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Whole Grain Farro Nut Bread

November 15, 2020

Once you've tried this Whole-grain Farro Nut Bread you won't want any other bread; it's delicious, nutty flavor is irresistable!

Farro is an ancient grain that dates back 7000 years and is a mainstay of the Italian diet. It’s especially prevalent in the land-locked Umbria region, just north of Rome. Farro has a crunchy, chewy and delicious texture and is wonderful in soups and as a substitute for rice in risottos and other rice-based dishes….

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Pumpkin Bread, or Muffins

May 7, 2020

Pumpkin Muffins are a delicious dessert, great for breakfast or an afternoon snack - and great for the holidays!

This recipe is the only Pumpkin Bread recipe that I have been using for decades without changing a single thing in the recipe. I make it any time of the year, but especially around the holidays when pumpkins are in season. Now that we are in lockdown I’m using up a lot of the frozen…

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Plum Tart

April 15, 2020

Freshly baked plum tart

It’s early spring but I’m already jumping ahead to the great summer fruit that’s soon to come. Plums are some of the first to appear – purple, red and yellow – and although they are delightful to eat on their own I especially love them in a plum tart. And we’re lucky to have our…

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Lemon Poundcake Drizzled with Lemon Glaze

April 1, 2020

Glazed Lemon Poundcake drizzled with a luscious lemon glaze

Lemon Poundcake Drizzled with Lemon Glaze Our lemon tree is bursting with lemons and this is no exaggeration. I haven’t counted them but there are hundreds of beautiful lemons. We leave them on the tree all winter long and pick them as we need them each day: for salad dressings and the like. Let’s face it…

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Homemade bread with home-ground flours

March 21, 2020

Fresh baked bread in my Le Creuset frying pan

  This has now become my go-to homemade bread. It’s a recipe I’ve been working on for over a year now, adding and subtracting ingredients, and working with different flours and grains. I’ve started grinding my own flours and it really does make a difference. My favorite is farro, a 7,000 year old grain which…

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

August 11, 2019

This Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing is my absolute #1! Luscious and moist with wonderful carrot flavor!

One of the best loved cakes worldwide is undoubtedly Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing. Beyond the fact that the flavor is divine it’s simple to make as it can be done entirely in a food processor. And if a cake can be nutritional Carrot Cake is right up there as it’s laden with carrots….

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Lemon Lavender Cake

August 3, 2019

Lemon Lavender Cake is a luscious summer dessert that's great any time of day!

Lemon Lavender Cake Serves 8-12 This cake is a great way to use fresh, seasonal lemons and lavender. You can never go wrong with a lemon cake and the delicate hint of lavender adds something unique and magical to this dessert. It also makes a beautiful presentation when topped with a few sprigs of fresh…

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Ciambellone Breakfast Pound Cake with Fresh Blueberries

June 13, 2019

Blueberry Ciambellone Breakfast Poundcake is also great for dessert!

Most Italians have a go-to coffee bar for their breakfast: usually an espresso or cappuccino and a cornetto (a croissant). If you get to the bar on the late side you might find you’re out of luck on the pastry side. You’ll almost always find the bar’s homemade ciambellone, which is quite similar to a…

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Gianduia Peanut Butter Cookies

December 19, 2017

Amazing peanut butter Gianduia cookies! One of our five best Christmas cookie recipes you'll want this holiday season!

“Most of life’s problems can be solved with a good cookie.” Ina Garten We all know that peanut butter and chocolate are a marriage made in heaven. If the chocolate is chocolate then the marriage is nirvana. Gianduia chocolates are Italy’s best: a Piedmontese mixture of creamy chocolate and ground hazelnuts. For those of you…

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Glazed Cinnamon Rolls

December 12, 2017

Melt in your mouth, gooey and delicious Glazed Cinnamon Rolls

Glazed Cinnamon Rolls When I was still a young girl, somewhere between seven and nine years old, my passion was already cooking. If our parents went out for the evening I’d pull out a cookbook (that my mother never used, by the way) and pick out a recipe to make. It was my only opportunity…

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Panettone

December 6, 2017

Fresh baked panettone are the perfect dessert for your holiday table!

Christmas is around the corner and once again it’s time to make panettone, the Italian classic sweet bread loaf that you find on every Italian table during the holidays. Panettone requires a full day including three risings, so if you decide to make your own panettone be sure to allot the necessary time to bake…

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Filed Under: Course, Cuisine, Holidays, Recipes, Seasonal

Corn bread and muffins

November 29, 2017

Corn bread and muffins made with freshly ground cornmeal

Corn bread and muffins are one of my favorite accompaniments to a meal, at breakfast, or anytime. I love them slathered with butter and drizzled with honey, or just on their own. Corn bread and muffins took on a new dimension several years ago when I began using a mill attachment for my KitchenAid. I…

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