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Vanilla Bean-Chocolate Chip Cheesecake with Oreo Cookie Crust

My daughter, Liana, asked if I could prepare a Chocolate Chip Cheesecake for a get together she was attending this week. The request came after what was to have been a quick stop at Costco for a few ...

1 Tag seit 3 people like this

Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Salted Caramel Semifreddo and Hot Chocolate Sauce

I’ve been waiting far too long to share this Salted Caramel Semifreddo recipe with you. Combining Italian parfait with Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies and Hot Chocolate Sauce? – Happiness...

11 Mai 12

Cornmeal-Almond Cake {Polenta Cake} with Mascarpone Cream and Berries

For me, the best part of baking is the magnificent and inviting aroma lingering throughout the house. And it’s not just the amazing aroma that escapes from the oven when baking a cake like this...

27 Apr 12

White Chocolate-Coconut Cake with Mango Curd and 7-Minute Frosting

I’ve wanted to make a Coconut Cake for some time now but I didn’t want to make the typical white cake or yellow cake for that matter. And I didn’t want to simply layer and decorate ...

20 Apr 12 2 people like this

Mascarpone-Crème Caramel

For me, choosing a favourite among classic desserts like Crème Caramel is nearly impossible. Sort of like swimming upstream…in Jell-O! However, this Crème Caramel is definitely in my “extra spe...

12 Apr 12

Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars with Pecan Praline

I was craving one of my favourite dessert combinations, Sweet and Salty and I remembered these, Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars my friend Debra (Smith Bites) made a little while back. When Debra posted...

09 Mär 12 1 person likes this

Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes

I love to entertain and these mini Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cakes are the types of desserts I like to prepare for a cocktail party or a barbecue. I usually make a trio of mini desserts, includi...

24 Feb 12 2 people like this

Connie’s Pagnottini Dolci {Italian Sweet Rolls}

My sister, Connie, brought me not one, not two, but three delicious Italian treats in the past week, Lasagna, Cicerchiata (Italian Honey Balls) and these amazing Sweet Rolls, Pagnottini. Connie met m...

22 Feb 12 1 person likes this

Cappuccino-Fudge Cheesecake {Torta di Formaggio al Cappuccino}

Complete and utter indulgence, velvety and luscious Cappuccino-Fudge Cheesecake. When I spotted this cheesecake recipe at Bon Appétit I asked myself the same question I ask myself whenever I run acr...

17 Feb 12 1 person likes this

Sfoglia di Mele con Crema Pasticcera {Puff Pastry Apple Tart with Pastry Cream}

I know I went on record a few months ago saying, “I hate store-bought Puff Pastry!” but I’m happy to say I’ve finally made my peace with it. I’ve made a new best friend...

10 Feb 12

Crema Fritta alla Veneziana {Venetian Style Fried Cream}

Crema Fritta alla Veneziana, Venetian Style Fried Cream, traditional street food enjoyed throughout Veneto, Italy, is going to knock your socks off! Fried desserts (in my opinion) are the ultimate in...

03 Feb 12

Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Chunks {Biscotti alle Nocciole e Cioccolato}

As promised, crispy Italian cookies - Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Chunks, the perfect accompaniment to the chocolate dessert (Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème) I shared last week. When I was grow...

27 Jan 12 2 people like this

Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème {Pots de Crème al Cioccolato}

I was immediately inspired to make these Pots de Crème when I ran across a few unopened parcels from a “food prop” shopping spree I took a few months ago. It was like Christmas all over ...

20 Jan 12 1 person likes this

Pear Crostata with Chocolate-Almond Frangipane {Crostata di Pere}

I couldn’t have picked a better day to prepare this warm Pear Tart, the snow is falling and it’s so cold outside. I think it may be the only thing I enjoy about the winter season, indulg...

13 Jan 12

Mémère’s Melt-In-Your-Mout h Shortbread Cookies

I’ll never forget the first time I enjoyed Shortbread Cookies, I can remember thinking where have these extraordinarily tender cookies they call shortbread been all my life. The literal melt-i...

06 Jan 12

Saint Joseph’s Day Fritters – Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph’s Day Fritters), scrumptious deep-fried Italian Fritters are made with pasta choux or bignè (cream puff dough). The pastry dough is piped into nests and de...

23 Dez 11 1 person likes this

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies with Raspberry-White Chocolate Ganache Filling

I know what you’re thinking, “More chocolate?” – Yes! – But not just any chocolate, undeniably delectable chocolate. Light and creamy Raspberry-White Chocolate Ganache ...

04 Nov 11 1 person likes this

I’m Baaack! – Mocha Cupcakes with Chocolate Mousse Frosting

I’m back with something special - Mocha Cupcakes with Chocolate Mousse Frosting. I feel like it’s been months since I’ve been in the kitchen covered in flour with smears of chocola...

28 Okt 11 3 people like this

Bomboloni alla Crema – Krapfen {Italian Cream-Filled Donuts}

Bomboloni, fluffy pillows of rich and tender fried pastry dough rolled in sugar and filled with velvety Crema Pasticcera {Italian Pastry Cream}, fresh and warm out of the oven. Have I enticed you to...

05 Aug 11 5 people like this

Vanilla Pudding with Blueberry Sauce {Budino alla Vaniglia con Salsa di Mirtilli}

What do you make for dessert when your air conditioner is on the fritz in the middle of a heat wave? – A simple Italian dessert, Budino alla Vaniglia dressed up with a layer of Gelatina di Mirt...

29 Jul 11 1 person likes this

Pesche Dolci {Italian Peach Cookies}

Last weekend my sisters, Connie and Anna, came over for a visit and a day of baking. What did we bake? Italian cookies - trays and trays of them. How many are left? Not too many! The Italian Cookie...

22 Jul 11 1 person likes this

Pizzelle-Ferratel le {Italian Waffle Cookies}

A few weeks ago I shared with you my Mom’s recipe for my absolute favourite Italian Cookie, Amaretti and I mentioned I would soon share another family favourite. Here it is, thin crispy and oh...

15 Jul 11

Chocolate-Caramel Tarts {Tartellette al Cioccolato e Caramello}

When I finally decided on Lemon Meringue Tarts for the holiday weekend I knew I would have to offer another choice because not everyone in my family is a fan of citrus desserts. It didn’t take...

08 Jul 11 3 people like this

Lemon Meringue Tarts-Tartellette alla Crema di Limone e Meringa All’Italiana

I can’t believe we’re already into July, summer seems to be moving along far too quickly. We enjoyed the Canada Day celebrations. And on the 4th of July we also celebrated my son’s...

07 Jul 11 2 people like this

Cannoncini di Sfoglia con Crema Pasticcera al Cioccolato

Happy Canada Day! What am I serving for dessert today? Tarts, tarts and more tarts, berry cupcakes and Cannoncini di Sfoglia con Crema Pasticcera al Cioccolato (Chocolate Pastry Cream-filled Pastry...

01 Jul 11 4 people like this

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