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Zuccherini are little Italian cookies shaped like wedding rings that are customarily given to guests at weddings in Italy. They are traditionally given from the bride and groom as gifts for good wishes to everyone, and are displayed in beautiful white baskets lined with white fabric and decorated with fresh flowers. However, these cookies are {Read More}
“over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go” (a view of the road to my acreage) the fireplace mantel all decorated for autumn and Thanksgiving the dining room centerpiece for autumn and Thanksgiving, minus the place settings Most Americans would be surprised to know that Italians also have a celebration in {Read More}
Biscotti (or cantucci which is what my family calls them) have been baked for Christmas in my family for centuries. As one of our favorite treats, it simply would not be the holidays without these wonderful Italian cookies. Italian biscotti are long, narrow cookies that are hard and crispy as a result of baking them {Read More}
Lemons grow in abundance from trees that cling from the cliffs of the spectacularly beautiful Amalfi coast. It is along this steep and jagged coastline of the Tyrrhenian Sea that huge lemons are harvested three times every year. Amalfi lemons possess a unique sweetness that results from a combination of the volcanic soil, year-round warm {Read More}
