Happy Leap-day from my family to yours! This is always a crazy day in my life. Usually the 29th of February is full of unfortunate or dramatic events. On the last leap day, I learned that my job was disappearing. It ended up being a blessing that now gives me reason to be grateful. Of …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Italian #3: Sweet Potato Tortellini
If you were invited over to their place for a first date and Homemade Sweet Potato Tortellini with a Cranberry-Hazelnut topping was on the menu, you would be married the next day.
Italian #2: Frappe Fritte
In celebration of Shrove Tuesday, we fried up these simple, yet tasty strips of dough. They are a popular Carnevale treat this time of year and easy to make. Frappe Fritte does not directly translate to English, however fritte indicates that these frappe are fried. The frappe are strips or ribbons of dough, with strikes …
Italian #1: Bomboloni
After living in Austria, and Germany, I am familiar with the fluffy jelly-filled doughnuts of Austria called Krapfen. An infamous former president brought the sweet yeast doughnut, Berliner, to our attention. This yeasted dough is essentially the same recipe with the same origin. A common theme throughout Europe is regional variation and claims. I was …
Febbraio è per l’Italia(no)
Just as German Chocolate Cake is not actually of German origin, the culinary world as misled us by claiming dishes as Italian. For example, the nutty Italian Cream Cake is famously from Texas, and possibly found in Canada in the 1910s. Likewise, the popular Italian dressing that makes Olive Garden’s salad enticing, is American made. …
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