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“Torcetti piemontesi” are Italian cookies similar to breadsticks (but covered with sugar). They come from Piemonte, a region (county) of Italy. Their shape is similar to a close “U” and they are very crunchy. I really like them! Here is the recipe.

My friend Debba had her birthday a few days ago and in her honor I would like to write about her best recipe. Everyone that knows Debba has (sooner or later) tried her “granatina”. It is a cake made of chocolate and it is a little bit less soft than a mousse.

“Strudel” is a dessert that comes from Austria and it is wonderful to eat it warm after skiing in the mountains. But even if I do not live in the mountains I like to eat it for breakfast or in the afternoon.

My friend Chiara makes a very good Italian ice-cream. Every time she invites us for dinner I ask her to make her wonderful banana ice-cream. It is good because it is not too sweet and it is very similar to the “gelato” you can find in Italy (ohh… I miss my gelato dinners in Bibione).

Many desserts are long and difficult to make (brioches for example…). And even if you worked a lot to make a good cake, there is always some guest that says “no thank you, I’m full”. But have you ever heard someone that refused to eat brownies? No matter how full you are, you will always [...]