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Desserts

My Award-Winning Cuccidati Christmas Cookies

December 20, 2016 by Cara Kretz 4 Comments

Cuccidati cookie

Yours truly won an award for The Best Tasting Homemade Cuccidati cookies. ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies, Press Tagged With: Christmas, cookies, figs, Sicilian

Macarons are Divine to Eat and a Snap to Make!

December 10, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Macarones

Macarons are divine to eat and worth the effort! Making macarons are also ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies, Recipe Index Tagged With: cookies, dessert

Time to buy Limited Edition Nestle’s Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels

December 6, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels

Christmas is the time to stock up on Limited Edition Nestle's Dark ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies Tagged With: chocolate, Christmas, dessert

FREE eBook – Get my Top Ten Italian Christmas Cookie Recipes Ebook Now

November 1, 2016 by Cara Kretz 5 Comments

Top Ten Italian Christmas Cookies

Click here to get my my FREE ebook  TOP TEN ITALIAN CHRISTMAS ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies, Recipe Index, Shop & Faves Tagged With: Christmas, cookies, ebook, shop

Affogato: My new obsession is espresso over ice cream. You must try it!

August 16, 2016 by Cara Kretz 16 Comments

Affogato

Affogato is an Italian miracle, as far as food experiences go!  One strong ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Drinks, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: espresso, gelato, ice cream

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

June 14, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

chocolate cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: chocolate, cupcakes, dessert

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies

April 19, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies are that perfect bite of dark fudgy chocolate ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: chocolate, dessert

Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Swirls

March 15, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

sour cream coffee cake

My sister made this Sour Cream Coffee Cake for a brunch and we all fell in ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: brunch, cake

Cara’s Classic Tiramisu

February 26, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Tiramisu

Classic Tiramisu is my husband's favorite dessert.  Tiramisu is easy to ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: dessert, marscapone

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

December 30, 2015 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

cherry chocolate chip cheesecake

This cherry chocolate chip cheesecake tastes as good as it looks! My niece ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: cheesecake, Christmas, dessert

Apple & Cinnamon Bread Pudding with a Bourbon Glaze

November 19, 2015 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

bread pudding with bourbon sauce and ice cream

What can be better on a cold, November night than custardy bread pudding ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: bread, dessert

Sicilian Cookie Magic Chunks: Dark Chocolate, Granola, Figs, Pistachios, Orange, & Ginger

October 27, 2015 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Siciian Magic Chunks Granola Bars

I was inspired to create a mashup of traditional Sicilian Christmas cookies ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies, Recipe Index Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, dessert, figs, granola, Sicilian

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