In case you haven’t noticed, recipes using the Biscoff spread as well as Biscoff cookies are sweeping through the blogosphere. For the uninitiated, Biscoff cookies are the Belgian spice cookies known as speculoos which a couple of airlines hand out to passengers. “Biscoff” loosely translated stands for “biscuits” and “coffee,” and you should know that [...]
I know it’s redundant, but I am an Italian foodie. My two sisters and I grew up in a thoroughly Italian household with a Sicilian mom and a Neopolitan dad—both equally good cooks. My dad and uncle owned a small Italian restaurant together, and it was the place to go for great home style Italian food, including wonderful homemade pizza. My dad has passed on; but, to this day, even if my 80-plus-year-old mom doesn’t know you’re coming, she’ll pull a 5-course meal out of the fridge in no time flat.
