Jan 22
When Melanie was staying with us, she had these Italian cookies called pizzelle. I had seen them before but had never tasted them.
We loved them. They were light and crisp and had a touch of anise. I decided that I wanted to make them. There were 2 little problems with that. The first problem is you need a special device to make them. It looks like a mini waffle iron. That problem was solved within minutes of deciding I wanted to make them, after a little cyber-shopping:
The next problem was duplicating the pizzelle we had eaten. Now if Melanie could remember who gave them to her, we could have just asked for a recipe. However, she had no idea who made them. There are about 23,413 recipes online for pizzelle. Oh, what is a person to do?
Fortunately, this is also rather easy to solve. We will just have to eat our way through a mountain of pizzelle as I try out different recipes until we hit upon the right one. Of course I may gain a few pounds during the experiment but that’s such a small price to pay. It’s all in the name of research, after all.
January 22nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm Quote
They look like fancy little pancakes…makes me hungry all of the sudden.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm Quote
I’m sure you will be mailing out samples to everyone so we can help you taste test and find that perfect pizzelle.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:20 pm Quote
I would like to offer my pizzelle-testing services; I’m all about community service. Plus, I’m already fat so nobody will know the difference if I gain a few more pounds. Second plus, I don’t care if they do.
Set ‘em up! Pizzelles for everyone!!!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 pm Quote
*LOL @ Kim* I can really relate to that!
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm Quote
just TWO things..
First I thought you were on a quest for the perfect PUZZLE and couldn’t figure out what the heck that little cookie thing had to do with it.. sigh.. I need more sleep
and Second.. that is two right?? I didn’t have water yesterday either.. and it wasn’t on purpose.. my dang pipes froze!! With no husband around!
smooch.. happy puzzle eating.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 am Quote
Okay, when you finally can come here for our lunch date (I promised to take you out when your life returns to normal; I’m still waiting) I expect you to bring one pizzele for me and you don’t have to bring one for Larry. We won’t tell him.
Yum. I can’t wait.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:58 pm Quote
I’m picturing many crumb-filled envelopes, if they even were to make it past the mail carrier.
The are sort of like waffles. Only thinner, crisper, and more cookie-like. I plan on trying out a second batch this weekend.