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Pizzelles: Traditional Anise and Citrus Vanilla

January 21, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Pizzelles 2 ways: traditional Anise and Citrus Vanilla

Pizzelles are light, crispy and delicious Italian cookies often served at weddings and at the holidays, although they are tasty enough to serve any time! Our favorites are anise flavored and citrus vanilla, from fiori di sicilia, so we make them both ways. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I… 

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Alex cooks! Simple Vegetarian Lasagna

August 30, 2013 By Laura 9 Comments

At this rate, I might need to turn my blog over to my kids! Alex has definitely shown signs of wanting to kick me out of the kitchen and take over herself. I have declared that every Sunday without Girl Scouts (it happens twice a month) will be Alex Cooks Night, so that she will… 

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Uncle Chris’s “Fist Sized Meatballs”

October 26, 2012 By Laura 11 Comments

In case you are wondering, Alex named the meatballs. She has a sense for the literal, my kid. I was leaning toward “Man Sized Meatballs.”

Filed Under: beef, family recipes, ground beef, Italian American, kids cooking, meatballs, pasta, pork Tagged With: beef, ground beef, Italian, Italian American, Italian sausage, marinara, meatballs, pasta, pork, sausage, veal

Lemon-Vanilla Pizzelles, Take 1

December 7, 2010 By Laura 21 Comments

Growing up, there were several cookies that graced our Christmas tins every single year without fail. Wedding cookies, decorated sugar cut-outs, date-nut pin wheels, pizzelles…. Some traditional cookies I have kept, such as the wedding cookies and painted sugar cut-outs. Some, mostly those involving dried fruits, I have left behind. I have never made pizzelles… 

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Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Italian American, lemon baked goods Tagged With: christmas, citrus, cookies, Holidays, Italian, Italian American, lemon, pizzelles

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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