Fruit

My father will not touch my elderberry jelly. Despite my assurance that I have...

Learn how to make Crema diplomatica, the Italian version of Chantilly cream. It's a wonderful, easy dessert good for all season and it lends itself to endless variations from topping simply with brown sugar and crumbled cookies to fresh and poached fruit.

Bring your fruitcake and biscotti to the next level with this simple recipe for candied citron. Homemade candied fruit is vastly superior to store bought one and, as an added bonus, you can use organic citrus and avoid artificial additives.

A super easy concoction of chestnut jam, mascarpone and ricotta, this chestnut cream makes for a quick, yet sophisticated dessert with the flavors of fall.

Home made candied orange peel are so much better than store-bought. Make your own candied zest with this easy and quick recipe and use this wonderful ingredient dipped in chocolate, diced in a fruitcake, biscotti and other sweet treats.

Sometime I wish to have a year that is entirely made of September. This...

It's that time of the year when one day you wake up and suddenly,...

A classic Italian panna cotta recipe, silky, foolproof, and perfect with fruit sauce—an elegant dessert that’s as easy as it is impressive.

This is a very rustic and ancient recipe from my hometown Perugia. Not too...

Ferragosto is the Festa Grande in Italy. A major holiday established in 18 BC...