by Alice Ciccu | Jul 2, 2024 | Recipes
Just because we called it Fourth of July Brownie doesn’t mean you can’t serve it any time these berries are in season. Yes, you can get berries year around now, but it’s really best when these berries are found fresh at farm stands or at the...
by Alice Ciccu | Apr 9, 2024 | Recipes
Ingredients for the Pan di Spagna (sponge cake): As you can see from the photo, we used Vanillina, it’s a powdered form of vanilla extract and is used frequently in Italy. It may not be easier to obtain than vanilla extract, but you may be able to find it in a...
by Angela Robinson | Apr 9, 2024 | Recipes
These dinner rolls come from an old edition of The Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. I don’t think they use it in their newer cookbooks, but this is a family favorite and shows up at all of our holiday meals. This photo shows both butterhorns and knots. Dinner...
by Alice Ciccu | Apr 9, 2024 | Recipes
To roll the leaves up, place 1 teaspoon of mixture in the bottom center of the grape leaf. fold the bottom edge over the stuffing, then fold the sides in and roll up. If there are longer leaves hanging out there, fold them in as you roll so the resulting dolmas are...
by Alice Ciccu | Apr 9, 2024 | Recipes
This is one of our standard go-to pasta recipes when we are short on time. Usually, we have all the ingredients on hand, and it can be ready in 15 minutes, depending on how fast your stove can boil water. You can make this pasta with linguine or penne as well. For...
