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...
Panettone: A traditional Italian Christmas sweet bread
Panettone is recognized in Italy as a very special greeting gesture of the Christmas season. Shops and markets have them stacked in colorful boxes and blue and red foil packages that attract customers who buy...
From Cape Cod bog’s – Cranberry Walnut Bread
I spent my summers on Cape Cod and picked cranberries from a bog just behind our house. I've always loved watching the colorful cranberry harvest. The cranberries float to the top of the bog as it is filled...
Apples, Apples, Apples and homemade Apple pie
The early settlers brought Apple seeds to Massachusetts from Europe. A farmer named John Chapman, from Leominster Massachusetts was known as “Johnny Appleseed”. He distributed apple seeds all over North America...
My Blueberry Pie Story and recipe
During WWII while my father was fighting in Europe my mother supported us by working at Table Talk Pies Inc. Located in Worcester Massachusetts, it was established in 1924. Like many other business of that time,...
created by Patricia Turo | 16 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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691 views | 28 recommendations | 6 comments
Zuccotto - a cake for all occasions
Pane di Spagna is a light sponge cake found in most markets in Italy. It is often layered with mascarpone, pastry cream, fruit etc. Biscotti are also often layered in the same manner. These are common everyday...
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 | 34 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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1814 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
Happy Birthday, Sliced Bread!
This is news to me. I would have thought that sliced bread hadbeen invented much longer ago. " The following is reprinted from the July 6, 1928 edition of The Constitution-Tribune: SLICED BREAD IS MADE HERE....
The Passion of a New England Farm
Smolak Farm is surrounded by preservation land in a country setting in North Andover, Massachusetts. A distinct seasonal personality of New England set in a green valley surrounded with vivid warm autumn foliage....
Pucker up to Rhubarb
Our backyard was a small apple orchard in New England. Way back in the yard under some crab apples tree grew several large wild rhubarb plants completely untouched and uneaten by my family. We had no idea of what...
created by Patricia Turo | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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214 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
Belated Epiphany, Galette to Brioche des Rois & Rosca de Reyes
All it takes for me to realize that I missed a beat on a time sensitive story is to see a related bit from the previous year getting renewed attention.It just happened today with a belated realization that the Epiphany passed me by and that I failed to make or buy a Galette...
Get Thanksgiving Advice and Last Minute Help Online
For years, millions of harried Thanksgiving cooks have learned to depend on Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line for last minute advice (and even meal rescue). This year, Butterball's free service is going high tech,...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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236 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
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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3 Surprising Foods That Can Sometimes Be Poisonous (Plus 2 Tips to Stay Safe)
1. Nutmeg Four people fell ill, experiencing severe headaches and dizziness after eating an apple cake that was made from a recipe published in the August 2008 issue of the Swedish...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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740 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
20 Tasty Blogs Guaranteed to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Here’s a list of 20 sugary blogs guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth that celebrate the world of cakes, candy, chocolate, ice cream, cup cakes, and other good (if somewhat guilt inducing) eats. As Don Kardong once said, “Without ice cream, there would be darkness and...
created by Huggingthecoast.Com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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