Torta della Nonna: A Collection of the Best Homemade Italian Sweets

Torta della Nonna: A Collection of the Best Homemade Italian Sweets

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  • Author：Emiko Davies
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Summary

Torta della Nonna brings together the best Italian sweets recipes from Emiko Davies' books， Florentine， Acquacotta， and Tortellini at Midnight， plus five brand new recipes。

Across eight chapters， this stunning collection features classic well-known recipes， as well as family recipes passed from generation to generation。 Recipes include sweet Italian breakfasts （including Lemon and ricotta cake， Italian brioche croissants， and Little custard and quince jam pies）; classic treats from nonna's oven （Hazelnut cake， Chocolate and amaretti flan， Stuffed peaches）; snacks （Rosemary and sultana buns， Sweet breadsticks， Strawberries and wine）; biscuits （Red crown biscuits， Almond biscotti， Polenta biscuits）; recipes for celebrations （Florentine cake; Honey and nut pastries; Chocolate-filled sponge roll）; treats to eat with a spoon （Baked rice pudding; Coffee-laced ricotta; Zuppa Inglese）; frozen treats （Milk gelato; Plum sorbet; Gianduia semifreddo）; and five essentials any Italian cook needs up their sleeve。

Full of beautiful photographs， all shot in Italy， and Emiko's evocative words， Torta della Nonna will bring the sweet tastes and romance of Italy into your home。

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Reviews

Rhonda Wise ，

I have been hooked on Weber's books since finding the 3rd of the Honor Harrington series。 When I first saw into the dark， I was not so certain I would like it， but discovered， I liked it better than all the other books he had written。 Seeing this， I was beyond happy。 I enjoyed every moment of reading this。 The characters are great。 The plot is fascinating， complex enough for me to take notes。 The final scene， however， had me laughing out loud。 I refuse to give spoilers， but oh it was so very wor I have been hooked on Weber's books since finding the 3rd of the Honor Harrington series。 When I first saw into the dark， I was not so certain I would like it， but discovered， I liked it better than all the other books he had written。 Seeing this， I was beyond happy。 I enjoyed every moment of reading this。 The characters are great。 The plot is fascinating， complex enough for me to take notes。 The final scene， however， had me laughing out loud。 I refuse to give spoilers， but oh it was so very worth the read。 I will wait anxiously for book three。。。。 because with that ending， there must be a book three！ 。。。more

Adena Lee ，

Creative， ain’t we？ I was very impressed by how the author took the human fascination with innovation and creativity along with our overly-developed tendency toward factionalism and shook them together to show what the human race could do with lots of motivation （hoo boy， so much motivation…） and some interesting new toys to play with。 Human history seems to suggest that us creative hairless bipeds could really turn the galaxy on its ears， and the Puppies gave our heroes much incentive…。

Andy Zach ，

Well。 A lot of times second books in a series are letdowns。 Not so much 'Into the Light' by David Weber。 After stopping an alien invasion in the first book， the second focuses on rebuilding the Earth by applying the alien technology the Earth acquired in their victory。 There are a lot of scenes and a lot of characters。 It is kind of a rehash of Earth's societal and governmental problems as they confront this new reality。 Not as interesting as an alien invasion。 But。David Weber intersperses the E Well。 A lot of times second books in a series are letdowns。 Not so much 'Into the Light' by David Weber。 After stopping an alien invasion in the first book， the second focuses on rebuilding the Earth by applying the alien technology the Earth acquired in their victory。 There are a lot of scenes and a lot of characters。 It is kind of a rehash of Earth's societal and governmental problems as they confront this new reality。 Not as interesting as an alien invasion。 But。David Weber intersperses the Earth scenes with scenes as two Earthlings head to the aliens' planet in a captured dreadnought。 Very interesting dialogue takes place as these characters explore some unrevealed background from the previous book。Then there are scenes from another planet， another alien species。 They were the next on the first aliens hit-list。 They intended to conscript them as warriors。 Meanwhile， they are plotting alien politics among themselves。Earth finally figures out how to make a starship， and then they make it faster。 Then they visit these aliens。 It's like a reprise from the first book， only Earthlings are negotiating， not invading。There's much more， but that's enough to give you the flavor。 If you like David Weber's military scifi （Safehold， Honor Harrington）， you'll like this。 。。。more

Wetdryvac Wetdryvac ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I adore build-phase novels。 I'm *amazingly* dubious of， "Look how stupid the enemy was，" Novels。 First half？ Build phase。 Second half？ Dear gods。 I adore build-phase novels。 I'm *amazingly* dubious of， "Look how stupid the enemy was，" Novels。 First half？ Build phase。 Second half？ Dear gods。 。。。more

James Hagan ，

Started out as a good follow on to Out of the Dark however， the inclusion of multiple Polish words and conversations was too distracting。 Weber used the same Polish language technique in one of the Saganami Island books。 Fortunately it was a library book， so I just returned it without finishing。 In this case， I just gave up as not worth the effort to try to guess the meaning without losing track of the story。

Al ，

Not a short novel by any standards。 But a well written story。 Tale of human interstellar travel and first contact with alien species on their home planet。 This is second book in series。 Need to read first book to get up to speed in this one faster。 Action， intrigue， hard core SF al in a great story。

Caitlin ，

Humans are too stubborn to conquer， and determined to survive the inevitable next attempt。 They must unite and build strength--which involves a lot of politics that I didn't always find interesting， but overall the conflict kept my attention， especially the end section。 The end is a bit of a surprise， and doesn't seem easy to fix。 Humans are too stubborn to conquer， and determined to survive the inevitable next attempt。 They must unite and build strength--which involves a lot of politics that I didn't always find interesting， but overall the conflict kept my attention， especially the end section。 The end is a bit of a surprise， and doesn't seem easy to fix。 。。。more

Aaron Anderson ，

A fun and enjoyable sequel。 The aliens felt alien enough but not incomprehensible。

Ivan ，

Feels like there are two books material into this one。 But the unpopular twist in the first book is lessened and the explanation hinted at but still not fully explained。 All and all miles ahead and looking forward to more 。。。 but since the ten years passed between the first and second book I am not holding my breath like a weak breather。

Anna Marie ，

Humankind finds out it a very violent way that they aren't alone in the galaxy。 After most of the world's population was murdered and the near complete destruction of its infrastructure， how can people survive and rebuild。 Will they be able to overcome the Hegemony's obstacles。 What an ending， need the next book to see where this is going。 Humankind finds out it a very violent way that they aren't alone in the galaxy。 After most of the world's population was murdered and the near complete destruction of its infrastructure， how can people survive and rebuild。 Will they be able to overcome the Hegemony's obstacles。 What an ending， need the next book to see where this is going。 。。。more

Henry Lazarus ，

A decade ago David Weber wrote a fun tale of alien invasion and Earth coming Out of the Dark （paper） with the help of vampires。 Now with the help of Chris Kennedy he continues the tale Into the Light （hard from Tor）。 Some of the vampires take the Shongairi ships， which travel six times the speed of light， to the Shongairi home world。 That’s a journey of forty years。 Meanwhile humanity， with the help of the Galactic Hegemony database， first recovers from the distruction and nuclear winter。 Then e A decade ago David Weber wrote a fun tale of alien invasion and Earth coming Out of the Dark （paper） with the help of vampires。 Now with the help of Chris Kennedy he continues the tale Into the Light （hard from Tor）。 Some of the vampires take the Shongairi ships， which travel six times the speed of light， to the Shongairi home world。 That’s a journey of forty years。 Meanwhile humanity， with the help of the Galactic Hegemony database， first recovers from the distruction and nuclear winter。 Then engineers discover that the Hegemony is very risk averse and hasn’t improved their technology for millennia。 Fortunately there are a lot of improvements。 Then a ship is sent to a world with 1920's technology to get allies。 Lots of fun， and I suspect that sequels are planned。Review printed by Philadelphia Free Press 。。。more

Vincent Archer ，

It is not the book you expected going from the first。It is a fine book depicting the progress of a post-alien invasion world trying to rebuild itself， and deciphering alien technology to secure themselves。 However， it is not a sequel to the previous one。 There is lip service to the original ending of the first， in a total of TWO entire chapters。 That's it。 And while it is an enjoyable， well-written tale， it's not what you wanted out of a sequel from the original Out of the Dark。In addition， ther It is not the book you expected going from the first。It is a fine book depicting the progress of a post-alien invasion world trying to rebuild itself， and deciphering alien technology to secure themselves。 However， it is not a sequel to the previous one。 There is lip service to the original ending of the first， in a total of TWO entire chapters。 That's it。 And while it is an enjoyable， well-written tale， it's not what you wanted out of a sequel from the original Out of the Dark。In addition， there's two different books & stories in there。 I'm avoiding spoilering the difference， but it's definitively not something I'd expected either。 I would have rather read two completely separate books， each revolving around their setting。 As it is， it feels like two different writers merging two novels into one， which might （or might not） be the case。The abysmally low rating of 3-stars for a David Weber book reflects these - imho， very pronounced - flaws。 The technique is top-notch， but the way it's applied isn't what I wanted out of that book。 。。。more

marc ，

Loved every wordI never expected a sequel to "out of the dark"， whose premise was quite novel。 But boy am I pleased to be proven wrong。 Bring on book three。 Please！ Loved every wordI never expected a sequel to "out of the dark"， whose premise was quite novel。 But boy am I pleased to be proven wrong。 Bring on book three。 Please！ 。。。more

Bryan Forstner ，

Absolutely brilliant story and very well written。 Fantastic audiobook for a long trip。 Now I have to read the first book。 Hope there's a third。。 Absolutely brilliant story and very well written。 Fantastic audiobook for a long trip。 Now I have to read the first book。 Hope there's a third。。 。。。more

Craig Wakefield ，

Here is a book about the aftermath。 The aftermath of an alien race that almost destroys the earth and exterminates about two-thirds of the population of the world。 It is the story of the determination， vision and ascendancy of humanity in their determination of not just to stay alive but to work to become the best race in the universe so that Planet Earth will not be destroyed once again by Hegemony。

Earl Baugh ，

A good follow on。 However， it tries to cover a LOT of time， people and development。 It felt a little rushed and a bit over packed。 It was an enjoyable read， but wasn’t as good as the first because of this。

Michael J ，

Unique and captivating alien invasion。 For some it will be too long in the tooth， but if one suspends disbelief for faster than light travel and aliens。。。it will be worth it。 Now when can we expect the next book？

Ian Denner ，

Not impressedWow！ What a letdown。 I could not wait to start this book after the excellent first book， but what a yawn fest。 After all the action and excitement found in the first one， and the major surprise that there are vampires among us this one was lucky to get even 2 stars。 The best part of the book was the ending which possibly set up the following book for hopefully an lot more aliens and action。

Christine ，

I'm leaning towards 3。5 stars。 I found it entertaining but it dragged into parts but the action at the end made up for that。 Looking forward to the next book。 I'm leaning towards 3。5 stars。 I found it entertaining but it dragged into parts but the action at the end made up for that。 Looking forward to the next book。 。。。more

James F ，

I can't wait for the next book I can't wait for the next book 。。。more

Kris ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 The Weber humor is on full display。 *Talk to the hand* LMAO。 REALLY looking forward to the next one。

Mark Garn ，

Couldn't put it down， I hope this is the beginning of the history of the Terran Empire。 Can't wait forthe next book。 Couldn't put it down， I hope this is the beginning of the history of the Terran Empire。 Can't wait forthe next book。 。。。more

Mark Polino ，

This is a bridge book。 It’s really split into 2 stories， the rebuilding of earth after the Shongairi defeat and reaching out to a new world。 I kept feeling like there was more just around the corner and it never came。 I may revise my review based on the next book， but right now this disappointed。

Alex Shrugged ，

This book is the sequel to "Out of the Dark"。 To get the full effect， you might want to read that book first to understand why they call the invading aliens "Puppies"。 It is because they look like dogs。 This is also a vampire-like book。 No one drinks blood， but there is a lot of violence。 Just so you know。The story: After kicking the "Puppies" （Shongairi） off the Earth， it is obvious that Earth needs to unite and get ready for another wave of invasion。 Luckily， humans managed to keep most of the This book is the sequel to "Out of the Dark"。 To get the full effect， you might want to read that book first to understand why they call the invading aliens "Puppies"。 It is because they look like dogs。 This is also a vampire-like book。 No one drinks blood， but there is a lot of violence。 Just so you know。The story: After kicking the "Puppies" （Shongairi） off the Earth， it is obvious that Earth needs to unite and get ready for another wave of invasion。 Luckily， humans managed to keep most of the alien manufacturing and the education headsets that allow almost anyone （around 90% of people） to be instantly made an expert at almost anything。 Meanwhile a delegation， led by Vlad the Impalor， is headed for the "Puppies's" home world to get a little payback for murdering 75% of the human race。 And finally， Earth sends delegations out to other star systems to rally support against the Galactic Hegemony who sent the "Puppies" to enslave us in the first place。Any problems with this story？ It seemed to go on and on about various ways to rebuild a society。 Frankly， it felt somewhat like the Safehold series beginning with Off Armageddon Reef。 Also the story spent an inordinate amount of time dealing with the process of seeking allies amongst other star systems。 Finally， there seemed to be more violence than was strictly necessary。Any modesty issues？ The F-word was used quite a bit。 There was also a scene where women appeared in postage-stamp-sized bathing suits。 Overall this was a great story， but it was clear from the ending that this is becoming much more than a two-book series。 In fact， the ending was almost a cliffhanger。 I am dying to read the next book in the series （whenever that comes out）。 。。。more

Craig Beyers ，

Grabbed my attention but I should have read the prior book first， but I didn’t know about it！ That’s the next book。

Maurynne Maxwell ，

Solid follow up to the first book， which I reread since it’s been years。 I’d forgotten how long it took to get to the reveal in the previous book。 I’d still rather focus on vampires in space， and we still only get a tease of that， but I’d keep reading into the future。 There’s nothing amazing here in concept （we do get a good explanation for vampirism） or execution but it was a good way to spend a couple of hours in world fucked up in a different way to our own， so not a lot of triggers。 Sometime Solid follow up to the first book， which I reread since it’s been years。 I’d forgotten how long it took to get to the reveal in the previous book。 I’d still rather focus on vampires in space， and we still only get a tease of that， but I’d keep reading into the future。 There’s nothing amazing here in concept （we do get a good explanation for vampirism） or execution but it was a good way to spend a couple of hours in world fucked up in a different way to our own， so not a lot of triggers。 Sometimes you actually want a reliable 3 star book/series。 。。。more

L J ，

Into the Lightauthors David Weber and Chris Kennedynarrator Ralph Lister25hours 38minutesBook 5*****Narration 3***Narration wasn't bad but I preferred the narration of first one by Charles Keating。 I want to listen to this again when I have a print copy available。 It can be difficult to follow who is speaking in discussions and occasionally terms were not understandable。While it may not be necessary I think reading the first book Out of the Dark before reading this one is helpful。 Into t Into the Lightauthors David Weber and Chris Kennedynarrator Ralph Lister25hours 38minutesBook 5*****Narration 3***Narration wasn't bad but I preferred the narration of first one by Charles Keating。 I want to listen to this again when I have a print copy available。 It can be difficult to follow who is speaking in discussions and occasionally terms were not understandable。While it may not be necessary I think reading the first book Out of the Dark before reading this one is helpful。 Into the Light has foreshadowing of what's to come but， like with the first book， it seems readers sometimes miss it。 （view spoiler）[We find out what the vampires really are but it seems some readers missed the big reveal。 （hide spoiler）]This sequel to has 3 parts and an epilogue。 Year 1 of the Terran Empire picks up where Out of the Dark left off。 Post apocalyptic SF with tech and military。 Picking up the pieces and working on not only surviving but progressing toward a unified civilization that has a chance against the Galactic Hegemony when next encountered。Renaissance， Sol System， Year 15 of the Terran Empire。 Techno and military Science Fiction。 Lots of tech as Earthians work to further improve the alien devices and ships。 I don't think it's specifically mentioned but they follow Arthur C。 Clarke's 2nd Law "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible。” or in the words of one character， I don't know whether their motto is "Hey y'all watch this！" or "Somebody hold my beer！"Age of Exploration， Year 26 of the Terran Empire。 Earth reaches out。 First contact with nearest planet to Earth that the Hegemony has plans to attack。 Foreshadowing: （view spoiler）[With "Klaatu Barrada Nikto" and "we come in peace" in the first chapter the reader is warned this attempt at peaceful outreach is going to go to $#！+ before things are resolved。 Loved seeing the fully functional Heinlein Armor Suits from Year 15 in action。 （hide spoiler）]Epilogue Year 41 of the Terran Empire。 Hope this indicates there is going to be another book but it could be it is wrap up of story arc （view spoiler）[as allies from Out of the Dark are reunited。 （hide spoiler）]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Anne Morgan ，

A good and thoughtful follow up to "Into the Dark"， this book asks the logical question: what happens after Earth defeats the aliens？ In this case， we use their technology and improve things from there。 Can the Human race come together even when faced with a known common enemy？ Can they find allies in space who were also on the Hegemony's hit list and convince everyone to work together against an upcoming threat？ And can we learn the secret and surprising origins of Vlad Tepes' vampirism？ "Into A good and thoughtful follow up to "Into the Dark"， this book asks the logical question: what happens after Earth defeats the aliens？ In this case， we use their technology and improve things from there。 Can the Human race come together even when faced with a known common enemy？ Can they find allies in space who were also on the Hegemony's hit list and convince everyone to work together against an upcoming threat？ And can we learn the secret and surprising origins of Vlad Tepes' vampirism？ "Into the Light" had all the qualities I look for in a David Weber book: action， adventure， and thoughtful， history-driven plans for the future。 I was a little disappointed the vampires didn't get more 'page time' here， but -SPOILER ALERT- it looks like there's hope for that in Book 3。 I， for one， am looking forward to it。 。。。more

Raymond ，

Sparks of life but too much process time on world building！As an avid Weber fan， this has all the earmarks of a great series。 Yet I found myself skipping page after page of process minutia。 I was drowning in a sea of detail gasping for any sign of action！ Like good homemade bread it takes ingredients， structure and time mixed with heat to make good bread。 This is not baked with enough fire to be palatable。 I read it and like the premise！ And if I hear "gang aft agley" one more time。。。！ I get it Sparks of life but too much process time on world building！As an avid Weber fan， this has all the earmarks of a great series。 Yet I found myself skipping page after page of process minutia。 I was drowning in a sea of detail gasping for any sign of action！ Like good homemade bread it takes ingredients， structure and time mixed with heat to make good bread。 This is not baked with enough fire to be palatable。 I read it and like the premise！ And if I hear "gang aft agley" one more time。。。！ I get it this is a filler between two time periods， but sometimes we don't need all the detail！Please do better gentlemen！ 。。。more

Kathryn Baron ，

Well that was disappointing。 Book 1 was delightful。 Extreamly silly。 A guilty pleasure。 Fun。 This？ Not so much。It is very much a set up for the next bit。 The action is disjointed。 There is far too much weapons porn。 Made up fantasy weapons porn at that。 Weber then that way at the best of times。 This was excessively excessive。 Really really boring。 I want a story， not a weapons masters guide for the RPG。Hard book to finish。

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