tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190214728357492416.post5443621879208279757..comments2024-03-09T12:16:20.917-06:00Comments on Distant Cousin: Valentine Recipe? Biscotti? NO! Bruschetta!Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17094931968951455626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190214728357492416.post-74339342102638374652010-02-11T23:04:21.864-06:002010-02-11T23:04:21.864-06:00Regardless of the name, I like the twice baked toa...Regardless of the name, I like the twice baked toasties that you describe a lot better than the hard, not-very-sweet anise biscuits. Witness that I poisoned the biscotti in A Theshold into Darkness. A quote from my mother: "I know you don't like biscotti, but Dianne, really!!"<br /><br />I'll have to try your tomato and strawberry variation! Sounds yummy.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190214728357492416.post-71147168446962464392010-02-11T08:41:15.731-06:002010-02-11T08:41:15.731-06:00We shall have to check with an Italian source, but...We shall have to check with an Italian source, but I do not doubt that you are correct. However, there's no denying that these things, whatever they are called, are cooked twice!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094931968951455626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190214728357492416.post-42907280741629292362010-02-11T08:15:39.320-06:002010-02-11T08:15:39.320-06:00Interesting! I wonder if it's a regional varia...Interesting! I wonder if it's a regional variation of the name. Out here in PA, the Italian-Americans call this "bruschetta." We use the term "biscotti" to refer to anise flavored cookies that are sort of semi-circle shaped.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.com