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Easy Lemon Mousse Pie
Makes 1 pie If you want to wow your guest with a very light pie that is super easy to make then keep this recipe on hand. I always have...
Maria Scuor
Jul 5, 20211 min read


French Baguettes - Two Versions
Makes: 4 large baguettes, 8 small baguettes or 16 baguette sandwich buns During the pandemic I’ve been spreading my wings on so many...
Maria Scuor
Jun 18, 20213 min read


Banana Chocolate Muffins Bread
Makes 21 muffins This recipe is like my banana bread recipe except Hannah who loves to use my recipe said she only gave it a 9/10 because...
Maria Scuor
Jun 1, 20211 min read


Mom's Panini Attempt #2
Makes 10 buns This time I decided to go to the source! My mom learned how to make buns from my aunt Rosina, we called her Zia Granda (Big...
Maria Scuor
May 28, 20212 min read


Sunday Banana Bread
Makes 1 loaf Banana bread is loved by kids and because this one has pineapple in it the kids can’t stop eating it. You can easily make it...
Maria Scuor
May 21, 20211 min read


Saturday Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Serves: 10 Great with morning coffee or Saturday afternoon tea. This coffee cake will be leaving you asking for more. I used my Honey...
Maria Scuor
May 21, 20211 min read


Honey Roasted Nuts
Makes 4 cups I use walnuts and pecans for this recipe but you can switch it up with any nuts you like. Great to as a snack or to use as a...
Maria Scuor
May 21, 20212 min read


Holiday Monday Apple Bites
These are a hit with kids of all ages and what is great is you can have a fried or baked version. Make the apple mixture an hour before...
Maria Scuor
May 21, 20211 min read


Mom's Panini Attempt #1
Makes 6 buns Mom had three recipes for bread and all were different but all were based on 22 pounds of flour. Therefore trying to...
Maria Scuor
May 18, 20211 min read


Savoury Squaratella
Makes 36 two and half inch cookies This squaratella is a recipe from my mom’s town in Calabria and are a mix of a breadstick, cracker and...
Maria Scuor
Apr 27, 20212 min read


Sweet Squartella
Makes 14 five inch cookies What doesn't a Zia do for her nephew? When my nephew Serafino asked if I was going to try to make...
Maria Scuor
Apr 27, 20212 min read


Cuzzupe Calabrese di Pasqua
Scorri a basso per I'italiano These Cuzzupe are a traditional Easter cookie from the Calabria region of Italy. As the region was poor,...
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Mar 30, 20213 min read


Turdilli Calabrese
Turdilli is a recipe my mom made every Christmas and in her recipe box I found four different little papers with the recipe written on...
Maria Scuor
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Rum Eggnog Mini Loaf
Makes 10 baby loaves Ingredients 2 eggs 1 ½ cup eggnog (don’t use low fat) 2 tsp spiced rum 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla ½ cup butter at...
Maria Scuor
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Toffee Chocolatey Shortbread Cookies
Serving size 30 cookies Ingredients 1 cup salted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups all-purpose...
Maria Scuor
Feb 9, 20211 min read


Panettone Alla Marmalade
Makes 1 panettone or six mini can panettone When I decided to research how to make panettone I found many different recipes with raisins...
Maria Scuor
Jan 13, 20212 min read


Fluffy Lemon Cookies
Makes 40 cookies Cookie Ingredients 2 ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 2 cups sugar 2 eggs...
Maria Scuor
Jan 4, 20211 min read


Festive Shortbread
Makes 40 cookies Ingredients 1 cup butter at room temperature 6 tbsp icing sugar ½ tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 2 ½ cup flour 1 tbsp red,...
Maria Scuor
Dec 23, 20201 min read


Oatmeal Pecan Bites
Serving size 40 Cookies Ingredients 1 ½ cups rolled oats ¾ cup whole-grain wheat flour ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp cinnamon ½...
Maria Scuor
Dec 6, 20201 min read


Butter Rum Tarts
Makes 80 tarts Ingredients 6 tbsp softened butter 4 ½ cup brown sugar 6 eggs 6 tbsp dark rum 6 tsp vanilla ¾ tsp salt 1 ½ cup pecans 1 ½...
Maria Scuor
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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