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Godzilla Fungus Recipe

  Growing up as a traditional Italian you learn a few things when you look back at life: 1) if you are an Italian Woman and your mom shares recipe with you, or your grandmother shares it with you,...

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Baked Pepperoni Meatballs With Ricotta

Baked Pepperoni Meatballs with Ricotta may be a food that you have never heard of, but read on, as the ease of the recipe will mystify you as to why you have not been making these all along.  As a...

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Inverted Angel Food Cupcakes With Salted Caramel and Chocolate Sauce

Angel Food cake is so delightful, light, delicate, and airy, it is almost like nothing every passed through you mouth, yet so Angel Food cake is satisfying.  As a young girl my Grandmother Stella...

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Easy Italian Breaded Chicken Breasts

Traditional Italian food does not have to take long to make in order to be delicious.  In fact, many of the recipes my grandmother has handed down to me have been able to be trimmed and adapted to my...

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How To Make Cheese Stuffed Pretzels

Food makes Casa Vento go round and with three kids mixed between tween and teen I am like a restaurant source with the doors open 24/7.  I almost can’t believe how much food I prepare and go through in...

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Roasted Butter Babies™ with Roasted Peppers

Oh the mystique of a small golf ball-sized potato, who would know that these little Butter Babies™ potatoes I am about to share with you would offer such a inspiring buttery taste without doing...

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Pecorino Romano Meatballs

Tradition is as tradition does.  My mom, packs a mean meatball and today she tested out her recipe on some fabulous cookware.  What she found out is that taking old recipes and merging them with new...

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Salmon Burger Recipe

I love salmon and so many times I forget that there is more to grilling it, steaming it or adding it atop salads.  The grocery store often just takes care of all the loose ends for me and sells me...

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Cranberry Biscotti

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BetterWithCraisins #CollectiveBias It’s the perfect season to bake.  I have been actively...

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 Panko Topped Roasted Chicken Alfredo Bake 

Week after week, I try to churn things up a bit in our nightly menu options.  Dinner is family time and I believe in meals that are simply good without too many ingredients.  Often we purchase roasted...

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Almond Croissant Recipe

My infatuation with recipes, baking and the holiday season lead to endless creativity, and indulgent recipes that offer decadent tastes to satisfy  the palate.  I love visiting bakeries, but truly...

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Easy Thumbprint Cookies

There is simply no time to have long drawn out cookie processes. I am all about getting it done fast, easy and making sure the cookies taste delicious. For years we have used this easy Thumbprint...

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Orange Honey Glazed Pudding Bread With Walnuts

The holidays are such a fun time and gathering together is what we all do best. I love a great family meal that offers a fresh spin on an old familiar recipe. I have to be honest, this recipe will make...

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Classic Maryland Crab Cakes

I am all about my crab cakes and the way they taste is so important.  One bad taste of crab meat or one wrong ingredient and a meal can seriously take a wrong turn. Some crab cakes contain way too many...

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Nut Cluster Honey Coconut Chia Bars

I am all about good proteins, good fats and keeping my blood sugar perfectly aligned day long. Learning how to eat right, keep my belly full while not over-doing it with improper calories is a daily...

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OPEN FACED TUNA CRAB MELTS

I find myself in the kitchen preparing old favorites with new twists. I simply don’t just go with the flow and why just add tuna to a sandwich when you can add crabmeat? Food is about variety, changing...

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Tips For Graduation Party Food Options

I can’t believe we are at that time of year again, grads, dads, and all things party, but here we are! Each year I have so many of my readers write on in asking me for what meal options there are, and...

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Chipotle Garlic And Lime Roasted Potato Medley

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VivaLaMorena #RediscoverLaMorena #CollectiveBias Do you get tired of serving the same old...

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Best Italian Lemon Drop Cookies

Every year during the holidays I replicate recipes that have been handed down generation to generation. If you are at all familiar with the old ‘Italians’ you know that getting them to hand over a...

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Best New Year’s Pretzel With Simple Ingredients

  Ever since I can remember, my grandpa Louis and Gramma Santa deliver a New Year’s Pretzel to our home on December 30. Without exception I enjoyed  sweet bite of pretzel every year. Once my...

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8 Foodie Fantastic Eats To Try When You Are In Tahiti

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here. I travel to eat and I eat to travel. Nothing goes together better than food and travel. Even if you...

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5 Practical Uses of Parmesan Cheese Rinds

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here. Waste not, want not, is how the saying goes and it rings true in what I am about to share with you....

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Easiest Ever Chewy Coconut Macaroons

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here. When you want a cookie, the last thing you want to do is wait forever for a cookie. That’s where this...

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Roasted Butternut Squash Casserole with Cinnamon Crunch Topping 

Whether you are getting ready to challenge yourself and hop into the paleo-friendly lifestyle or just love butternut squash, this recipe is a seasonal home run. To me feasting on a dish of roasted...

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4 Thurman Farms To Visit In The Lake George Area

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here. I grew up with special grandparents and I have never left my roots. My grandparents both maternal and...

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DIY Lady Lock Forms For Under $4

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here. Baking season is on, and actually, Lady Lock Forms and Cannoli forms some of the most used items...

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Hunger Inspired Grain-Free Eggless Everything Bagels

I love bagels and I miss my carbs, so not being able to eat my ‘Everything But The Bagel’ bagels was unacceptable.  Knowing my way around the kitchen, and grain-free options, it was time to tackle the...

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Cinnamon Pretzels With Icing

Pretzels are delicious and cinnamon pretzels are even better. My cinnamon bread recipe is always one of my most popular, and there’s a good reason, it always works. I have used that recipe over and...

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