CAKE/FILLING Cake: Cream butter, slowly adding sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake in buttered and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan at 325 degrees for 1-1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto rack. Slice horizontally into three […]

The 6 cloves of garlic is really a head of garlic. Slice the top off place in an oven pan and drizzle olive oil over it. Roast about 3/4 hour in a 250 oven. Cook the penne per instructions, leave a little al dente. Rinse and coat with olive oil to prevent sticking together. Sauce: […]

Combine Breadcrumbs & Wheat Germ; Set Mixture Aside. Trim Excess Fat From Chicken. Place Chicken Between 2 Sheets Waxedpaper & Flatten To 1/4 Inch Thickness, Using A Rolling Pin OR Meat Mallet. Dip Chicken in Milk, Dredge in Bread Crumb Mixture. Coat A Large Skillet With Cooking Spray. Add Oil & Place Over Medium Hot […]

PREHEAT OVEN TO 400F. Butter and flour an 8-inch cake pan. Spread hazelnuts on a cookie sheet and toast in oven for 5 minutes. Remove them and reduce oven to 350F. Grind nuts in a blender or food processor to a fine meal. Beat eggs and sugar together until pale yellow and creamy. Mix in […]

In a skillet, fry the bacon until almost crisp. Drain most of the fat. Chop the bacon and return to pan. Add sliced zuchini, butter and oil. Sautee until slightly soft. In a large serving bowl, slice the potatoes about 1/2″ thick. Add bacon-veggie mixture, salt and freshly ground pepper and mix well. Serve hot […]

Heat oil in Dutch oven. Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in hot oil until beef is light brown; drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms (with liquid), green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, sugar, basil and oregano. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Stir in wine. Cover […]

Bring a huge pot of salted water to a boil. Drop pasta in and cook for about 2 minutes. The cooking time is going to differ due to the varying thicknesses of pasta sheets. Test yours several times to allow it to cook–AL DENTE! Remove sheets from water and rinse off–handle carefully–then place on sheets […]

* Substitute Romano Cheese if desired Heat oil in medium saucepan. Add garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper. Saute until garlic is lightly browned, 5-7 mins. Add cream; cook 20 min. to thicken, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cut broccoli into 1-1/2″ flowerettes. Place in separate pan, cover with water and cook until tender, drain and set […]

– Gelato alle Amarene – Tie the cherry stones in a piece of cheesecloth. Put the cherries in a saucepan and add half the sugar, the cherry stones, the zest and juice of the lemon, vanilla bean and sufficient water to barely cover the cherries. Simmer for 30 minutes. Set aside to cool. Discard the […]

Beat together yolks and flour til yellow and creamy. Fold in whites. Fold in chocolate. Sift flours together and fold them in with other mixture. Butter and sugar an 8″ sq. pan. Pour in batter, bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes (or until you can poke it with a skewer and pull it out […]