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Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
- 4 eggs
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup milk
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bundt pan.
- Combine sugar and melted butter in large bowl.Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; beat until well mixed.
- Stir together flour and baking powder in small bowl. Gradually add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating at low speed until well mixed.
- Pour batter into pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
- Serve with fruit and whipped cream!
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packing brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 (12 ounce) bag M&M’s chocolate candies
Directions
- In a large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture.
- Stir in M&M’s.
- Drop by spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake 10-12 minutes in a 350F oven.
- Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Buon Appetito!!!
Now that the weather has finally gotten warmer we have taken advantage of our grill and bbqing a lot more. In my opinion, no BBQ is complete without some deviled eggs! Super easy to make and very good to eat – perfect recipe for a side dish to any BBQ meal!
Ingredients:
eggs
mayonnase
mustard
paprika
Directions:
1. Start off by placing eggs in a pan of cold water and allowing to boil for about 25 minutes. Drain eggs from hot water and cool.
2. Once eggs have cooled, peel and slice in half placing the yolk in a small bowl.
3. Add mustard and mayo to yolks in the bowl and mash together. Taste testing is necessary to make sure you have your desired amount of mustard to mayo. 
4. Scoop mustard mixture with spoon into the center of the egg. Sprinkle with paprika and ENJOY!
A favorite tomato recipe:
Insalata Caprese
Ingredients:
Slices of fresh tomato
Fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
Oregano
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions:
Alternate slices of tomato with the mozzarella onto a platter. Sprinkle oregano and salt & pepper to your liking. Drizzle olive oil all over. Finito! Makes the perfect antipasto or light lunch.
A traditional Easter dessert for my family…molto buono!
Each year when we travel to Italy, one of our first stops is at the pasticceria for some delicious pastries! Among the very many to choose from are pasta di mandorle or marzipan. In the region of Puglia, this treat is often in the shape of fruits and vegetables as seen in the picture above. While each piece tastes the same – incredible – it’s fun for me to take my time picking out just which one (or two) I will eat. Will it be the watermelon or the pepper?!? If only I had some now to enjoy!
Who wouldn’t want to celebrate the holiday with delicious vanilla cupcakes?!? This morning I baked some up for my 2 little sweeties (3 if you count the baby bump) and it was hard to stop at just one. Hope a very happy Valentine’s Day was had by all!!!
