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Author Archives: Savannah
New: Etsy Shop!
Hello lovelies! Some of you may have noticed a brief (cough) lull in the postings. This was due to, first of all, serious time constraints (yay grad school!), but also financial issues. Cooking is expensive! Have you ever had to … Continue reading
The Coffee Culture: Un Caffè
Next to the hotel that so kindly housed us was a tiny caffè (that’s café for us Americanos) where I ended up getting my daily caffeine more often than not. It was a cute little place and I am now … Continue reading
Italian Snacks: Program Opening Reception and Tour
Finally, the first day down! Things will pick up significantly now. Hopefully so will my posting speed… Anywho! The second day (Monday, for those of you who have lost track), we had short class followed by a welcoming ceremony and … Continue reading
The First Supper: Dinners in Gorizia
Dinners in Gorizia are provided by the lovely Grand Hotel Entourage, which is our place of residence for the duration of our stay. They take dinner very seriously in Italy, and even our study abroad group was pampered with a … Continue reading
Marzipan Cherries and Sfogliatina Nutella: More Gorizian Culture
My first look at Gorizian culture continued that day, leading us to a square near where I would discover to be the University. The festival opened up into an open-air market with summer clothes, bakeware, knick-knacks, and our favorite–Italian sweets.
Posted in Confectionaries, Italy, Pastries
Tagged buccellato, cannoli, catanese, cedro, fragola, marzipan, nutella, phyllo, sfogliatina
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Cherries: Fresh Produce and Culture Festivals
If there are two things Gorizians do incredibly well, they are produce and festivals. And I got a taste of both.
Quattro Formaggi: My First Italian Pizza and Communication Fail
Man, I am so behind on this stuff! I can’t believe I have been here for two weeks and managed to post once. It probably has something to do with my choppy internet. Moving on though, I had my first … Continue reading
Cannelloni With Marinara and Mozzarella: A Lesson in Airport Food
Ciao! I am in Italy! And boy, has it been an adventure so far. But now it is time to share the adventure with you! Starting with the bumpy ride here. My parentals dropped me off at the airport at … Continue reading
Aspiring Bakers #7 – Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by DG from Tested and Tasted: Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake
This post is my entry for the Aspiring Bakers Challenge #7. Enjoy! —– NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA!
Posted in Pastries
Tagged butter, Chocolate, graham crackers, mascarpone cheese, Peanut Butter
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Chocolate Cups
I have decided that I love working with chocolate. It’s so much fun to make shapes and freeze them in place, then eat the shapes. So today I attempted to make chocolate cups.