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Cheese, Garlic and Herb Bread by Robyn Savoie

This flavorful Italian bread turns any family-style dinner into company fare.

Italian Apricot Semolina Sunburst Bread by Bob Vincent

This bread is adapted from a recipe made at the California Culinary Academy at a "Weekends At The Academy" class that I took 17 years ago. This course was on Rustic Italian Breads. We made five different breads all of which are excellent. Sadly they no longer offer these classes for the home chef; they were great fun and an…

Italian-Style Stuffed Mushrooms by Jennifer Bass

Four Cheese Italian Macaroni by Jennifer Bass

Ricotta & Spinach Fritters by Jennifer Bass

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos by Jennifer Bass

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM by Foodessa

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share with you a very cherished recipe my 'Nonna' made for me growing up. Granted, as I turned baker in my kitchen, I confess to having tweaked it just enough to meet with her approval. She also found that my version was slightly…

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni > by Foodessa

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti ma Buoni >. It's an Italian saying...loosely translated as ugly looking (not really) but yummy. Originally made with roasted hazelnuts...however, re-created to include roasted almonds instead. I also reduced much of the…

CLEMENTINE CHOCOLATE and NUT torte cake by Foodessa

Easy flourless cake creation. This cake is extremely flavourful as well as invitingly aromatic. I certainly do love desserts with a combo of citrus, chocolate and nuts. This torte turned out absolutely delicious and memorable. A must try ;o) For a detailed post...refer to:…

Apple and Vino Cotto Streusel by Deena Montillo

Vino Cotto (vincotto) adds a delicious twist to this scrumptious apple streusel!