Grandma's Two Egg Cake

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
This is a basic two-egg cake recipe just like Grandma used to make.

Growing up Grandma made this cake with simple always stocked in the pantry ingredients.

Although the cake is more dense than any cake mix would be, the flavor of homemade goodness was the best you could ask for.

We usually had a slice of this cake plain without anything on it and it reminded me a thick fluffy cookie inside.

Grandma was my Dad's mother and she would make two 8 inch cake one plain and the other one was his favorite garnished and slathered with red raspberry jam sprinkled with coconut.

Milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and a citrus taste like lemon or orange peel went into it.

The first onset of cold, snow, and winter, this was a popular dessert food on our tables after dinner.

Served plain, with fresh fruit, whipped cream, pudding, dusted with powdered sugar or a drizzle of icing.




Grandma's Italian Orange Peel Custard

This is a stovetop custard made with the flavors of orange zest and the peel. Very delicious, smooth, and delicious.

In the years that passed, I needed to recreate her recipe, and with trial and error, I finally nailed the flavors.

This is a rich egg yolk stovetop creamy delight with a fresh orange infusion of flavors.

I am very proud to be able to recreate her recipe, which turned out perfect and was really easy to make.

Give this orange custard on the stovetop a try it's delicious!




Italian Style Beer Batter Fish

Saturday, June 13, 2009
This is the best recipe you'll have to make for a crispy delicious beer batter coating for fish!

With just a few ingredients this easy-to-make batter will be a delicious addition to your recipe collection when you have a fresh catch of the day!

Serve these tasty filets with tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, or even top this beer-battered fish with melted cheese lettuce, and tomato for a restaurant-style sandwich!

Scroll down to our printable recipe card for complete instructions and check out our tips below to get started!




Easy Chocolate Whiskey Cake

Friday, June 5, 2009
Easy Chocolate Whiskey Cake is a favorite chocolate moist cake with a jolt of Irish Whiskey and perfect when partaking in celebrating the St. Patrick's Day holiday.

Although this is a favorite whiskey cake during any holiday, it gets better with sitting for a few days for a potent kick.

This is one of the first cakes to fly off the dessert tables with an adult party.

This recipe is super easy to make, just throw all the ingredients in with the cake mix and bake it, the cake is foolproof every time.

If you're a frosting lover, then frost the cake with your favorite icing instead of using the syrup.


cake mix with whiskey for st patricks day


Black Pepper Cookies ( White Wine Cookies)

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Black Pepper cookies are a recipe that my mom made that her mother taught her and a recipe from her Region in Bari Italy.

The cookie has wine, oil, flour, anise seeds and black pepper with a little salt.

The recipe is simple over the years watching mom just pouring everything in a bowl, I learned to get the recipe right and measured the ingredients to finally write it down.

Scroll to the bottom of the page hit print for no ad interference and enjoy a taste of Bari with a glass of white vino.


cookies made with white wine and black pepper in stick shapes and rings


Almond Cake

Monday, June 1, 2009
This is an all-made-from-scratch Almond Cake my Italian grandmother made for us back in the 1960s.

The cake recipe came from her Italian mother she learned to make this in Rome, Italy.

Although the cake is revised with a little drizzle of icing just for decoration, nothing was on her original cake, and was baked on a  very plain simple pie plate pan.

Through the years we adapted her recipe just a bit for presentation, you can make the simplicity of this by just leaving it topped with sugar and sliced almonds.

This can is rich in almond flavor and the perfect snack cake any time of the day!