Goat Cheese Fava Artichoke Dip Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 8-10 people The uniqueness of the fava bean swirled with goat cheese and cream cheese highlighted by those incredibly marinated Italian artichoke hearts, and all topped with golden baked panko and Grana Padano. Ingredients 1-10 ounce log…
NONNI’S LEMON COOKIES
NONNI’S LEMON COOKIES Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Serves: 2 dozen cookies Spongy ultra soft lemon flavored cookies that go so well with milk, tea, or a cup of coffee. A perfect European breakfast! Ingredients 3 1/4 cups (356 g) “00” flour (or all purpose) 3 tsp (12…
Gruyère Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Mocha Glaze
Gruyère Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Mocha Glaze Prep time: 10 minutes Serves: 12 buns These award-winning Gruyère Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are made in your bread machine OR with refrigerated dough, then baked to perfection in your oven and smothered in vanilla mocha glaze. Ingredients Breadmaker Dough (1 lb): 6 oz Half and…
ANNIVERSARY BERRY TART WITH VANILLA BEAN PASTRY CREAM
ANNIVERSARY BERRY TART WITH VANILLA BEAN PASTRY CREAM Prep time: 4 hours Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 4 hours 30 minutes Serves: makes 1 (14-inchx5-inch) tart + few (3-inch) tartlets or 2 x 8-inch tarts A buttery, crumbly pate sucrée, filled with a delightful, silky vanilla bean pastry cream and topped with fresh raspberries,…
Lemon Ricotta Poppy Seed Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Poppy Seed Pancakes Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: Serves: Lemony, creamy, light and fluffy with hints of poppy seed, and a nice crisp edge, all the things that will have you craving these all the time! Ingredients 3 medium farm fresh organic eggs zest of one small lemon…
COCONUT LEMON BUNDT CAKE
COCONUT LEMON BUNDT CAKE Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Total time: 55 minutes Serves: 8 A fragrant, moist but dense and not too sweet bundt cake where the main flavors are coconut and lemon. Such a great combination! Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups flour type 00 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon…
Chickpea Coconut Cookies
Chickpea Coconut Cookies Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Serves: 25 cookies The color is golden and warm, very autumnal, the texture is a lovely mix of chewy and crumbly, the essence is a bit of nutty, sweet and tangy. A delightful break from your usual cookie. Ingredients 140…
Blueberry Chocolate Cream Cheese Scones
Blueberry Chocolate Cream Cheese Scones Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Serves: 6 large scones These blueberry chocolate cream cheese scones are delicate, crispy on the outside, crumbly on the inside, with a balance of flavors, the blueberries juicy plump, to the sweetness of the melted chocolate, and little…
Cherry, Almond and Olive Oil Cake
Cherry, Almond and Olive Oil Cake Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Serves: 1 9-inch round pan A cake where the olive oil is the main character, in flavor, texture and scent. An amazing cake, moist and fluffy, with juicy cherries that burst in your mouth when you bite…
Dill Zucchini Fritters with Lemon Tzatziki Dip
Dill Zucchini Fritters with Lemon Tzatziki Dip Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Serves: 4 These zucchini fritters are delicious, crispy and fried in the open air of our beautiful backyard on the barbecue burner and a hot pan. The insides, soft savory zucchini nicely melded with the batter…
Microwave Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Microwave Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 4 minutes Total time: 14 minutes Serves: Serves 2 Light, fluffy lemon cake filled with crunchy poppy seeds. This lemon poppy seed cake is so delicious and spongy that you won’t believe it is microwaved! Ingredients 1 large egg 3 TBS lemon juice 2…