Banana bread is one of my favorite things to have for breakfast, or a snack. I always love when my basket of fruit on my kitchen counter has some bananas that are getting good and ready to be baked into some delicious bread. I've tried many many recipes and I finally combined several and found...
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Agnolotti Primavera (Half-Moon Pasta with Spinach and Ricotta filling)
Questa pasta era deliziosa! (This pasta was delicious!) I am slowly starting to learn some Italian using Rosetta Stone. I hope to be able to communicate a little bit when we arrive, or at least be familiar with some vocabulary. I'm not sure if it was partly due to our extreme hunger after an incredibly...
Bacialli (Potato Dumplings with Mushroom Sauce)
Well, let's call this a learning experience, and a perfectly nice way to spend a Sunday evening at home. Despite my best efforts, I quickly realized upon beginning this recipe that I am grossly underqualified to attempt such a delicate, traditional dish as this. However, that's the entire reason that I am on this cooking...
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo has been my favorite meal since I was a little girl. What's not to love about pasta and creamy Alfredo sauce? It's a perfect food. According to the recipe, this dish was the renowned specialty of the Roman restauranteur Alfredo, known as the "king of fettuccine", who invented it during the 1930s in...
Homemade Pasta Dough (Method)
Homemade Pasta Dough Credit: La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy by The Italian Academy of Cuisine Here is an essential, all-purpose method for making pasta dough. Many of the pasta recipes in La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy follow this method. Simply follow these instructions substituting the proper ingredients & measurements given in...
Melissa's Birthday Treat (Puppy Chow)
Today would have been my friend Melissa's 29th birthday if it weren't for that fateful day, June 6, 2002...the last day of eleventh grade, when she died in a tragic car accident. I knew her for my whole life, and her friendship always was and will be a very cherished memory. Her life continues to...
Fresh Fruit Scones
I have tried more scone recipes than I can remember. This recipe for Fresh Fruit Scones is by far my favorite. These scones are crisp on the outside and light and fluffy in the middle. Very unlike the blueberry scone I ordered at a cafe this morning--only to be disgusted by the impostor that somehow finds...
Sweet & Sour Pork
This is more my style of Chinese takeout. I only ever order Sweet and Sour Pork, along with Crab Rangoon (which is my ultimate Chinese menu favorite although I’m certain it is an American creation and isn’t authentic Chinese cuisine by any means, I still enjoy it. Unfortunately the recipe I hoped to share this...
General Tso's Chicken
This is my Hubby's go-to dish when we order Chinese for dinner. I knew my he would like this dish when I sampled the sauce during the cooking process and the spiciness took my breath away (that doesn’t take much though). It’s a good thing he seemed to enjoy it, because my pantry is now...
Chinese Chicken Salad
Although I have never seen this on a Chinese takeout menu, this is a very tasty salad, especially in this warm summertime heat. The clementines are a delicious addition, and the dressing...well I just love anything with peanut butter, so this recipe was a winner in my book. Chinese Chicken Salad Credit: The Chinese Takeout...