Tag: Icing sugar
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Fave dei Morti – Cookies For All Saints’ Day
What are Fave Dei Morti cookies? I decided not to translate the name of these biscuits in the title, Fave Dei Morti, as I’m not sure how many people would want to read about cookies called “Broad Beans of the Dead”. They don’t sound very appetising in English! The almond cookies are traditionally…
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Peanut, Coconut, And Chocolate Square
A recipe from way back when This recipe for peanut square is an childhood favourite of mine from New Zealand. My mother used to make it regularly. She modified it from a recipe published in the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers Cookbook. It’s not as posh as it sounds. It was an important…
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Tiramisu: The Italian Dessert That Gives You a Lift!
An Italian blog can’t be Italian without a tiramisu recipe Well, I had to do it, didn’t I? I can’t really say that I have a blog about Italian food without this recipe. What’s the best known Italian dessert outside Italy after gelato? You’ve got it! Tiramisu! Strangely, tiramisu is one of the…
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Macarons: Misadventures and Secret Tips
I’ve tried making macarons quite a few times only to end up with gummy, chewy messes. I decided that it was time to rectify this, so went off to a course on making them recently. Sadly my partner-in-crime, Giulia, who I’d spent many hours with trying to figure out where we both went…
