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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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Castagnole di Carnevale, a Delicious Mardi Gras Dessert!

February 10, 2020

Castagnole di Carnevale

Castagnole di Carnevale are a wonderful treat for Mardi Gras! Italian tradition has it that just before the forty days of lent when one feels compelled to give up tasty goodies, is the time to indulge in sweet, fried foods. Castagnole have been part of this tradition since the 17th century, along with frappe and a…

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

Panettone French Toast

January 6, 2018

Panettone French Toast with butter and maple syrup

It happens to be the last holiday of the season here in Italy…the Befana…so I feel compelled to add a little festivity to the day and that usually means a food treat. So we’re starting the day off with some Panettone French toast which, as they say in Italian, è la morte sua (its best…

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Banana Nutella Bread

March 20, 2017

Banana Nutella Bread for dessert

If you love rich banana flavor and a dessert that’s full of chocolatey flavor then Banana Nutella Bread is the dessert for you! And you can also make Banana Nutella Muffins, just reduce the baking time. It just so happens that chocolate and banana are a heavenly match; the addition of Nutella takes this banana…

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Banana Oatmeal Cookies

March 15, 2013

Banana oatmeal cookies

I’ve finally gotten myself into the mindset of shedding a few pounds and I’ll be honest it isn’t easy. My entire life revolves around food and I seem to move seamlessly from one food experience into another. Whether I’m running a cooking program, out to dinner, photographing food or at the market there never seems…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Weight Watchers

Roast Sunflower Seeds

July 13, 2012

Sunflower

  Last year I decided to take a day trip in search of fields of sunflowers to capture some great photographs. Our timing was off and in the end we missed the season. We swore to each other that we wouldn’t miss the season this year so in June I started scoping out sunflowers. About…

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