Archive for January, 2011

Corzetti: Edible Art

By Adri | Filed in Musings, Recipes

This is Part 1 of a series, click HERE for Part 2, and click HERE for Part 3! When I first saw one I knew I had to have one. To those of you who know me – no laughing, no eye rolling, please. This time it was for real. And to those of you [… Read More]

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Ferratelle

By Adri | Filed in Dessert, La storia di Crocetti, Recipes

Especially popular at Christmas, Easter and weddings, ferratelle are a classic Abruzzese treat. In other parts of Italy these delightful waffle cookies are known as pizzelle, nevole, catarrette, cancellette and more, but in Abruzzo where my grandfather Gaetano Crocetti was born they are known as ferratelle. The implements used to make the cookies first appeared [… Read More]

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Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

By Adri | Filed in Dessert, Recipes

Another Nutella recipe, this one for Thumbprint cookies. Thumbprint cookies are easy to make, and every family has a favorite recipe. I figured why not Nutella Thumbprints? Once I had decided to make them, the rest came together quickly. Instead of the usual walnuts, I rolled the unbaked cookies in chopped and toasted hazelnuts. Then [… Read More]

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Nutella Coffee Cake

By Adri | Filed in Dessert, La storia di Crocetti, Recipes

I like Nutella. I really like sweet yeast risen coffee cakes, the kind with a dough like brioche. And the other day I was craving a sweet coffee cake. Can you guess what’s coming? Just in time for Little Christmas, it’s Nutella Coffee Cake, of course. Nutella, that delicious concoction of hazelnuts and cocoa seems [… Read More]

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