Alberti’s Drunken Cherries Patience is a virtue… Cherry season is short and sweet but you can preserve the delicious summer flavor for a year-round treat by making your own cherry liquor. This is something that always comes out when we visit family in Italia, every Nonnas house will be sure to have one hiding away in the cupboard. This liqueur is usually stored for years … Continue reading Alberti’s Drunken Cherries
Italian Almond Muffins Everyone loves sweet, moist muffins. These smell and taste amazing and are quick and easy to make. Makes around 15 Ingredients 2 cups of all purpose flour 1 cup of ground almonds 1 cup of white chocolate chips 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup granulated Sugar 2 eggs 2 oz Frangelico liqueur 1-1/4 cups whole milk 1/3 cup … Continue reading Italian Almond Muffins
Twintastico Tweet Tweet Easter Birds Nests If you love easter eggs and anything sweet, this is the snack for you during Easter. They are so easy and fun to make and the kids will love them. Makes around a dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup of peanut butter 1 cup of white chocolate buttons 2 cups of cornflakes or rice krispies Mini candied eggs Method Add the … Continue reading Twintastico Tweet Tweet Easter Birds Nests
Spaghetti & Meatballs It’s an Italian thing 😉 Italian food is the most Romantic in the world. This recipe was passed down from our Nonna and is a family tradition. Who doesn’t love spaghetti and meatballs? There’s a reason it’s such a classic. Serves 4-6 Ingredients The Sauce 16 ounces spaghetti Extra virgin olive oil 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 6 cups crushed tomatoes 1/2 … Continue reading Spaghetti & Meatballs
Twillionaire’s Shortbread Here is our take on the Millionaire’s Shortbread… Twinning Style. Indulgent, with a crunchy biscuit base, soft caramel centre and a chocolate topping with amaretti biscuit crumbled on top, which makes this the ultimate Twillionaire’s Shortbread. Ingredients For the shortbread 225g Plain flour 175g Unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes 100g Caster sugar For the topping 150g Butter 1 x 379g Can condensed … Continue reading Twillionaire’s Shortbread
Pesce, Pesce – Feast of the seven fishes. In Italy, fish is always eaten on Christmas Eve as tradition. This celebration commemorates the wait, the Vigilia di Natale, for the midnight birth of the baby Jesus. So here is our Cod with tomatoes, olives & capers. Ingredients 1kg Fresh Cod Fillets 500g Tomato Passata or Chopped tomatoes 3 tbsp Tomato Puree 100g Black olives halved 1 Large … Continue reading Pesce, Pesce – Feast of the seven fishes
Holy Cannoli Christmas Cookies Our Twintastico twist on the Italian classic cannoli. These cannoli cookies are a delicious take on the Italian pastry – without having to fry a thing! Ingredients Cookies: 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 cup Butter room temperature 1/4 cup Ricotta room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar Zest from one orange 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 large … Continue reading Holy Cannoli Christmas Cookies
