Category: Italian

  • birthday biscotti

    birthday biscotti

    This is a recipe for biscotti that is adaptable for other add ins. I simply wanted to celebrate my **th birthday, so I thought adding 1/4 cup of sprinkles would do the trick. I also added slightly less sugar because I felt the sprinkles might actually contribute to the sweetness. Funfetti Biscotti. Enjoy! Happy Birthday…

  • colomba di pasqua 

    colomba di pasqua 

    Happy Easter! I wanted to create something festive and in keeping with the season. Although this usually contains dried fruit like golden raisins or candied peel and is often baked in a paper liner that’s shaped like a dove, I didn’t have any of those things. I did have some Marcona almonds, which I strongly…

  • french apple cake with opal apples

    french apple cake with opal apples

    At first glance in the grocery store, I thought these Opal apples were just huge yellow bell peppers, and I wondered why they were selling them in a different area than where the other bell peppers were. Then I noticed the sign that read “Opal Apples” This variety of apple was developed in the Czech…

  • milk and honey cookies

    milk and honey cookies

    Lattemiele. Milk and Honey Cookies. You may have seen these at Trader Joe’s. (or Trader Giotto’s.) Naturally, I had to see if I could replicate or approximate them at home. The first step was to check and see if there was a recipe available online. At first, nothing came up, just a lot of reviews for the…