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Rose del Deserto (Desert Roses)
Kids need between-meal pick-me-ups. Why not make this Italian variation of yummy chocolate chip cookies? “Desert roses” are delicious, perfect for a tasty and healthy snack to enjoy with a glass of...
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Confettura di Fichi (Fig Jam)
…..la delizia per eccellenza. Figs are an ancient fruit, first appearing in the earliest of historic accounts. They are the symbol of abundance and fertility, and they were even used as a sweetener...
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Crostata con Confettura (Jam Pie)
…..The crostata is perhaps the oldest Italian dessert. A popular tradition traces the origin of this Italian pie to the ancient Romans. This is the first kind of baked dessert that, as little girl, I...
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Tiramisù
A pick-me-up that really picks you up Tiramisù, arguably the most popular Italian creamy dessert, combines the flavor of mascarpone cheese, coffee and savoiardi cookies. The name literally means “pick...
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Pan dei Morti (Bread of the Dead)
The Pan dei Morti are traditional Italian cookies prepared for the Day of Dead (Commemorazione dei Defunti) celebrated on November 2nd, the day following All Saint’s Day (Ognissanti). On these two...
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Ciambella allo Yogurt (Ring Cake with Yogurt)
The ciambella is a typical cake with a circular shape and a hole in the middle. The classic one with coarse sugar on top is from Bologna (the Emilia-Romagna region’s capital city) and is linked to the...
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Panettone con Crema di Mascarpone (Panettone with Mascarpone Cheese Cream)
Panettone is Italy’s cake for the Holidays, a delicious dessert somewhere between a cake and a loaf of sweet bread. It’s this cake’s dome shape that makes it uniquely identifiable. The dough is very...
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Terrina di Gorgonzola, Fichi e Noci (Gorgonzola Cheese, Figs and Nuts Terrine)
Gorgonzola terrine is an elegant recipe that you can serve at a buffet or as an appetizer, either with crackers or Italian ciabatta bread, and accompanied by nice glass of fruity white wine or an aged...
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Focaccia
Focaccia (pronunced foe-CA-cha) is a soft, flat oven-baked Italian bread, so popular that most people could very well have had their first taste of it in an Italian bakery or restaurant somewhere other...
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Chiacchiere (Sweet Carnival Fritters)
Carnevale, Carnival or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), is a huge Catholic festival celebrated forty days before Easter, before Ash Wednesday, with masquerade balls, parades and public street parties. Masks,...
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Torta al Cioccolato e Barolo Chinato (Barolo Chinato Chocolate Cake)
This delicious dark chocolate cake flavored with Barolo Chinato and served with whipped cream and raspberries is a truly romantic treat for an amorous occasion such as Valentine’s Day. Chocolate, the...
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Colomba con Crema al Limoncello (Easter Cake with Limoncello Cream)
If you have ever celebrated Easter in Italy, you may have tasted our Colomba di Pasqua (Easter Dove). This is an Italian dessert only available at Easter, something in between a cake and a sweet bread...
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Focaccia Dolce con Crema di Cioccolato (Sweet Focaccia Filled with Chocolate...
Sweet focaccia : a childhood memory! Something that my mom used to prepare for me as an afternoon snack after school, something da leccarsi le dita (literally to lick your fingers, to make your mouth...
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Torta di Fragole (Strawberry Tart)
This delicious and fresh strawberry tart is prepared with an almond-flavored dough (pasta frolla), filled with custard and then decorated with fresh strawberries for a tasty and colorful touch. It is a...
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Gelato alla Crema (Vanillia Ice Cream)
Craving ice cream, the freezing and formless – but tasty and delicious nectar? Here is the homemade Italian gelato recipe! Summer has finally arrived and it is time to fully enjoy gelato, Italian ice...
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Gelato alla Fragola (Strawberry Ice Cream)
Some say that strawberry ice cream is the most popular of fruit-flavored ice creams: fresh, flavorful and a perfect food to make desserts delicious and colorful. The main ingredient can be fresh cream...
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Granita al Caffé (Iced Coffee)
The granita al caffè is a typical summer Sicilian breakfast, particularly in the Messina area. It is cool and sweet, made with water, sugar and coffee. It can be enjoyed with fresh, crusty bread or...
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Crostata di Pesche Noci (Nectarin Tart)
The nectarine tart is a variation of a classic jam tart. It is a flavorful summertime dessert, prepared with pasta frolla and fresh nectarines (a type of peaches), which can be substituted with canned...
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Cantucci
I bet that many of you have eaten Tuscan cantucci, the hard and crunchy, twice-baked cookies, at least once. They are often served as an after-dinner dessert to dunk in Vin Santo, a fortified sweet...
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Miascia, Lake Como Cake
Today I would like to present miascia (mee-AH-sha), a typical cake from my beautiful home, Lake Como. It is one of the traditional peasants’ sweets prepared with stale bread (“pan poss” in the local...
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