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

As promised, this recipe is much (much) simpler than the rainbow cookies from my last post. And if you made those cookies, like I did, you deserve a drink! Although, I have to admit – Our liquor cabinet is in a weird place right now. We used up all our gin making Uncle Richard’s Three… Read more

I made a website! And Ombre Rainbow Cookies! It’s time to give Tremonte’s Italian American a bona-fide home on the internet. So here we are! A website! And some real talk – I am not good at this sort of thing. Mixing flour, sugar and butter in a way that’s delicious – I’d say that… Read more