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How to Make Your Own Nutella | The Best Homemade Nutella Recipe
Everyone loves Nutella, including us. We consider it to be a major macronutrient, up there with protein, fat and carbs. That being said,...
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Mar 5, 20232 min read
Frittelle Dolci di Cavolfiore | Sweet Cauliflower Fritter Dessert Recipe
Cauliflower for dessert? Yep! In Sicily, they make these fried vegetable treats which are unbelievably yummy despite a surprisingly low...
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Jan 8, 20232 min read
Mostaccioli Calabresi | Calabrian Honey Cookies
These traditional Calabrian cookies are made with flour, honey, and a little bit of seasoning—that's it! You can make very simple...
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Jan 8, 20232 min read
Pane Tramvai | "Poor Man's" Panettone Recipe
This Italian sweet bread is reminiscent of panettone, but was made by poor workers who couldn't afford richer ingredients: like sugar!...
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Dec 11, 20221 min read
Castagnaccio Recipe | Italian Chestnut Cake
This super simple chestnut cake was traditionally made with chestnut flour and water—that's it! While today it's common to add raisins,...
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Oct 9, 20222 min read
Tiliccas | Sugar-Free Sardinian Cookies
This unusual, Sardinian cookies have a very unique flavor given by the "saba" syrup, or cooked grape must. This syrup is naturally sweet,...
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Sep 25, 20222 min read
Torta di Patate | Italian Potato Cake Dessert Recipe
This intriguing potato dessert comes from the earliest Italian cookbook, written by Pellegrino Artusi. As he says himself, you would...
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Aug 21, 20222 min read
Tartufo Gelato | Italian Gelato "Truffle"
This Calabrian delicacy is a ball of gelato with an oozing center of "molten" chocolate. Traditionally it's made with hazelnut and...
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Aug 21, 20222 min read
Spumone | Italian Ice Cream Cake Recipe
This Italian ice cream cake has been largely forgotten in Italy, although it still flourishes in Puglia. It can be made in a countless...
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Aug 21, 20222 min read
Italian Gelato Brioche Bun Recipe
One of our favorite ways to eat gelato is served on a light, fluffy brioche bun. It's the ultimate ice cream sandwich! This type of...
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Aug 21, 20224 min read
How to Make Homemade Gelato | Italian Gelato Recipe
Italian gelato is actually quite a bit different from ice cream. It's a much leaner concoction which, on the one hand, makes it much more...
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Aug 14, 20223 min read
Liccumie Eggplant Cookies | Authentic Italian Recipe
These historical cookies are actually a variation of Italian meat cookies, but adapted by the poorer classes who couldn't afford the...
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Aug 7, 20222 min read
Homemade Lemon Granita | The REAL Italian Ice Recipe
It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...
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Aug 7, 20222 min read
Homemade Almond Granita | The REAL Italian Ice Recipe
It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...
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Jul 17, 20223 min read
Tuscan Cantucci Recipe | How to Make Italian Biscotti
The term "biscotti" literally means "twice-cooked," and Tuscan cantucci cookies definitely fall in that category. These delicious cookies...
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Jul 10, 20221 min read
Risu Niru | Italian Chocolate Rice Pudding Recipe
In Sicilian dialect, "Risu Niru" means "black rice." This sweet rice dessert is so-called because of the addition of chocolate. It was...
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Jun 19, 20222 min read
"Maria Stuarda" | Italian Zucchini Dessert Tart Recipe
These delicious, miniature zucchini tarts hail from Sicily and were named after Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) for mysterious reasons. Move...
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Jun 12, 20222 min read
Sfincia di San Giuseppe | Sicilian Dessert Recipe
These Sicilian delicacies are traditionally made for San Giuseppe's day, the Italian Father's Day! They consist of a large beignet,...
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Apr 12, 20225 min read
How to Make Pastiera | Authentic Italian Easter Pie Recipe
Pastiera is a southern Italian Easter classic, hailing from Naples. It's our favorite dessert of all time, no matter the time of year!...
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Mar 9, 20222 min read
Paste di Mandorla | Sicilian Almond Cookie Recipes
Appearances can be deceiving. These cookies don't look like much but they are truly delicious. We've never given one to a single person...
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