Italian Easter Bread

Italian Easter Bread

Buona Pasqua! Bread is the staff of life and bread of all sizes, shapes and tastes are baked all over the world.  In my Italian American family, the Easter season is a time to eat Italian Easter Bread. It’s especially delicious toasted. As with any recipe, there...
Florentine Lace Cookies

Florentine Lace Cookies

I wanted to bake a light cookie for the Christmas holidays, and the Florentine Lace Cookies fit the bill. This recipe is from An Edible Mosaic which was adapted from Food Network Kitchens. I made a few changes also. For one thing, I used agave liquid instead of corn...
Italian Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Italian Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Recently, I organized a cooking class sponsored by our local Italian American Group (SOFIA, or Society of Fairfield Italian Americans). Top photo shows some course participants of our cooking class, at the At Home Kitchen Store in Fairfield, Iowa (I’m in the...