I started DawnsRecipes.com one year ago today. That’s not to say I didn’t have a recipe blog before then. I just didn’t have one with an easy-to-remember URL. It didn’t always have such nice pictures with the recipes, and there was no commentary at all. It was basically just my recipe [...]

I know, I know…another bread recipe. What can I say? I’m hooked. It’s so much fun to make, and I get such great feedback from my family. My grandfather actually tried to pay me to make him a loaf of raisin bread after my mom shared hers with him. And, no, of course I didn’t [...]

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There are two things I love about Carrabba’s: their manicotti and the herb mix they serve with their bread. I found a recipe that come very close to this herb mix on Recipezaar.com. I’ve made a few changes since finding it. For one thing, this is so good you’re going to want [...]

Osso Buco is braised veal shank. The Italian word “ossubuco” translates to “holed bone”. This preparation results in extremely tender meat. It literally falls off the bone. (I had to do a bit of reassembling for the photograph!)
Until tonight, my only experience with osso buco was a bite I had of someone else’s dinner recently. [...]

Tiramisù roughly translates to “pick me up” in reference to the espresso, coffee and alcohol it contains. Frankly, any dessert this rich makes me want to take a nap after! Perhaps that’s why it’s common to serve coffee with dessert, or in this case a nice cup of espresso.
I’d never made tiramisù before because I’ve [...]