Get the latest recipes from Piperita http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/piperita With my friends sometimes I joke about the bed&breakfast treatment they get when they sleep over: I have to be forgiven for the crazy cat in some way! But at the end it's not so much of a joke! With the due advise, if someone is coming to sleep over I prepare something for breakfast: pancakes are a rare treatment (only best friends get them! ;-P), but yeasty floury stuff or puddings are normal. http://www.grouprecipes.com/4912/pistachio-nuts-plumcakes.html Give me something light and not too sweet for breakfast. Give me something yeasty too. Give me a simple, quick, plain recipe, that can be made by everyone. Give me something I can made over the weekend and that will last at least few days. Give me something with LOADS of raisins in it. Can you vaguely imagine how difficult is to find a recipe that satisfy all those components??? Very... At the end I found something by Martha Stewart: I've changed a bit, but it's basically it... Lighting a candle under her shrine, just next to Nigella's... http://www.grouprecipes.com/4133/cinnamon-and-raisins-swirl.html This cake has a sweet short crust pastry that has the incredible advantage of remaining “crusty” (or croustillant, my favourite French word!!!) for days, even with the moistest filling. On the other hand, I found it a bit too much hard on the first day, but ok after the second day in the fridge. And as I used my Kenwood chef to make there wouldn’t even be the possibility of overworking it: it did everything in 2 minutes… http://www.grouprecipes.com/3372/pumpkin-cake.html Those soufflé are very simple to make and the result is astonishing! They stand up in shape for at least 20 minutes after you take them out of the oven! http://www.grouprecipes.com/3371/orange-souffle.html This bakery goods are a typical recipe from Veneto. They are perfect deep in hot coffee http://www.grouprecipes.com/3370/zaletti.html