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Aiden’s Key Lime Ice Cream Cake

Aiden’s Key Lime Ice Cream Cake

Aiden’s key lime pie ice cream birthday cake is bursting with tart lime ice cream; a crunchy, buttery graham cracker crust; and layers of the most finely-crumbed vanilla-lime cake topped with fresh whipped cream.

[My] World’s Best Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

[My] World’s Best Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

My world’s best chocolate cake is a balanced combo of amazingly moist layers of rich (while not being dense) chocolate cake with light-as-air intensely deep chocolate frosting.

Berry Jam Crumble Bar Cookies

Berry Jam Crumble Bar Cookies

Berry jam crumble bar cookies, buttery short crust with hints of cinnamon and the hearty flavor of toasted oats cradling an ooey tart-sweet jam center. Perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or a random Monday afternoon.

Choco-Colada Cheesecake Recipe

Choco-Colada Cheesecake Recipe

Sitting atop an intensely chocolate cookie base is the creamiest coconut cheesecake swirled with dark chocolate throughout. An indulgent crowd-pleaser of a dessert.

Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Butternut Squash, Sausage and Rapini

Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Butternut Squash, Sausage and Rapini

A robust pasta bake that hits all the flavor spots with juicy pork sausages, sweet roasted butternut squash, creamy-salty cheeses and just the right bitter bite from the rappini.

Uncle Frank Principe’s Italian Sausage Recipe

Uncle Frank Principe’s Italian Sausage Recipe

The picture above is of Uncle Frank and his pilfered sausage-making machine. It’s the workhorse secret weapon in the making of his Italian sausage recipe, the snap of real hog casings filled with juicy pork and the perfect balance of cheese, wine and herbs.

Lunch Lady Pizza

Lunch Lady Pizza

A soft, yeasty slab pizza with the perfect amount of crisp on the crust holding up a bright tomato sauce and loads of cheese. A real crowd-pleaser.

Grilled Marinated Vietnamese Chicken

Grilled Marinated Vietnamese Chicken

Grilled chicken on the bone and/or a medley of vegetables in an easy zingy lime, fish sauce, and black pepper marinade make for a grilling treat outside the normal barbecue box.

Hummus Bi Tahini: Lebanese-Syrian Recipe

Hummus Bi Tahini: Lebanese-Syrian Recipe

My version of our family recipe for hummus, a creamy flavorful Middle Eastern dip made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Perfect with pita and fresh vegetables.

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Often requested, easy to whip up light citrusy lemon cheesecake with a cream cheese mascarpone filling, buttery shortbread crust and a bright raspberry Grand Marnier sauce.