This recipe is built around very ripe banana, browned butter and ribbons of chocolate hazelnut spread, keeping the loaf moist with distinct Nutella swirls.

Banana Bread all'Italiana (Italian Banana Bread) This is a banana bread built the way an Italian kitchen would build it: olive oil instead of butter, Greek yogurt for tenderness, orange zest for perfume and toasted walnuts for crunch. The crumb is moist, close and fragrant, the crust deeply golden with a crackle of raw sugar. It slices cleanly, keeps for days and tastes better on the second morning than the first. Yield: 1 loaf, 10 slices. Prep: 20 minutes. Bake: 55 to 60 min

Peach gelato should capture the perfume of perfectly ripe summer fruit. Peaches are delicate and contain substantial water, so too much dairy quickly buries their aroma. Italian traditions such as Pesche al Vino and the Bellini demonstrate how little ripe peaches need when their flavor is at its pea