French Flourless Chocolate and Cherry Cake ~ Moelleux aux Chocolat et Cerises.

Cassata Siciliana – Classic cake from Sicily filled with sweet ricotta cream and chocolate chips

Nutella Filled Venetian Fritters just in time for Carnival

Chocolate Eclairs with chocolate pastry cream – A story about learning to make them and the recipe

Torta Setteveli – Sicilian Seven Veils Cake – 7 layers of chocolate and hazelnut to end a Sicilian-Inspired Holiday Dinner.

Dense, Dark and Delicious Italian Hot Chocolate – A recipe and memories of my first sip at Carnevale in Venice

Gnocchi – Petite Potato Pillows to hold any sauce – A Roman treat on Thursdays, you can make them any day.

Torta Caprese – Flourless Chocolate Cake from the Isle of Capri – Dense, Decadent, Delicious and so easy to make

Mussels Neapolitan Style – A Taste of Napoli – This and 14 More Favorite Dishes for the Food Lover in Naples, Italy

Roman-Style Braised Oxtail – Authentic Roman dish from a trattoria in Rome.

Pasta all’ Amatriciana – Guanciale is what makes this dish