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Italian Pastries Italian Pastries are sold in a Pasticceria in Italy.  Here is a video showing some common pastries that can be found as well as an explanation of what they are. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

Italian Crostata A crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie, also known as coppi in Naples and sfogliate in Lombardy. The earliest known use of crostata in its modern sense can be traced to the cookbooks Libro de Arte Coquinaria (Art of Cooking) by Martino da Como, published circa 1465, and Cuoco napolitano (Neapolitan […]

The Cake Boss’ Mouth-Watering Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe Buddy Valastro, Italian American celebrity chef, also known as The Cake Boss, shares his aunt Nina’s recipe for ricotta cheesecake. See how this mouth watering cheesecake is made on the next page

Chocolate salame INGREDIENTS: 3 ½ oz sugar 3 ½ oz butter 3 ½ oz unsweetened cocoa powder 3 ½ oz almonds, or hazelnuts 7 oz dry biscuits 1 egg Before you begin to make the chocolate salame, remove the butter from the refrigerator and allow it to soften for a couple of minutes. Meanwhile, crush […]

Tuscan Cenci Tuscan Cenci Recipe 2 C Flour 2 Eggs 1/4 C Sugar 1/4 C Butter (melted) 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tsp Vin Santo Pinch of Salt Zest of a Lemon (or Orange) Sunflower Oil (for frying) Powdered Sugar (for sprinkling on top – I used Vanilla flavored) Shape your flour into […]

Homemade Jam Homemade Jam using seasonal foods. Here’s a video showing how to make different types of jams in Tuscany. Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna Akhmatova

Baci Pizza In 1907, a tiny workshop in Central Perugia was busy making sugared almonds. But that tiny workshop became bigger than its four walls when Perugina’s founders, Giovanni Buitoni and Luisa Spagnoli, made a chocolate confection that could only have been conjured up by two star-crossed lovers. On Valentine’s Day in 1922, inspired by […]

Nonna’s apple strudel – Italian Cuisine Ingredients Pastry 185 ml milk 40 g butter 2 tbsp sugar 300 g (2 cups) self-raising flour 2 medium eggs, beaten Filling ½ cup apricot jam 10 granny smith or red delicious apples, peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced 110 g (½ cup) sugar 100 g butter ½ cup […]

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients 2 cups of all purpose flour 1 tsp of baking soda ½ cup of butter, softened ⅔ cup of granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp of vanilla 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips ½ cup of Nutella Instructions Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees. Add the butter and […]

Artisan Chocolate Fair The Artisan chocolate Fair or Fiera del cioccolato is a 10 day event in Florence. Artisan chocolate makers present a wide variety of chocolate that is guaranteed to entice anyone with a sweet tooth.  This event takes place annually in February so if you are traveling off season, be sure to stop […]