Dolce con le Prugne | Plum Cake Ingredients 500 g (4 c) flour 3 eggs 200 g (1 c) sugar 200 g (7 oz) butter, room temperature 1 tsp baking powder Zest of 1 large lemon 300 g (approx. 1 c) plum jam (note: if you can’t find plum jam in your local store, there are many simple recipes online, …

Rotolo di Verdure | Vegetable Roll Ingredients Makes 6 servings DOUGH 3 1/2 tbsp (50 g) butter 3 1/2 oz (100 g) ricotta cheese 1 2/3 cup (200 g) flour salt FILLING 3/4 lb (500 g) swiss chard (or spinach or mixed greens) A little less than 1/4 lb (100 g) chicory (optional) 2 cloves of garlic 3 Tbsp extra …

Pesto di Fave | Fava Bean Pesto Ingredients Makes 6-8 servings 1 clove of garlic, peeled 10 fresh mint leaves 200 g of shelled fava or broad beans (about 1 kg, or 2.2 lbs, with shell) 1 pinch salt 25 g grated pecorino cheese (about 1/4 cup) 25 g grated Parmigiano Reggiano (about 1/4 cup) 4 tbsp extra virgin olive …

Salame Dolce | “sweet Salame” Ingredients 1 package “oro saiwa” cookies, or any sweet biscuit cookie 1/2 cup sweet cocoa 1/4 cup dark cocoa (or another 1/4 cup sweet cocoa) 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 3 egg yolks 1 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup plus 2 tbls butter vin santo, optional Instructions Keeping the cookies in the package, break them into …