Grandma's Soft Italian Cookies with Frosting by Claudia lamascolo

My grandma, mom, have handed down from generation to generation...a simple recipe and traditional Italian cookie. Please check out the links below the recipes for more of grandma's favorite Italian Style Cookies!

Authentic French Crepes by Cedric Tesson

A crepe is a type of very thin, cooked pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning “curled.” While crepes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France.

Ciambellone Classico (Classic Pound Cake-Italian Style) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This is the classic Italian pound cake and comes form my second book, winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2009, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions. I love this recipe because it is quick to make and you can adapt it…

Cocoa-Lemon Hard Cookies by Little Housewife

Those cookies are really easy and quick to make and can be made with ingredients that are in everybody's kitchen.

small almond cookies by branna

nice moister almond cookies

Bajadera by Zorana Dicic

This desert is easy to make, and there is no baking required.

Apple Crumble by Karen Vivers

So easy to make, is this not just the best winter dessert!

Whole Wheat Mocha Muffins by Hina Gujral

I think I am obsessed with whole wheat and everyday I try my best to reduce the usage of white flour in my kitchen to minimal, we have switched to whole wheat breads, pasta, noodles, cookies, pizzas and now muffins and to my surprise there is not much difference in taste. If you want you can substitute whole-wheat flour with equal…

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust by Doctor Jo

This cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite fall cheesecake. I can’t say it is my all-time favorite cheesecake! Why, because I have multiple all-time favorite cheesecakes—one for each season, as a matter of fact. When the trees get naked, I know it’s time to get out all things pumpkin: Pumpkin Pie Crumble, Pumpkin muffins, and this…

Vanilla and Walnut Crescent Cookies by Jenny

These cookies are usually made for Christmas in quite a few European countries. They might vary slightly from country to country but everywhere they taste divine! Even though they are mainly baked in December, they can be enjoyed all year round with a cup of your favourite tea or coffee. This recipe below has been in my family for…

Dark Chocolate & Orange Cake with Chia Seeds by Jenny

A very tasty cake with 70% dark chocolate, fresh orange juice and chia seeds! If you are new to chia seeds, I highly recommend trying this recipe. The amount of seeds put in this cake is really small but it still gives the cake an interesting texture without changing its flavor.

Christmas Themed Pumpkin Cake by Hina Gujral

With Christmas just a few days away and my traditional Christmas Cake yet not gone into the oven, all thanks to my winter laziness and with the beginning of holiday season lot of friends drop by to wish us early Christmas before leaving for holidays and also winter break started for many of the kiddies in the block and they also drop…

Toffee (Candy) Apples by Karen Vivers

Although I don’t relish the shortening days and the dropping temperatures of the autumn and approaching winter, I do relish the food. I love the change of seasonal foods and of course all the celebrations that go with them. Although every season has its own foodie treats, autumn is for me, I think, my favourite. All those…

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