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May 14,2006 - May 21,2006 |
Square it up
Desserts for your upcoming spring party
By Rita Simonetta
Originally Published: 2006-04-30
Squares are great party favourites. The great thing about cooking squares is that they're relatively simple to make. You can alternate shapes and sizes by using cookie cutters. For best results, line cooking pans with a little bit of oil and a sprinkling of flour to avoid stickiness. And don't be afraid to create your own garnish or toppings. Roasted nuts (shaved) are a great idea topping, as is grated cheese.
Pasticcini di mandorle e caffè (coffee-flavored almond cookie squares) are an elegant dessert that good warm or cold or dunked in milk or coffee. Almonds, sugar, egg whites, espresso coffee and powdered sugar are all that's needed to make these delicious morsels. The treats are sprinkled with powdered sugar for that final touch.
Buttermilk Curds with Saffron Squares will definitely add a different flair to your next appetizer table. To prepare, put 500 grams of curds into a bowl and with a wooden spoon beat in two eggs separately. Add 2 sachets of saffron (heated slightly with some water) finely chopped parsley and salt to taste. Mix thoroughly and spread evenly over a buttered baking-dish. Cook in the oven at 180° C for about 15 minutes. And then cut into squares. These delicacies are equally good served warm or cold.
Italians have always relied on fresh ingredients to create some of the most delicious and memorable dishes. Creativity, inventiveness and resourcefulness are also part of the Italian culinary tradition. And that tradition is exemplified with Quadratini di vegetale. These squares are packed with more than a dozen nutritious vegetables that combine to create a filling snack. Onions, red bell peppers, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts are sautéed and then mixed with garlic, egg whites, dried origano, basil, breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. These squares are particularly good served warm. A drizzling of olive oil works well here.
Quadratini di spinaci is another vegetable square delicacy that will vanish in no time at all. Olive oil, onions, spinach leaves, crumbled feta cheese and parmesan cheese is all that's needed for these spinach squares. For an added touch of elegance, top with shaved pistachio nuts.
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