I loved the subtle taste of olive oil along with the Grand Marnier and orange zest in the cake. I would have never thought to macerate the blackberries in some olive oil. Sugar – yes, orange zest – yes. Olive oil – no. This was delicious. I make 6 little 1-cup Bundts and one large [...]
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Moist and flavorful
Posted in cake, Italian Dessert, tagged blackberries and cake, bundt cake, italian cake, olive oil cake on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gelato alla Fragola e biscotti al cioccolato
Posted in chocolate, Italian Dessert, tagged biscotti, chocolate, gelato, strawberries on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We had more of the chocolate biscotti tonight. This time with the strawberry gelato that we were originally planning on making for the Iron Chef cook off. But we ran out of time for the Iron Chef competition. This was a nice cap off for a great evening with friends, Mona & Emma. I still [...]
The best part of waking up is…
Posted in chocolate, Italian Dessert, tagged biscotti, chocolate on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I got the two thumbs up from the judges: Al & my mom this morning at breakfast. 2 thumbs up = keeper. The double chocolate was subtle, mini-chocolate chips got kind of lost. But I used extra brute cocoa powder from France which really made a difference. I loved this recipe because there was no [...]
Call off the Fire Department!
Posted in Italian Dessert, tagged torta della nonna on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of Al’s favorite Italian desserts, Grandma’s tart. It’s a cream and ricotta filling studded with chocolate chips with a hint of orange and garnished with pignoli nuts (pine nuts). I usually don’t “build up the crust” – I usually don’t have an overhang and now I know why. There is so much [...]
