Recipes
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Lemon Crumb Pie (Crostata al Limone)
A perfect warm weather dessert, 2 CUPS GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS ½ CUP BUTTER – melted ½ CUP GROUND ALMONDS ½ CUP HEAVY CREAM 1 ½ CUPS MASCARPONE CHEESE ½ CUP SUGAR 1/3 CUP GREEK YOGURT – not low-fat ½ TBS FRESHLY SQUEEZED LEMON JUICE ZEST OF ONE LEMON Crumb Crust: Combine the cookie crumbs, butter Continue reading
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Chocolate Raspberry Souffle
SERVES 4 ¼ CUP PISTACHIOS – shelled, raw, unsalted UNSALTED BUTTER – for the 4 ramekins ½ CUP SUGAR – for dusting ¼ CUP RASPBERRY PRESERVES 6 oz BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE – chopped 1 EGG YOLK PINCH OF SALT 6 EGG WHITES – room temp ½ CUP HEAVY CREAM PREHEAT OVEN TO 375º Position Continue reading
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CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY and SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD
Chicken Coconut Curry A quick and delicious one pot dinner. 2 LBS CHICKEN BREASTS – boneless, skinless PINCH OF SALT – to taste FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER – to taste 1 ONION – medium size, chopped coarsely 3 TBS CURRY POWDER – or more to taste 3-4 GARLIC CLOVES – minced 1 ½ CUPS CHICKEN BROTH Continue reading
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Pecan Cinnamon Bread
1 ½ CUPS FLOUR 1 ½ TSP BAKING POWDER PINCH OF SALT ¼ CUP BUTTER – room temperature 1 CUP SUGAR 1 EGG – room temp ½ CUP MILK ¼ CUP PECANS – roughly chopped PINCH OF NUTMEG – to taste PREHEAT OVEN TO 350º GREASE AND FLOUR A 9 X 5-INCH LOAF Continue reading
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BERRIES AND BROILED ZABAGLIONE
An elegant dessert for when you want something special! 2 Lbs. Fresh Berries – mixed6 Egg Yolks3 Tbs. Orange Juice1/4 C. Sugar4 Tbs. Sugar3 Tbs. Grand Marnier PREHEAT OVEN BROILER Divide your selection of berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries are great choices) among 4 – 6 custard cubs or ramekins, or oven-proof fluted dishes, and sprinkle each Continue reading
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Why We Celebrate & BLUEBERRY CRÈME SEMIFREDDO
WHY WE CELEBRATE About 100 years ago then President Woodrow Wilson was invited by the American Ambassador to France to speak at a Memorial Day ceremony near Paris to honor American soldiers killed during WW I. This is what President Wilson so poignantly said. “Mr. Ambassador, ladies and gentlemen, fellow countrymen: No one with a heart Continue reading
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MARYANN BERRY CAKE
The name MaryAnn comes from the name of the pan whichhas a deep indentation in the center of it. Otherwise, I would callit a “Claudia” cake as it is one of her favorites and I make it for her birthday! 2 CUPS FLOUR 2 TSPS VANILLA EXTRACT 2 TSP BAKING POWDER 1 CUP MILK 1 Continue reading
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ASPARAGUS RICE SALAD
Rice salads can make an entire meal and with all the vegetable varieties from your garden, local grocer or farmer’s market, the possibilities are endless. 1 CUP LONG-GRAIN RICE – uncooked 1 LB ASPARAGUS – trimmed, peeled, steamed ¼ CUP PIGNOLI or SLIVERED ALMONDS ¼ CUP EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 3 TBS LEMON JUICE – Continue reading
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FRITTELLE
Pancakes or Pancake Ripiene This recipe of delicious little, light puffs of filled sweetness brings back a fond memory of days on my Grandmother’s Farm/Pensione in New Jersey. There, eggs, milk and butter were plentiful along with a variety of many other staples. It was a working farm withrows and rows or corn, tomatoes, etc. Of course, there Continue reading
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