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Category: Recipes

A taste of Egypt: Basbousa recipe

I love to cook, and I explore cuisines from all over the world in my kitchen. Writing a new novel is the perfect reason to try out recipes from a new country! For Song of the Nile, I returned to dishes from my childhood, growing up in Egypt – in particular, my favourite sweet treat, basbousa.

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Sbrisolona: a sweet taste from my new novel

When I research the setting for a novel, I explore the location’s culture (music, theatre, dance and so on), its history, its economy, its legends and its cuisine. The latter is a real pleasure, because I love to cook, and this is the perfect reason to try out some new recipes in my kitchen.

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Recipe: Baci di Dama

What better recipe for a romance novelist to try than one for a delicious Italian sweet treat called ‘Lady’s Kisses’? American readers may spot a

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A brief history of pasta

‘Life,’ said Italian director Federico Fellini,  ‘is a combination of magic and pasta.’ To all the countries Italians have emigrated, they have brought with them

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A brief history of tiramisu

No doubt you’re very familiar with this coffee-flavoured dessert, which features on countless restaurant menus worldwide.  You probably also know that, like zabaglione and gelato,

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