Anginetti copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

Anginetti Bite-Sized Cookies copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

Anginetti Bite-Sized Italy copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

Butter Free Raspberry Polenta Cake by Hungry Jenny

The quantity of polenta used is small, but is enough to work in that slightly gritty texture expected from a polenta cake. I also baked it in a shallower tin which results in a crunchy cased cake that is still soft and moist on the inside.

Soft Pear and Cranberry Squares by Hungry Jenny

Aside from the egg, this is otherwise dairy-free! Use very ripe pears for best results. This recipe is for a 13 x 8" traybake (32 squares) Cover the top with baking paper or foil during the last 10 minutes to avoid the top over-browning. http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2011/03/soft-pear-and-cranberry-squares.html

Travel Gingerbread Cookies by Hungry Jenny

Make these soft gingerbread cookies to take on your travels if you suffer from travel sickness - the calming effects that ginger has on the stomach should help to relieve the symptoms. Perfect for kids too. They should be lightly golden and still a little soft when you take them out - they will firm up a little as they cool down…

Guilt free Lemon Oat Cookies by Hungry Jenny

These are butter, sugar and flour free so you can eat them without feeling guilty! Makes 10-12 cookies (2")

Peanut Butter Berry Cake (dairy free) by Hungry Jenny

I love peanut butter cakes, and berry-based cakes, so decided to marry the two together and this was the resulting cake! The peanuts on top was a last minute decision, and I wasn't sure if it'd work, since I only had salted ones to hand - turns out that the saltiness against the sweet berries actually works really well! This…

Chocolate Almond Creme Fraiche Cake by Hungry Jenny

Creme fraiche makes a good substitute for butter in chocolate cake. This was made in a 7" sandwich tin and cuts into 8 slices

Quark cheese bundt cake by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Simple, yet delicious and light cottage cheese cake. Ideal to serve with a whole fruit jam.

Pumpkin Panna Cotta by Carolinaheartstrings

Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert that has a dairy base combined with gelatin and sweetened. Basically it is a pudding and there are many varieties that add chocolate, fruit, nuts or spices. It is believed that it originated in Northern Italy where there are plenty of creameries and the thickening was the result of boiling with fish…

Madeleines by Christine

I had been longing to make madeleines or small French Sponge Cake for quite some time. All this while, I postponed the idea of making madeleines because I could not find the shell shaped molds typically designed for madeleines. I thought I would not be exactly baking madeleines if I didn't bake the cake in pans with shell-shaped…

Almond Biscotti by Mark Tabak

A very traditional recipe from my wifes Italian grandmother.

Toasted Pfoo Almond Cookies by tara cottrell

Not sure why these are called Pfoo cookies. Maybe because you eat a batch as they are coming out of the oven and scald your mouth. And then you can't talk right all day. No idea. In any case, these are incredible. Easy to make, great paired with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Little and great for…

Pão de Ló - Portuguese Sponge Cake by Sofia Reino

I have always loved this recipe, especially when one is able to cook in in such a way that the middle part is still wet. I have always been afraid of making this recipe as I am not the best at baking. But amazingly enough it came out perfect and I am very proud of myself.