The name of this dessert comes from the French hotel where this pie was accidentally created in the 1880s. Stephanie Tatin, co-owner and chef of Hôtel Tatin, was overworked and left the apples cooking in butter and sugar for too long while making a traditional apple pie. Trying to save the dish, she placed the…
Special Christmas Recipes
Best Crab Cake Recipe
While testing the best crab cake recipe I could possibly find, something came to mind. I always thought “Here’s a dish I’ll never prepare at home. It must be extremely difficult.” Well, guess what. I found this wonderfully easy crab cake recipe! So simple to prepare, absolutely delicious and very elegant to serve. My secret?…
Apple Cake Recipe
This Apple Cake Recipe is not only delicious but healthy and versatile. Depending on the amount of time you bake, you can make an Apple Cobbler or an Apple Cake. It is extremely quick and simple to make. There is no need to peel the apples, which is great, for two-thirds of the fiber…
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe was discovered by accident. The owner of the Toll House Inn, in Whitman, Massachusetts, ran out of baking chocolate. She decided to substitute it for Nestle semi-sweet chocolate, hoping it would melt and blend in the mixture. What happened was even better: she ended up with little bite…
Easy Gingerbread Recipe
This delicious and Easy Gingerbread Recipe came from my mom’s personal cooking book. As a mother of four (being three of them boys) my mom had no time to slave over the stove. So all the recipes she cherished were the ones that combined great taste with the least amount of work possible. I hope…
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This is definitely the easiest and most simple to make chocolate mousse recipe. No eggs are used in this recipe, so no separating yolks and beating egg whites stiff. Children have a blast preparing it, and it looks really something… really professional. Tastes great. Take a look at the ingredients and directions: it couldn’t be…
Deviled Eggs Recipe
This Deviled Eggs Recipe is believed to have originated in ancient Rome, and is still quite popular around the world. My husband Luca – who, by now, you must know is Italian – is very proud of this. Americans are so fond of deviled eggs, they even sell special trays to serve them. The term…
Bread Pudding Recipe
I make this particularly easy Bread Pudding Recipe for breakfast on weekends, even though bread pudding is traditionally a dessert. It’s also wonderful during the Holidays, when you have guests in the house. What better way to use leftover stale bread? It’s so easy and quick to prepare, you’ll do it in no time at…
Pear Wine Recipe
This Pear Wine Recipe, or Pear in Red Wine Sauce, is a wonderful way to end a meal. This fancy, but amazingly easy to prepare dessert can be made well in advance. This is a great option for dinner parties, for it’s once less thing you have to worry that day. As a matter of…
Apple Strudel
The Apple Strudel Recipe comes from Austria. Actually, it’s a Viennese recipe, that became Austria’s national dish. Strudels are very popular among all countries that once belonged to the Austrian-Hungarian empire. The first strudel recipe dates back to 1696. This handwritten recipe can be found in the Viennese City Library. The original strudel pastry is…