Desserts, Italian Recetas

Sesame Cookies

Rich, Buttery and Delicious! By themselves or dunk in coffee!

Tofu Honey Panna Cotta with Blood Oranges, and Pistachio

Chef Wong combines complimentary colors and textures in this flavorful and satisfying Italian dessert. Recipe…

Almond-Crusted Vino Cotto (Vincotto) Apple Tart

The almond crust and added vino cotto bring a new texture and flavor to apple tarts.

Pastaciotti or Pusties

Italian pudding filled pastries. A sweet, delicate dough housing a deliciously smooth filling. These will be a hit with everyone. Be sure to put…

Sfogliatelle/ Neapolitan Cornets

Grandma apple cake

classic one here. A simple, fuss free, easy apple cake. Basically you just need to stir the ingredients together and pop some apples on top. You…

Italian Torrone

courtesy http://anitaliancanadianlife.ca/

Nescafe Walnut Tiramisu

Pleasurable; assembled with store bought ingredients; lady fingers drizzled with Nescafe and layered with cream cheese, crunchy walnuts and cocoa…

Pere al vino rosso (Pears in Red Wine Sauce)

Dessert is our house is normally a piece of fruit, perhaps with some cheese, and, in winter, some mixed nuts in…

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share…

PLUM buttermilk torte cake {GF option also}

Inspired by the generous plum pickings off my friend's bountiful fruit tree. The essence of lemon and almonds…

Amaretto and chocolate cake

Rich and elegant; the perfect ending to a dinner party

Cantuccini with dates and thyme

Aromatic, dry and crunchy biscuits with no added sugar that ideally complement a cup of coffee or tea. Also, great nibbles to put into the school…

Almond Biscotti

Crunchy biscotti are my go-to coffee dunkers. The sweet toasts make a perfect hostess or holiday gift besides. This recipe features almonds but…

Taralli Di Ferragosto (Biscuits for August 15th, from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd ediiton)