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Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is Perfect for Easter

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is perfect for Spring and your Easter Brunch, and is one of my most requested recipes.  It is refreshing and light, yet dense and creamy and yummy at the same time.  Grab a girlfriend and cup of coffee and gab away over this Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake. It is loaded with Italian whole-milk ricotta cheese, cream cheese and a dollop of sour cream to create a dense, yet light cake. The traditional graham cracker crust adds a bite of crunch and structure. What makes it ...

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St. Jospeh's Day Table

Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day March 19

According to legend, there was a famine in Sicily many centuries ago. The ...

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Oven Baked Corned Beef with Guinness Beer, Braised Cabbage & Carrots and Crispy Smashed Red Potatoes for St. Patrick’s Day

My Mother made Corned Beef and Cabbage every St. Patrick’s Day. This is an ...

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Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata: Pan-Fried Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Lemon & Caper Sauce

Chicken Piccata is simply divine AND easy to make at home too! Once you learn to ...

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Stuffed Artichokes

Sicilian Stuffed Artichokes with Parmesan and Garlic á la Florence Cipolla

Stuffed Artichokes loaded with Parmesan and Garlic is a specialty of my Aunt ...

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Slice of Three layer Chocolate Cake

Three-Layer Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This Three-Layer Dark Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is the ...

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Detox Soup

Boost Your Immunity with this Great Detox Soup

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Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is Perfect for Easter

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata: Pan-Fried Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Lemon & Caper Sauce

Stuffed Artichokes

Sicilian Stuffed Artichokes with Parmesan and Garlic á la Florence Cipolla

Crockpot Italian Sausage & Lentil Soup

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Favorite Healthy Recipes

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Autumn Farro Salad

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Bone Broth

Bone Broth

Buckwheat Gingerbread Waffles

Best Buckwheat Gingerbread Waffles and they are Gluten-Free!

Green Split Pea, Potato and Spinach Patties

Green Split Pea, Potato and Spinach Patties are Healthy and Yummy!

Fava Bean Soup

Fava Bean Soup with Lentils for St Joseph’s Day

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