Grace's Sweet Life

Crema Fritta alla Veneziana {Venetian Style Fried Cream}

Grace — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:39 +0000

Crema Fritta alla Veneziana, Venetian Style Fried Cream, traditional street food enjoyed throughout Veneto, Italy, is going to knock your socks off! Fried desserts (in my opinion) are the ultimate indulgence (or is chocolate? hmm…) and this one is absolutely

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Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Chunks {Biscotti alle Nocciole e Cioccolato}

Grace — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:10 +0000

As promised, crispy Italian cookies - Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Chunks, the perfect accompaniment to the chocolate dessert (Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème) I shared last week. When I was growing up there were two things my mother could always be certain of. One,

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Chocolate Hazelnut Pots de Crème {Pots de Crème al Cioccolato}

Grace — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:39:21 +0000

I was immediately inspired to make these Pots de Crème when I ran across a few unopened parcels from a “food prop” shopping spree I took a few months ago. It was like Christmas all over again. Every time I

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Pear Crostata with Chocolate-Almond Frangipane {Crostata di Pere}

Grace — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:48:02 +0000

I couldn’t have picked a better day to prepare this warm Pear Tart, the snow is falling and it’s so cold outside. I think it may be the only thing I enjoy about the winter season, indulging in what I

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Mémère’s Melt-In-Your-Mouth Shortbread Cookies

Grace — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:20:09 +0000

I’ll never forget the first time I enjoyed Shortbread Cookies, I can remember thinking where have these extraordinarily tender cookies they call shortbread been all my life. The literal melt-in-your-mouth lusciousness was out of this world delicious. Christmas would never

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Saint Joseph’s Day Fritters – Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Grace — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:17:45 +0000

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph’s Day Fritters), scrumptious deep-fried Italian Fritters are made with pasta choux or bignè (cream puff dough). The pastry dough is piped into nests and deep-fried creating a crispy outer crust. The choux pastry nests are truly irresistible

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Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies with Raspberry-White Chocolate Ganache Filling

Grace — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:36:30 +0000

I know what you’re thinking, “More chocolate?” – Yes! – But not just any chocolate, undeniably delectable chocolate. Light and creamy Raspberry-White Chocolate Ganache sandwiched between two intense soft and chewy Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies. Can you say, “Irresistible?” I know

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I’m Baaack! – Mocha Cupcakes with Chocolate Mousse Frosting

Grace — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:20:53 +0000

I’m back with something special - Mocha Cupcakes with Chocolate Mousse Frosting. I feel like it’s been months since I’ve been in the kitchen covered in flour with smears of chocolate on my face. I hadn’t even had anything chocolate in

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Bomboloni alla Crema – Krapfen {Italian Cream-Filled Donuts}

Grace — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:27:34 +0000

Bomboloni, fluffy pillows of rich and tender fried pastry dough rolled in sugar and filled with velvety Crema Pasticcera {Italian Pastry Cream}, fresh and warm out of the oven. Have I enticed you to indulge? One thing’s for certain –

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Vanilla Pudding with Blueberry Sauce {Budino alla Vaniglia con Salsa di Mirtilli}

Grace — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:20:31 +0000

What do you make for dessert when your air conditioner is on the fritz in the middle of a heat wave? – A simple Italian dessert, Budino alla Vaniglia dressed up with a layer of Gelatina di Mirtilli (Blueberry Jelly)

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