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Sweet

7 Feb

Chocolate Chunk Pistachio Cookies

Have you ever been to Sicily? Sicily always reminds me of pistachio nuts (pistacchio in Italian) and cannoli. And while I am not a huge fan of cannoli, I love pistachios. In fact we eat them most Sundays at our big family Sunday lunch. And every Sunday our youngest daughter, our son and their uncle […]

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31 Jan

Expectant Chocolate Chip Cookies

The best of two world! Oreos and chocolate chip cookies meet in these delicious Oreo stuffed Chocolate Chip cookies.

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22 Jan

Mini Bundt Cakes

Cake for breakfast?! Yep. It’s pretty normal around here. The cake is called a ciambellone, it is a dense cake, similar to pound cake or bundt cake in texture. It is perfect for eating with a cappuccino in the morning. These mini bundt cakes are made from the classic ciambellone recipe. It is a favorite […]

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21 Jan

Brownie Heaven

This is it. This is the best brownie recipe ever. They are chocolately, chewy, cakey, fudgy, and just plain delicious all in one small package. And they are easy. When I first moved to Italy, I had never made a batch of brownies from scratch. And so I would ask anyone who came to visit […]

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18 Jan

Ganache

Have you ever tried Ganache? It is good. Like I could eat it by the spoonful ALL. DAY. LONG. It is also really useful! I use it as a crumb coat on all of my cakes. It coats the cake more smoothly and hardens slightly when it cools, making it easy to cover your cake […]

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16 Jan

Coffee Cake

This coffee cake gives me all the feels. . .it reminds me of Christmas morning, and Mother’s day and so many other special occasions we celebrated growing up when this would be the star of the show- the best part of brunch! It is humid, fluffy and packed with flavor. It is a fool proof […]

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10 Jan

Pink Peppermint White Hot Chocolate

It’s January and it is still chilly. In fact, around here it just recently got chilly! SO it is perfect weather for hot chocolate and even more perfect is this super duper simple recipe! Hershey’s peppermint kisses are one of our favorite Christmas treats! And it just so happened that we had half a bag […]

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21 Dec

Red Velvet Cookies

Do you like Red Velvet? I didn’t really get the craze, until I found the perfect recipe…which I will try and post for you soon!! Now, I get it. It is so good. It is humid, not overly chocolatey, and has a slight tang or kick. I thought it would be fun to turn my […]

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20 Dec

Grandma’s Gingersnap Cookies

Sundays were made for visiting Grandma and Grandpa. When I was little, we had a routine on Sundays. We went to church in the morning, and then to Grandma’s house for lunch. She made the same thing every Sunday: roast beef with gravy, and mashed potatoes and black olives . . . one for every […]

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20 Dec

Homemade Twix Bars

This homemade version is even better than the store bought treat! These Homemade twix bars will knock your socks off! They are that good. It takes a few steps to make them, so they are not for the weak of heart, but if you are ready for some baking fun, then you will enjoy putting […]

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