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Tu scendi dalle stelle Tu scendi dalle stelle is a popular Italian Christmas song.  Here it is, song in Italian with English translations.  Enjoy! Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna Akhmatova

The Italian Christmas Song The Italian Christmas Song (Waltz) by the American Legacy Jazz band is a musical experiment created by songwriter Ernest Michael Olivarez. A motley crew of culturally diverse musicians representing four distinct generations of music (ages 25-79) imparted their talents to help realize this vision of creating a group of original “American Jazz” […]

Christmas vocabulary in Italian Learn how to wish others Merry Christmas as well as other words in Italian such as Santa Claus, reindeer, presents, snowman, snowflake and more!   Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna Akhmatova

Italian Christmas Trifle Cake Italian Christmas Trifle Cake is an easy dessert. Here are the ingredients and directions: Ingredients: 650g panettone or pandoro (Italian cake) 2 eggs 75g caster sugar 500g mascarpone cheese 250ml double cream 1 tbsp vanilla extract 150ml Tia Maria 75g shelled pistachios, chopped 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds Method: 1. Cut the […]

Cara’s Cucina – Aunt Linda’s Anisette Cookies Ingredients 3 cups of flour 3 teaspoons of baking powder 3 eggs 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of vegetable oil 1/2 cup of milk Icing: 1/2 c. confectioners sugar 3 tbs. anisette liquor Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a very large bowl and […]

Amaretto, Panettone & Butter Pudding Recipe Ingredients for Amaretto, Panettone & Butter Pudding Recipe 800ml / 28 fl oz full fat milk 1 lemon rind (finely grated) 6 thick slices of Panettone 2 tbsp Amaretto liquor 50g / 2 oz sliced almonds 3 eggs 45g / 1 ½ oz caster sugar some butter 30ml /1 […]

Panforte Italian Christmas Cake recipe Panforte Ingredients INGREDIENTS: 250g mixed raw nuts of your choice 100g dried figs 50g dried apricots 100g flour 30g cocoa 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon mixed spice 150g honey 30g brown sugar 100g chocolate Recipe and video by Cheekyricho on youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for […]

Pandoro with marscapone Pandoro with marscapone cream is an easy dessert that makes a great presentation. There are many versions that can be made with Pandoro. Here’s a video for some ideas which are limitless. Enjoy!   Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna […]

Panettone ice cream ball Directions Panettone ice cream ball: 1. Line a 3.5 L freezer safe bowl with plastic wrap. Pour caramel syrup into medium sized bowl. 2. Dip several slices of Panettone in syrup on both sides and then line in bottom and inside of bowl adding smaller pieces to fill in any holes […]

Happy Christmas in Italiano – Irene Grandi Happy Christmas, sung by John Lennon is a very traditional holiday song.  Have you ever heard it in Italian? Here it is sung by Irene Grandi, an Italian singer. Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna Akhmatova