Chocolate Pate is a wonderful thing, bittersweet, semi-sweet, milk or yes even the non-chocolate white chocolate.....there's just something so special about chocolate. We can be having a bad day and something chocolate can cheer us up. Life just seems a little better when a piece of chocolate slowly melts in your mouth, making all your endorphins … [Read more...]
Torta di Mele Recipe (Italian Apple Cake)
My Torta di Mele is one of the best apple cakes you'll ever have. Today it gives me great pleasure to share with you a recipe taught to me by Mama Jeanette many years ago, it’s one of my favorite desserts, and it’s also one of the most reliable recipes I have. No matter who I share this recipe with; the results are always the … [Read more...]
Honey Lime Buffalo Wings for Your Next Get Together
It's party time with Honey Lime Buffalo Wings. Now as everyone knows I do make some killer buffalo wings, they have even achieved legendary status at the Mount where I truly believe If I served them every day they would eat them. My girls love their hot sauce! And there my friends lies the secret in making great buffalo wings, its the … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Pistachio Cranberry Scones Recipe
How to make pistachio cranberry scones- What could be better than an easy to make scone recipe? Especially when it has white chocolate and pistachios! I use to think that making scones was difficult. Then one day I decided to make them for myself. Of course, I didn't make them the old-fashioned traditional way, I used a food … [Read more...]
Blood Orange Ricotta & Mascarpone Cheesecake Recipe
My Blood Orange Ricotta & Mascarpone Cheesecake is perfect for the holiday season. I remember my first encounter with blood oranges, we were in Rome and it was Christmas day, and had gone down to breakfast in our hotel before heading out to the Vatican to see Pope John Paul. It was a continental breakfast with delicious … [Read more...]
Ligurian Seafood Stew
How to make Ligurian Seafood Stew. For the seafood, I seared the scallops, and shrimp but broiled the flounder. I steamed the mussels with a little olive oil, and heated the jumbo lump crabmeat in butter so every item would retain its flavor! The sauce started with the juices left from cooking the mussels. Adding basil and saffron seemed … [Read more...]
Zuppa Inglese {Traditional Italian Trifle}
Are you ready to make Zuppa Inglese? This is a dessert Mama Jeanette introduced me to so many years ago. One cold day in November she had asked me I wanted for dessert that night, and without thinking, I said chocolate pudding. As I walked out the door for my day's work, I saw Mama smile, I had no idea what she was going to make … [Read more...]
How to make a Broiled Seafood Combination featuring Clams Casino
How to make a broiled seafood combination featuring clams casino Making delicious restaurant style meals at home is really easier than you think, and dishes like a seafood combination are not only perfect for that intimate dinner for two, but also for a party of eight, It's all in the timing! Ingredients can vary depending on what's … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Granola Cookies Recipe
For the perfect combination of flavors. my Oatmeal Granola Cookies are sure to please! Wouldn't your family love to snack on these for dessert tonight? When we got this months recipe swap, things changed up a bit, first of all, we went to a new cookbook for this new year, and our first challenge would be a cookie. Our new cookbook The … [Read more...]
Toffee Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
What's not to love about a Toffee Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookie? I have to start out by saying that while I’m not really a baker, it is something that I truly enjoy doing. While I have made my fair share of cakes and pies, cookies are one treat that has eluded me. I do have my one go-to cookie, courtesy of Alice Medrich, but I’ve pretty … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays with Eggnog Gelato & Cranberry Gelato Recipes
Homemade gelatos are the best and my cranberry and eggnog gelato are perfect for the holiday season. Each recipe will make a little more than a quart of homemade gelato, and depending upon how you serve it could be for 1 person or up to 6. If you've never made ice cream or gelato, you really don't know what your missing. To me, the big … [Read more...]
Black and White Muffins make mornings better
What could be more delicious than my black and white muffins? Warm from the oven the rich chocolate muffin filled with cheesecake is a great way to say to good morning to loved ones. You can even set them up to bake the night before to make life easier. Sunday Morning I woke up craving chocolate, I knew I must be feeling better! I haven't made … [Read more...]