Charmeli are one of the only glazed taralli in Italy and are an Easter specialty. This taralli however can be found year round. Made with eggs and boiled before baking they are very light.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/a-frosted-taralli-charmel-are-an-easter-specialty/

Candied Fruit is often used in desserts in Italy. Candied fruit biscotti is a colorful addition to a Christmas biscotti tray.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/holiday-candied-fruit-biscotti/

Leftover Panettone makes a flavorful bread pudding.  A warm dessert for Christmas or New Years Eve.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/panettone-bread-pudding/

A Pasta Roll is a beautiful way to begin a Holiday dinner.  It takes a little effort but serving such a lovely dusg will impress your guests.

I added  cranberries to a biscotti recipe of my grandmothers making it part of our Thanksgiving dessert selection. We always add a little of our Italian heritage to each course of our dinner. Being in the middle of all the cranberry bogs on Cape Cod made it even more special this year.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/cranberry-orange-biscotti-for-thanksgiving/

New England, the house filled with the aroma of apples, cinnamon and cake baking in the oven. This is a trip I look forward to every year.  This apple pie cake is fast and easy to make.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/autumn-in-new-england-a-college-tour-apple-pie-cake/

It has been an exciting few weeks since the Foodista Best Of Food Blogs Cookbook has been published. I have met many new friends via email from around the world who have won this contest. My entry was Cartellate Cookies from Puglia a family recipe made during Thanksgiving and Christmas. The recipe can be found in the book and in my blog.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/foodista-best-of-food-blogs-cookbook-is-in-bookstores/

This Baklava recipe isn’t overly sweet and for large group parties it is a winner.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/baklava-in-an-italian-recipe-box/

Smothered with spices and baked to perfection this is an all American apple pie. Baked with red, ripe juicy apples straight from a New England farm.

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/the-passion-of-a-new-england-farm-homemade-apple-pie/?preview=true&preview_id=660

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My family recipe for "Cartellate" cookies was one of the 100 recipes selected in the Best of Food Blog Cookbook Contest.

Foodista Winners:  http://www.foodista.com/blogbook/winners

http://turosdolci.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/traditional-holiday-cookie-cartellatecluster-are-filled-with-honey-nuts-spices/