Pine nut meticulous person) and are an essential component of Italian pesto sauce; the upsurge in the popularity of this sauce since the 1990s has increased the visibility of the nut in America, primarily on the West Coast. "Torta della nonna" (literally "granny's cake") is a generic Italian dish name that in most families indicates an old family recipe for any kind of cake but often is used for a tart or a pie filled with custard, topped with pine nuts and optionally dusted with icing sugar. "Pignoli" cookies, an Italian American specialty confection (in Italy these would be called "biscotti ai
Onion sauce or simmer the mixture to create a sauce. Some preparations involve frying the onions until they are browned, while others do not brown the onions. Onion sauce can be used to complement many foods, such as potatoes and peas, meats, such as pork, duck, rabbit, mutton, and liver, such as calf liver. Onion sauce prepared with bread crumbs may be used as a stuffing, which can be used in various poultry dishes, such as goose. Cebolada is a Portuguese onion stew, onion sauce or paste that is prepared with onion as a primary ingredient. It is used on several Portuguese