I know, I know, it’s my third (third) coffee-related recipe in a row on the blog. And you thought you were here for rainbow cookies and red sauce. I promise I’ll get back on the (literal) gravy train when the familiar gray clouds roll in to cover Seattle, like an old comfy sweater, for nine… Read more

…to The Bear and the WSDA Warning: this post contains gentle spoilers about The Bear. I was late to The Bear. Since season one came out, people have been recommending it to me. I mean; Italian food, Chicago, kitchen intensity, unhinged family members; this show has my name all over it. It took a while… Read more

At this point one might be wondering, what is Temonte’s Italian American? Well, right now it’s a blog and an Instagram where I post Italian-American style food I make. Some of this food, I feed to my family and friends, and some of it is development work for my eventual pop-up bakery. Progress on the… Read more

I’ll be honest, I’ve never been to Sicily. In fact, I’ve only ever been to The Real Italy once in my life. It was during college, which was almost half my lifetime ago… and now that I say that, I am suddenly feeling quite old and need a sec to process. While I’m processing, here’s… Read more

It’s been a weird spring in the PNW. It had a slow start, staying cold and rainy for a quite a while. It’s Seattle, so, cold and rainy is kind of our MO, and it honestly didn’t really bother me. But, it did go on for a long time. Then, suddenly, it was height-of-summer-hot for… Read more

I’ve noticed a disturbing cookie trend in the past few years. For me it started with Metropolitan Market’s The Cookie. Don’t get me wrong, I loooooove Met Market. Grocery-wise, they have all the best stuff. It’s one of the few places I can find “the good almond paste” for my baking. And have you ever… Read more