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Polenta Fig Cake

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

Before you say ick, at least look at the picture!  It’s a dense and delicious, European style cake.  Try serving it Roasted Figs and Walnuts. PrintPolenta Fig Cake Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 40 minutes Yield: Serves 6-8 Ingredients4 large egg yolks 2/3 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups whole milk 1/4 cup cognac…

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Roasted Figs and Walnuts

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

Summer harvests are great, and now figs are in, and we’re fortunate to have friends that have 3 huge trees.  I harvested a lot of ripe figs, too many to use all at once, so I decided to roast some, then put them in jars to use later.  All the figs that I harvested were…

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Nacho Jalapeño Poppers

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

If you love nachos, like I do, you’re gonna love this recipe.  I could easily eat the whole pan.  I altered Kathy’s recipe for Pepper Poppers a little, and came up with an incredible recipe, to help use up all the jalapeños my father-in-law just gave me! PrintNacho Jalapeño Poppers Total Time: 30 minutes Yield:…

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Honey Mustard Chicken with Balsamic Sauce

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

I wanted to do this recipe, mainly for the sauce – it’s so delicious, and goes with chicken, pork, beef, or fish.  The picture is of chicken breast tenders.  Let everyone think you’ve worked for hours to prepare this!  It’s fast, and very impressive. The recipe to make the tenders is similar to the one…

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Sunflower Cookies

Posted on July 29, 2014August 23, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

I call these – cookies with character!  Recently, my in-laws went to Kansas, The Sunflower State, and brought back a bag of sunflower seed cookies.  They wanted me to try and duplicate the recipe.  I’m not sure I accomplished it, but these sure are scrumptious.  I packed them with lots of things that help us…

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