Category: SOS-Free

Cuccidati, Italian Fig Cookies, Gluten-Free AND SOS-Free

  Holidays are about traditions and treats. When I learned about all the Christmas cookies Gary’s family used to make, I was inspired to get baking. One of those cookies is the Cuccidati, the Italian Fig Cookie. Gary has reminisced about it many times. I never had one. Gary’s sister recently told us she was…

Date Paste

We use date paste more and more in sweet recipes to replace refined sugar. Ingredients 1 pound of medjool dates, pitted. 2 cups hot water Directions 1. In a bowl add the pitted dates and hot water. Let dates soften for a couple of hours. 2. Purée the dates and water with an immersion blender…