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If you love vanilla, as I do, you must try these Swedish vanilla buns or vaniljbullar. I can assure you they make the perfect accompaniment to coffee, at any time of day. The dough, flavored with cardamom, and the creamy vanilla filling combine beautifully, and the result is delicate, balanced, and very aromatic.

If the brookie, the mix of brownie and cookie, has earned a place in dessert recipe books, this brownie with cheesecake and raspberries is sure to claim a privileged spot on the podium of irresistible combinations. Although it may seem that combining two recipes as different as these at first glance is not a good idea, I promise you that bringing these two classics together results in an incredible dessert.

Today we're going to make cookies for snack time — what do you think of the idea? I'm sure you'll love it, as I do. And if I also tell you that this jam cookie recipe is very easy and perfect for making with the little ones at home, you won't have a moment to spare before gathering all the ingredients and putting on your apron.

This homemade rye bread, made with sourdough, is the perfect excuse to turn on the oven. Once baked and after the proper resting time, each slice of this sourdough rye bread will be a full-on celebration. Delicious with butter, with honey or bitter orange marmalade; if you spread it with fresh cheese and top it with a slice of smoked salmon, you'll taste heaven in every bite.

At Christmas, there are desserts that need no introduction — and the French Yule log is one of them. A timeless classic, known for its tender genoise sponge, smooth and creamy filling, and that chocolate coating that resembles a log of firewood, making it instantly recognisable on any festive table. Elegant, comforting, and rich in history, it’s one of those sweet treats you’re always eager to make when the holiday season comes around.

Let’s make a mozzarella and pesto pull-apart bread shaped like a Christmas tree! Delicious and shareable, festive and easy to prepare with the step-by-step instructions I’ve included in this recipe.

Have you ever made gnocchi at home? Although the most traditional are homemade potato gnocchi, these sweet potato gnocchi with honey and browned butter are a real delight and I assure you that making them is not difficult. This is an easy and quick recipe, and very impressive. Also, these sweet potato gnocchi are much more colorful and, sautéed in browned butter, sage and garlic, just as I suggest, the result is truly very flavorful.

There are cakes that smell like Sunday and this is one of them. This citrus lemon and orange bundt with poppy seeds has that fresh, cheerful note that wins you over from the first bite: it’s fluffy, fragrant, and has the special crunchy touch of poppy seeds.

As you may already know, I love fresh pasta. Making it, cooking it and savoring it. I like it in all its forms and with any sauce or accompaniment. Since I also enjoy adapting recipes (forgive me, purists), today I bring you these Spaghetti with cuttlefish and shrimp ragù, a delicious dish with lots of summer flavor, because I believe seafood dishes taste like summer.

In case there was any doubt that I love it, today we're making fresh pasta! With a few changes, though, because instead of using wheat flour, we'll make it with semolina to achieve a more rustic texture, with more fiber and protein. And also more porous, so it will absorb flavors better. You'll see how, this way, the recipe for semolina spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and marinated fresh tuna turns out incredible and very tasty.

How about making fresh pasta at home? I assure you there's nothing simpler and the result is wonderful. To give it a more intense flavor and a livelier color, this time we'll make it using only the egg yolks. So get the flour and eggs ready to make this excellent pasta all'uovo recipe: Egg spaghetti with sautéed asparagus.

Yes, I know it's summer and it's hot. I also know that just thinking about turning on the oven makes you want to fan yourself, but I assure you that when you try this roasted onion and garlic focaccia you'll forget the 250º C temperature it needs to bake at, because you'll want to make it again at the earliest opportunity. That's why I wanted to share this recipe today, despite being in the middle of a heat wave.