Italian valentine's day bake recipes

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted…

Vino Cotto (Vincotto) Cheesecake Bars

A light-textured cheesecake filling over an amazing almond flour crust!

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…

The Best Macaroons Ever

These aren't easy to make, but are well worth the effort. They are seriously good.

Torta Caprese ORIGINAL handed down from MY GRANDMOTHER

This cake recipe has been handed down to me caprese my maternal grandmother, the family of desserts do on…

Braised Beef & Tortellini with Marsala Wine Sauce

I had this same meal at Olive Garden and had to come home and find a similiar recipe- I found a recipe that was…

Zucchini Smeriato ( Scalloped Zucchini)

There are many zucchini recipes, but this is one that I kinda made up. It is nourishing, a good Lenten dish…

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…

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is…

Almond Poppyseed Cheesecake

This is one of my favorites,with its sweet almond taste, and poppy seeds, reminds me of my childhood, and my nonna's italian cooking and baking.

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share…

Italian Cheesecake

This recipe is an all time favorite of mine - it has been handed down for over 3 generations in my family - I've made some changes to it as time…

Cuori di Pane copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati

Braised Lamb Shank