Whether it's holiday season or just because you love these kinds of cookies, they're always a hit! These Macadamia Nut Coconut Chip cookies are all dressed up for the Holiday season.
These delicious golden White Chocolate Macadamia Coconut Cookies are chocked full of white chocolate chips, macadamia nuts and coconut. The island flavors will blow you away with one bite. Crispy around the edges and filled with a taste of the tropics!
Coconut Cake Mix Cookies with just 3 ingredients are so easy to make! The easiest fastest cookie ever! I love coconut! The look of the funfetti is so fun with the taste of them being frosted with vanilla icing and coconut. These are so soft and delicious!
Copycat Planet Hollywood's Captain Crunch Chicken is a true game-changer when it comes to coating chicken fingers and we've made it simple to recreate this popular menu item right in your own kitchen!
Back in the early 1990s when this debuted on the menu at Planet Hollywood we were a little skeptical to even try but being huge Slyvestore Stallone fans, we just had to take his word for it using a sweet coating on chicken no less being cereal than dipping in honey mustard but he was right, it was addicting and unforgettable.
Both my kids and myself were hooked and it took me several blunders to get the recipe right even trying the ones online but they were never quite right in taste or texture.
First of all yes, it was deep-fried in the restaurant but we've perfected a two other healthier version.
Then through trial and error to keep the coating on I hit the jackpot baking it and the rest is a delicious cereal coated chicken history we make often with no problem.
Baking these on an oil sprayed parchment paper still kept that delicious flavor, however, we have provided an air fried version and pan fried instructions for the original recipe method of cooking.
Whichever style you prefer we have you covered for making the perfect Cap'n Crunch Chicken.
The honey mustard had to be made from scratch to get that whole experience because the store-bought ones just weren't that same taste we remembered.
Over the years after trial and error, the chicken comes out just the way we love the crunchy sweet and salty coated chicken and honey mustard recipe is super easy I promise.
If you're a fan of the 1950s-style Cornflake Chicken or Church Chicken, you're going to love this addition to your recipe collection.
Don't take my word for it, just try it once and get hooked like our family is.
Plus the chicken is moist, tender, sweet, and simply delicious and we even included the homemade Honey Mustard recipe in our printable card below, so let's get started, you're going to love the simplicity of our recipe and taste.
Fried smelts is just one of the many fish we cook.
There are seven Traditional fried, baked, and raw fish we eat as a family.
Born and raised in America, my parents continued the Rome and Bari traditions every Christmas Eve.
For our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we have no meat until the morning baby Jesus was born.
Also, smelt is usually fried whole, but last time I fried them there was something in the heads that seemed quite gritty, so I decided to cut the heads off this time.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for the recipe on how to prepare and cook fried smelts.
There are several names for butterball cookies, these are pretty much the same recipe except they are cherry almond and a bit of chocolate in the cookies.
The cookies are crunchy butter cookies loaded with flavor and certainly a pretty addition to the Christmas cookie tray for the colors.
Of course you can also leave them plain with just the classic pecans in them but we decked them all out for the holiday with this pretty bright red color to match the Christmas theme.
You could even chop up some green maraschino cherries to really add some spark to your holiday colors.
1 pound cooked loose Sausage and Meatballs mashed together (if you don't have meatballs, use seasoned fried hamburger around 1 pound after it's cooked pour around 1/2 cup tomato sauce in it)
2 cups Mozzarella Shredded
Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
Fresh Parsley for garnish
Ricotta filling:
1 lb Ricotta Cheese mixed with 2 eggs beaten, 1/4 cup grating cheese, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic or use granulated garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste and a handful chopped fresh Italian parsley. Mix all together set aside.
1 pound any pasta homemade or store-bought cooked in salted water and drained to package instructions we like Al dente.
instructions:
Cook pasta in salted water and drained according to package instructions we like Al dente.
Cook pasta, drain. In a large baking dish start to layer with sauce first, pasta, add dollops of ricotta on top, more pasta than sauce, crushed meat mixture, some mozzarella, some grating cheese, more sauce. Continue layering with pasta, ricotta, meats, sauce, and cheeses until all used up with pasta on top then ending with mozzarella cheese, more grating cheese, and garnish with fresh parsley. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is bubbling and melted.
When we have the family get-together these Charcuterie Boards are a family favorite.
The best thing about cheeseboard appetizers is they can be perfect for snacking, before the big dinner, or on a special romantic evening.
I love to prepare a cheese board with some unique fruits, meats, cheeses and so much more.
Come take a look at these ideas and how easy they are to assemble there is no right or wrong, it's built and tailored to whatever you like fancy or plain it's all GOOD!
Most of the time these Cheese, Meat, and Fruit Tray Appetizers are eaten on a Sunday for us.
Paired off with a good bottle of our favorite Chianti wine, it's the best way to start off the day before a big meal.
Winter time tends to pack on the pounds eating comfort foods. I found this delicious sandwich that awesome on your waistline, filling and low in calories! Chicken Chipotle Avocado Sandwich is a sure taste please when your counting calories. Get your summer body ready!
I love these combination of flavors. Baking Mix Cinnamon Sugar Banana Muffins are sure to be a hit for all banana bread fans out there and this recipe is so much easier!
I love Grandma's Holiday Rice pudding. She always put some pineapple and a cherry on top to look festive for our rice pudding! It's a delicious treat dessert. You can add other suggestions if you're not a pineapple fan! Use Red and Green Cherries for Christmas!
Everyone loves it loaded with bacon, who doesn't love bacon.
My kids even love this topped with tortilla chips, chopped tomatoes, and sliced olives so get creative!
Author: Claudia Lamascolo
prep time: 10 Mcook time: 2 hourtotal time: 2 H & 10 M
When I think of comfort food, my mind goes right to this creamy potato and bacon soup. It's thick rich and so easy to make in no time. Using anything from stovetop to slow cooker or even the instant pot, you can have a hearty bowl of bacon and potato soup in no time!
ingredients:
4 lbs of yellow potatoes partially microwaved, cooked then sliced
Heat the slow cooker on high, then oil spray your cooking pot. (you can make this in a soup pan, slow cooker, crockpot, instant pot or pressure cooker by following the instruction manual, Cooking times will vary)
In a large bowl add the potatoes and toss them in the flour with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
In another medium-sized bowl, add the milk, soup, and parsley stir to combine.
Starting with the potato add a few to the bottom, pour some of the soup mixtures, sprinkle with half the shredded cheese and half the cream cheese.
Repeat with potatoes, soup, cheeses until everything is used. Top with bacon.
Set the slow cooker on low for around 2 to 3 hours, stovetop around 25 to 30 minutes until potatoes are softened. For pressure cooker, this takes around 9 to 10 minutes.
Check and make sure potatoes are soft enough. Ladle into bowls.
Serve with oyster crackers. and garnish with shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Calories
325
Fat (grams)
22
Sat. Fat (grams)
19
Carbs (grams)
19
Net carbs
11
Sugar (grams)
9
Protein (grams)
15
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I love old fashioned stuffed artichokes and the heart is the best part when I can't find whole fresh artichokes I used canned to make this baked artichoke heart casserole.
They are the perfect solution in a pinch as they take hardly any time to prepare and so delicious!
Once you try these you will be amazed how easy they are and no fuss with the great flavor of stuffed artichokes.
The topping is fabulous and pretty much the same ingredients you would use for Italian stuffed fresh artichokes except you have all hearts!
I really love this side dish and artichokes so if you love them to try this out and keep some cans on hand so you don't have to wait for artichoke season or holidays!
Get in the Halloween spirit by making these easy yet delicious Halloween Witch Fingers.
Easy step-by-step instructions and you'll be on your way to making a ghoulishly witchy fun treat.
These also make a great centerpiece for that Halloween get-together or party
These cookies are delightful for the young and old! I just love making ghoulish treats for Halloween.
Witches fingers are green and very tasty for any party you're hosting or need to bring something to a fun event.
Everyone will rave about your creative skills.
Trust me these Halloween Pistachio Witches fingers are perfect for a Halloween party just like our No-Bake Witch Hats the kids love so much plus don't miss trying our Wizard of Oz Cupcakes.
They easily mold into crooked fingers and look frightfully bewitching!
So fitting for any Halloween treat!
One taste and you'll be hooked on the cookie itself if you're a pistachio lover!
Scroll down for this delicious printable recipe below!
Mom's Scratch Anisette Cake is an all-made-from-a-scratch cake I grew up with and was a staple in our home served with demitasse coffee just about every Sunday for dessert.
Anisette is a very strong flavoring that resembles black licorice in taste and I just love the aroma of this homemade cake baking.
The cake was always served plain, mostly baked in a bundt pan back in the vintage days of the 1960s which was a huge craze in those days.
This is a bundt cake mom made using all pantry ingredients with anisette flavor was my Grandmother's recipe originally from Rome, Italy she adapted it as I have over the years.
Dad even enjoyed the leftover with his morning cup of coffee as he read the daily newspaper, the smell, and the taste of this cake were the best memories of this cake.
This old-fashioned basic recipe can be flavored any way you like, the cake is plain until you add the anise flavorings so if you're a fan and found this, you'll love the cake if not you can add anything you like to the batter!
If you are a fan of anisette flavoring like our family, you may also like to try Italian Anisette Biscotti, another delicious cookie we always had in the cookie jar.
Read through the tips and suggestions, this will be the only cake recipe made from scratch you'll ever need, and if you're not a baker try the "Doctored Cake Mix Anisette Cake" version.
Perfect for your picky vegetable eater! Halloween Sweet Potato is delicious and fun to make!
When you can't get the kids to eat any vegetables, make it fun by carving them out for fun shapes, perfect for Halloween fun!
You may also like our Stuffed Peppers Carved like a pumpkin~!
We have also done this with any kind of squash, carrots, fruits or vegetables that are easy to cut and I will also give you some tips on the harder ones to cut!
Venison Mushroom Cacciatore is slow-cooked perfectly and will taste very much like beef stew.
My husband loves hunting in the woods in Upstate New York.
When he came back to Florida from the New York woods of Rome New York in the fall of 2015, I was eager to learn how to prepare venison all different ways.
This flavorful cacciatore was a big hit!
I have had a ball making my venison Italian style all winter long all different ways.
The meat is tender, melt in your mouth delicious.
If you already love venison try my fried venison steaks, they're totally addicting!
Don't forget you can use beef, chicken, pork or whatever meat you like, but it sure is fabulous if you happen to have deer meat on hand!
Easy to make in a slow cooker, you will be amazed it's really deer meat and not beef!
Here are some delicious and scary donut hole eyeballs easy to make with homemade or store-bought donuts.
These eyeballs are filled with red raspberry jam, so when you bite into them they bleed raspberry jam (of course you can use strawberry if you prefer that flavor!).
Such a great family project for the kids during the Halloween season for parties or just because they're so darn yummy.
Our family has always been a big fan of jelly donuts, so that's what gave us the idea to turn these plain donuts into eyeballs for Halloween for some ghoulish fun.
If you want easy, I will show you my step-by-step easy version on how to get all the ingredients and make this such a fun Halloween night that everyone can help create evil eyeballs!
I will include a printable copy of instructions in the recipe card below so you can save this for next year!!
An easy under 30-minute meal with Broccoli Lemon Chicken Pasta over bow tie pasta bursting with great flavors that look and taste gourmet.
The creamy ricotta and lemon sauce brings a fresh citrusy taste to the pasta and the chicken is boneless, diced or shredded, and precooked so the meal is super quick and easy.
We love using fun-shaped pastas like bow ties, and wagon wheels for this dish, and the kids love it.
If your family prefers a different meat or vegetable, just substitute any cooked meats and steamed vegetables.
Enjoy this any weeknight as this is perfect for a busy lifestyle with big bold hearty flavors.
My grandson is a very picky eater and loved this dish.
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