Four Cheese & Sausage Stuffed Manicotti by Salad Foodie

Cheese-stuffed manicotti personifies comfort food anytime, but take it up a notch with a cheese four-some and Italian sausage and it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. This was inspired by a few pasta manufacturer web site recipes, but I added my own spin here and there and was pleasantly surprised how well they worked. Oh Mama-Mia, this…

Buttery Jam Tarts by Kristine Vernola

Cant seem to find anyone who does not care for these little baked jam filled pieces of heaven! ;) Hard Work, But SOOOOO Worth It!

Cashew Biscotti with chocolate glaze by roopavij

This is going to be my first homemade Biscotti. Biscotti is an all time favorite at our house. I have been meaning to make this from a long long time. The time was just right few days back, when I had all ingredients and the memory that I had to make this :) I got the recipe from 'Joy of Baking' and was surprised to know it didn't…

Wild Rice-Turkey Casserole by RecipeKing

Wild Rice-Turkey Casserole is an easy recipe that uses either turkey or chicken. Perfect for leftovers from your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This delicious dish can also be made 12 hours ahead of time and refrigerated. Wild rice, turkey, green beans and bell peppers with an Alfredo sauce and bread crumb topping make up this…

Olive Oil Cake by Evelyn Scott

Zucchini and Tomato Pizza for Two....(or more!) by Salad Foodie

I’d run out of inspiration for how to use up summer’s end of zucchini, tomatoes and basil, until I came across a recipe in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (Deborah Madison). After finishing off a single piece of this divine pizza, I am moving this recipe to my "Favorite Meals Before I Die" list, it’s that good! This makes a 10" pizza…

Almond Poppyseed Cheesecake by Evelyn Scott

This is one of my favorites,with its sweet almond taste, and poppy seeds, reminds me of my childhood, and my nonna's italian cooking and baking.

Vitale chocolate cookies by Divainthakitchen

Thanks to my wonderful cousin's Margaret and Rosemarie Vitale in Milwaukee, I was able to bake these wonderful cookies that I used to bake as a child with my mother Rosaria, but could not find the recipe!!! 8 Eggs 1 Hershey semi-sweet chocolate melted 9 cups of flour 3 cups of sugar Half of a container of…