Recipe – Dessert: Tiramisu (Italy)

Two very highly regarded Italian restaurants near me, Trattoria Stella and Pepe Nero, both make a wonderful “classic” tiramisu.  This dessert could be described as Italian Heaven in the mouth.  I would order it often, especially if I had the perfect excuse with me – someone willing to share it. But then:  Having walked by containers…

Recipe (Debut) – Stromboli (Italian)

Stromboli is an Italian island off the coast of Sicily, from which this pizza-roll-like bread gets its name for the “eruptions” of cheese caused by the shape and holes punctured on top.  At least that’s what I have read somewhere. This became a family favorite when I was still in grade school and living at…