Sfrappole di Carnevale: 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons butter, softened 3 egg yolks, plus 1 white 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon salt 1 cup white wine 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 liter extra-virgin olive oil, for frying Confectioners' sugar, for du
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing the pan 1 cup walnut pieces, toasted 3/4 cup pistachios 1 cup dried apricots 1/4 cup honey 4 phyllo pastry sheets 5 teaspoons sugar Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a sheet p
A selection of your favorite dessert wines, such as: Sweet Sherry, Port, Vin Santo, Riesling, Asti Spumante 12 store bought semisweet cookies, such as almond toasts or biscotti 1 pound fresh red or green seedless grapes 2 ripe pears 8 ounces assorte
16 amaretti cookies, crumbled 4 shots amaretto or other almond liqueur 8 scoops French vanilla ice cream Whipped cream, in canister 1/4 cup or 1 (2-ounce) package slivered almonds Crumble 4 amaretti cookies into each of 4 dessert cups and douse them
2 pints coffee ice cream 1 cup salted mixed nuts, coarsely chopped or processed 1/2 cup medium to dark amber maple syrup, warmed Rolled wafer cookies, for garnish Top 2 scoops of coffee ice cream with chopped salted mixed nuts. Drizzle nuts and ice
2 cups whipping cream 2 tablespoons sugar 15 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (recommended: Oreo), crushed 4 bananas, sliced 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted Chocolate syrup Whip the cream with the sugar until firm peaks form. Fill a large gla
1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 flour tortillas 2 very ripe bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise in half 6 ounces Mexican chocolate, grated Vegetable oil, for deep-frying Sweetened Whipped Cream, for garnish In a b