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An Italian Christmas Tradition and Pizzette for dessert
There are those things that you always associate with memories of special events. Christmas wouldn't be the same without pizzette on our biscotti tray. Italian cookies are the main event Christmas Eve and Day... 
Ravioli dolci di Puglia
A friend of mine received a gift of Ficoco - fig jam with cocoa, and was looking for ways to use it. Ravioli dolci di Pulgia is a perfect cookie for any type of jam. Italy has many jam filled cookies and... 
The King of Biscotti: Almond Biscotti “Cantucci”
There are many articles written about the health benefits of almonds. Low in saturated fat and containing calcium and magnesium, vitamin E and compounds called phytochemicals, which may help protect against...
created by Patricia Turo | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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942 views | 6 recommendations | 0 comments
Egg Taralli – A biscotti that floats on air
Traditional Italian food of Easter typically includes: capretto o agnello al forno (roast lamb), cacioffi fritti (fried artichokes), pizza rustica (a pie stuffed with ricotta, sausage and hard boiled eggs), la...
created by Patricia Turo | 37 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
1970 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
1970 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
Biscotti: Coffee's Hottest Accessory
Roman Legions, Christopher Columbus and you. What do all of them have in common? In a word- biscotti! With Mother's Day almost here, many are still pondering the perfect gift idea, whereas others are trying to... 
A cookie that speaks to you -“Chiacchiere”
Everything in Italy has a story and this is no different. Ciacchiere means to chat in Italian. Because I never stopped talking as a kid, my grandmother would always say to me “chiacchiere, chiacchiere,...
created by Patricia Turo | 1 year ago | updated 38 wks ago
1393 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
1393 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Italian Biscotti Traditions
My grandparents immigrated to the United States from Puglia Italy in 1912. Like many Italians they brought their culture, traditions and recipes. Our family has especially enjoyed our traditional Christmas Eve...
created by Patricia Turo | 2 years ago | updated 40 wks ago
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4024 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Drunken Negro Head Cookies Inspire Outrage, Lafayette Bakery
A popular Greenwich Village bakery made famous by Sex and the City outraged regulars and locals when it released its "Drunken Negro Face" cookie in "honor" of President Obama's inauguration. When asked... 
Halloween Recipe: Red Velvet Devil Dawg Sandwich Cookies
Red velvet cake is one of those Southern U.S. specialties that don’t often see the light of day anywhere else. If you’ve never had it before, a slice of red velvet layer cake could be, visually speaking, a bit...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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588 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A Little Melamine In Your Cookies?
Here's yet another health warning about the toxic products coming from the Peoples' Republic of China. While small children have been hardest hit by melamine in their diet, not much is being said about... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
206 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
206 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
Melamine Cookies Found in Netherlands
Two kinds of Chinese-made cookies have been pulled of the shelves in the Netherlands beause they contained high concentrations of the chemical melamine. This latest recall is the latest addition to the list of melamine-tainted products being found in food products...
Melamine Milk Scandal Spreads to Europe
New milk powder tests are underway in Europe as regulators concluded that even though Chinese milk imports are banned within the European Union, there may still be contamination within products in Europe that pose...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
331 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
331 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
