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Covid Christmas in Rome 2020

December 31, 2020

Vatican 2020 Christmas Tree from Slovenia

Covid Christmas in Rome 2020 is a quite different holiday from the usual. Italians are spending this holiday season in quasi-lockdown which has naturally impacted so many businesses, from hotels to restaurants and more.The hotel industry has been particularly hard hit by Covid and many, if not most, hotels are closed. This year my annual…

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Filed Under: Holidays, What to See and Do, When in Rome

Traditional Italian Christmas Cookies and Holiday Desserts – Podcast Episode 40

December 15, 2020

Cranberry Biscotti Tiramisù is my take on a classic recipe and is right up there with delicious Italian Christmas cookies and holiday desserts

Holiday baking is one of the cornerstones of the holiday season and many of us have recipes for traditional Italian Christmas cookies and desserts that stem from family and local traditions. Almost every single town and region throughout Italy has fabulous holiday recipes and many of these have been adapted by Italian Americans and Italian…

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Chef & Passionate Home Cook – Podcast Episode 39

December 8, 2020

There's no better holiday gift for the cook than a gorgeous copper pan like this one

It’s holiday gift giving time and I’ve got you covered with tons of great suggestions! I reached out to chefs, culinary professionals and passionate home cooks alike and they shared their ideas for great holiday gifts. (Check out all the links throughout this post!)In this podcast episode Michele Di Pietro and I chat about the…

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Filed Under: Elements & Ingredients, Equipment & Gadgets, Food & Wine, Online Cooking Classes, Podcast, Specialty Italian Foods

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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Easy Chocolate Truffles

December 15, 2019

Holiday Chocolate Truffles

My sister made these Easy Chocolate Truffle for a recent cookie exchange party and as she described them to me I knew they were a winner! Then when I saw a picture of them I was completely sold. The flavor is so rich and delightful, and incredibly chocolatey,  you think you’re eating truffles. And so…

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White Chocolate with Dried Fruit & Nuts

December 14, 2019

White Chocolate with dried fruits and nuts

White Chocolate with Dried Fruit & Nuts is so easy to make: A guest brought this to a party at our home: white chocolate with pistachios and dried fruits. Tasty and gorgeous! So easy to make: Melt 300 grams of white chocolate over double boiler, then use a metal spatula to spread thinly on oven…

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Filed Under: Course, Cuisine, Recipes, Seasonal

Holiday Gift Guide – Top Gifts for the Home Cook!

December 10, 2019

Special Gift Ideas for the Cook, plus some Stocking Stuffer & Hostess Gift Ideas

It’s the time of year when everyone is scrambling for that last minute perfect gift for friends and family. If you have an aspiring chef or an avid home cook in your family or among your friends here’s my Holiday Gift Guide – Top Gifts for the Home Cook. It’s my go-to list of absolute…

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Filed Under: Elements & Ingredients, Holidays, Italian Cooking Classes, Recipes

Christmas in Rome 2019 – what to see and do!

October 24, 2019

Vatican Christmas tree 2019

Christmas in Rome 2019 is all about sharing time with family and friends and enjoying wonderful food! The city is increasingly filled with lovely holiday decor interspersed with beautiful nativity scenes. If you’re here over the holidays make a point of strolling around and tasting all the seasonal goodies. Here are some of my favorite…

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Filed Under: Food in Rome, Holidays, Recipes, Seasonal, Specialty Italian Foods, Travel Tips, What to See and Do, When in Rome

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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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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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

Cranberry Hazelnut Biscotti

December 28, 2015

Cranberry Hazelnut Biscotti

Cranberry Hazelnut Biscotti are something I make year round; a great dessert to have on hand…especially for dipping in sweet dessert wines! When I think of Christmas dishes in America I think of cranberries…they appear in sauces, breads, stuffings. And in Italy hazelnuts are a common Christmas dessert ingredient: nougat torrone, chocolate torrone and many…

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