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domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barga</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Photography</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rigali</category><title>Remembering Sauro Rigali and His Photography</title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Barga at Sunset 2012 © Sauro Rigali&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Sauro Rigali, Barga, Italy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Sauro Rigali from Barga, Italy (Lucca, Tuscany) was a beloved photographer of the life and events which took place in Barga. He was not only extended family, but a friend to all the Rigali ancestry throughout the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sauro was kind and had a great sense of humor. He is dearly missed by all of us since his passing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;I would like to share some of his photography with you. All rights are reserved for his family. Please do not use without their permission. I have permission from his son, Riccardo Rigali, to share these with you, for your enjoyment. I wish I knew the history of each photo and when I learn more, I will include it.&lt;br /&gt;
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AKA White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Everybody loves cookies! One type of cookie or another. Some prefer crisp cookies, others prefer them soft and chewy. The other day I posted a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.italianoconnection.com/2017/08/star-wars-bosskotti-recipe-family-friendly-biscotti.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bosskotti (Biscotti) recipe&lt;/a&gt; for you which is a dry cookie meant for dipping. Today, I&#39;ll share with you my base recipe for various &quot;chip&quot; cookies. In my family it&#39;s known as &lt;b&gt;Giulianna&#39;s Killer Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe&lt;/b&gt;, killer being a descriptive for &quot;the best ever.&quot; However, because I 💓 Star Wars...I transformed it into &lt;b&gt;Star Wars Rebels Chopper Chip Cookie Recipe&lt;/b&gt; and you can print the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/03/chopper-chip-cookies-star-wars-rebels.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free party food label&lt;/a&gt;!!! 😁Don&#39;t forget you can substitute a gluten-free flour mix, such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten-free-1-to-1-baking-flour.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bob&#39;s Red Mill Gluten Free Baking Flour 1 to 1&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Giulianna&#39;s Killer Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe AKA Star Wars Rebels Chopper Chip Cookies&lt;/div&gt;
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by &lt;span class=&quot;author&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom/Chef - Giulianna Rigali &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;published&quot; datetime=&quot;2017-08-26&quot; itemprop=&quot;published&quot;&gt;1997 (Choc Chip Recipe) 2016 (Chopper Chip)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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This base recipe is my &quot;secret recipe&quot; to the best tasting chocolate chip cookies, but you can use it with any substitute of chips and/or nuts. It&#39;s delicious, soft, and chewy. My Spin on Nestle Toll House Cookie Recipe&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;2 Tablespoons &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; molasses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; dark brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/2 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1  3.4 oz package &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; instant french vanilla pudding mix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 packaged &quot;choppered&quot; up &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; Wilton Orange Candy Melts (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup chopped &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; Macadamia or other nuts (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3 cups &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; Chocolate Chips: mixture of semi-sweet and milk (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. In a large bowl, beat the butter, molasses, sugars, vanilla, and pudding mix. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Add in baking soda, salt, and eggs. Beat again until well blended. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;4. Add all of flour and mix in. Then add 3 cups of whatever chips/nuts you desire to use in this recipe. Some of my variations will be listed below &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;5. Scoop cookie mix by heaping cookie scoop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Do not flatten. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;6. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Take out and let sit on pan for at least 2 minutes before moving to a rack to finish cooling. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Variations:&lt;/b&gt; (1) A mixture of 3 cups of chocolate chips. (2) 3 cups of Chopped up Orange colored Wilton Candy Melts and Macadamia Nuts combined to make Star Wars Rebels Chopper Chip Cookies. (3) 3 cups of Butterscotch Chips. (4) 3 cups of Chocolate Chips and Chopped up Walnuts combined. (5) 3 Cups of Sea Salted Caramel Chips.  (6) You get the idea...your imagination is the only limit! :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT20M&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;20 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT20M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT30M&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;30 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT30M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT50M&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;50 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT50M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;2 dozen large cookies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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According to my DNA, I&#39;m less than 1% from the area of Siberia/Russia. And what a great excuse to make a Vegetarian version of Beef Stroganoff. I turned it into Supreme Snokeanoff for a Star Wars Recipe.&lt;br /&gt;
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Is it any coincidence that RUSSIA has been in the US news recently and I made Stroganov?&amp;nbsp; Do you think the cooks at the Kremlin ever google Stroganov recipes and will end up making my version of their beloved classic? &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Perhaps you will be surprised to learn that my family and I eat vegetarian meals about half of the week. I try different vegetarian meat substitutes, as I do prefer them to be soy and gluten free when possible. I actually like the vegetarian substitute for ground beef much better than the real thing. &lt;br /&gt;
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However, when I eat barbecued meat...it&#39;s still the real deal! Oh, but I digress, so here is our family&#39;s Vegetarian Stroganoff recipe, AKA Supreme Snokeanoff. Прия́тного аппети́та! (Prijatnogo appetita!)&lt;br /&gt;
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Don&#39;t forget to print out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2017/08/star-wars-recipe-and-free-printable-food-label-snoke-snokeanoff.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free Star Wars Themed food label&lt;/a&gt; for Supreme Stroganoff!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Snoke Supreme Snokeanoff AKA Vegetarian Stroganoff &lt;/div&gt;
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by &lt;span class=&quot;author&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom - Giulianna Rigali &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;published&quot; datetime=&quot;2017-08-24&quot; itemprop=&quot;published&quot;&gt; August-24-2017&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;2017-08-24&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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A delicious vegetarian stroganov made more delicious as it&#39;s named after Star Wars Supreme Leader Snoke. Adapted from Betty Crocker&#39;s Classic Beef Stroganoff Recipe. &lt;/div&gt;
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Ingredients&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;20 oz &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; vegetarian steak strips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;8 oz sliced fresh &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; mushrooms&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Saute onions, mushrooms, and garlic in 1/4 cup butter. Add some salt. Saute until mushrooms are golden and onions are tender. Remove from skillet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. Cook vegetarian beef strips in 1/4 cup butter and 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce until heated all the way through, usually about 6 minutes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Stir in 1 cup of vegetarian beef broth, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce and bring to a simmer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;4. Whisk flour into remaining cup of vegetarian beef broth until smooth. Add to beef in pan and stir. Add onion and mushroom mixture back into pan. Stir until thickened, turn off heat. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;5. Mix in sour cream, season to taste. Serve over hot egg noodles or other pasta. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT10M&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;10 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT10M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT30M&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;30 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT30M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT40M&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;40 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT40M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;6 servings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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When I get a request to make something, my creative mind shifts into gear and develops a Star Wars and Italian spin on whatever dish I&#39;m kicking up.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thus, when my best friend requested chocolate cake I immediately knew it would be Hera Syndulla&#39;s from the Star Wars Rebels series.&lt;br /&gt;
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It just so happened I had some imported Italian Buffalo Butter that was sent to me from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cheeseimporters.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cheese Importers&lt;/a&gt; in Longmont, Colorado. I had been waiting to use it in something very &quot;Synful,&quot; rich, and special. It&#39;s this perfect creamy butter. It&#39;s nothing like the butter I purchase that is made from cow&#39;s milk in America. Butter made from Domesticated Italian Water Buffalo is perfectly lovely in flavor and texture. It&#39;s unsalted, but so divine. Where has it been all my life???&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9baOLV1Ro3NJe3uviPa1nvLz4bL2NpNmc-EaUp7bi-n7loqiJoZgJWFIIz3IcMHYD4pAT9m6WKMXQUdoYSCmGP8jgJvyMyIMGWrQ3msufflF5PSYCF83HYDA9-0nCxSEE9Jp-9D5V10b-/s1600/Imported-Italian-Buffalo-Butter.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Delita Buffalo Milk Butter and Bel Gioioso Mascarpone Cheese&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;570&quot; data-original-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;228&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9baOLV1Ro3NJe3uviPa1nvLz4bL2NpNmc-EaUp7bi-n7loqiJoZgJWFIIz3IcMHYD4pAT9m6WKMXQUdoYSCmGP8jgJvyMyIMGWrQ3msufflF5PSYCF83HYDA9-0nCxSEE9Jp-9D5V10b-/s320/Imported-Italian-Buffalo-Butter.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Delita Buffalo Milk Butter and Bel Gioioso Mascarpone Cheese&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Anyhow, my Acquired Italianism is showing. Here is my recipe for chocolate cake. We also have a chocolate frosting recipe from The Star Wars Chef Bretto. You can use whatever type of baking cocoa you desire in the cake. In the US, it&#39;s common to find Hershey&#39;s Chocolate brand and works for my word play for Hera-shey&#39;s Chocolate Cake!&lt;br /&gt;
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Don&#39;t forget the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2017/08/star-wars-rebels-hera-syndulla-chocolate-cake-recipe-party-food-label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable party food label&lt;/a&gt; to make eating this cake feel like a Star Wars Holiday!&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Rebels Hera-shey&#39;s Chocolate Cake Recipe&lt;/div&gt;
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by &lt;span class=&quot;author&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom - Culinary Artist - Giulianna Rigali &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;published&quot; datetime=&quot;2017-08-21&quot; itemprop=&quot;published&quot;&gt; August-21-2017&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;2017-08-21&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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An Italian and Star Wars spin on a moist, delicious Chocolate Cake, named after Hera Syndulla. I used Buffalo Butter imported from Italy, but you can use whatever type you have on hand. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; butter, unsalted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/2 cups &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; dark brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/2 cups &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;2 teaspoons &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; vanilla extract&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/2 teaspoon &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; sea salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; baking powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; baking soda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/3 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; espresso or double strength coffee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; milk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; baking cocoa (Hershey&#39;s unsweetened cocoa or your favorite)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1 1/3 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; sour cream&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;4 large &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour your three round baking pans. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. In large bowl, add each ingredient, one item at a time and beat until blended. After all ingredients are added, beat well for 2 minutes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Pour batter in prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;4. Cool in pans for 5 minutes, then flip onto racks to finish cooling. Frost with Chef Bretto&#39;s Star Wars Hera-shey&#39;s Chocolate Frosting. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT15M&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;15 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT15M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT30M&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;30 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT30M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT45M&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;45 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT45M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Three layer 8-9 inch cake&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Star Wars Hera-shey&#39;s Chocolate Frosting Recipe&lt;/div&gt;
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by &lt;span class=&quot;author&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot;&gt;Star Wars Chef Bretto &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;published&quot; datetime=&quot;2017-08-21&quot; itemprop=&quot;published&quot;&gt; August-21-2017&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;2017-08-21&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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A delicious, rich, mascarpone and chocolate frosting. Perfect for your Star Wars crew!&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;8 oz &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; Chocolate, melted (Hersheys milk or dark)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/2 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; unsweetened cocoa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/2 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; butter, salted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;8 oz &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; Mascarpone Cheese (or cream cheese)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Cream together softened butter and mascarpone cheese. Add melted chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla extract. Mix well. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. Mix in 4 cups of confectioner&#39;s sugar (powdered sugar) and slowly add either milk or heavy cream until your frosting is the consistency you desire for spreading. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Frost a cooled 3 layer cake between layers and outside. Take additional chocolate bar and using a peeler, make some chocolate curls/shreds for cake decor. On this cake I took a toothpick and drew lines around it to give it the look of one of the Pillars of Lothal, the place Star Wars Rebels started and will possibly end. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT15H&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;15 min &lt;/time&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;&lt;/time&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT15H&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;15 min &lt;/time&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Enough to frost 3 layer cake&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</description><link>https://www.barelyitalian.com/2017/08/star-wars-rebels-hera-sheys-italian-chocolate-cake-recipe.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBt0TLP-6IfOFS6gQK6TqmD5ph4n6kmjK9GvO3tqI01TS6hC5PF57OInQpsCoanOrTOGgAbOSpmykdKKfdcJ7VRpT5FbxyyKyaMFBpVwQriuiYj6b_ufVGo9any978Q1rLRmoYTmPPAmX/s72-c/Star-Wars-Rebels-+Hera-Sheys-Chocolate-Cake-Recipe-Party-Food-Label.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282451221524712046.post-2667221290541487076</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-19T14:43:19.452-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Calm</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Clarity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Focus</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lemon Balm Tea</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Natural Cure</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Vivaldi</category><title>Vivaldi and Lemon Balm Tea - My Favorite Natural Focus Solution</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;My pot of Lemon Balm Tea in my &quot;The Art of the Brick&quot; cup. &lt;br /&gt;Have you seen Nathan Sawaya&#39;s Lego Exhibit?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It&#39;s amazing, don&#39;t miss it if you enjoy Legos and/or art! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Sometimes I find it hard to focus and I have a couple of tricks which help me on days like this. I thought since I&#39;m implementing them with success right now, I should share them with you, though I may have mentioned them previously.&lt;/div&gt;
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1. Vivaldi! Oh my goodness, his music always puts me in a great mood and helps me crack the whip on finishing whatever project I&#39;ve started. Any other Vivaldi lovers out there?&amp;nbsp; My kids may have been caught laughing at me when they catch me directing the symphony or playing my air violin. More proof of my Acquired Italianism!!!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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2. Lemon Balm tea. I make a pot of Lemon Balm tea with some Stevia thrown in and if anything has my mind stressing out...I find my shelter, my calm. I&#39;m on my second cup now. 😀 I hope your day is going calmly, too!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Chocolate Chip Biscotti - Star Wars Bosskotti Recipe&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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shaped into logs.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Biscotti are Italian &quot;twice-baked&quot; cookies. If you&#39;ve never made them, you might be shocked at how easy this recipe is to make and even more delicious than store bought.&lt;br /&gt;
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diagonally.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I&#39;ll put a few photos of the steps to show you just how simple they are to make!!! If you&#39;ve ever made chocolate chip cookies, then you can make these.&lt;br /&gt;
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Don&#39;t forget to get the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2017/08/star-wars-free-party-food-recipe-label-bosskotti-biscotti.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable Star Wars party food label&lt;/a&gt; on the Star Wars Mom website to display with these yummy bosskotti cookies. These are sure to be a hit with all ages!&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Recipe - Bosskotti AKA Chocolate Chip Biscotti (Family Friendly)&lt;/h1&gt;
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Biscotti so scrumptious, your Star Wars Kids will become bounty hunters in search of Bosskotti. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. In a medium bowl, beat the butter, sugars, almond extract, vanilla extract, baking powder, and eggs until the mixture is creamy smooth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Stir in flour and chocolate chips. Mix until well blended. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;4. Divide the dough in half and place half on each parchment lined baking sheet. Shape into logs, about 10-12 inches long and 3-4 inches wide. Straighten the edges of the logs somewhat. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;5. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Rotate pans on racks half-way through. Remove from oven and let set for 10 minutes. Turn down oven to 325. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;6. Using a bread knife or a chef&#39;s knife, slice the bosskotti diagonally in about 1/2 inch slices. Slice straight through so that you can place each slice on its side for the second bake. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;7. After setting each slice on it&#39;s side, return pans to bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 more minutes or more if needed to bake them firm enough to dip. The cookies will set firm as they cool, as well. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;8. Transfer to rack to finish cooling and drying for an hour. Then place in an airtight container. Enjoy dipping in coffee, tea, or milk. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT15H&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;15 hour &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT15H&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT1H&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;1 hour &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT1H&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT1H15M&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;1 hour 15 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT1H15M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;About 16 slices&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chef Bretto &lt;/b&gt;is back in the kitchen and he&#39;s working with fresh, summer peaches. And like a good, young man should, he&#39;s wearing his &lt;b&gt;Star Wars tee shirt!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Spicy Peach Cobb Vanth&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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It&#39;s hard to believe how much he&#39;s grown up since he first started &lt;b&gt;pursuing his passion for cooking/baking.&lt;/b&gt; What&#39;s even better about his love of food, is that when he makes a dish, he learns to appreciate the ingredients more often than not. Take peaches, guess who enjoys them now???&amp;nbsp; 😁 🍑&lt;br /&gt;
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Today&#39;s &lt;b&gt;Star Wars recipe was fine-tuned and prepared by Chef Bretto.&lt;/b&gt; It&#39;s a recipe that&#39;s been around for many years in our family and recipes similar to this are online.&lt;br /&gt;
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I don&#39;t normally care for the smell or taste of peaches, but I must tell you, he&#39;s made a peach-liker out of me! I think it&#39;s because he added more fresh grated nutmeg and cinnamon to this. He&#39;s a spice lover!&lt;br /&gt;
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As usual, you can find the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2017/08/star-wars-peach-cobbler-spicy-peach-cobb-vanth-recipe-free-label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable food label on the Star Wars Mom &lt;/a&gt;website. &lt;br /&gt;
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Spicy Peach Cobb Vanth Recipe&lt;br /&gt;aka Barely Italian Spicy Peach Cobbler&lt;/h1&gt;
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Star Wars - Spicy Peach Cobb Vanth&lt;/div&gt;
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by &lt;span class=&quot;author&quot; itemprop=&quot;author&quot;&gt;Giulianna Rigali and Chef Bretto via www.italianoconnection.com &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;published&quot; datetime=&quot;2017-08-15&quot; itemprop=&quot;published&quot;&gt; August-15-2017&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;2017-08-15&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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A spicy version of Peach Cobbler from the Star Wars Mom. &lt;/div&gt;
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Ingredients&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;8 peeled, pitted, and sliced &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; peaches &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/3 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/3 cup &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; dark brown sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;3/4 teaspoon &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; freshly grated nutmeg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemprop=&quot;ingredient&quot; itemscope=&quot;&quot; itemtype=&quot;http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient&quot;&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;1/4 medium lemon &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span itemprop=&quot;name&quot;&gt; fresh lemon juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a 13x9 pan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;2. Add peaches, lemon juice, 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cornstarch to a bowl. Mix well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;3. Pour into prepared 13x9 pan and bake for 10 minutes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;4. Meanwhile, mix the flour, 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, and baking powder. Cut in the butter until it forms small pieces of dough. Add hot water and mix until it forms a dough. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the peaches, until it is well distributed across the top of the peaches. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;5. Sprinkle dough with a thin layer of cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add another thin layer of cinnamon and sugar. Place back in oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until golden brown. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;instruction&quot;&gt;6. Serve warm or cold. Top with ice cream or whipped cream. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;time preptime&quot;&gt;Prep time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT15M&quot; itemprop=&quot;prepTime&quot;&gt;15 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT15M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time cooktime&quot;&gt;Cook time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT40M&quot; itemprop=&quot;cookTime&quot;&gt;40 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT40M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;time duration&quot;&gt;Total time: &lt;time datetime=&quot;PT55M&quot; itemprop=&quot;totalTime&quot;&gt;55 mins &lt;/time&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value-title&quot; title=&quot;PT55M&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;Yield: &lt;span itemprop=&quot;yield&quot;&gt;13x9 Cobbler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description><link>https://www.barelyitalian.com/2017/08/Star-Wars-Spicy-Peach-Cobbler-Cobb-Vanth-Barely-Italian.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lET0OhLDDxZbfd4zi3pwcNkxw1DESQ6VbNzKCJttj3SFdLG7Ye4hkqob9YzylbgZ0NV1Yf7zr4McZ214z6qWoqJBVh830amBHRCvBi6Cd0-NyfMdWTLFJx1QJ2aHKAsTtTLSGCHLMLDi/s72-c/Star-Wars-Spicy-Peach-Cobb-Vanth-Barely-Italian-Cobbler.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282451221524712046.post-4764017921195317101</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-14T10:10:32.785-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Acquired Italianism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Almonds</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Amaretto</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barely Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cookies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian Cooking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Star Wars</category><title>Star Wars Recipe: Anakin and Padme Wedding Cookies AKA Barely Italian Wedding Cookings</title><description>&lt;table align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; class=&quot;tr-caption-container&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Star Wars Italian Food: Anakin and Padme Wedding Cookies Recipe AKA Barely Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I can&#39;t seem to help myself...&lt;b&gt;I&#39;m still cooking/baking Italian!!!&lt;/b&gt; It&#39;s what I know. I don&#39;t know how to cook UKish, yet. 😄&amp;nbsp; We love, love, love Italian Wedding cookies. Not only the perfect almond flavoring, but also the way they sweetly MELT in one&#39;s mouth. Yum!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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Real Italian Flavor!&lt;/h3&gt;
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One of the things about most Italian Wedding Cookie Recipes is they are made with only vanilla flavoring. That&#39;s not how it&#39;s done in our &quot;barely Italian&quot; family. We use flavors one would expect coming from Italy...and we like it better than the ones we have bought anywhere else. However, one can adjust the flavorings if they are making these into Mexican Wedding Cookies or Russian Teacakes. For instance, you might want to use &lt;b&gt;Mexican vanilla and cinnamon in the Mexican Wedding Cookies&lt;/b&gt;. In &lt;b&gt;Russian Teacakes, you might want to substitute some honey and ground walnuts&lt;/b&gt; for a more traditional flavor. &lt;br /&gt;
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Roll 3 Times!&lt;/h3&gt;
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Also, many people only roll their cookies once in confectioner&#39;s sugar, but &lt;b&gt;we roll each cookie three times in the powdered sugar &lt;/b&gt;to make sure the layer is thick for three reasons: (1) Wedding cookies are not that sweet on their own...they pick up most of their sweetness from the outer layer of powdered sugar. (2) The wedding cookies stay softer by being enclosed in this thick layer, less chance of drying out. (3) Most Italians believe strongly in the &quot;Trinity&quot; and the &quot;three-strand cord wedding&quot; and it&#39;s symbolic.&lt;br /&gt;
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And don&#39;t forget the free printable &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2017/08/Star-Wars-Anakin-Padme-Wedding-Cookies-Recipe-Free-Printable-Party-Food-Label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Star Wars Party Food Label&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;!!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food:&lt;br /&gt;Anakin and Padme Wedding Cookies Recipe&lt;br /&gt;AKA Barely Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe&lt;/h1&gt;
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Ingredients:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;1 1/2 cups salted butter, melted&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 cup confectioner&#39;s sugar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 1/2 cups blanched almond meal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 Tablespoon almond extract or amaretto extract (whichever you prefer)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 teaspoons vanilla extract&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Extra 2 cups of confectioner&#39;s sugar (powdered sugar) for rolling baked cookies&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stir together 1 cup confectioner&#39;s sugar, almond meal, and flour.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mix extracts into melted butter and then add to dry ingredients. Combine until well blended.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take approximately a tablespoon of dough and roll into ball. Place one dozen cookie dough balls on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 15 minutes (until lightly golden on bottoms, but not on tops).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Let cool to set for 5 minutes then remove from cookie sheet and roll in confectioner&#39;s sugar. Set on rack. After you roll the entire dozen which have finished baking, roll again. Then after cooling even more, roll a third time. Finally, for a very pretty finish, sift powdered sugar over the tops.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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</description><link>https://www.barelyitalian.com/2017/08/star-wars-anakin-and-padme-wedding-cookies-italian-barely.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAmtbtuKc9Rokw3DjrWF6SfcsbMRNlQAQr1hjacATrdAgbGhVeYmoxKelztf1FGKA1uoDb4AACG3tVVnr26z5senWAQuS1teJL78dX-Jhi8dTUU6tfm1L5PxARNrghq5t9mJmFcaRWamu/s72-c/Anakin-Padme-Wedding-Cookies-Barely-Italian-Wedding-Cookies.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282451221524712046.post-6428652769029503336</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2017-08-14T10:15:54.095-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Acquired Autism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Acquired Italianism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Autism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Barely Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Humor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Identity Crisis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Poll</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Vote</category><title>Acquired Italianism, Barely Italian or Both? Vote!</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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So as many of you now know...I&#39;m &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.italianoconnection.com/2017/08/barely-italian.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;barely Italian according to my DNA results.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; It took me a bit of time to come to grip with the reality of this brutal blow to my identity!!! LOL&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#39;m serious...I find out that I&#39;m &lt;b&gt;BARELY Italian&lt;/b&gt;. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I&#39;m Italian, love God and my family, and adore Star Wars.&lt;br /&gt;
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I mean I studied how to cook Italian. I took being Italian very seriously. I was ITALIAN!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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Remember in the movie &quot;My Big Fat Greek Wedding&quot; when Gus Portokalos says, &quot;There are two kinds of people - Greeks, and everyone else who wish they was Greek.&quot; I always felt that way about being Italian...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&quot;There are two kinds of people:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;1. Italians&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;2. Everyone else who wishes they were Italian.&quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since receiving my DNA results I feel like I&#39;ve slipped from Category 1 - Italian...into Category 2 - Everyone else who wishes they were Italian.&amp;nbsp; I began calling myself, &quot;BARELY Italian.&quot; Yet, I&#39;ve had an interesting development since writing that last post.&lt;br /&gt;
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My sixteen year old son theorized, &quot;Mom, if you have &#39;acquired autism&#39; for Levi&#39;s sake, then can&#39;t you have &#39;Acquired Italianism&#39; for your own sake?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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For those of you who are not aware, my fourteen year old son has Autism. Years ago, Levi was sad that he was the only person in the family who had autism. I quickly rebutted, &quot;But that&#39;s not true. From all my time hanging out with you...I&#39;ve acquired autism. Haven&#39;t you noticed I&#39;m quirky too? That&#39;s because I have &quot;Acquired Autism!&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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Levi loved it. He no longer felt alone in our family.&lt;br /&gt;
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I can fully see the reality that I have &lt;b&gt;&quot;Acquired Italianism.&quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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However, I think you, my readers and friends, should vote and help me decide. The poll is both below and on the side of my full website and will be open until the end of August 2017. Let me know what you think. Xoxoxox&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Thanks &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.familytreedna.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Family Tree DNA&lt;/a&gt; for changing my identity!!! I&#39;m &quot;barely&quot; Italian. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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It&#39;s been quite some time since I&#39;ve posted on my website. Honestly, it&#39;s because I&#39;ve been incredibly busy with my life, but I miss my personal websites. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;My *shocking* news is that thanks to Family Tree DNA...I learned I am less than 2% Italian. That&#39;s right...I&#39;m BARELY Italian.&lt;/b&gt; I guess the Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and British are dominant in my blood. I&#39;m 96% from the UK Isles. This brings back my deep concern as a child...that I was adopted. Yes, I used to believe that I came from another planet and was left to my earthly parents to raise, thus my ability to fly around the house as a child. (Disclaimer: Since growing up on Earth, I have lost that ability.) LOL! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For days I reeled with this news...do I continue My Italiano Connection or just take it down, since it would be fraudulent to pretend I&#39;m Italian???&lt;br /&gt;
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However, &lt;b&gt;the brat in me&lt;/b&gt; figured it would be better to just accept that I&#39;m BARELY Italian and allow all of you to enjoy the humor of my dilemma. So I&#39;ve added the &quot;barely&quot; disclaimer in my title header of this site. Enjoy! I&#39;m not certain how to make very much Scottish or Irish food, but I guess I&#39;ll have to learn!!! xoxoxox&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Some of you have repeatedly asked me for my &lt;b&gt;meatball recipe&lt;/b&gt; and with &lt;b&gt;Valentine&#39;s Day&lt;/b&gt; quickly coming upon us, it&#39;s time to post the recipe for &lt;b&gt;the most romantic Italian food since Lady and The Tramp&lt;/b&gt; (Disney). Once in one&#39;s life, we must share a spaghetti pasta with somebody we love until our lips meet. Okay, that&#39;s the hopeless romantic in me. It&#39;s never yet happened for me, but hey, I have higher hopes for you! &lt;br /&gt;
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Top it off with the fact, I am a horrible Italian. Yes, it&#39;s true. I don&#39;t really like spaghetti very much. I love the meatballs I make, but I am not huge on Spaghetti (unless it&#39;s covered in plentiful amounts of Parmesan and Romano). However, my kids love &lt;b&gt;Star Wars Food&lt;/b&gt;, so it&#39;s &lt;b&gt;Tauntaun Guts and Starkillers aka Spaghetti and Meatballs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; I make this dish at least twice a month to be a good mamma. Personally, I usually just take a meatball and put it on top of &lt;b&gt;Sarlaac Toast aka Garlic Toast (with CHEESE &lt;/b&gt;and eat it that way. Mmmm!!! Speaking of which, you can find &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/02/star-wars-party-food-labels-and-recipe-tauntaun-guts-starkiller.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;f&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.blogger.com/null&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ree printable Star Wars party food labels for both the Tauntaun Guts and Starkillers&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/02/star-wars-party-food-label-and-recipe-sarlaac-toast-garlic-cheese.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sarlacc Toast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; on The Star Wars Mom website. &lt;br /&gt;
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Levi, one of my precious sons, could never understand why other people&#39;s meatballs weren&#39;t as good as mine. He asked me what type I buy because I need to share the brand with others so they can have good meatballs, too. LOL My sweet boy should have known they were homemade, as almost everything is that our family eats. Meatloaf and meatballs were two of the first things I learned to make for dinner. However, over time I have modified my recipe to make it the way my family likes best and I hope you will do the same.&lt;br /&gt;
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And at times, I even make my recipe a gluten-free version, so I will try to include that as well on a future post. If you like that traditional meatballs with pine nuts and raisins, I recommend you get &lt;b&gt;&quot;The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion and Cooking Manual,&quot;&lt;/b&gt; as they are amazing cooks. I will have to make and post their cavatelli dish soon, as the males in my family think it&#39;s the best. &lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food: &lt;br /&gt;Starkillers Recipe AKA Rigali Meatballs Recipe&lt;/h1&gt;
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Ingredients:&lt;/h3&gt;
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2 slices of bread&lt;/div&gt;
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Milk, enough to soak the bread, but not too much&lt;/div&gt;
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1 lb ground beef&lt;/div&gt;
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1 lb Italian sausage (I prefer sweet, but if I don&#39;t have it, I add my own basil)&lt;/div&gt;
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3 cloves garlic, minced or 1 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 onion, minced or 1 Tablespoon dried, minced onion&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 cup Italian flat leaf parsley, finely minced or 1 Tablespoon dried&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 cup Basil, finely minced or 1 Tablespoon dried&lt;/div&gt;
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1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning (optional)&lt;/div&gt;
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1 cup finely grated Parmesan or Romano (or better yet, both mixed)&lt;/div&gt;
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1 teaspoon Sea Salt&lt;/div&gt;
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12 turns pepper, fresh ground&lt;/div&gt;
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1 pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)&lt;/div&gt;
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2 eggs, beaten&lt;/div&gt;
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Italian bread crumbs or panko, for rolling meatballs in (optional) &lt;/div&gt;
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Preheat oven to 350 unless you have time to let the meatballs sit in the fridge to intensify the perfect flavor. You can make the meatballs and refrigerate them up to 24 hours ahead of time.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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In a large mixing bowl, soak two pieces of bread in enough milk to cover them (just enough to soak them, but not excess) and let sit for about 5 minutes. Add all other ingredients (except Italian bread crumbs/panko) and thoroughly mix. Cover and place in refrigerator or begin forming into meatballs. I just scoop them up and use my hands to make at least 24 meatballs. You can roll them in Italian bread crumbs/panko if desired before baking to form a delectable crisp outside. Then place them in a non-stick sprayed 13x9 glass pan if not using bread crumbs or if rolled in bread crumbs then place each meatball in an non-stick sprayed individual miniature muffin tin cups. &lt;br /&gt;
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Bake for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown (and when one is cut, the meat is cooked). This can vary in time depending on what size you make your meatballs. If I am serving them in sauce, I then pour the entire pan of meatballs and fat into my sauce and let them simmer more. In fact, if one is using them in sauce, then you don&#39;t have to cook them as long in the oven, as they will finish cooking in the sauce.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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This is one dish that seems most Italians and Americans both enjoy in its closer to authentic version. Some enjoy adding garlic or onions to it, but for my first post regarding it, I will stick to something most purists will accept. Now being in America, I will make a few suggestions for items one is more likely to find in our grocery store. And by all means, if you want garlic or onions, go for it. My kids like it much better with garlic and extra sauce.&lt;br /&gt;
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I live remote in the mountains. My closest store does not carry &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;guanciale (nor does any grocery store locally). In fact, the pancetta it does carry is so thinly sliced, that it does not work well for cooking at all, it is meant for sandwiches or antipasto. If one tries to cook with it, it burns the within a minute of hitting the pan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;In Carbonara, to render the fat needed for the sauce, I must use local bacon. On the upside, we have many homesteaders and ranchers up here who raise lovely meat that I have no fears of consuming. So I do use a &lt;b&gt;very beautiful, organic bacon&lt;/b&gt;, but you can use whatever you can locate or afford and it will still taste delizioso.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;Of course working hand in hand with The Star Wars Mom website, today&#39;s version of Carbonara is affectionately titled, &lt;b&gt;&quot;Ham Solo in Carbonara.&quot;&lt;/b&gt; You can find the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/01/star-wars-party-food-labels-and-recipe-Ham-Solo-in-Carbonara.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable party food label on the Star Wars Mom&lt;/a&gt; website. I hope you enjoy this meal. &lt;b&gt;Since spaghetti pasta is considered &quot;romantic&quot; food thanks to Disney&#39;s Lady and The Tramp, this is one of our Valentine themed posts.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to give a shout out of &lt;b&gt;BIG THANKS to my daughter, Bethany,&lt;/b&gt; who has been helping me with decor and setting up/tearing down for photo shoots. She has truly been a blessing at getting this rolling. She loves decorating, so she set up the table for the Valentine&#39;s Photo Shoots and I think she did an amazing job! While you can&#39;t see a lot of it on here, you can in the Star Wars Mom post on this topic. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food:&lt;br /&gt;Ham Solo in Carbonara Recipe&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;Sea Salt&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;3 large eggs, plus 3 large egg yolks, room temp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;ounces (about 1/3 packed cup) grated pecorino Romano&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;ounces (about 1/3 packed cup) grated Parmesan&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;Fresh coarsely ground black pepper&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; T&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;ablespoons olive oil&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;ounces of slab guanciale, pancetta, or bacon, sliced into pieces about 1/4 - 1/2 inch square, (depending on the meat you choose)&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;16&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;ounces spaghetti (1 box, do not use thin spaghetti for Carbonara)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;1-2 cups of reserved pasta water after cooking spaghetti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;Parsley, freshly minced for topping&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;ingredient-name&quot;&gt;Lightly salt the pot of water for cooking spaghetti pasta. While I normally salt the water like the ocean for cooking pasta, this is an exception, since we are going to use some of the reserved pasta water for our sauce and we want to control how salty this becomes. Bring to a boil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, cheeses, couple of pinches of sea salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add whichever meat you are using and lightly fry until the fat is rendered and it begins to get crisp, but do not overcook. Leave meat in oil, and remove pan from heat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cook spaghetti in pot of water until al dente, be very careful not to cook any further, better less than more, as the spaghetti is going to soak up some of the sauce. Be careful to reserve a couple of cups of the pasta water before draining spaghetti. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before draining spaghetti, reheat the pork in the skillet. Make sure to remove skillet from heat when it&#39;s hot. Add the hot spaghetti pasta to the skillet&amp;nbsp; and toss well for a minute. Then pour on some of the reserved pasta water, top with the egg/cheese mixture and stir quickly with two spoons if needed. You must work quickly to cook the eggs/cheese/water/fat into a sauce with the heat of the spaghetti and not end up with scrambled eggs. It should form a lovely, creamy sauce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serve immediately in pasta bowls. Top with parsley, freshly grated romano or parmesan, and black pepper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Star Wars Poe Dameron&#39;s Favorite Breakfast ZepPOEle AKA Zeppole&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Another fun and exciting post. My children love zeppole for breakfast or snacks. However, in coordination with &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom&lt;/a&gt; posts for Star Wars themed food&lt;/b&gt;, we have renamed our favorite recipe for zeppole to Zep&quot;POE&quot;le.&lt;br /&gt;
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We are quite sure this would give &lt;b&gt;Poe Dameron&lt;/b&gt; the energy needed to do some serious piloting. How do you think he...oops, no spoilers today. Be sure to find the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/01/zep-poe-le-free-printable-star-wars-poe-food-label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable food label for ZepPOEle at The Star Wars Mom website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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What are zeppole? Well, they are not Led Zeppelin&#39;s creation, though for some reason the name always makes me think of Zeppelin. Zeppole are an Italian fried food made with ricotta, that can be made sweet or savory. We make it sweet, sort of like a cross between fritter dough and a doughnut hole. They are this moist cake/bread like texture inside with a crisp outside. Then one can sprinkle with confectioner&#39;s sugar, roll in cinnamon &amp;amp; sugar, or smother in Nutella.&lt;br /&gt;
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My kids like the cinnamon &amp;amp; sugar and Nutella ones the best. For me, they are nostalgic, as they remind me a bit of my Great-Grandmother and Grandmother&#39;s recipe for Rubber Necks, which came from Oklahoma.&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food: &lt;br /&gt;ZepPOEle Recipe&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Canola Oil for frying&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 cup ricotta cheese, preferably whole-milk&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 eggs, beaten&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 cup white sugar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 teaspoon vanilla extract&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(dash of cinnamon, optional)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 dash salt &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 cup flour, all-purpose&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 teaspoons baking powder&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cinnamon &amp;amp; Sugar, Nutella, or Confectioner&#39;s Sugar for topping &lt;/li&gt;
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Heat a few inches of oil in a frying pan, over med-low heat.&lt;br /&gt;
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In a saucepan combine all ingredients. Over low heat, stir until combined (it&#39;s a batter, so it will be sticky). You are not cooking it, just warming it a bit. &lt;br /&gt;
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Now depending on the size you want, use a teaspoon or tablespoon to drop the dough into the hot oil. I use two spoons, one to help ease the dough off the scooping spoon into the oil. Scoop as many as will comfortably fit in the pan. Fry until golden on one side and turn over. When fully golden, remove from oil onto a plate with paper-towels to drain. Then roll in cinnamon-sugar or coat with Nutella. Serve when warm or cooled, depending on preference. We like them better after they cool.&lt;br /&gt;
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The last week I have been working on a set of graphics for free printable party food labels for my &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; website. Along with that is baking/cooking some of my favorite recipes. So why not post the recipes on Italiano Connection so you can find my recipes too. First up this week is &lt;b&gt;Boba Fett&#39;s and our family&#39;s favorite banana bread&lt;/b&gt;, which we fondly call &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/01/bobanana-bread-free-printable-food-label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bobanana Bread. The free printable Star Wars food label is here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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My kids have been known to conspire with one another not to eat the bananas in our home so they can have this banana bread for breakfast.&lt;br /&gt;
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In fact, when one of my sons was younger, he tried to talk the produce manager in a store into starting a sale of 2 bunches of bananas for a discounted price. The manager inquired about how many bananas he can eat in a day. My son confessed his goal for one bunch to get overripe for banana bread. The manager laughed and warned me I had a clever boy on my hands. &lt;br /&gt;
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We love this banana bread as is, but some of my family love to eat it with butter smothered on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Click here for the &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2016/01/bobanana-bread-free-printable-food-label.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;free printable Star Wars Food Label&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food:&lt;br /&gt;Bobanana Bread Recipe&lt;/h1&gt;
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Ingredients:&lt;/h3&gt;
3 overripe bananas (sprinkled with Fruit Fresh, if desired)&lt;br /&gt;
1 cup sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 cup salted butter, room temp&lt;br /&gt;
2 eggs&lt;br /&gt;
1 Tablespoon heavy cream or sour cream&lt;br /&gt;
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon&lt;br /&gt;
(pinch of nutmeg, optional)&lt;br /&gt;
2 cups flour&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon baking soda&lt;br /&gt;
1 teaspoon baking powder&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;1/4 cup salted butter&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup white sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup dark brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 cup flour&lt;br /&gt;
2 teaspoons cinnamon&lt;br /&gt;
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Directions:&lt;/h3&gt;
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter and non-stick spray a 9X5 loaf pan or a bundt cake pan. Yes, both. It keeps it from sticking much better than just one or the other. &lt;br /&gt;
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Mash the bananas. Add 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter and combine until well mixed. Add eggs, cream, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon and again mix well. &lt;br /&gt;
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In a separate bowl, sift together 2 cups of flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Add these dry ingredients to the banana mixture and combine only until dry ingredients disappear. &lt;br /&gt;
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Pour banana batter into prepared pan. &lt;br /&gt;
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In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon until crumbly. Put this crumbly goodness on top of the batter and pat in lightly. &lt;br /&gt;
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Put pan in the center of a preheated oven and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the bread springs back a bit when lightly pressed. Take out and invert onto a plate. Quickly invert again onto another plate so the crumbly goodness is on top. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R4dRcNPbTsK2r7oCe_dnnvv9LrZz9jGZHveXwoZ9UFTIRcspmPeOoBx7Smt1x2jT7M-P5iI6S_3IJrKKgA-ewKF4_PFfFT6G_4n3r642pZT6Tub4NvmhA5-XtmCsoYbGdL31aI6_xHYb/s1600/barga-befana.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;La Befana by Keane at Barganews.com&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;425&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R4dRcNPbTsK2r7oCe_dnnvv9LrZz9jGZHveXwoZ9UFTIRcspmPeOoBx7Smt1x2jT7M-P5iI6S_3IJrKKgA-ewKF4_PFfFT6G_4n3r642pZT6Tub4NvmhA5-XtmCsoYbGdL31aI6_xHYb/s640/barga-befana.jpg&quot; title=&quot;La Befana by Keane at Barganews.com&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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There is something about the town of&lt;b&gt; Barga&lt;/b&gt;, from which my family originates. It is a small, but lovely medieval walled city in Tuscany. It seems to be so tight-knit. The residents gather for so many events throughout the year. It is the true sense of community. I try to copy some of their &lt;b&gt;traditions in my family&lt;/b&gt;, but I can never compare to the centuries old traditions the town celebrates as a community. At least I can witness it in the town newspaper and try to give my children a small taste of their heritage.&lt;br /&gt;
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As you may know from my last couple of posts, we were celebrating &lt;b&gt;Epiphany.&amp;nbsp; La Befana&lt;/b&gt; (we go with the tradition that she is a little old, lady, not a witch) came to visit during the night, leaving candy, cookies, and a small gift. I encourage you to go to Barga News and read the article on how they celebrated with &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.barganews.com/2016/01/06/la-befana-and-befanotti/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;La Befana and Befanotti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. I can&#39;t do it justice. On the page, you will see many more wonderful photos by Keane and even sound clips from the music of the night. My 5 year goal is to go visit Barga and my extended family there. I hope to go during one of the special events I have spent years reading about online and through photos and posts from the Rigali families living there.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Italian Cinnamon Potato Rolls&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Mascarpone Icing for &lt;br /&gt;
Italian Cinnamon Rolls&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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This is the recipe used on &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestarwarsmom.com/2014/10/star-wars-party-food-labels-breakfast-bantha-milk-princess-leia-cinnamon-buns.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Star Wars Mom&#39;s Princess Leia Cinnamon Buns. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Before you even ask, how is this Italian, let me just say that if one so chooses to use Mascarpone in the frosting that dubs it Italian! Now that we have that resolved, let us move on. Tomorrow is Epiphany. The kids have made La Befana&#39;s Sailor Jerry Rum Cake to leave out for the kind, old lady. I am pretty sure La Befana is a very sweet old lady, who used to have an issue with procrastination, until she started goal setting and using a daily planner. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Dough rolled out with filling&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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My kids are also making Befanini Cookies for tomorrow. But for breakfast they will wake up to Italian Cinnamon Rolls which are made from Potato Bread Dough. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Cutting Italian Cinnamon Rolls&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Now I must confess, quite some time ago, I promised to share this recipe with my sweet friend, Holly. I have failed her in taking the time to write it out, you might say I procrastinated. But a post is a great way to get my hiney in gear when I am slacking since it helps also meet a goal. So here is the recipe that my family loves for cinnamon rolls. And I hope that Holly will be pleasantly surprised that her flaky friend finally came through with the goods! :)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Rolls on sheet before baking&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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By the way, I have adapted a recipe called Colleen&#39;s Potato Crescent Rolls for this recipe I use to make Italian Cinnamon Rolls. I prefer to used instant mashed potatoes in this, because real potatoes are unpredictable as to how smooth you can get them. While that is fine for most potato dishes, one night when I was making potato rolls for Thanksgiving dinner the next day, I spent HOURS squeezing the potato lumps smooth in my dough, to the point of crying. Never again.&lt;br /&gt;
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Star Wars Italian Food:&lt;br /&gt;Princess Leia Cinnamon Buns &lt;br /&gt;aka Italian Cinnamon Potato Rolls Recipe&lt;br /&gt;(makes 2 dozen cinnamon rolls)&lt;/h1&gt;
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Ingredients:&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Bread Dough:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Instant Mashed Potatoes and hot water to make 1 cup of prepared mashed potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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1 package Active Dry Yeast or equivalent&lt;/div&gt;
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3/4 cup whole milk, warm&lt;/div&gt;
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3/4 cup water, warm&lt;/div&gt;
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2/3 cup white sugar&lt;/div&gt;
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2/3 cup salted butter&lt;/div&gt;
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2 eggs&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 tsp salt&lt;/div&gt;
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6 1/2 cups bread flour or all purpose flour&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Filling:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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1 cup salted butter&lt;/div&gt;
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1 cup brown sugar&lt;/div&gt;
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2 cups cinnamon and sugar (Add enough cinnamon to white sugar to your desired taste)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Icing:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 cup salted butter, room temp&lt;/div&gt;
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1 8 oz container of Mascarpone or a package of cream cheese, room temp&lt;/div&gt;
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1+ teaspoon vanilla extract&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon &lt;/div&gt;
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3 cups powdered/confectioner&#39;s sugar&lt;/div&gt;
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2+ Tablespoons heavy whipping cream or whole milk&lt;br /&gt;
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Directions:&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;item&quot;&gt;In a large bowl, mix milk, water, and sugar for dough. Add yeast, stir and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. This is proofing the yeast. If it doesn&#39;t foam, you might have killed it or have bad yeast.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;item&quot;&gt;After yeast is frothy, mix in 1 cup 
mashed potatoes, butter, eggs, salt, and 3 cups flour. Stir 
in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough has become stiff 
but still pliable. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and 
knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large 
bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with
 plastic wrap, and either let rise immediately or refrigerate up to 24 hours. Once it is doubled move onto the next step. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;item&quot;&gt;Remove the dough from the bowl and&amp;nbsp; divide the dough into two equal pieces, 
and form into rectangles on a floured surface. Roll out each piece of dough into a large rectangle. Take 1/2 cup softened butter per a rectangle and cover to outside edges. Sprinkle each rectangle with 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1 cup of cinnamon and sugar. Even it out. Start rolling one wide end to the other wide end of the rectangle. Close up the ends. You can scrunch the roll of dough a bit toward the middle to make the roll even in width if needed. Cut in the middle. Then cut each of the two piece in the middle. Then take each of the four pieces and cut into thirds and you will now have 12 cinnamon rolls out of each rectangle. Place on them on parchment paper covered
 baking sheets with the swirl sides up. Cover, and let rise for 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven 
to 375 degrees F.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;item&quot;&gt;Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;item&quot;&gt;Mix all icing ingredients until smooth and the consistency you want for your glaze (adding or subtracting powdered sugar and cream/milk). Smooth on top of the cinnamon rolls while they are warm. Most people enjoy them best when they are warm, but they stay soft for up to 24 hours if kept in an airtight container after cooled.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Buongiorno! Epiphany is quickly arriving, which is the 12th Day of Christmas and the end of the season.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/b&gt;I am certain you are concerned how you can appease La Befana when she arrives at your house. Well, it turns out that La Befana once visited Hawaii on the Eve of Epiphany, drank some spiced rum in her eggnog, and got a tattoo from none other than Sailor Jerry!&lt;br /&gt;
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Now she either wants another tattoo or she wants to mince words with him for giving her a tattoo when she was under the influence of his spiced golden rum. He has passed on, but she still searches for him. If you leave her an Italian Rum Cake made with Sailor Jerry&#39;s quintessential spiced rum, she&#39;s certain to show you great appreciation, as she seems to have a weakness for it (as do I)!&lt;br /&gt;
L&#39;Epifania tutte le feste porta via! &lt;br /&gt;
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La Befana&#39;s Sailor Jerry Rum Cake Recipe&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Crunchy goodness: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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1 cup crushed graham crackers&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 cup of dark brown sugar&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 cup butter&lt;/div&gt;
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1 teaspoon cinnamon&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Main Cake:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
1 yellow or butter cake mix&lt;/div&gt;
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1 3.4 oz package of instant vanilla pudding&lt;/div&gt;
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4 eggs&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 cup of whole milk OR 1/2 cup of vanilla cream soda pop&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 cup of melted butter&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 cup of Sailor Jerry&#39;s Rum (it&#39;s perfectly spiced)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sailor Jerry Syrup:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;1/2 cup butter&lt;/div&gt;
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1 cup of white sugar&lt;/div&gt;
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1/4 cup of water&lt;/div&gt;
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1/2 cup of Sailor Jerry Rum&lt;/div&gt;
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare 10 inch Bundt pan by either grease and flour or my best trick is to first butter the pan and then spray it with non-stick cooking spray. &lt;br /&gt;
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Mix the ingredients for the crunchy goodness and put about 1/2 to 3/4 in the bottom of the Bundt pan. &lt;br /&gt;
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Mix the cake ingredients together in a separate bowl. Be sure to only use one or the other of the milk or cream soda in the cake, not both. Pour the cake batter into the Bundt pan.Top with remaining Crunchy Goodness.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Bake for 45-60 minutes, testing periodically with a toothpick until it comes out clean. &lt;br /&gt;
Allow to sit in pan for 5 minutes, poke holes with a skewer or fork on the top of the cake. Invert cake onto platter and prick the rest of the cake. &lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile cook Sailor Jerry Syrup. Combine butter, sugar, and water in a pan on the stove or a large glass bowl in the microwave. Do NOT add the rum yet.&amp;nbsp; If on the stove, bring to a gentle boil and boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. If in microwave I cook in 30 second increments or less if it threatens to boil over. I stop and stir and start up again until it has boiled at least 4 minutes in the microwave. &lt;br /&gt;
Then remove the syrup and stir in rum. &lt;br /&gt;
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Pour at least 1/2 the syrup into the Bundt pan and put cake carefully back into pan so as not to splatter yourself with the hot syrup. Then take the additional rum syrup and pour on top of the cake. Let sit for at least 10 minutes or until most of the rum has soaked into the cake. Then again invert the cake onto the same platter. Allow to fully cool and sit for at least 4 hours before serving for best flavor. It tastes even better the next day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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This week&#39;s email brought about an interesting request. I received a letter from journalist&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Gabriela Bess &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;seeking to interview me about &lt;b&gt;Fibromyalgia&lt;/b&gt;. I had no idea as to why exactly at the moment, but I enjoy encouraging other women to seek out natural or alternative cures instead of using pharmaceuticals in treating their Fibromyalgia.&lt;br /&gt;
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The article titled &lt;a class=&quot;l _HId&quot; href=&quot;https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/female-pain-living-with-an-illness-that-no-one-believes-in&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Female Pain: Living with an Illness That No One Believes In&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/a&gt;was a mixture of both the fact that often nobody believes we truly experience the pain and how &lt;b&gt;physical/emotional trauma in adolescence can trigger Fibromyalgia later in life&lt;/b&gt;. Very interesting connection I had never heard previously.&lt;br /&gt;
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I was chosen for the interview because I had wrote an article before about my own experience with &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.italianoconnection.com/2013/08/Fibromyalgia-Sleep-Disorder-PTSD-Hypervigilance-Rape.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;rape, PTSD, hyper-vigilance, and fibromyalgia&lt;/a&gt; having some relations&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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I hope you will find time to read the article if you struggle with Fibromyalgia or know somebody who does.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;My homemade cold and flu immune booster recipes, using garlic, raw-local honey, &lt;br /&gt;organic lemons, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, etc. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Much to my shock, the last two weeks, my household has been sick. Why does it shock me? Because we have a routine that usually works to fight off any cold or flu, but none of it worked this time. Here&#39;s my laundry list that normally works for us:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Black Elderberry and Zinc lozenges&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Super Lysine Plus (loaded with lots of good stuff)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Echinacea with Goldenseal Root &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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However, my 10, 12, and 14 year old all came down very ill. I had the beginning symptoms. My 14 year old and I took more of our usual preventative &quot;medicines,&quot; but they just wouldn&#39;t work.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have been studying &lt;b&gt;herbology (herbalism, herbal medicine)&lt;/b&gt; for about 6 years now off and on. Technically, when I was the front office manager and performed some Physical Therapy for a Chiro-Orthopedic was my first venture into using natural means to achieve wellness, about 20 years ago. My boss/doctor taught me how to use &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;acupressure to control my asthma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. It worked better than my inhaler (which I gave up). He taught me a decent bit about using &lt;b&gt;natural cures &lt;/b&gt;instead of prescriptions for various ailments. Our patients who stretched held their alignments. Those who didn&#39;t came to see us again a few months later in pain needing an adjustment.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wellness through natural means&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; has become more of a serious study over time. I am now very blessed to have a &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;local medicine woman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; who has been a &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;herbalist practitioner&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; for over 20 years and who loves to teach. Honestly, I feel like I know so much until I sit under her for a few hours and find out how much I have yet to learn! :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, I decided to make up a couple of &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;cold/flu immune booster syrups&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; out of things I had in my cupboard/fridge. I started taking about a Tablespoon of each three times a day and guess what? Yep, I was able to fight off this nasty sickness while it was just a tad bit of a sore throat and sinus drainage. Those symptoms went away and I continue to take it. And I am fighting other diseases on top of it, so my body&#39;s immune system is shot right now.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Let me tell you what I know about the ingredients I used in these two syrups.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Star Anise (Chinese): &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Did you know this spice has shikimic acid, which is the ingredient they use to make Tamiflu? It can help fight viruses, bacteria, yeast, and fungi. It&#39;s been used by some to treat respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, and various strains of the flu. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cardamom:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; This spice is known for fighting common colds, bronchitis, sore throat, and helping to prevent infections. It is also both a great digestive aid, and for urinary issues. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cinnamon:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; It is often part of a combo to fight the common cold. Of course it is useful in treating blood sugar issues, digestive issues, and even high blood pressure. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ginger:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; It is helpful when used in combination with the above spices for dealing with upper respiratory tract infections,&amp;nbsp; common colds, and bronchitis. Ginger is well known for its digestive comfort, too. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nutmeg:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; Can help with fighting bacteria and fungi, pain, and digestive issues. However, go easy on the nutmeg, as too much can cause hallucinations and some other issues. It is perfectly safe in normal usage. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lemon juice and zest:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; Often used to help fight the common cold and flu. It is high in&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raw, local honey:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; Used to treat seasonal allergies, asthma, and building the immune system. It is known to be an antiviral and antibacterial agent. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raw garlic:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; Works on the cold, flu, asthma, bronchitis, but also builds the immune system to fight bacterial and fungal infections. There is some evidence that it can kill bacteria such as E. coli, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enteritidis.&lt;br /&gt;
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So without further ado, let me give you the two amazing recipes! First one is Culinary Spice Cold and Flu Immune Booster Syrup and the second is my Garlic Honey Cold and Flu Immune Booster Syrup.&lt;br /&gt;
*NOTE: No matter what anybody else tells you, &lt;i&gt;DO NOT BOIL, COOK, OR BAKE THE GARLIC! Same with the honey. You will kill the healing ingredients if you do. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;1 1/2 cups of water (purified is better, but tap water will work)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 lemon, juiced and zest (keep separate)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 Star Anise&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 Tablespoon Cardamom, freshly ground&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 Tablespoons Cinnamon, ground&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 Tablespoon Ginger Root, freshly grated&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg, ground&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4 Tablespoons of raw, local Honey&lt;/li&gt;
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Bring water to a boil and pour into a small mixing bowl. Let sit for a few minutes until it is hot, but has cooled down some. Add the lemon zest (not the juice yet), star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger root, and nutmeg and stir well. Cover with a plate and allow to sit somewhere warm (I place it inside my oven because my pilot light keeps my oven between 90-100 degrees) for about an hour (more if you&#39;d like). Stir again and pour through something like cheesecloth layered several times in a strainer or a nut milk bag, into a pint jar. When at room temp add honey and lemon juice and stir well. Label and place in fridge. Shake well before using. Adults can take 1 Tablespoon 3-4 times daily, followed by some water. Children would take less, depending on size.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ingredients:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;1 1/2 cups of water (purified is better, but tap will work)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 head of garlic, peeled and minced &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 lemon, juiced and zest (keep separate)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4 Tablespoons of raw, local Honey &lt;/li&gt;
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Bring water to a boil and pour into a small mixing bowl. When it cools down a bit, add lemon zest. When it reduces in temperature to 90 degrees, add minced garlic (including any garlic juice). Cover and let sit for at least one hour in a warm place (I place it in my oven, because my pilot light keeps my over between 90-100 degrees). Strain the mixture as you pour it into a pint jar. I use a nut milk bag, but you can use a strainer with several layers of cheesecloth, too. When mixture reduces to room temperature add the lemon juice and honey. Stir until well mixed, then refrigerate. Shake well before using. Adults can take 1 Tablespoon 3-4 times daily, followed by some water. Children would take less, depending on size.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;tr-caption&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Thrice-Spiced Plum Jam on biscuits and pork. &lt;br /&gt;
Pork photo courtesy of Kathy Smiley. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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This is a bit embarrassing to confess, but I only learned canning of food this year. Here I am 49 years old and learning the art of homesteading step by step. Because of my home situation, I cannot attend most classes, so I have to read how to do it. Our Internet is so slow, I can&#39;t even watch &quot;how to&quot; videos on YouTube anymore since moving up to the mountains. &lt;br /&gt;
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So before I go any further, I would first like to recommend that if anybody wants to start canning that they buy the &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ball Blue Book (Guide to Preserving)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and read the first chapter several times before attempting this art that has been lost to many of us. If you can attend classes do look for a local chapter of Master Food Preservers.&lt;br /&gt;
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From there, I want to thank my local homesteading group for all of their input when I have questions. So many people with experience that help me get more info to ponder on my journey. They are awesome! And I was blessed with these plums from one of the ladies in our group.&lt;br /&gt;
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by Derek and Kathy Smiley&lt;br /&gt;
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In fact, a couple of my homesteaders and friends named &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wildwomanherbal.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kathy Smiley of Wild Woman Herbal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;and her husband Derek were the first people outside of my immediate family to try my Thrice-Spiced Plum Jam. They used it to coat a pork roast they made and absolutely loved it. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is the recipe, which I adapted from several sources. One thing I do want to suggest is that I kept the spice light so as not to overpower the plum flavor for others, but for myself, I would add more. Reduce or add, as to your liking. You know me and spice, I like it to the extreme. :)&amp;nbsp; You can take this recipe and adapt it for your favorite plum jam recipe or to your liking.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;(Sweet, tart, and spicy plum jam)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;8 cups plums, pitted and coarsely chopped (leave on the skins for more color and to keep the plums both sweet and tart)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4 1/4 cups sugar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 cup water&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 Tablespoon cinnamon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 teaspoon cloves&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Place plums in food processor and process until pureed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pour processed plums in a large saucepan, stir in water and sugar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Constantly stir and slowly bring to a boil, to be certain to dissolve all sugar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rapidly cook to gelling point while stirring constantly to keep from burning/sticking. (For me, the only accurate measure was the saucer in the freezer test, as explained in the canning book listed above).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Remove from heat and stir in spices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ladle hot Thrice-Spiced Plum Jam into prepared/sanitized hot jars, leaving only a 1/4 inch headspace. Follow proper canning techniques. Boiling waterbath process for 15 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
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Part of going grain-free and sugar-free is finding breakfasts I enjoy that are not made from eggs. Don&#39;t get me wrong, I am grateful for eggs, but some mornings I want something else.&lt;br /&gt;
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Enter yogurt. I buy plain, whole-fat, Greek yogurt or I make my own. Then I add stevia for sweetness and whatever other natural flavors I desire.&lt;br /&gt;
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My energy was a bit zapped the last few weeks. I decided I needed to get more starchy veges into my diet. Pumpkin is a great way to add that without overkill. Plus it is full of beta-carotene which is great for my maturing skin. I hope you enjoy this change-up to your breakfast routine. Make sure to serve it very cold or freeze it for a great dessert!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;1/2 cup of whole-milk, plain yogurt&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 cup of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix, just the puree)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2-4 dropperfuls of Stevia, to taste&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;pinch of pink sea salt&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 tsp of cinnamon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 tsp ginger&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 tsp cloves&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;dash of vanilla extract&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a pinch of ground cardamom (optional) &lt;/li&gt;
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Combine all ingredients until well mixed. Make sure to serve very chilled for breakfast or frozen for dessert. If you want to eat it immediately, be sure to chill the pumpkin puree before adding. &lt;br /&gt;
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I was waiting to see if I could hold to it, before I shared with you a commitment I made. I decided to go grain-free and sugar-free for a year, as well as give up high glycemic index foods.&lt;br /&gt;
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I know a year might seem like a long time for some, but for me, it will be a type of milestone. You see, I gave up these things a few days before my 49th birthday. That means my commitment will be over right before I turn 50.&lt;br /&gt;
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I figure it was an early 50th Birthday present I am giving myself. It will help me to unwrap my gift layer by layer so that hopefully by 50 I will be feeling better than I did at 45, maybe even 40.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am 8 weeks into this commitment. I have had a few temptations along the way, but I remind myself of my one year commitment and somehow that really does not seem that long in the big scheme of things. Time passes so quickly. Holding to this commitment seems more important now than the temporary satisfaction of eating junk. But it has been challenging at times. Most days I don&#39;t have much of an appetite and forcing myself to eat is required.&lt;br /&gt;
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We moved up into the mountains. The kids and I love it. This is our opportunity to do all the things we have desired with building toward becoming self-sustaining. I have started taking herbal medicine classes. It&#39;s amazing how much medicine we grow in the wild up here. We have so much edible food that I would have never recognized as food.&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course competing with my herd of deer who spend hours on our property daily for the wild edibles is a challenge in itself. But how can one get upset when they give birth to such precious fawns. We have 4 new fawns in the herd this year. I have to show you two of them.&lt;br /&gt;
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All of this to say, I want to share with you one of the recipes that I really enjoy for grain-free, sugar-free eating. I flavor it various ways to change it up a bit, but the basics remain the same. It&#39;s a type of pancake. Some call it a cream cheese pancake, others a keto pancake, but I call it my fauxcakes. They really hit the spot for something sweet and that seems somewhat like pancakes. The upside is they are moist, sweet, and flavorful enough to eat with just a little butter on top, no syrup. Also, you can leave the stevia and spices out to use as wraps or even add some herbs. They are versatile. Some people add a tablespoon of coconut flour to this mix, but I like it better without. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;3 eggs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3 oz cream cheese&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1-2 dropperfuls of organic liquid stevia&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 tsp cinnamon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 tsp cloves&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 tsp ginger&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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Place all ingredients in Nutri Ninja or blender. Blend until fairly smooth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Let set for a few minutes while the air settles.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Heat griddle or skillet. You can use butter, a non-stick oil spray, or coconut oil to grease the pan.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Pour a small amount to make about 4 inch pancakes (or bigger if you desire).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Cook for about 2 minutes or until it appears firm enough to flip. Flip and cook another minute. They should be golden brown on both sides. Remove and drizzle with butter. You can serve with any toppings you desire, but butter is enough for me.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Before I decided to give a full review, I was determined to test these grill mats in many applications and clean and store them over and over to see if they hold up to the test.&lt;br /&gt;
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Much to my delight, this is a product I can highly recommend. When I received this product in the&amp;nbsp; mail, I was skeptical. First, as many of you know, we are trying to eat healthier. Currently, I eat no grain and no sugar. Levi is now gluten-free and lactose-free. The rest of the family is eating healthier overall, but have hardly given up all junk food.&lt;br /&gt;
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I was concerned about what toxic ingredients might come from these mats, so I looked into that first. As we try to avoid using aluminum or plastic too much (yet, I confess...still more often than I wish). So here are the highlights about the mats.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Set of 2 mats (15 3/4&quot; x 13&quot;) prevents food from falling through (cut to fit any grill) &lt;br /&gt;
*Nonstick/made from heavy duty PTFE (PFOA Free) coated fabric. Shredded chicken breasts are a thing of the past! &lt;br /&gt;
*Easy to transport (store flat or rolled up) Always have a clean surface to cook for your family &lt;br /&gt;
*When
 the party&#39;s over, clean up is a breeze! Just wash in warm soapy water or
 put in the dishwasher &amp;amp; you&#39;re ready for your next grilling 
adventure! &lt;br /&gt;
*Never worry about burned food, grill evenly every time &lt;br /&gt;
*Reusable! Strong enough to last for 100s of cookouts &lt;br /&gt;
*Works on any grill: gas, electric or charcoal &lt;br /&gt;
*Great
 for all types of food; Chicken, ribs, fish, veggies, steaks, burgers, 
kabobs, shrimp &amp;amp; seafood, bacon, grilled cheese, pizza, even eggs! &lt;br /&gt;
*Can be used as a cookie sheet liner too!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;(As per their description on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Nonstick-Dishwasher-Includes-Grilling-Enjoyment/dp/B00YHEU8UC&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;br /&gt;
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What does all of this mean to you? First let me be honest. PTFE stands for &lt;b&gt;Polytetrafluoroethylene, &lt;/b&gt;which is the same thing as teflon. So these are basically teflon covered fabric mats. RED FLAG for me. I try not to cook too much with teflon, choosing instead to use cast iron, stainless steel, and glass and I pay attention to country of manufacture, as well. However, in 2013 Gore-tex eliminated the use of PFOA &lt;b&gt;(Perfluorooctanoic acid) &lt;/b&gt;from their teflon applications. PFOA was the chemical in teflon that was found to be toxic and cancerous in animal research. So these mats are PFOA free which is important to mention. Otherwise, I would not have even tried them. &lt;br /&gt;
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As for my tests, we tried them on the grill and in the oven. First thing that came to mind, I was expecting them to give off an odor the first few uses. We did wash and dry them first before using, but we did not pick up any fumes when they heated up on the grill or in the oven. Yay! &lt;br /&gt;
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I did appreciate that on the grill they still permitted the meat to char and get grill marks. We did not lose the BBQ flavor. They did keep the grill clean, so long as the meat was not excessively fatty and didn&#39;t leak off them. If so, then when the fat hits the flame it can rear up and hit the mats which is not recommended. So it depends on what one is grilling...but for things that might normally fall through the grill, these are awesome. No loss of veges. Hot dogs and sausages did not leak too much fat either. However, just as with teflon pans, one must be careful of which utensil you use and be gentle while turning.&lt;br /&gt;
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Next, I tried them for baking in the oven. Now this is an application I really liked. I go through so many rolls of parchment paper a year. I love how nothing sticks in my pans when I use it. So we made Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Brownie cookies. Again, no problems. The cookies baked beautifully and easily were removed from the mats. These mats were comparable to using parchment paper on cookie sheets. Now I am not sure they would work in 13X9 pans for brownies, etc. But it could greatly lessen how much parchment paper we go through in a year. &lt;br /&gt;
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Last, but not least I was curious how easy they would be to clean after use. I mean the upside to parchment, is no clean up. These mats cleaned up with ease. The crumbs and residue wiped right off. I dried them off, rolled them up, and used a clean, coated hair band to keep them in place. Slid them in the drawer next to my parchment paper.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really do like the idea of taking these with us when we go camping or on a picnic so we don&#39;t have to be grossed out by an overly dirty grill. I always try to justify in my mind how the flames are burning away any germs, but not knowing what was grilled last is a concern. I can see that these could be very important to those holding to a kosher way of eating, as well. No worries that unclean food is touching one&#39;s clean food when using a public grill. &lt;br /&gt;
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In conclusion, I like these mats and will be putting them to use often. If you give them a try, I hope you will let me know what you think!&lt;br /&gt;
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(Disclosure: I was sent these mats in exchange for my honest review. As you can see, I have tried to give you the pros and cons to let you decide for yourself.)</description><link>https://www.barelyitalian.com/2015/07/goodbye-parchment-paper-hello-grape-grill-buddy-kosher.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKnXNb8AeJPexxRfwYKBV-ROTYhmtEr7yXhxYN7XlQozc2jNN8DsjRbO2OFslsRIKGN6wLzTuUyRl3zmp7JATLFuKFhHbHKZ_OgJiIrecAp5w0MZWyOfrqBGu2ROcOlHm9CiPCa7aAz-z/s72-c/collage_20150723220855534.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282451221524712046.post-3813676400747656484</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-04T10:18:56.000-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cleaning</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dish liquid</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Seventh Generation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sponges</category><title>No More Stinky Kitchen Sponges - Seventh Generation Dish Liquid Free and Clear</title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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My husband is the self-appointed kitchen sponge/bathroom towel inspector. Lord have mercy if he smells anything sour or mildew/mold scented on the sponge or towels. He freaks out as he seriously believes once something gets mildew it can never be rid of the scent. I have tried to explain that I cannot remove the discoloration, but I can destroy the mildew if it happens, but he disagrees. Perhaps he is correct, but I won&#39;t tell him all the times I have proved him wrong thanks to kids who did not properly lay out wet belongings so they could air out and dry. However, our sponges, even when I properly rinsed and aired them out, they would get stinky eventually over the course of days to weeks. &lt;br /&gt;
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Thus in the kitchen, for years I used either the microwave method or a mixture of baking soda, sea salt, and tea tree oil to disinfect my sponges daily to keep from the household upset. Those were the only two things outside of bleach that I knew would work, but I try to keep our bleach use to a bare minimum, as I personally feel it is toxic. Plus the fact that we moved to a remote location in the mountains and we are on a septic system. Bleach is the top enemy of the septic system. :) &lt;br /&gt;
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Anyhow, I had started using Seventh Generation Free &amp;amp; Clear Dish Liquid Soap a few months back. I had not even considered the fact that I had not disinfected my sponges in months with any of my previous methods. One day I saw my husband sniffing the kitchen sponge and he complimented me on how he has not picked up any bad scents on the sponge in along time. BAM! It hit me that I had not even been trying to keep our sponges free of odor anymore. All I had done was switched out dish liquid. And it certainly was not masking the odor with another scent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I have no idea why this soap has made a difference, but that speaks volumes to me. Obviously something in the formula of Seventh Generation agrees with the sponges or disagrees with mildew and mold. Needless to say, next on my list is to switch over to their free &amp;amp; clear laundry detergent, as I am quite impressed. Did I mention the skin on my hands also looks ten years younger since using this dish soap? Nah, that part is a joke, but just wanted to make sure you were still reading! xoxoxox&lt;br /&gt;
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You know what my kids and I enjoy most about this blog? All the wonderful Italian or Italian-American products we are blessed to taste-test or try out. Chef Bretto has a fondness for sampling food/ingredients and dreaming up his next creation in our &lt;strike&gt;kitchen&lt;/strike&gt; culinary studio.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today&#39;s review is for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.belgioioso.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;BelGioioso&lt;/a&gt; Award-Winning, Italian-American Cheeses. It won&#39;t be complete for at least another week, as we keep trying out the cheeses in various dishes. However, I can tell you, we have immensely enjoyed all the cheeses. They are fantastico! Perfect creaminess, texture, and flavors as they should be. &lt;br /&gt;
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Let&#39;s get this ball of mozzarella rolling. We have on the sampling block: &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Mascarpone&lt;/b&gt; - Fresh, soft cheese with a sweet, creamy flavor. Think of it as the more delizioso version of cream cheese. BelGioioso was the first American company to manufacture this Italian specialty cheese over here. I use it in my &lt;a href=&quot;http://italianoconnection.blogspot.com/2013/06/Amaretto-Boston-Cream-Tiramisu.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Amaretto Boston Cream Tiramisu&lt;/a&gt; recipe. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Ricotta con Latte&lt;/b&gt; - Soft, fresh cheese with a creamy, mild and clean flavor. Some Americans try to substitute cottage cheese for this, but it never works in my book. They simply don&#39;t compare in texture or flavor. We use ricotta in our lasagna and cannolis. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Pecorino Romano&lt;/b&gt; - Hard cheese with a robust flavor. I have come to lust for this cheese in most dishes where I had traditionally used Parmigiano (Parmesan). If I am going to grate Parmesan into the sauce, then I will grate Romano as well. Because it is sharper, it does not require as much as if one tried to flavor a sauce with only Parmesan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Parmesan&lt;/b&gt; - Hard table cheese with a full, nutty flavor. In Italian-American restaurants, this is the cheese the chef brings out and grates freshly onto your meal (Italians do not use it in this manner traditionally). I use it in almost any Italian dish which incorporates cheese, which includes my meatballs, lasagna, spaghetti sauce, alfedo sauce, pizza, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Pizza Blend &lt;/b&gt;- Savory combination of mild and sharp, robust flavors. This is a specialty mix of Romano, Fontina, and Provolone (mild). I love adding this to my pizzas. Mozzarella and Parmesan were my old standbys. Then one day, Giada went on about loving Fontina on top of pizza. And the rest is history! I believe this combo sprinkled on top of whole milk Mozzarella and Parmesan make for the most delectable flavored cheesy pizza.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Fresh Mozzarella&lt;/b&gt; - Soft cheese with a delicate, milky flavor. When I eat a sandwich, I do not want the cheese to overpower my meat and I like it to be soft and enhance my flavor sensation. This cheese is perfect for my very favorite sandwich in the world: Panino alla Margherita (Mozzarella, Tomato, and Basil). I even added some to my uncured Niman Ranch Pastrami sandwich and found it to be another pairing I like very much. Of course Mozzarella is used in many of my recipes as well. And it is one of those cheeses, that is so enjoyable to just snack on by itself, anytime. Because it is not an intense flavor, it works even in the morning.&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course I am hoping to try more of their cheeses in my cooking soon. But I have to tell you that I am so grateful that BelGioioso has made enjoying Italian cheese and my cooking adventures affordable and convenient. &lt;br /&gt;
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If I could request a cheese from them, it would be that they would produce Smoked Ricotta. As it is, I have to make my own from their Ricotta. They make Ricotta Salata, which would be of the same texture, but not the same flavor. &lt;br /&gt;
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This coming week, as I post some of the recipes we used with the BelGioioso cheeses, I will add them to this page, as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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