2016 is almost here! Whoo-hoo!!
My plans for New Year’s involve staying home with my family, preparing TONS of stuzzichini (small bites), eating zampone and lentils (for good luck), fiercely playing tombola to possibly win some money, let my cousins and uncles scare me to death while they set off firecrackers, drink a glass or two of fine Franciacorta, and shamelessly do the conga around the table to 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music. Oh, and I failed to mention my favorite part: lighting sparklers!!
What about you? How are you going to ring in the new year?? If you’re hosting dinner or you’re participating in a potluck, I’d like to inspire you with some of the small bite party appetizers I made for our NYE party. They’re pretty, refined, and elegant — suitable for any party and especially perfect for New Year’s Eve!
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If you’re still trying to figure out what dessert to make for Christmas, you should consider these delicious mini-panettone muffins. Not only are they easy and quick to make, they’re also super cute!
For those who haven’t experienced torrone before, you are in for a treat.Torrone is SUPER yummy and definitely one of the most traditional Christmas treats in Italy. It wouldn’t feel like Christmas, if we didn’t finish dinner cutting a big bar of torrone into small pieces so the whole family could enjoy it. When I was a kid, I regularly found a bunch of delicious little torrone bars (torroncini) in my Christmas stocking along with chocolate coins wrapped in golden foil and a pack of cigarette-shaped chocolate candies (…so wrong, I know).
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Pepparkakor aren’t “very EATalian“, I know…BUT they’re cookies I 
I always miss my husband…but I miss him even more when it’s time to de-seed a pomegranate. With a couple of ninja moves, he’s able to get every single seed out the whole fruit. No matter how hard I try, I make a huge mess and I splatter everything with red juice. It’s like a blood bath.
