Desserts, Fry Recetas

Struffoli (honey balls)

A Christmas favorite in Italian households. When I was growing up in my home there was always a bowl of these available to munch on with milk or,…

Frittelle veneziane

Carnevale (aka Mardi Gras) season is an enormous tourist attraction in Venice. It is a time for festivities which include the amazingly beautiful…

Carnival flowers

Typical Carnival cookies, made with a mold and deep fried, light and crispy and not oily at all.

Chocolate and Eggplant Cake (Torta di Melanzane al Cioccolato)

A delicious and different way to use all those eggplants we soon will have from either our own, or from our…

Crepe Rolls with Chocolate Cream, Chestnut Puree and Plum Jam

The great thing about it is that you can use any filling you like. I used homemade chocolate cream, chestnut…

Italian Street Food, Zeppole first made in Naples

First made in Naples by a baker and sold on the street stand. You can still find them served in stalls on the…

Apple Fritters

Adapted from: The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. This is a unique dessert that is sure to please! Enjoy and Cook…

Kala Jamun

Kala Jamun are dark colored (almost black) gulab jamuns made from paneer and khoya and then deep fried and coated with sugar syrup. Khoya is…

Semolina (Rava) Ladoo

Traditional Indian sweet with a pleasing scent of ghee and nutmeg.

Wheat Laddu

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts

Mmmm...donuts!

Meethe pakode ( Wheat and jaggery Sweet)

Meethe Pakode or Pue is always made by mom as a Karwa Chauth sweet, although I didn't make it for Karwa Chauth…

Jalebi Recipe

Jalebi Recipe, a conventional Indian sweet, which needs no defining introduction. This deep-fried pretzel like sweet – dish from India is well…

Jalebi

Indian sweet made with all purpose flour fried and dipped in flavored sugar syrup.