The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own modifications/changes, so the recipe is not 100% verbatim from either book.

Warm cinnamon gelato is a wonderful companion with puffy pillows of fried dough that has been sweetened with orange sugar.

Nanette got herself an ice cream maker for her birthday and ever since (it has only …

Homemade semolina pasta with a simple fresh tomato sauce make an easy dinner that will please even the pickiest eaters.

Risotto, an Italian rice dish, is a staple recipe that everyone should know how to make. It is simple to make. And ever so versatile. We show you how to do so, by using our Basic Risotto Recipe.

Need a quick and easy dinner that is not boring? Here is a simple and flavorful pasta dish using easy ingredients: roasted red peppers, fresh creamy ricotta and whole wheat pasta.

This easy dinner is an Italian version of Cordon Bleu – chicken thighs stuffed with parmesan cheese, wrapped with prosciutto and then lightly pan fried.

I had  no intentions of making soup two nights in a row.  It was a late night at the office and by the time we got home it was almost time to eat.  I can …

As a regular reader you know how much we love Gourmet Magazine and yes, we heard the near horrible news that they be be under by year end – it possibly cannot be true!  Their …