The regional cuisine of is surely a delight to the senses.With the pasta, seafood, savory meats and cheeses, and deliciouscrusty breads, it is hard to stop yourself from eating until youare packed full. However, if you do not remember to save alittle room, you may miss out on the best part: dessert. No onedoes desserts quite like the Italians. From simple fruity fingerfoods to savory layered tortes, the Italian's make desserts forevery palette. From the chocolate lover to someone looking forsomething lighter and more refreshing, you are sure to findsomething to your looking in an Italian bakery.

One of my favorite Italian desserts has been a staple of myGrandmother's dessert table at holiday dinners for as long as Ican remember. The best part is that it is something that I wasalways able to help with. Stuffed dates were always a task thatthe kids could do, by simply taking the pre-sliced dates andstuffing about a tea spoon full of cream cheese into them andthen dotting them each with a pecan, we could be happy to knowwe had helped. Even if we ate a date or two along the way.

A variation on this dessert, which is popular in Milan takes alittle bit more grown up help. After the dates are stuffed withthe cream cheese, a grown up can dip the date into a mixture ofbittersweet

Ragusa, Sicily - Luxury Villa with Pool for Sale

Palmoli - Country House to be restored

Palmoli, ancient village in the inner land with breathtaking views of the countryside, an ancient stone countryhouse to be restored and surrounded by 50.000 sq.m of agricultural land. The house is on two levels comprising one room per floor. Amazing views!

€ 25,000

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Palmoli - Stone Country House

Palmoli, ancient village in the inner land with breathtaking views of the countryside,a typical stonehouse to be restored surrounded by 5500 sq.m of agricultural land. The house is on two levels comprising three rooms per floor. Enchanting view.

€ 35,000

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Townhouse with Garden and Terrace in need of renovation

Rapino, an historical town of about 1,457 inhabitants situated in Majella National Park, in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo region, at 400 mt. above the sea level. The property we propose for sale is an ancient stone house on one level, surrounded by 750 sq.m of garden. It is in need of complete restoration and comprises one room. Sound stone structure.

€ 50,000

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Ancient Townhouse - Rapino, Abruzzo

Rapino,an historical town of about 1,457 inhabitants situated in Majella National Park, in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo region, at 400 mt. above the sea level. The property we propose for sale is an ancient attached townhouse on two levels, surrounded by 60 sq.m of garden. It is in need of complete restoration and comprises two rooms per floor, including kitchen with fireplace on the ground floor, two rooms and bathroom on the upstairs floor. Sound stone structure. Amazing view for people who love nature and peaceful location

€ 35,000

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Montemitro, Molise - Country House

In Montemitro, 508 mt above sea level, we propose for sale a habitable countryhouse that is surrounded by 70.000 sq.m of agricultural land, with olive trees and wood, well furnishing water to the whole property. The house is on two levels and is composed as follows:

Ground floor with 45 sq.m garage made of stones, two stone cellar. The house on the upstairs floor comprises large kitchen with fireplace and oven, two bedrooms and bathroom with shower. The attic has to be completed.

€ 260,000

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Villa Santa Maria - Country House with Land

Villa Santa Maria, a lovely village located in the Sangro river Valley, a village famous all over the world because of its Hotellerie School. We propose for sale a lovely countryhouse surrounded by 3000 sq.m of agricultural land with amazing view of the valley and Bomba lake.
The property comprises a habitable house in need of renovation works since nobody has been living there for ten years and a rustic in need of complete restoration works.
The habitable house is on two levels + attic and is composed as follows:
Groundfloor comprising hall, 4 rooms, attached brick rustic kitchen (no bathroom but ready plumber system to make it!);
First floor comprises 4 rooms and two bathrooms. The detached rustic is in need of complete restoration works and is on two levels, 100 sq.m per floor. The attic can be converted into two rooms. Possibility to build a terrace!!!

€ 170,000

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Casalanguida - Townhouse

Lovely detached property in the heart of Casalanguida
The house has accomodations on two levels: ground floor with a kitchen doted of fireplace and first floor with a bedroom.
Totally made of stone with panoramic view. Only 25 Km from the beach.

12,000 euros

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Casalbordino - Villa - 10km to Sea

Casalbordino along one of the most beautiful marinas this country has to offer. We are proposing to you is a country house to be renovated and surrounded by 30 hectares of land. A new road will be built to create direct communication with Casalbordino Lido, lovely sea resort town.
The house is on two levels + attic and is composed as follows:
Ground floor comprises 6 rooms used to be storages, stables, cellar
First floor comprises 5 rooms , bathroom and store room.
Attic comprises 3 rooms.

500,000 euros

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Pollutri - Restoration Property

House in the heart of Pollutri! property which consists of: on the ground floor there's a kitchen; on the first floor there's one room and on the second floor there's a further room.The house is made of brick.

18,000 euros

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Pollutri - Country House

country house in the tranquil area of Pollutri! We propose for sale a lovely attached country house surrounded by 6400 sq.m. of hilly land which has been always used as a vineyard. It consists of: on the ground floor there are a kitchen with a fire place and a basement with an access to the box garage behind the house and on the first floor there's one bedrooom. The property has an amazing view and it is made of brick.

95,000 euros

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Pollutri - Townhouse

Pollutri- house at a few Km from the splendid Abruzzo beaches! We propose for sale a property on three levels which consists of: on the ground floor there there are one bedroom, a living room, a small kitchen and one bathroom; on the first floor there are two bedrooms; on the second floor there's a further bedroom. On the third floor there's a small attic.The house is available for immediate occupation!

65,000 euros

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Pollutri - Townhouse

Pollutri - for sale a lovely attached town house in the heart of the village. It consists of: on the ground floor there are a kitchen with a fireplace, one bathroom and a utility room under a flight of steps; on the first floor there's one bedroom.
The house is available for immediate occupation!

22,000 euros

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Townhouse - Pollutri

Town house in the peaceful location of Pollutri, just a few kms from the sea. The property consists of: on the ground floor there's one room; on the first floor there's a further room and on the split level there's a box garage with a large fireplace. Spectacular view.
This lovely property is made of brick which makes it a lot more characteristic!

33,000 euros

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Cottage with Lakeview - Pennadomo

Amazing cottage with a self contained annexe, surrounded by 10,000 sq.m. of garden plot and close to a grove and a beautiful lake called Lake of Bomba. This property is available for immediate occupation and it consists of: ground floor with kitchen doted of fireplace and oven, spacious living room; first floor with two bedrooms and one bathroom. There's also a self contained annexe with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.Wonderful lake view!

160,000 euros

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There are desserts that many people take for granted. Ricepudding, for example, is one of the simplest pleasures forItalian households. Milk, sugar, rice, and cinnamon are thestaples of this favorite, but it can be substituted to tastewith extra sugar, honey, nutmeg, or raisins. My personalfavorite is with extra cinnamon and dried cranberries. Anothersimple that many people forget about, or perhaps even loathe, isthe Panettone, otherwise known as fruit cake. A staple on manyChristmas tables, the Panettone has gotten a bad rep in theUnited States, perhaps because of its strong Anise taste. Whendone right though, a Panettone can be truly delightful.

Other than the cannoli, the most popular Italian dessert isundoubtedly Tiramisu. This alcoholic spongy cake has taken theworld by storm with relatively young origins. No one seems toknow exactly how the Tiramisu was invented, or by who. What doesseem to be agreed upon is that is was invented sometime in the1960s in the Veneto region of Italy. The ingredients of Tiramisuare basic, but everyone seems to do it a little bit different.Mascarpone, espresso and zabaglione cream make up thecomplimentary tastes of this delicious dessert, but it would beimpossible to create without the base of savoiardi cake,otherwise known as lady fingers. These spongy biscuits maketrouble for pastry servers with their delicate spongy nature,but like all Italian desserts are well worth the trouble.

About the author:Kirsten Hawkins is a food and nutrition expert specializing theMexican, Chinese, and Italian food. Visithttp://www.food-and-nutrition.com/ for more information oncooking delicious and healthy meals.

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