Sicilian Girl

Tweet Tis the season for some serious cookie baking! Biscotti (cookies) are enjoyed year round, especially during the holidays. They seem to make an appearance at every gathering from the board room to the lunch room and all the parties in between, not to mention the few set out for the “big guy” on December [...]

Tweet I remember eating these biscotti at my grandmother’s house, but I never had them with a glass of milk. She would give me a coffee in these huge cups (not so huge now) that she got at Woolworth. She filled the cup half with milk, then added a little coffee (my first latte). I [...]

Tweet Did you know that Oreo was the best selling cookie of the 20th century? They have sold over 461 billion (with a “B”) Oreo cookies since they were introduced 100 years ago. I say, on their anniversary which is March 6, 2012, let’s all celebrate this iconic biscuit by eating Oreo’s … or a [...]

Tweet   Italians LOVE their biscotti! We eat them for breakfast, for a mid-day snack with a cappuccino (my personal favorite) or dunked into the local Vin Santo, a sweet dessert wine. Biscotti, pronounced “bee SKOAT tee” is plural for biscotto, which literally means twice (bis) cooked (cotto). This technique was used to produce a [...]

Tweet     For years I’ve made only our traditional biscotti recipes, anise, lemon and almond. My best friend, Dinora, likes the candied fruit one finds in fruit cakes so I came up with a special biscotti recipe just for her. The first time I made them I used the candied fruit you get in [...]

Tweet For all us coffee lovers who just can’t get enough of our favorite beverage, this is a delicious treat by itself. But who are we kidding? We know these biscotti will taste even better with a cup of our favorite brew! And to satisfy the sweet tooth, see my chocolate ganache recipe. Spread a [...]

Tweet I have been very fortunate to have a lemon tree or two every place I have lived. It is such a convenience to walk out the door and pick a fresh lemon to squeeze over a salad, add to chicken picatta or simply plop a  slice  in a glass of Pelligrino. A couple of [...]

Tweet   Each year I put aside a small container of these Sicilian specialties to be enjoyed long after the holidays have passed. As much as I enjoy the holiday season, I’ve always looked forward to the New Year with anticipation of things to come. New projects, new adventures, new beginnings, new people that will come [...]

Tweet Cuccidati are Sicilian Christmas cookies. Every year for as long as I can remember, my grandmother made these delicious biscotti. On Christmas Eve, my two brothers and sister and I would get to open one present. It was a pair of new pajamas. (It was always a pair of new pajamas). Then my grandmother would [...]