The Book - "Divine Biscotti" by Debi Catenacci
About The Book-Divine Biscotti
Debi Catenacci learned to make biscotti the way we all should learn to bake...in her grandmother’s kitchen. There, Grandma Josephine taught a wide-eyed, curious young girl how to bake delicious “two-bite-delight” biscotti the old-world way.
Like a story handed down through time, each generation makes its mark on family recipes. In Debi’s case, she took her grandmother’s recipes and added some contemporary elegance. The result? Delicate morsels that you’ll enjoy baking—and everyone will love eating.
The book, Divine Biscotti offers a recipe for every season and every occasion. Step into a bright spring morning with Blueberry Biscotti with Lemon Glaze, or snuggle up in your favorite chair as the snow falls and savor the decadence of Chocolate Hazelnut Kiss. Debi offers simple recipes for everyday use as well as glamorous holiday treats, like the wonderful Grand Marnier Biscotti with Dark Chocolate Chunks.
Join Debi as she shares her baking secrets and memories of her family, her grandmother’s kitchen, and the art of baking biscotti. And as your first batch of biscotti cools, make yourself a cappuccino. Savoring the moment, taste your own home-baked biscotti—and offer a thank-you to Grandma Josephine, who once taught a little girl to bake.
Debi's Story
The easiest way to start, is at the beginning with the family tree...
Once upon a time, a few decades and a century ago, Debi's great-grandfather and great-grandmother were immigrants from Italy. They came separately to America. They met at a boardinghouse in Chicago, fell in love, married, and moved to an Italian neighborhood in Chicago, near Taylor Street.
Debi's great-grandfather, Anthony Zito, and great-grandmother, Filomena Danno, had ten children; the oldest was Debi's grandmother Josephine, her father’s mother.
Debi's grandmother would frequently make and bake her go-to biscotti, the one she always had in her biscotti cookie jar waiting for spontaneous guests to arrive in the interlude of the late morning for a cup of cappuccino and biscotti—or to be served in the evening after dinner.
And there you have it...the beginning. A is for almond, one of Grandma Josephine’s favorites. These classic biscotti have a traditional taste that seems to timelessly transport you to the Old World-Italy.
To The Women... from generation to generation
Filomena
Debi's great-grandmother
Josephine
Debi's grandmother
Virginia
Debi's mother
The next generation of women
Debi
Debi with pink curlers in her hair
and happiness sparkling through
the flour on her face.
Christina
Debi's sister and built-in
BFF for life.
Alysse
Debi's beautiful little niece,
who isn't so little anymore.
Divine Biscotti Baking - Luscious Spring Biscotti
Lemon Biscotti with Lemon-Drop Glaze
French Honey-Lavender Biscotti
Rose-Blossom Biscotti Drizzled with White Chocolate
Divine Biscotti Baking - Sexy Summer Biscotti
Black-Raspberry French-Liqueur Biscotti
Rum-Soaked Raisin Biscotti with Rum Glaze and Almond Sprinkles
Pralines-and-Cream Biscotti
Divine Biscotti Baking - Cozy Fall Biscotti
Pumpkin-Spice Biscotti with Pumpkin Glaze
Cinnamon Biscotti
Orange-Blossom Biscotti with Fig and Pistachio
Divine Biscotti Baking - Warm Winter Biscotti
Chocolate-Hazelnut Kiss
True-Love Biscotti
Winter-White Biscotti
Divine Biscotti Baking - Enchanting Holiday Biscotti
Grand Marnier Biscotti with Dark-Chocolate Chunks
Triple-Almond Biscotti
Triple-Chocolate Biscotti with Pistachio Sprinkles
Divine Biscotti Baking - Delicious Gluten-Free Biscotti
Crystallized Ginger Biscotti
Matcha Biscotti with Chia Seeds
Divine Biscotti-Surprise Bonus-Sexy Summer Sangria
Sexy Summer Sangria
Have Sangria, will travel!
This sexy summer sangria will be a welcome addition to your summer style. Seductively mouthwatering yet smooth and soothing to quench the thirst. Scrumptiously goes down and will be gone before you know it. Savor this fan favorite!
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