European spring bake recipes

Pizza Sauces

Stop the pizza delivery man, for ever! Unless… it’s being delivered directly from Sicily. I am sure that if you try this homemade pizza you will…

Cannoli

A crisp, light shell with a deliciously rich and creamy sweet ricotta filling. This is one of the most popular desserts in upstate New York

Ciambellone Classico (Classic Pound Cake-Italian Style) copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

This is the classic Italian pound…

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 !!

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni >

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti…

Lorraine Pascale's Let them eat cake, cake

This is recipe from her new book Fast, Fresh and Easy Food, and this cake is quick to make as it follows the…

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Fingerling Potato and Crispy Bacon Pizzas

Make your own signature pizzas using your favorite ingredients.

Ricotta & Spinach Fritters

Four Cheese Italian Macaroni

Italian-Style Stuffed Mushrooms

Butter Free Orange and Rosemary Cake

This is a Greek yogurt based orange cake, with a savoury twist of rosemary and a kick of lemon zest on top.…

Berry Crunch Cupcakes

These berry cakes have ground almonds in to add an interesting crunch to each bite!

Dark Chocolate Tarts

I served these tiny tarts at the wedding I catered for my friends Patrizia and Ed. (Full menu here). They were a real hit - rich and creamy and just…

Pão de Ló - Portuguese Sponge Cake

I have always loved this recipe, especially when one is able to cook in in such a way that the middle part is…