Author: Andrea DeCaro
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Perfect Chocolate Cake
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in RecipeThis is best chocolate cake I have ever had. Every time I have a different chocolate cake, I wish it was this one. There. I said it. Whisk together the dry ingredients, then add the wet to the same bowl and whisk until well combined. The batter is quite liquid. Prep your baking vessel. You…
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Cream Cheese Frosting
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in RecipeLeave the butter and cream cheese out to come to room temperature. Combine all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth with an electric mixer. This amount will top a 9×13 sheet cake or the tops of 2 – 8 inch rounds. For full coverage of a 2-layer cake, you…
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Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting
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in RecipeWarm the cream just to simmering in a medium sauce pan. Turn off the heat and add the chocolate. Let sit undisturbed for 5 minutes. Then with a spatula mix until the mixture is smooth and even. Put the mixture into the fridge to chill to about 70 degrees. Bring out the ganache mixture when…
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Meatballs
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in RecipeMy mom’s recipe. Take the white bread and scrunch the slices into a ball in your hands, then hold your hands under the faucet and add water to the ball until it is mushy. Squeeze out the excess water. Add the soaked bread and all of the other ingredients to a bowl, making sure to…
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Red Sauce
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in RecipeThis is our family’s Sunday Sauce, Red Sauce, or just Sauce (if you are in the know). All of the women in my family do it slightly differently, but the basic ingredients and method are pretty much the same. Tomato sauce, tomato paste, seasonings, pork meat, onion and garlic. This sauce is a project (take…
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Classic Homemade Waffles
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in RecipeThis is a simple waffle recipe. One bowl and no whipping of egg whites. This will work in a standard waffle iron, not the Belgian version. Put all of the ingredients into a bowl and whisk just until combined. When the iron is hot, scoop 1/2 a cup of batter into the center of the…
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Carrot Cake
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in RecipeA purist version of a carrot cake. No nuts, no other fruit, no spiced cake craziness. Whisk the first 6 ingredients together. Measure out the oil in a large measuring cup and add the eggs, vanilla. Whisk wet ingredients together until combined. Add the oil/egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well with a…
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Muddy Buddies
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in RecipePut the cereal in a large bowl. Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter, vanilla and butter together in a microwave safe bowl. Do it in 20-30 second increments as to not burn the chocolate. When you can stir it into a smooth mixture, drizzle it over the cereal and mix it together well. When it…
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My Chex Mix
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in RecipeI like homemade Chex Mix, but I make some alterations that make the Chex Mix more to my own tastes. Mix the snacks together in a large roasting pan. Melt the butter and mix with the sauce and seasoned salt. Drizzle the butter mixture over the snack mixture and stir well. Heat over to 250…
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Gram D’s Cheesecake
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in RecipeThis was my Gram’s go-to dessert. Mix butter and crumbs together and press into a pie plate. Mix sugar, eggs and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour into crust and bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes until center seems set. You can just do this much and your cheesecake will be…