Ingredient: butter

Pumpkin Loaf with Kumquat Caramel Sauce

Tidbits...Today is the International Day of the Woman. This recipe is from the "family archives" of my beautiful grandmother,Locele. The special combination of flavors and...

Strudel

Tidbits...This recipe is not exactly an American recipe but rather a recipe by the "American mom" in homage to the German strudel that my son...

Fig Hazelnut Torte

Tidbits...Probably my most important "discovery" in Italy was eating ripe figs, warm from the sun right from the tree.  The fig trees are numerous and...

Chive Salsa

Tidbits... This tasty chive salsa can be used with carpaccio, a dip for raw veggies,  baked potatoes....

Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls

Tidbits...I can smell the sweet aroma of cinnamon and hot rolls in my mom's kitchen. This recipe always takes me back to those special years....

Red lentil soup with Cotechino (New Year’s Eve)

Tidbits...On New Year's Eve it is a tradition to eat lentils and cotechino. I served these red lentils in a crispy cheese bowl....