Linzer cookies (in German Linzer Augen, “Linzer Eyes”) are biscuit-size versions of the Linzer cake.
… Sweet Recipe: Sara’s Linzer Cookies
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Linzer cookies (in German Linzer Augen, “Linzer Eyes”) are biscuit-size versions of the Linzer cake.
… Sweet Recipe: Sara’s Linzer Cookies
For Pasta Lover: here’s the Holidays Stuffed ‘Paccheri’. Who said that you can’t have a friendly slap 🫣 on Christmas Day? That’s what happens when you cook paccheri [pàk-ke-ri] pasta.
… Pasta Lover: here’s the Holidays Stuffed ‘Paccheri’
It’s a fact that Italians expect pasta to be “al dente” but, when we deal with gluten-free dishes, “al dente” is not that “obvious” any more. All the more so when pasta is homemade 😳
… Pasta Lover: Fettuccine Amore Mio + Gluten Free Recipe
Diamond-patterned waffles whose ingredients are very simple: eggs, wheat flour, sugar, lemon and oil… Love on a shoestring!
… Sweet Recipe: Sara’s Waffles… Love on a shoestring

Anchovies, forage fish for top predators, when salt-cured, are an exceptional flavour-boosting element. When used fresh have a very firm flesh and a delicate, naturally oily flavour. They belong to the broad category of “pesce azzurro”, (oily fish) rich in healthy omega fatty acids.
Fresh anchovies are a great ingredient for a wholesome and healthy meal. … Fish Friday :: Alici Marinate
Alchermes-flavoured “peaches” are a typical Italian traditional peach-shaped pastry. They remind me of my childhood holidays because I used to have them at Christmas, Easter and on Mother’s Day.
… Sweet Recipe: Cream Peach Cookies
Sagnette, tacconelle or sagne a pezzi” [*] are between the typical Central Italy pasta shapes. Their names and sizes may vary, but their main feature is that they are a flour-n-water dough.
… Pasta Lover: Sara’s Sagnette Special
The Grape Jam Biscuits or “Stuffed Celli” are little biscuits filled with jam, a tipical pastry from Teramo area, available everywhere in Abruzzo region.
The “Cappellacci” are a larger variation of ravioli/tortelloni, i.e. pasta dumpling stuffed with various fillings and folded so as to resemble a hat; very popular in Ferrara area, Emilia Romagna.
… Pasta Lover: Sara’s Pumpkin Cappellacci
Try this sweet recipe: Sara’s Soffioni Abruzzesi… Abruzzo Soffioni are a sort of cupcakes, made of a dough similar to a lighter shortcrust pastry, being made with oil instead of butter.
… Sweet Recipe: Sara’s Soffioni Abruzzesi