home is an interesting concept for me. a few times a year, i travel across the great atlantic and arrive in your arms. during one (or both, if it happens to happen) of those auspicious visits, we usually deliver ourselves into the bosom of italy. when ma-mah comes to pick me up, and takes me…
Day: February 4, 2011
Words To Live By.
You do not need a parachute to sky dive… You only need a parachute to sky dive twice!
Italian National Nutella Day!
In Italy, it is National Nutella Day, and for good reason. In kitchens from Venice to Palermo, you’ll find children sitting around the kitchen table waiting on the merende (snack) that is making their mouths water: crusty milk rolls, spread generously with that chocolate-hazelnut goodness… I have included two fantastic recipes using Nutella; one is…
Homemade Pop Tarts (optional Nutella filling).
Pastry: 2 cups [8 1/2 ounces] all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup [2 sticks or 8 ounces] unsalted butter (cut into pats), 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons [1 ounce] milk. Cinnamon Filling: (enough for 9 tarts) 1/2 cup [3 3/4 ounces] brown sugar, 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, to…
Nutella Cupcakes.
Cupcakes: 10 tablespoons butter (softened), ¾ cups granulated sugar, 3 eggs, ½ teaspoon vanilla, 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/3 cup Nutella. Icing: ¾ cups Nutella, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened), ¾ cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup heavy cream. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins…
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