2014 Most Viewed Recipe Rewind

Here is a round up of recipes from 2014 most viewed for What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine

                                                                 
                                                                       Fried Shrimp Tempura

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Best Appetizer Recipes

                           

                                             
                                    Bruschetta Antipasto

                                                              Avocado Cucumbers 

                                                      

                                                                 Zucchini Fries

                                                                   Fried Ricotta Balls

                                                   

                                                 Chicken Parmesan Poppers

                                         Italian Style Stuffed Mushrooms

Pepperoni Rolls

                                                               

                                                                 Crostini Recipes

                                     Italian Fried Meatballs

For more Appetizer Recipes see links below:

Chicken Wing Dip
Chicken Wing Feast 24 kinds
Chicken Wing Curry 
Chicken Skewers with Peanut Butter Sauce
Chicken Wings Baked Italian Style
Chicken Mini Florentine Appetizers
Chicken Wing Empanada's
Chicken Buffalo and Shrimp 
Chicken Souvlaki Skewers
Baked Stuffed Figs with Goat Cheese and Pecans
Baked Brie with Triple Berry and Pecans

Fried Mozzarella
Fried Calamari
Fried Zucchini Grandma's
Fried Potato and Tuna Cakes
Fried Avocado
Fried Polenta
Leftover Fried Broccoli Fritters
Stuffed Mushroom Marsala

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No Bake Berry Cheese Pie Recipe

Another one of those hurry up and make desserts because company is coming over and I have no time recipe!
I just love the ease of this one and everyone loves it. Actually they brag more about this one than the all day in the kitchen making the crust and cooking ones. I have to say it's pretty darn good for a semi homemade cheese pie. Give it a try your family and friends will love it!

No Bake Berry Cheese Pie Recipe

(note for a deep dish pie double the recipe)

1 store bought graham cracker crust
1 package 8 ounce cream cheese
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup of whipped heavy cream chilled (do this first whip the cream and set in the refrigerator until ready to use)
1 can triple berry pie filling

Whip the cream cheese with vanilla until smooth. Slowly add in the  sugar and stir. Fold in the whipped cream gently until blended. Pour into the pie shell and chill for at least two hours. Top with any pie filling after this is chilled. We love the triple berry pie filling but I have used cherry, fresh strawberries, blueberries and sliced peaches and  fresh or canned they all work wonderful. Enjoy!

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Cupcake Quiche Recipe

My husbands favorite breakfast is chicken fried chicken in a skillet style breakfast that includes eggs, bacon, sausage then covered with white sausage gravy over the top of biscuits. This gives him just about everything he needs except I didn't add the cubed fried potatoes inside. Just add them as a side dish using either hash browns, cottage fried potatoes or home fries you'll end up with a banquet for breakfast!

For special occasions or when company comes I love to make these little individual quiches to everyone liking. I personalize them. I get all the ingredients and add whatever my family or guests likes and these are sure to please everyone. Whether they're vegetarian, meat lovers or just plain cheese you got it made making these little quiches.

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Italian Herb Potato Salad

Did you ever want a side dish that tasted good cold or hot and could stay out all day and not be something that will spoil quickly? Well you just found it! Check out the ingredients on this potato salad that will be the favorite of everyone that love Italian homemade dressing!

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Christmas Tree Recipe Ideas

Every year I try something new and creative with my Christmas Tree Pan here are just a few suggestions this year I used it for my Krispie treats tinted with green food coloring, always a favorite at any function. This pan can be purchased at any dollar store or you can find one online. You can make some very festive treats with this shaped pan. I left mine plain for a good visual but just think how festive you can dress this up. Use some color sprinkles, sugar decorations, maraschino cherries, cut out mini star cookies etc, Use some creative imagination and this is perfect for school parties, events and more!

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Pandoro is an Italian yeast risen cake like bread and how perfect this was to add my dough into this to form the perfect tree!

If you would like the recipes for these click the links below have a  great time coming up with more ideas!

Pandoro Italian Cake
Rice Krispie Treats

Ambrosia 

More Christmas Recipes Italian Style:
Pandoro Italian Cake                

7 Fishes on Christmas Eve
Christmas Roundup Recipes
Christmas Eve Recipes
Baccala
Our One Stop Cookie Shop
More Italian Holiday Recipes

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Coconut Funfetti Sugar Cookie Recipe

A fun to make and eat cookie (looks like a rainbow) looks perfect  on a cookie tray, such a great colorful cookie.
The kids love them too.
Sugar cookies with a rich buttery coconut  funfetti flair! 

Coconut Funfetti Sugar Cookie Recipe

1 stick softened butter
1 egg
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/2 cup colorful sprinkles

Beat and cream the sugar and butter together. Add all the rest of the ingredients except for sprinkles and coconut. Fold them in the end.
Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll into balls, place on a parchment paper and bake for around 8 minutes until set. Cool before removing from pan.

Want an easier recipe?  Try using a funfetti cake mix get the recipe here!

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Hot Cocoa Pudding Cake Recipe

No matter what kind of design I put on this cake underneath better be chocolate. That's what is expected every time I make a cake. I use a cookie cutter to design whatever theme is going on. This time is a Holiday Christmas cake. Just think of all the possibilities you can do to design your cake to whatever theme is going on. A delicious cake you will make time and time again. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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Nutella Coconut Filled Cookie Recipe

Just when you think you got all the cookies made for the holiday you remember another you love and forgot to make. Well this is one I made last year and skipped over by accident until last night. I was looking through my photos and saw my favorite cookie sitting on the tray last year and forgot to make these. I immediately got to them!

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Cornflake Wreaths Recipe

These really makes your cookie tray festive. I am really not a big fan of them but they sure know how to dress up the cookie tray. The kids just love them. Corn flakes never looks so good!

If you love rice krispie treats you will be a big fan of these too! A simple confection to shout the festive occasion! No bake so another bonus! Quick and easy!

Cornflake Wreaths Recipe

4 cups corn flakes or more

1 bag mini marshmallows ( 10 ounce of marshmallows) or around 30 large 

1 stick of butter

green food coloring

red hots cinnamon candy for decoration

Melt the marshmallows in a heavy duty saucepan with butter.

Add three drops of green food coloring to the pot and stir until all blended and melted together. Add the cornflakes.

I use an ice cream scooper to make the rounds and place immediately on parchment paper to harden then add cinnamon red hots for decoration. 

TIP: Parchment paper is so much better than wax paper they won't stick at all!

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Baked Pumpkin Rice Pudding Recipe

Just when you think you have had everything pumpkin imaginable comes along another great idea. This shouts fall and Holiday dessert all over the place. Love the ease of this recipe as it is baked in the oven. Delicious and a nice change of pace. It's ok if your not into pumpkin try this with sweet potatoes too it's so delicious you'll go back for more!

 

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Sausage Eggs Potatoes Giambotta Recipe

In every Italian household we would have leftovers, sometimes so many from over cooking for the family that this was a main dish in the house with what our mom Margaret Colenzo called "must goes". Mom would say ok lets get every leftover out and they all must go tonight. So this dish many times was dinner not breakfast. Jumbot is a mixture of many things with eggs. Italians love to mix a variety of meats in their eggs along with peppers hot or sweet. Also potatoes, cheeses, onions and just about anything else your little heart desires. This was dinner last night and boy did we have lots of leftovers. The sausage peppers and potatoes in the fridge went into ours. Italians in East Utica know the spelling is Giambotta and that's how we roll but you will get the idea on pronouncing it with Jumbot (smile)! My grandma spoke broken English so it does come out that way, funny to read it spelt that way on the internet over at the food network.. really a strange way to spell it but apparently someone out there thought it was right! Either way you will enjoy your own version. Remember to use Italian crusty bread and your favorite Italian meats that's what make this a great Giambotta!

Enjoy this dish as we did in this wonderful sub toasted garlic bread. Ciao.

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Boozy Ball Cookie Recipe

Probably the most asked for cookie on the Christmas tray! Boozy Ball Cookies! A must make every year making several batches in different boozy flavors. Whether you like flavored rums, bourbon, hazelnut liquor, whatever kind you like you can make. We love Amaretto, Frangelico, Bourbon and Coconut Rum. If your making a batch for the kids substitute orange juice and some orange zest,
works like a charm! Easiest cookie recipe on the web!

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Rugelach Recipe

A must make every year for the cookie tray! We love the nuts, cinnamon and raspberry filling in these flaky little cookies. They are truly delightful and everyone asks me to make them. I have used this dough to fill them with Nutella and Hazelnuts as well very versatile dough for all the baking needs, it works well with jams or all kinds, almond paste filled so maybe you can think of a few more combination you like to fill these with, these are our traditional favorite.

Roll dough out into rounds. Spread with jam, then filling below.

Rugelach Recipe


1 batch of dough click here for the recipe

Filling:
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup chopped coarsely of walnuts
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 jar seedless raspberry jam

Cut into triangles, like a pie and roll up to the tips. Bend like ends like moon shaped and place on parchment paper or silpat mat. You can brush with egg and sprinkle with coarse or granulated sugar before baking. I didn't add the egg wash to mine just sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees until browned on top around 11 minutes.

Not what you were looking for see if you like any of these?

Cookie Tis the Season Roundup

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Rocky Road Bites
Pumpkin Raisin Iced
Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies
Orange Snowball
Irish Creme Balls
Coconut Macadamia Rum Balls
Thumbprints
Chocolate peanut butter surprise
Frosted Cranberry orange
Nutter Butter Truffle
Hamentashen
Maple Whoopie Pies

Want even more? Try my recipe cookie index

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Make Your Own Colored Sugars Recipe

This is the perfect win win situation. Quick and easy but the first thing you need to do is start saving your jars. Don't throw away those small jars save them for your sugars they are perfect for shaking this mixture in and storing!

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Best Christmas Idea Roundup Recipes

                                                                           

Italian Rainbow Cookies
Baked Ham
Calamari Stuffed
Amaretto Panettone
Amaretto Hot Cocoa

Edible Tree Decorations

More recipes ?

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Rocky Road Bites

Pumpkin Raisin Iced

Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies

Orange Snowball

Irish Creme Balls

Coconut Macadamia Rum Balls

Thumbprints

Chocolate peanut butter surprise

Frosted Cranberry orange

Nutter Butter Truffle

Hamentashen

Maple Whoopie Pies

Tomato Pie Upstate NY Style
Italian Struffoli
Italian Pizzelles
Fruitcake
24 Kinds of Cookies
Pusties

Eggnog
Italian Wedding Soup
Italian Seven Fishes 2009   Italian Seven Fishes 2010
Italian Christmas Eve and Day Recipes
Want even more? Try my recipe index
7 Fishes on Christmas Eve
Christmas Roundup Recipes
Christmas Eve Recipes
Baccala
Our One Stop Cookie Shop
More Italian Holiday Recipes

                                 

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Homemade Amaretto Hot Cocoa Recipe

I guess I should have waited for it to cool off before adding the whipped cream and marshmallows (smile) I think you can see the melted ones. Also the striped candy stick is almond flavored!
Well here we are with another season upon us and a beautiful year ahead for making some precious family memories. Always a favorite time of the year as it seems magical when there are little ones around. I seem to feel more excitement to watch that twinkle in their eye of all the newness and surprises that awaits. Some of us need a little kick to keep us warm and cozy through all the prep work involved with the hussle of the Holidays, here is a little cup of cheer for the adults who are in the spirit.
Hoping you all have a wonderful season making some festive memories with your loved ones.

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Santa Nutter Butter Hat Recipe Video

If your in a hurry kind of cook and work all crazy hours like I do this is for you! I want to give the kids a fun project to do and this is it. I just love creative foods. This was a huge hits for kids of all ages and the young at heart adults! It really puts a smile on everyones face who loves nutter butters and they really do taste great and look festive don't they?

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Best Two Olive Tapenade Appetizer Recipe

If you love olives like I do then this spread on garlic toast is going to be your favorite appetizer ever! I love it chunkier than the normal spreads but you can make it a smooth spread just leave it longer in the food processor.

You will be hooked like I am if your an olive lover!

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Savory Filled Tarlet Dough Recipes

So versatile, making these open faced tartlet shells for savory appetizers. Bake and fill with whatever you want. Here will be the dough recipe and many filling suggestions to get that party started! Perfect for weddings, showers or elegant get together. These are a great appetizer for your
Holiday get togethers or game day fun!

You will need:
mini tartlet pans
spray oil to grease the tartlet pans


Recipe for Dough:

2 1/2 cups flour
2 sticks cold unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
5 to 8 tablespoons of ice cold water


Place the flour and butter into a food processor pulse to blend looking like coarse meal. Add one tablespoon of water at a time until dough forms. Do not overwork or will result in a tough dough. Squeeze the dough in your hand to see if it holds together if not add more water. Refrigerator for an hour.
Roll out dough into small squares to fit tartlet pans that have been sprayed with cooking oil.

Bake at 375 degrees until lightly browned. Cool completed and fill with suggestions below. 

Savory Avocado Feta and Tomato Recipe:


1 avocado cleaned then diced
1/4 cup feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped black olives
1/2 cup chopped grape tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
splash of balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all together and fill cooled open faced pastry shells.


Crab Meat and Herb Filling Recipe:


2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon white wine
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup toasted cubes garlic bread
1/2 cup jumbo crabmeat
1 1/2 ounce Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
pinch of cayenne pepper
salt pepper to taste


Sauté garlic for 1 minutes in 1 tablespoon olive oil Add 1 tablespoons white wine and crab. Saute 1 more minute. Combine all the rest of the ingredients and mix together. Fill tartlets.


Chicken Waldorf Salad:


1 Chicken breast boneless cubed, boiled and drained
1 small gala apple
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup cup golden raisins, craisins or other dried fruit
3 tablespoons or more peppercorn ranch dressing

Mix all together in a bowl and refrigerate over night for the best results. Add more dressing if  this seems a little dry for you.

Mexican Filled:

1 can Refried beans
1/2 cup Salsa
Mix together
Shredded Sharp Cheddar for garnish

Other fillings: egg salad, tuna salad, ham salad,  chopped turkey and mayo, chicken salad, bacon, lettuce and tomato.

Note:
For those who also would like to make dessert with these tartlets. Using your favorite pudding recipe or store bought. Fill cooled tartlets with pudding top with fruit of choice and a dollop of
whipped cream on top.

+claudia lamascolo  Author

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Cookie Cutter Sandwich Idea Recipe Video

Hoping to impress the kids or guests with some creative food art that's easy? How about bringing them to work, school or any party.  Here is a great selection to match the theme of your event. Anyone can get creative and make these with little fuss and the whole family can enjoy the fun of eating them. These finger sandwiches are festive on any table no matter what the occasion or Holiday is everyone will love them!

Filling suggestions:

Turkey breast chopped fine add some mayo or ranch dressing to moisten
Chicken chopped adding peppercorn ranch dressing, raisins, diced apples
Peanut butter and jelly
Egg Salad using chopped boiled eggs and mayo
Tuna Salad using canned tuna, mayo and some chopped black olives
Ham Salad using chopped ham, chopped pineapple and mayo
Pepperoni, Capicola, Mortadella all chopped together in small pieces add some Italian dressing and shredded lettuce
Cream cheese spread on the bread and add canned drained crab meat or baby shrimp

Use any metal cookie cutter you like to the theme of the holiday or event. See examples below:

Valentines Day: Heart shaped Cookie Cutter
St. Patricks Day: Shamrock Cookie Cutter
Halloween: Pumpkin Cookie Cutter
Birthday: Use a favorite Character Cookie Cutter 
Christmas: Use a tree, star, snowman etc.

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Mini Coconut Almond Joy Biscotti Recipe

I love coconut almonds and chocolate. Well here is my Grandmother's biscotti recipe that usually calls for just anisette but these have gone to a gourmet version. I put those ingredients into her basic recipe and got another fantastic cookie recipe. Hope if you like the combinations you will love these too!

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Italian Turkey Covered Sandwich Recipe

For those of you that have to work a job that is open on any Holiday like Thanksgiving for instance, here was my alternative for Thanksgiving Day dinner with no time to cook! Guess what ? If you didn't have to work you have leftover turkey maybe? Ok then you can do this with your leftover Turkey ( if you were fortunate to have a big turkey dinner with leftovers!)

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Fresh Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

My future daughter in law Jenni brought our grandson Antonio over today and we decided to make something with fresh cranberries to kick off the cookie baking season. Antonio is now 9 months old today as we approach Thanksgiving, we are very grateful to have him in our lives! How fast the time goes by!

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