My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Decadent. Delicious. Easy. All great words to describe this delightful cookbook! The recipes are very easy to follow, and the results are exceptional!

I started with Torta Caprese, a flourless chocolate cake that I’ve heard of for years, but never actually made. I was surprised at how easy it was to make, and absolutely blown away by the results. I made this for a church potluck, and let me just say there weren’t even crumbs left!! It is rich, moist, dark and absolutely, mind-blowingly amazing!! This is definitely my new favorite dessert ever!

Palle d’Inverno (Winter Snowball Cookies) are another recipe that is easy to make and delicious to eat, and the Meringhe Brutte ma Buone alle Nocciole (Ugly-But-Good Hazelnut Meringues) are so easy to make that my 14-year-old daughter whipped them up. They dance on the tongue with the lovely crispy outside, soft inside with chunks of roasted hazelnuts–buonissimo!

Bottom line? Run, don’t walk (or let your fingers do the walking online!) to your nearest bookstore and grab a copy of this top-notch cookbook and you’ll be whipping up these delights for yourself in no time. Trust me, you’ll thank me later!

I received a copy of this book from Hardie Grant Publishing through Chronicle Books for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.