and is a kind of walnut crunch called “le nociate”. Walnuts are frequently to be found in Italian cooking in various regions, including “nociate romane” from Rome and “copete ternane” from Terni,…

How to make home made Nutella

2 April, 2020

We return to the theme of the great Italian invention, Nutella. When I was a kid at school I used to buy the little packets at the canteen with the mini plastic spatchel which were sold for the pricely sum…

Eurochocolate 2009: Europe's biggest chocolate festival in Perugia

2 April, 2020

The Italian food festival you’ve all been waiting is nearly here, with Eurochocolate starting on October 16 in the home town of Baci Perugina. Every year, Perugia in Umbria hosts the chocolate festival, and this year opening the festival are…

Traditional Italian products: honey and protecting the bees of Northern Italy

25 March, 2020

The Italian Beekeepers’ Association has released a statement that the population of bees in Northern Italy is on the increase. This is positive news after a type of pesticide (neonicotinoids) had decimated the bee population and honey making for years.In…