When my brother was about eight years old, and I was fifteen, there was a bake sale at our local swimming pool, along with a friendly competition for the best cake. My mother and I decided we would both participate. My mom made her famous strudel. She used a pre-packaged puff pastry from the supermarket and filled…
Month: February 2016
The Quiche di Cipolle that broke the ice…
More than 15 years ago, in early November 2000, my then boyfriend, and now husband, Ed, came to visit me in Milan. That was his first trip to Italy, and that is when he first met my parents. Ed was nervous. He asked me, please, not to leave him alone with my parents for too…
Gluten-free Oatmeal raisin cookies: the comfort of a cinnamon scented home
After posting recipes for chocolate chip cookies and brownies, I thought of adding another classic to the repertoire. In my bakery, oatmeal raisin cookies were as popular as their chocolate chip counter part. The smell of cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, and oats would fill the kitchen every time we baked them, and anyone who happened to…
Gluten-free Brownies, warm fudge, and whipped cream, please.
Only a few of my friends in America know that my dad’s last job, before retiring, was owning a chain of Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Italy. Long before I moved to this country, long before I even traveled to this country for vacation, I tasted Tex-Mex and American food at my dad’s restaurant. That’s where I…