These 6 ingredient pignoli cookies (Italian pine nut cookies) are soft, chewy and delicious. Made with almond paste, sugar and egg whites, my recipe is less sweet than most; it comes together in 30 minutes or less. To me, there’s nothing more nostalgic than creating Italian bakery classics at home. Think: golden sesame cookies, anise biscotti and now, soft and…
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These sweet and crunchy anise biscotti will transport you to Italy in just one bite! I love that you can make these cookies in advance to enjoy anytime, anywhere (they freeze beautifully). When you think of biscotti, the crunchy, twice-baked Italian cookies destined for dunking, what flavor comes to mind first? Vanilla biscotti? Almond? Chocolate? If anise biscotti are not…
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A simple, delicious recipe for homemade butternut squash ravioli from scratch! The roasted butternut squash filling and assembled ravioli can be made in advance. It’s way better than store-bought! Are you making fresh homemade ravioli yet? In this post, I’ll walk you through a recipe variation with sweet butternut squash using my easy whole-roasted method (which you’ll love because you…
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No pizza stone? No problem! Learn how to make THE BEST sourdough pizza crust with bubbly, active sourdough starter in a rectangular baking pan instead. Tips shared for make-ahead options, plus a quick “no-cook” pizza sauce” recipe that takes 1 minute to make! When I first started with sourdough pizza, I was hesitant. Did I really need a baking steel,…
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This easy, 3 ingredient “no-cook” pizza sauce recipe tastes so light and fresh, you’ll never buy store-bought pizza sauce again! Use it to top my sourdough pizza or any pizza crust you’d like. It takes 1 minute to make! If you told me “no-cook” pizza sauce was THE BEST sauce for pizza, especially sourdough pizza (i.e. 100% authentic, full of…
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