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Biancomangiare

2024-02-21T14:30:29-05:00June 1st, 2016|Categories: Desserts, Desserts, Food Columns|

Biancomangiare is a traditional Sicilian white pudding. Dating back to the Middle Ages, biancomangiare, literally means “white food” or “white dish”, and derives its name from the white color of its main ingredients: almond milk, sugar and cornstarch. I learned how to make this delicious and creamy Sicilian dessert during my travels in Palermo, Sicily [...]

Cantucci

2024-02-26T14:19:12-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Cookies and Biscotti, Dairy, Desserts, Desserts, Food Columns|

Cantucci are Tuscan dipping cookies.  They’re also known as biscotti in other regions of Italy as well as here in the U.S.  I learned how to make these almond studded beauties from Chef Claudio Piantini last October during our travels in Tuscany, when my husband and I took a private cooking class with the Chef [...]

Hazelnut Semifreddo with Gianduja Ganache

2024-02-23T13:38:24-05:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: Desserts, Food Columns, Ice Cream and Frozen Treats, Valentine's Day|

In the fall of 2015, my husband and I took a three-week trip of a lifetime to beautiful Italy.  We started our adventure in Rome, then flew south to Sicily and north to the Piedmont region; we then journeyed east to Venice, west to the Tuscany region and concluded our extraordinary voyage in the Umbria [...]

Pear Almond Tart

2024-02-09T16:48:12-05:00December 1st, 2015|Categories: Desserts, Food Columns, Pies, Tarts and Tortes|Tags: , |

Of all the desserts that have come out of my kitchen, Pear and Almond Tart always gets the most raves.  Not only is it festive and gorgeous—it tastes even better than it looks.  A golden brown, crisp pastry shell is filled with a rich and creamy almond custard, which serves as a cushion for delicately poached [...]

Stuffed Peppers

2024-02-09T16:26:57-05:00November 1st, 2015|Categories: Food Columns, Pasta, Rice, Grains, Side Dishes, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Vegetables|

This is the time of year when the prevailing image is a cornucopia overflowing with the bounty of the harvest. In keeping with the concept of abundance and plenitude, stuffed meats, poultry, fruits, and vegetables are ubiquitous. A colorful medley of bell peppers, filled to the brim with brown and wild rice pilaf is the [...]

Patriotic Cheesecake

2024-02-08T19:55:20-05:00July 1st, 2015|Categories: Cheesecakes, Dairy, Desserts, Food Columns, Fourth of July|

Velvety smooth, rich and creamy, this cheesecake is divine. Its decadent taste and texture belie the fact that it is relatively easy to make. Cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and sour cream are beaten together and then poured into a cake pan lined with a traditional graham cracker crumb crust. The cake is then baked in [...]