Mediterranean Kale and Farro Stew
Although winter does not last long here in Tega Cay, I found thisrecipes for a healthy soup. Mediterranean Kale, Cannellini and Farro Stew Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup carrots...
Ricotta and tomato omelette
My husband makes the most wonderful omelettes! here is ricotta, Campari tomatoes and Cantazano...
Argentinian beef empanadas
We were recently in Sedona AZ at Lisa Dahl's restaurant, Mariposa. We had the most amazing beef empanadas with chimichurri sauce. I used this recipe and came pretty close. 1 lb. ground beef browned 1 sweet onion chopped finely sauted 1tsp...
Roasted Broccoli
A simple and pleasant side dish. Keep the broccoli bright green! Blanch Broccoli crowns in boiling water for 5 minutes. Immediately drain and put them in an ice bath to cease the cooking. Drain well and then toss in a bowl with olive oil and grated...
Spidini
This dish is always a winner at my dinner parties. Here's the recipe Sirloin, slightly marbled cut as thin as possible then pounded thinner Dip each piece of sirloin into a mix of beaten egg and olive oil then bread with 1/2 panko and 1/2 regular...
Tuscan White Bean accompaniment
I serve this recipe with an Italian meal, alongside a salad or meat. 2 cans of Canellini beans. Drained and rinsed and 1/2 can of them mashed Mix with 2 tsp minced garlic, olive oil and lemon juice Add 1 T finely minced red onion, 1 tsp. red pepper flakes and 3...
Halupki for a crowd (stuffed cabbage)
I made three aluminum deep trays of these for the cousin reunion. They were delicious! This recipe can be divided and reduced, should you wish to make it for one meal.... 4 quarts of good tomato sauce ( I use Mezzetti's roasted garlic) 4 large onions chopped 6...
Granola: Honey nut oat crumble topping
This recipe for granola or Honey Nut Oat crumble was adapted from Food and Wine magazine. I add substitueted the canola oil in the original recipe with coconut oil and also added a few things. I think it is just perfect over broiled fruit...
maple glazed apple breakfast patties or meatballs
A big hit at the cousin reunion! mix 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage and 1/2lb ground pork add 2 T fennel seeds slightly crushed 1/2 c. quick cooking oats or oat bran 1/2 c. finely chopped red apple with the skin 1/8 tsp pepper or grains of paradise 1 egg fresh...
Kifli
My late Aunt Karren shared this wonderful cookie recipe with me. My Uncle Joe said it stole his heart when he received a batch! 6 c. flour 2 T. sugar 1/2 lb butter 1/2 lb crisco 1 c. sour cream 1 heaping tsp. baking powder Nut Filling** work dough until...
Menu Cards
I like to know what is in anything I am eating, so I thought I would print out menu cards for each day to let my cousins know what I had prepared. They list the name of each item for breakfast and dinner. When I have guests, I think breakfast should have some...
Cannoli cream
This recipe can be used as a pastry cream for many recipes with or without the chocolate 1 quart half and half 3/4 c. granulated sugar 2 egg yolks broken 4" stick of cinnamon 2 pang unflavored gelatin dissolved in hot water put all ingredients into pan and stir until...
Pizzelli
Pizzelli are an Italian waffle cookie baked in a pizzelli iron. They can be flavored with vanilla, lemon, orange or the traditional anise extract. The batter can also have cocoa in it to make chocolate pizzelli. I like to flavor them with vanilla and...
Great Chocolate cake
This recipe originated in North Carolina. It is in the book, Cakewalk and every time I bake it, it is a...
Apricot pistachio biscotti
This recipe is a favorite of mine. The 1 cup of apricots and pistachios can be substituted for cranberry and walnuts or just walnuts. Here is the recipe: 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 pound butter softened 1/3 cup vegetable oil juice of 1/2 lemon 1...
The best frozen Margarita!
My friend Pam served this wonderful cocktail last night at a cuban themed meal. Oh my....how delicious. This is how she relayed the recipe: 1 can limeade fill same can with 1 can tequila 1/2 can cointreau or triple sec fill a blender with ice and...
From one of the blogs I follow: Ribbon in my Journal
Going to try this soon...... Strawberry Pie Ingredients 1 deep-dish pie crust 10 ounces lemon-lime cola 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 5-6 drops red food coloring 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries Whipped topping Instructions 1 Bake pie shell according to...
Cauliflower au gratin
Tonight I made this side dish with broiled salmon and steamed spinach from the garden... 1 head of cauliflower broken into florets boiled firm pour into a casserole dish Cheese mix: 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of flour in a saucepan...thicken...add...