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Yeast Activated Dough

How to Work with Homemade Yeast Dough

Working with Yeast 101 Try mentioning homemade bread to a baking novice and you’ll probably see a look of fear on their face. That fear usually comes down to one...
January 10, 2024 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: Baking Baking tips Bread
Grandma Nerina Vivardo with Mary's Mother

Cookie Heritage: Grandma Vivardo's Italian Fig Cookies and Family Recipes

My Grandma Vivardo is my cookie muse; her story is—among other things—the story of how a proud Italian-American culinary tradition crossed an ocean, endured a century of tinkering in the kitchens of America, and thrives today.
August 31, 2022 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: Baking Cuccidati Family Favorites Grandmothers Homemade Bread Immigrants Italian Italian Cookies Italian Cooking Pizza Ravioli Traditions
Mary with cookies

Happy Holidays: A special message from Mary

I want to wish a very happy holiday season to all of my readers, and give a huge thanks to all of the people who have visited the site, bought a book, and just generally been so kind and supportive of me.
August 31, 2022 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: Baking Charities Christmas Cook Cookbook Giving Back
Piping with Royal Icing

Tips and Techniques: How to Decorate Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Let’s have some fun with sugar cookies! Join me in a step-by-step guide on everything you need to know on how to decorate sugar cookies with royal icing. From decorating techniques to my simple royal icing recipe—this is a must-read!
December 01, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: Baking Beginning Baking Christmas Cookies Cookie Decorating Techniques Decorating Techniques Piping Royal Icing Sprinkles Sugar Cookies
biscotti

Blame it on Biscotti

My baking genesis.
August 31, 2020 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: A Gift of Cookies Baking Baking Stories Beginning Baking Biscotti Blame it On Biscotti Book Cakes Cooking School Grandmothers Heritage How to Start Baking Italian Cooking Italian-American Mary DiSomma My Baking Journey Tradition

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