Slow Cooker Rump Roast Marsala Recipe

Whether you work or a busy mom, nothing is easier than using a slow cooker. Mine is used often and through the last 30 years I have gone through only two slow cookers they last a long time with loads of uses. This is just one of the many favorites in our home. This will be one of yours too!

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Leftover Prime Rib Pot Pie

Here is what you do with leftover prime rib! What better way to use up leftover prime rib than using this tender meat in a pot pie? This one is done with left over prime rib with a beef Marsala sauce. It over the top amazing! I will give you easy step by step instructions for making this from scratch or semi homemade. Comfort food at it's finest hour! It so easy and repurposing leftover prime rib is over the top delicious!

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Best Recipe Views in 2016

First and foremost HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers. Wishing you health, happiness and good food in 2017.
Thanks for your continued support this year. The number 1 most viewed can be seen by scrolling all the way to the end, it had 1 million views this year. Enjoy

Bing Cherry Loaf

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Baked Panettone French Toast

I love to mix and match fruits for this great baked french toast. We used leftover rolls this year the sweet ones. They made the perfect baked french toast and the fruits with added cinnamon smelled awesome baking. This is one I make every Christmas for the family morning breakfast using Panettone along with a baked stratta with any leftover breads.

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Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza

When you want an easy delicious brunch or breakfast start off with crescent rolls turned into a delicious pizza. The greatest way to please everyone all in one casserole dish is with this delicious cheesy baked breakfast pizza. It has a crust, meats, cheese, vegetables and baked all in one pan for the perfect bite!

Serving this to house guests and sleepovers is always a big hit here. Everyone loves this cheesy topping all in one great breakfast slice.

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Salted Caramel Toffee Bites

This didn't last long, crunchy, soft caramel and chocolate. This is so addictive you will not wait for Christmas to make it. One of the easiest candy kind of cookie I have ever made. It really is amazing how fast this decadent confection comes together everyone loves it!

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Cinnamon Butter Cookie Recipe

There is something about Cinnamon Butter drop cookies that I love. Well, not something, everything.

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Baked Dark Chocolate Donuts

If you are chocolate lover, this is a decadent chocolate lovers dream baked dark chocolate donut. It has ganache dripping all over it with colored sprinkles to delight anyone from a childhoods favorite to a young at hearts fantasy. This is a chocolate lovers dark chocolate treat that will be enjoyed time and time again and the best part it, they're baked!

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No Bake Peanut Butter Oreo Bars

Do you have peanut butter cup lovers in your home? This is the easiest no bake peanut butter oreo bar recipe that they will go nuts over. I adore this recipe. More of a candy to me or cookie candy. Whatever you decide to call this it's simply delicious!

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Christmas Story Potatoes And Hot Dog

Growing up we didn't have lots of money and meals like this were very often. Dad would get that big old fry pan out and saute potatoes and hot dogs together. The potatoes would cook a long time until crispy then he would throw in the hot dogs sliced up.

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Chocolate Cookie Snowball Kisses

There is no reason to wait to make these cookies for Christmas or a wintery day just because they look like a snow cookie! These chocolate snowball cookies are a chocolate lovers dream The middle has a whole chocolate hershey kiss in side along with a chocolate dough rolled on the outside.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries and Balsamic

One of my very favorite ways to serve brussels sprouts, a vegetable that really doesn't get enough attention. The cranberries make them sweet. Roasted they are a little crispy and so tender they just burst with flavors.

I like to call these my mini cabbage recipe with cranberries. The balsamic vinegar just compliments this dish.

These are sweet tender and very tender and so pretty for a Holiday table!

             

Author: Claudia Lamascolo                                                                            

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries

instructions:

3 pounds of cleaned brussels sprouts

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

salt, pepper and garlic powder

1 cup good grade balsamic vinegar (used 18 year aged)

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup dried cranberries

Optional: Toasted slivered almonds

 Clean and wash brussels. These will be roasted  on a oil sprayed cookie sheet tossed in olive oil, sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Roast in a hot preheated oven at 400 degrees  for around 35 minutes till soft and nicely browned.

In a small pan add the sugar and vinegar. Boil on high, then reduce heat to medium for around 15 to 20 minutes until very thick.

Toss sprouts with balsamic mixture and top with cranberries, and almonds.  Serve immediately. 

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Magic White Chocolate Christmas Bars

If you want an easy magic cookie bar that will make everyone think you took all day to make then this is the one.
White chocolate, dried cherries and pistachio will make everyone's day a little more cheery.
These festive little bars are so simple and look great on that cookie tray for the Holiday tables.
I make them all year round to match
the colors of the holiday.

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Coconut Cherry Almond Cookies

These are a buttery rich cookie with almond flavor. They are always on our cookie tray every year. I love these myself personally anytime but during the holiday tinted green they sure make a great addition to any cookie tray.

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Baked Ziti Recipe

The easiest way to feed a crowd is to make this kind of casserole. Everyone raves about it no matter where I bring it or serve it at home. I can't believe how every time they have it the same thing is said, boy this is the best you ever made. The secret really to making a great baked ziti is to let it sit overnight in the refrigerator and the next day heat it up by baking it making sure it has plenty of sauce over the top and cheese.
Give it a chance to meld in the flavors makes a big difference overnight.

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Apple Upside Down Cake Mom's Recipe

Apple's just shout out fall to me. This made me want to get cozy by the fireplace with a nice cup of cocoa or warm cider and watch an old time movie. Making this reminded me of my childhood with my mom peeling bags of apples and coming up with several cake, pies and new way to use them. She used any kind of fruit with this cake batter she had on hand.

I have tried her recipe with pineapple, peaches and blueberries. I even used fresh cherries this year for the first time. Can't make up my mind which one I like better. Served warmed is best.

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Pecan Chocolate Caramel Blondie Recipe

I am not a huge fan of pecan pie but these bars are a similar taste except for adding chocolate chips in the center which totally made me a huge fan. The texture and filling is just awesome and I love how easy they are to make and serve to guests. Perfect dessert option for the busy cook and great alternative to making a pie.

They will all ask you for the recipe I promise!

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Best Pecan Sugar Cookie Slice and Bake Cookies

The best sugar cookies are like a shortbread cookie to me. Buttery, crisp and of course are homemade. I love the ease of these cookies as they come together perfectly every time and everyone asks for them throughout the year not just a Holiday cookie. The flavors all meld together perfectly.


Best Pecan Sugar Cookie Slice and Bake Cookies

3/4 cup butter  softened 
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 tablespoons milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
pinch of salt
Optional: Course sugar to roll edges

In a large mixing bowl using a flat beater, beat the sugar and butter together until light around 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extract and combine will blended.
Slowly add the flour, pecans and milk until it just forms a ball starting out with just 2 tablespoons milk. Add the other if needed depending on altitudes you may need a few teaspoons more. Dough should just form together.

Place the dough on wax paper to form a long log and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Slice cookies around 1/2 inch thick or you can roll them and cut them with a fluted edge cookie cutter if you like then place on parchment paper. You can even roll the edges in course sugar if you like. Bake at 350 for around 20 minutes or until edges are lightly brown.
Cool completely before serving.

Here is a basic dough slice and bake recipe click here

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Italian Turkey Dumpling Recipe

Absolutely the best comfort food on the planet in this bowl!

 Italian Turkey Dumpling Recipe

5 cups of cooked Turkey boneless
2 tablespoons minced garlic
garlic powder
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon oregano dried
4 leaves fresh basil chopped
salt pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil

Dumplings

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup half and half or whole milk
1 teaspoon each garlic powder, parsley
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
pinch of cayenne powder

Mix the dry ingredients and herbs in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another.  Pour the wet ingredients into the dry just until moistened and all comes together. Cover dough with a wet towel and set aside.

Dumpling Sauce:

In a large sauce pan add:

6 cups turkey leftover broth or use chicken broth
1 cup diced carrots
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 medium sized potatoes diced
(optional) 8 oz. mushroom slices, peas, corn or any other kind of vegetable you like
3 minced garlic cloves
2 tablespoons sherry (secret ingredient)
1/4 cup heavy cream
6 tablespoons flour
1 or 2 fresh basil leaves chopped
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil

In saucepan melt butter, add the oil. Sauté the garlic and vegetables for around 2 minutes. Add the flour and stir. Pour the broth in these vegetables mixture. Add the sherry. Simmer 15 minutes then add the heavy cream. Fold in turkey. Come to a simmer.
Add the dumpling mixture around 2 tablespoons full at at time and cook until they are light and puffy around 15 minutes. For thicker sauce continue cooking until liquid boils away.

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Simple Apple Crostata Recipe

There is always one person that asks for apple pie for Thanksgiving. Not a big fan of it myself and the kids like the cream pies and pumpkin. I always make a crostata since it's just a small amount. It's easy to throw together and perfect for that one person who has to have their apple

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Roasted Butternut Cinnamon Squash Recipe

I like simple great tasting recipes. This is one that takes hardly any time to do and perfect side dish for Turkey day!
I really love butternut squash, I find it naturally sweet. Just adding a little more butter makes it melt in your mouth! Baking in the oven also releases it's natural flavors and enhanced with a little brown sugar added gives this the wow factor!

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Homemade Cookie Butter Recipe

“What is Cookie Butter?” and I always describe it as spreadable cookies. Cookie Butter can be used as a spread, just as you would use Nutella or Peanut Butter (I personally love to spread it across waffles or pancakes!). You can also use it as a butter replacement in your favorite recipes. You can use other cookies like snickerdoodles, butter cookies, chocolate crisp cookies, sugar cookies and other cookies that crumble easy to make other flavors too! Check out this easy recipe!

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Turkey Tortilla Bowl Recipe

One of my favorite ways to use up leftover turkey that is so easy to throw together and it taste sensational! This turkey tortilla bowl is bursting with melted cheese and great flavors and take virtually no time to make.

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Taco Tuesday Easy Recipe

Whether you use chicken, pork, beef or fish, tacos can
be the best meal of the day in your home! Mine have shredded pork, sliced tomato, shredded lettuce, refried beans, taco sauce and sour cream. You can choose many of the suggestions listed below that your family enjoys. Happy Taco Tuesday

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Best Side Dish Recipes

                        Brussels Sprouts Roasted 

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Fried Rice

Loaded Boiled Potato Recipe

Fried Zucchini

                                  Italian Rice and Beans Recipe

                                            Parmesan Roasted Tomatoes

  

                     Roasted Sweet Potato Recipe

                           

                                         Roasted Vegetables

                                            Italian Spiced Corn 

More Side Dishes :

Mom's Italian Style Roasted Potatoes
Potatoes and Sour Cream
Bowties with Creamy Garlic
Baby Shells with Meatsauce
Roasted Potatoes with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
Amaretto Sweet Potato Casserole
Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
Upstate Utica New York Greens Baked, Fried
Eggplant and Cheesy Casserole
Amaretto Cranberry Sauce

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Turkey Broccoli Casserole Recipe

Here is an easy all in one dish meal. This casserole is perfect to freeze ahead of time for the busy cooks out there.
Perfect to bring along for potluck also.

Turkey Broccoli Casserole Recipe

2-10 ounces frozen floret broccoli (microwaved for 10 minutes.) or use cooked fresh florets 1 head

1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey breast

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Topping
1 (16 ounce) box chicken stuffing mix
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup  sharp cheddar cheese for the top

Cook broccoli for 10 minutes in the microwave, drain.
Mix eggs,soup, mayonnaise ,garlic powder in a bowl, set aside.
 
In another microwave safe bowl, melt the stick of butter in a bowl with water then stir in stuffing mix.

Assemble:
In a 2 quart greased baking dish, add the broccoli that's semi cooked mixture and cheese .
Add over the top the stuffing mixture and more cheese.
Bake at 350 degree preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes until cheese is bubbling.

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Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

I 'm really not a fan of grocery shopping at all and I always seem to forget something while I am there ( not good at making lists either) Condensed milk is
This is an ingredient I use a lot to make flan, cookies and candy. It's pretty pricey too!
I use it often so and just make it myself.
Check out on how easy this is and much more economical!

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

1 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
6 tablespoons real butter (not margarine) softened

Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender for at least 1 minute then refrigerate overnight.  Use in any recipes that this milk is used in. Use  within 3 weeks. 

Here are some great recipes to try with condensed milk in it! See the links below have fun!

More recipes using condensed milk:

coconut poke cake
coconut flan
caramel banana flan
condensed milk pound cake
pumpkin cheesecake bars
Irish Cream Liqueur
chocolate pecan pie
frozen peanut butter cheese pie
peanut butter chocolate brownies
Amaretto hot fudge sauce
nutella pudding
that skinny chicks mounds bars
Layered  chocolate coconut cookies

For more tips like this one check out this page of tips and tricks for baking!  CLICK HERE 

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Homemade Wonton Wrapper Recipe

Whether you make Egg Rolls, Filled Desserts or Appetizers with his wonton dough, it's a versatile dough that will do it all! Check out the easy ingredients for the dough then let your imagination of fillings run wild! Enjoy!

Homemade Wonton Wrappers

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons water

Mix well in a bowl.  Knead on a floured board for 2 or 3 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes. Roll paper thin and cut into squares or fluted edges with a pastry cutter. The squares are around 3 inches. You will need to cut  7 inches for egg rolls wrappers.

I use this dough for many appetizers. Also great for using for desserts.

Shrimp and Crab Rangoon Recipe

15 wonton wrappers
9 peeled and deveined shrimp chopped (boiled or precooked)
1/4 cup chopped crab meat fresh or canned ( you can use the crab sticks I prefer not to since they get soggy)
4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
salt, pepper to taste
pinch of cayenne pepper

Topping:
egg whites beaten or milk
melted butter if baking

Mix all together in a bowl. Using a wrapper, place a good amount (1 heaping teaspoon ) in the center of the wonton. Fold all four ends to the top joining together and sealing the edges like a flower with egg whites or milk. You can also just make triangles the same way.
Either deep fry in hot oil or bake on parchment paper on 400 degree oven. Note: if baking brush with butter first.


Here are some of my recipes:

Nutella Turnovers
Strawberry Filled (shown in the photo above)
Wonton Cups

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Brown Sugar Recipe and Tip

With all the holiday baking coming up, I thought you may enjoy this little tip. You many remember the many baking tips from last year  (if not click here for baking tips)
I don't know how many times I've started a recipe and run out of brown sugar.

Keep a bottle of molasses on hand and sugar and you will never have to run to the store again!

Light Brown Sugar 
2 tablespoons of molasses
1 cup sugar
Place in a zip lock bag and shake until evenly mixed store in the same bag!

Dark Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons molasses
1 cup sugar
Place in a zip lock bag and shake until evenly mixed store in the same bag!

 TIP TRICK: 

Now for a tip trick! If the mixture of either one should ever get hard, place 1 or 2 slices of regular bread in the bag overnight. In the morning it will be soft and pourable again! Works like a charm!

For more tips like this one check out this page of tips and tricks for baking!  CLICK HERE 

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Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

Perfect sauce when making a lasagna or baked ziti recipe. 

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Fresh Pumpkin Pie Recipe

My mom used the same recipe for years and I just follow hers every year as it's my favorite. I always found that the less spice you use makes the pumpkin stand out in flavor. You can adapt to your families taste add more or less of spices that you prefer.

Fresh Pumpkin Pie Recipe

15 ounces of freshly made pumpkin ( get the instructions here) of course you can use canned if you prefer
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or more to taste
3/4 cup mixture of brown and white sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of ginger and cloves
2 eggs 
12 ounce can of evaporated milk
2 regular depth pie crusts homemade click highlighted link for recipe or use frozen shells

Beat all together and pour into two regular depth pie crusts. Bake at 350 degrees until pie is set in the middle around 40 minutes. Cool, refrigerate. Top with freshly whipped cream.

Note: these pie freeze well raw and cooked still frozen or baked first then freeze and thawed in the refrigerator.

More Pumpkin Recipes:

Roasted Pumpkin Puree
Slow cooker Pumpkin Puree

Pumpkin Pistachio Biscotti
Pumpkin Whip Dip Recipe
Glazed Pumpkin Spiced Breakfast Scones
Pumpkin Spice  Rum Cookies
Pumpkin Mini Turnovers
Baked Mini Pumpkin Donuts
French Pumpkin Mini Muffin Puffs
 Italian Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Smoothie
Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies
Pumpkin Soup
Tex Mex Pumpkin Corn Muffins
Pumpkin  and Sausage Bow Tie Pasta
Pumpkin Rum Shortcake with Caramel
Pumpkin Drop Cookies
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
Crockpot Pumpkin Spiced Latte
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Amaretto Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Roasted Pumpkin Puree
Savory Pumpkin Cheddar Scones
Pumpkin Pie
Easy Pumpkin Cheese Pie
Best Ever Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream
Pumpkin Fritters
Baked Pumpkin Pecan Donuts

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Banana Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe

A festive bread with dried cranberry, chocolate and nuts. Perfect for gift giving and the holiday table. The combination of flavors really kicks up the plain banana bread traditional loaf,
plus it's so pretty to serve with fall colors

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