The first recipe this fall is for apple and raisin muffins—they’re delicious! We can even pretend they’re “healthy”—after all, there’s clearly fruit in them! All joking aside, I don’t know about where you are, but here in Milan we’re having a fantastic start to fall! I hope you’re having fun and that this has helped you get over some of that so-called “back-to-school stress”! :D . Let’s jump right into the recipe and the shopping list for apple and raisin muffins!

Mini apple strudels are the perfect dessert to ensure you’re never caught off guard by unexpected guests! Easter is over now, but you never know who might drop by tonight! Or during the long weekend on April 25 next week! Or on May 1—it’s a good idea to have this recipe up your sleeve; it takes no time at all!

Apple Pie, made even more famous by the hilarious movie American Pie and by Mickey Mouse with Grandma Duck’s pie. It’s a delicious American-style apple pie: beautiful to look at, delicious to eat—what more could you want? :)

Hi, everyone! How was your weekend? Did you have fun? Did you make the most of your free time? On Saturday, I had a lovely evening with friends, and on Sunday, I spent time with my parents! I hope you all had a great day today. Last week, I made this cake because… um, I hadn’t gone grocery shopping yet and I had these ingredients at home… WHAT A SURPRISE! It’s almost—ALMOST—become my favorite breakfast cake! The apple-oat cake is one of those desserts that feels incredibly light on the palate—you could easily eat half of it for breakfast (um, don’t do that!) and even take it to work for an afternoon snack. TRY IT—you won’t regret it!

With these apple-heart cookies, we’ve reached the end of this first month of 2017—it flew by for me; how about you? Today is one of the “Three Days of the Blackbird,” so why not bake some cookies and stay nice and warm with the oven on at home? :D For those who don’t know, these are the coldest days of the year! Brrrr! Cuor di Mela cookies are very sweet shortbread cookies that are perfect for breakfast and snacks. They’re very famous because they’re sold by Mulino Bianco, but above all because they’re DELICIOUS! I’d like to share my recipe with you, in case you want to try making them at home and/or can’t find them at the supermarket. The ingredients are enough for about 40 cookies!

There are countless versions of apple cake; this is the one I’ve been making lately, and I have to say the result is both very appetizing and light. It’s packed with apples—just the way I like it! A tip: it’s best to use very ripe yellow apples, because the cake turns out even tastier and more flavorful!