Italian new year recipes

Sesame Cookies

Rich, Buttery and Delicious! By themselves or dunk in coffee!

Dolce Casalinga con pinoli

This is the cake we make for birthdays. It is simply delish. Original recipe is handwritten. Please make any changes to make this cake work for…

Zucchini con Anice

Warm Italian Spread

Ceasar Salad

Italian Red Wine Cookies

These are so quick and easy you can bake them anytime, and people will think you spent all day just baking for them !!

Polenta Basic

How to make a good basic polenta dish

Alfredo Potato Finger Fries

compote of tomato

a nice tomato sauce for your pasta or just as a dip with your appetizer. It can be used hot or cold. Delizioso enjoy your cooking Branna

Cotechino con lenticchie

No Italian New Year's celebration would be complete without this dish of a delicious pork sausage served with lentils. New Year's Eve for…

Gorgonzola-Sauced Pasta

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Mesclun Mix with Goat Cheese, Apricots, Prosciutto and Vino Cotto (Vincotto)

This delicious salad is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation…

TiraMiSù ExtraOrdinario cake

Swooning over a sumptuously spirited gourmet Italian TiraMiSù. Fluffy, creamy and possessing a lighter velvety texture than most versions. The…

Tiramisu Cheesecake

Makes 12 servings. (makes a 9" cheesecake)