Savoiardi (Italian Lady Fingers)
When the annual Café Cultural, at my brother’s school came up, we were delighted to share our Italian heritage with the traditional Italian savoiardo. Savoiardi are an Italian dessert that are similar...
View ArticleThe Cookie Cupcake
Can’t decide between a cupcake or cookie? You can have your cookie and cupcake with this innovative twist on the classic, the “Cookie Cupcake.” Not a keen cupcake decorator? When it came to testing...
View ArticleNo-bake Chocolate Protein Cookies
Cookies. Protein. No-bake. Yeah, right. Believe it or not, this odd pairing is actually possible. Even better, it can be whipped out in less than 10 minutes. Besides my cheesecakes and peanut...
View ArticleNut Butter Cookies (GF + DF)
I’ve been on a chocolate chip cookie craze lately. And these nut butter cookies only have 6 ingredients: sweetened almond butter, egg, gluten-free flour, chocolate chip cookies, baking powder, and...
View ArticleAround the World: American cuisine
Amidst coronavirus, I’m sticking to what I – and a lot of other people – love most: cooking and baking. One challenge I’ve presented to myself is to make a dish (or dishes) of international cuisines...
View ArticleAround the World: Swedish cuisine
Amidst coronavirus, I’m sticking to what I – and a lot of other people – love most: cooking and baking. One challenge I’ve presented to myself is to make a dish (or dishes) of international cuisines...
View ArticlePie crust scraps 3 ways: nut tartlet, linzer cookies, & baci di dama (GF + V)
In late October, I accomplished something unexpected: making an apple pie. This was such a surprise, because considering I’ve spent the last 19 years sneering at pies, here I was, loving pie, going...
View ArticleUnoscotti: the once-baked biscotti you never knew you needed (GF + DF)
‘Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis also the season to bake trays upon trays of cookies. Out of all desserts, biscotti are a must-have for Italian christmases. This year, I wanted to hold onto this...
View ArticleParents’ 21st Anniversary Dessert: Creamy Lemony Almond Shortbread Dessert...
My parents celebrated their 21st anniversary on June 3rd. Woohoo! While I’ve been looking at their wedding pictures for years, I had only recently learned that neither of my parents actually tasted...
View ArticleNTD Oatmeal Cookies (GF + V)
Inspired by the dynamic duo of Dr. Roizen and Chef Jim at the Cleveland Clinic, where I interned last summer, I’m embarking on a mission to introduce culinary medicine in an accessible way – through...
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