Something different – Neapolitan – to mark Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday/Carnevale/Pancake Day)
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Neapolitan Classics: Migliaccio Alla Mela
An autumnal twist to a winter favourite semolina cake
Neapolitan Classics: Vegan Baked Zeppole
Wales has St. David; England St. George; Scotland St. Andrew and Italy has a lot of other saints. One in particular stands out. On 19 March, Italians celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph and it is also Father’s Day. In Naples, we tend to celebrate events and feast days with pastries (ok and all…
The Best, Booziest and Vegan Christmas Cake
This is not your insufferable, dry and awful Christmas cake!
A Christmas Pudding Even Dickens Would Love
A Christmas Carol… THE classic Christmas, no? And what dessert takes centre stage in that story? Yes, you guessed it, the Christmas Pudding. For the last many Christmases, Mr. GoodEating and I have been making our own Christmas Pudding and Christmas Cake. We bring these festive treats wherever we may be celebrating Christmas. Before making ours, I never…
Vegan Ice Creams: Salted Caramel and Mint
Thanks to Big Mike’s Eats, I was inspired to make coconut-based, salted caramel vegan ice cream. I tried his recipe and loved it. It couldn’t be simpler. I changed nothing because nothing needs changing. The results are creamy and delicious ice cream. I offered it to a few non-vegan friends, who loved it and had…
Neapolitan Classics: Cross-Border Sweets – Roccocò – Sticky Toffee Pudding
There’s a moment in the film The Eagle, where our Roman Centurian hero wants to cross Hadrian’s Wall into deepest, bluest Scotland. The guard warns him that “no Roman can survive north of the wall.” I can tell you that is just not true. You just need to be attired appropriately and know how to make bridges in…
A great vegan Tiramisù
I am extremely picky about tiramisù. Then I spotted this recipe by the Mouthwatering Vegan and I had to give it a go. Glad I did because it is PHENOMENAL. I modified the recipe as follows, but otherwise followed it exactly: 400g (2 packets) of Dove’s Farm Digestive Biscuits or McVitie’s tea biscuits used a non-stick,…
Sticky Toffee Pudding Vegan? Yes, it can be done!
Some say it cannot be done. I’m here to tell you that it can and that it is delicious and that it could not be easier. I served this to a friend for whom Sticky Toffee Pudding is irresistible. He could not believe it was vegan. It is good warm or cold (the next day), with…
