Ferrara’s Special Chocolate Cake (tenerina) ( Torta Tenerina – La Tacolenta ) The recipe for this sinful cake is presented by Ms. Elena Bertelli, my wife’s cousin, who lives in Ferrara.  The Torta Tenerina or Tacolenta is a special cake… Tenerina Chocolate Cake

MARITOZZI Roman Breakfast Pastries The maritozzi are traditional lightly sweet soft buns made with raisins and candied orange peels: no other flavors or spices are added not to spoil the fragrance of the bun or the sweet… Maritozzi – Roman Breakfast Pastries

JEWISH-ITALIAN COFFEE CAKE ( La Brazadel ) The brazadel (the bracelet) refers to cookies or cakes with a hole in the center in the shape of a bracelet. The Brasadel is a coffee cake baked by the Jewish population who… Jewish Italian Coffee Cake

Crostoli (Frappe or Cenci Fritti or Bugie) These delicious fritters are made for Carnevale, which falls before Lent. The fritters made in the region Emilia, where Terry, my wife was born, are called crostoli, while in Tuscany,… Bugie Crostoli Frappe

ROMAGNOLA STYLE FRITTERS ( Frittelle alla Romagnola ) The fritters prepared in the countryside in Romagna are easy to prepare, they are made mostly by housewives in a spur of the moment, to prepare a… Romagnola Style Fritters

Corn Meal ( Polenta ) Cookies ( Biscotti di Polenta ) In the Northern part of Italy, corn is abundantly grown for fodder, to make corn oil and also ground into cornmeal to make polenta,… Polenta Cookies

ENGLISH TRIFLE ( Zuppa Inglese ) The Zuppa Inglese or English Trifle is prepared in a suppiera, a porcelain bowl used to serve soup, la zuppa, or in a 3 quart decorative stem glass bowl, for an… Zuppa Inglese

Tiramisu’ A cake similar to the tiramisu’, originated in Tuscany and was called La Zuppa del Duca. This dessert was created in honor of the Grand Duke Cosimo III of the Florentine Medici’s family and it… Tiramisu

Saltinbocca alla Romana For the easiness of preparation and for the delicate taste, Saltinbocca or Saltimbocca all Romana is a dish very famous and popular in Italian restaurants. It is preferred for its versatility because if possible to substitute veal… Saltinbocca alla Romana