Category: Italian

• 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 […]

  Dave G

  March 29, 2022

  almonds, baked goods, baking, christmas cookies, cookies, food blogging, Italian, snack

  biscotti, italian biscotti, italian cookies

• 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 […]

  Dave G

  April 1, 2021

  almond flour, almond meal, almonds, baked goods, baking, bread, bread flour, cakes, coffee cake, dessert, food blogging, Italian, snack, sweet dough, yeast breads

  Colomba de Pasqua, Easter bread, Easter cake, Italian Easter Bread, sweet bread, sweet bread roll, sweet dough

• 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 […]

  Dave G

  February 7, 2020

  baked goods, baking, cakes, dessert, food blogging, french, Italian

  apple cake, apples, cornmeal, french apple cake, opal apples

• 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 […]

  Dave G

  February 25, 2017

  baked goods, baking, cookies, dessert, food blogging, Italian, snack

  biscuits, cookies, honey, lattemiele, milk, milk and honey cookies, orange zest