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Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole by Blackswan

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is definitely for the novice cooks!

2 votes
4301 views
Christmas Pork Wellington Wrapped In Foie Gras and Mushrooms

Christmas Pork Wellington Wrapped In Foie Gras and Mushrooms by Blackswan

This is a gorgeous dish that's set to impress. Imagine your meat wrapped in mushrooms, foie gras, and lastly with crispy flaky puff pastry.

1 vote
2700 views
Cannoli

Cannoli by Joanne

A crisp, light shell with a deliciously rich and creamy sweet ricotta filling. This is one of the most popular desserts in upstate New York

5 votes
11363 views
Anginetti: Lemon Drop Cookies

Anginetti: Lemon Drop Cookies by Joanne

Deliciously light, lemony, and zesty. An easy cookie to make and it looks terrific on any party tray.

1 vote
9197 views
Baked Rice For X'mas

Baked Rice For X'mas by Blackswan

There’ll probably be a lot of leftover food for the festive season. This is one of the simple recipes using leftover rice & a can of Campbell Mushroom Chicken that you can use for this X’mas. Best part of it, you can even make use of this leftover rice & turn it into an Italian Restaurant Menu as gifts for your friends. * If…

1 vote
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Easter Italian Roundup 2010 and 2011

Easter Italian Roundup 2010 and 2011 by Claudia lamascolo

A traditional family meal, assorted appetizers, soup, main course, sides and loads of desserts... Italian traditions but something for everyone!

2 votes
3988 views
Cheddar scalloped POTATO gratin simile DAUPHINOIS

Cheddar scalloped POTATO gratin simile DAUPHINOIS by Foodessa

Very high in flavour...very high on calorie reduction too! I’ve been trying desperately to replicate a 'Potato Dauphinois gratin'...The king of gratinées! After having made these scalloped potatoes...I think I’ve come darn close to realizing my simile version of this great dish. If I may...I'll call her the 'Queen' to her King…

3 votes
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cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM by Foodessa

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share with you a very cherished recipe my 'Nonna' made for me growing up. Granted, as I turned baker in my kitchen, I confess to having tweaked it just enough to meet with her approval. She also found that my version was slightly…

2 votes
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NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni >

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni > by Foodessa

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti ma Buoni >. It's an Italian saying...loosely translated as ugly looking (not really) but yummy. Originally made with roasted hazelnuts...however, re-created to include roasted almonds instead. I also reduced much of the…

3 votes
7574 views
CLEMENTINE CHOCOLATE and NUT torte cake

CLEMENTINE CHOCOLATE and NUT torte cake by Foodessa

Easy flourless cake creation. This cake is extremely flavourful as well as invitingly aromatic. I certainly do love desserts with a combo of citrus, chocolate and nuts. This torte turned out absolutely delicious and memorable. A must try ;o) For a detailed post...refer to:…

1 vote
6779 views