11 Tuesday Apr 2017
Posted in Breakfast, Cheese, Desserts, Strawberries
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balsamic vinegar, mascarpone cheese, orange zest, powdered sugar, ricotta cheese, Strawberries, strawberry-flavored gelatin, sugar, vanilla extract
It’s almost strawberry season. I’m impatient. So, I purchase supermarket strawberries, just to get myself in the mood. They are almost always a disappointment, but oddly enough, even those work reasonably well with this lovely springtime dessert. Continue reading
29 Saturday Oct 2016
Posted in Cake, Desserts, Make Ahead
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eggs, extracts, flour, fruit, lemon zest, liqueur, mascarpone cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar
Cassata is a wonderful dessert. It’s perhaps, sponge cake at its very best. Brush on some Lemoncello®, smear on a ricotta-mascarpone filling and serve with a wonderfully fresh, macerated fruit compote and YUM! There’s just one other thing…this has to be made ahead, which makes it the perfect dinner party dessert. Continue reading
11 Saturday Jun 2016
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anchovy paste, capers, lemon juice, lemon zest, mascarpone cheese, olive oil, parsley, scallion, Tuna, wine vinegar
This is a great little appetizer to whip up at a moment’s notice. Smear it on a bland, buttery cracker, and you think it’s perfect. But stuffed into one of the little sweet-hot round peppers that you can find on the olive bar…you know the ones, it’s stupendous. Continue reading
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