Category: sweets
a winter ritual: marmellata di mandarini
| January 27, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under sweets, winter |
Growing up, we had this winter ritual, usually in December, when the mandarin trees are laden with fruits: we would sit around the wooden table in the kitchen to make “marmellata di mandarini” (mandarin orange marmalade), and be a family. (me and my dad making marmellata in the kitchen) My mother received the original recipe… more
Riso al latte (Rice pudding): grandmotherly comfort
| October 17, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under Italian, rice, sugar, sweets |
My nonna Paola was my refuge when I needed to escape from my home (say, if my parents had way too many guests I could deal with, if I had gotten in a teenage-year altercation or a sibling fight, or if I just was in need of a quiet space, and some warm, comforting listening).… more
Crostata di crema e frutti di bosco (blackberry and strawberry pastry-cream tart)
| May 12, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under dessert, strawberries, summer, sweets |
Life’s been really crazy for me lately. Work (just wrapped up a long project and starting a new one), kids (birthdays, school, soccer…), and training for a few triathlons. Cooking has not been downgraded at all (even though from the scarcity of my posts lately you might have felt that was the case). However I… more
Breakfast apple popover (and a talk about “ratios” in the kitchen)
| April 20, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under apples, breakfast, dessert, sweets, Uncategorized |
Sometimes we get so bored of our breakfast routine in our house, so I try – on occasion – to change it a bit and add a pinch of creativity to get everyone excited, especially if it is a middle of the week day. Yesterday morning I found 3 wrinkled, old-looking, forgotten golden delicious apples in my… more
Pasticcini di pasta di mandorle (Sicilian almond dough cookies) + FUN NEWS
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, Italia, Italian, italy, sweets |
I am on a Sicily roll (see my recent post on pasta with bottarga). I love that region of Italy, the scenery, the culture, the food, the history, the ingredients, the people. Sicilia is pure Mediterranean. A land that has been influenced and shaped by so many different cultures over the centuries: Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, Arabs,… more
"L.A. Times Food" feature: Italian thumbprint cookies with apricot jam and honey ("Ovis Mollis")
| November 16, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, Italian, ovis mollis, sweets |
Hi friends!I am very excited that my recipe for “Ovis Mollis”, tender Italian thumbprint cookies with apricot jam and honey (with a secret), was featured yesterday in the LA Times Food “Daily Dish” blog. I posted this recipe last year on my blog: see post (and more photos) here. When the LA Times launched their… more
Mini deliziose (shortbreads with lemon-ricotta cream rolled in chopped hazelnuts)
| August 24, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under deliziose, dessert, Italian, summer, sweets |
There are some flavors that instantly bring memories of summers back home in Italy for me… These small cookies allow me to time-travel to my childhood. My mother used to make them as the perfect ending for an “all white” summer lunch (which might include a fettuccine timbale with white sauce, a salad of endive,… more
Crostatine di marmellata (mini latticed jam tarts)
| July 30, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, crostata, crostatine, dessert, Italian, jam, summer, sweets |
Crostata, which many of you might be already familiar with, is a traditional Italian latticed jam tart. Growing up it was a staple afternoon snack in my home (as well as in many other Italian homes). My mother would bake one with the jam or marmalade of the season (strawberries and blackberries in the spring,… more
Island muffins with rum glaze
| June 2, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, dessert, muffins, rum, sweets |
…a very happy kitchen experiment!!!These rum muffins are quick to make, yummy, and of course have a wonderful aroma.They are not as luscious as real rum cake but they are a relatively-healthier and faster close approximation The glaze makes them shine and contribute to the delicious rum-ness!I also added some colored sugar sprinkles to give them a “Caribbean”… more
Rustic fresh strawberry galette with cornmeal crust
| May 10, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under dessert, spring, strawberries, strawberry, sweets |
Once you have smelled fresh small strawberries from the field in May you can never again go back to those water-logged plasticky giant GMO strawberries from the grocery store!!!The best way to eat them is fresh, quickly cleaned with a cloth, from the basket, on the field.Of course, they are delicious cooked down into jam and preserved… more
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