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Friday Pizza !!!

Publix Pizza Dough

1 ½ cups home made pizza sauce

Fresh Mozzarella Cheese

Olive Oil

Salt and Freshly ground black pepper

Sweet Italian Sausage

Cubanelle Pepper sliced into rings (these are a little hot – but not too hot)

Dried Oregano

Drizzle of Olive Oil

Garlic powder

 

Roll out the dough to fit your greased pizza pan.  Prick the dough with a fork to make holes.  Drizzle a little olive oil on to the dough and spread with the palm of your hand.  Sprinkle a little black pepper.  Ladle the sauce onto the dough.  Carefully place the mozzarella cheese on so that it covers evenly.  Sprinkle small pieces of sweet Italian Sausage over the pizza.  Sprinkle the cubanelle pepper rings over the top.  Dust with dried oregano and garlic powder, then sprinkle a little more olive oil over the top.  Bake at 400 degrees (for about 20-25 minutes) until the bottom is well done and the top looks so good you could eat it. 😉

Enjoy – Happy Friday !!!!

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Anticipation

Of Christmas, Yes – but also of Lemons!

When we bought this house two years ago it came with a dog – Sadie

 

and citrus trees. One pink grapefruit tree, one honeybell orange tree, and one lemon tree. The lemons should turn yellow in January or February. You can’t see them very well, but there are about 24 lemons on this tree. So hopefully you’ll see some lemon dishes getting published here.

Merry Christmas everyone !!!

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A different cranberry sauce

We had some relatives over for dinner on Sunday and I made a roast pork loin.  My sister-in-law loves anything “cranberry”, so I came up with a great sauce to drizzle over the sliced pork.

1 15oz can of whole cranberry sauce
1/2 can of frozen orange juice concentrate
1 hand full of raisens
dash of ground allspice

Pour the cranberry sauce into a saucepan, and add the rest of the ingredients.  Heat on medium until bubbly stirring occasionally.

Drizzle over the sliced pork.. Delish!!

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Five Guys – Uptown Altamonte

 

I heard about Five Guys in Altamonte Springs, FL from my son.  He thought they had some pretty good burgers and fries, so I decided to give it a try.

 

I got the bacon cheeseburger (all the way) with regular fries and a soft drink. 

Cost me $10.03 with tax.

 

All the meals come in a brown paper bag whether you are eating in or taking it out.  The longer you keep the fries (fried in peanut oil) in the paper bag, the paper bag gets greasier and greasier.  I saw at least three people in their eighties in this store – though I’m not sure what that means.  This relatively new store, which is large in square feet, was about half full when I left at 12:00 noon.  They had a pretty good crowd.

 

The burger was excellent.  The fries were so-so.  I’d go back, but I’d curb my spending and just go for the cheeseburger and soft drink.  Considering a five-day work week – 10 bucks is way too much to spend for lunch.

 

 

 

 

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Sicilian Meatball Cookies

These have been a favorite in our house for over forty years. They are wonderful!!

Sicilian Meatball Cookies

 

(Original recipe from Favorite Italian Recipes, 2^nd Edition St. Anthony’s Parish, Watertown, NY; recipe submitted by Annie Cumoletti – 1973.

6 cups Flour

¼ tsp salt

1 cup shortening

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp cloves

2 cups sugar

¾ cup cocoa

2 cups milk

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp cinnamon

Put all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Blend in the shortening and lastly the milk. You will have to use your hands to mix this as it is a sticky dough.

Put a little shortening on your hands when you roll this dough into little balls (use a teaspoon to measure). Do not make these balls large, as they rise quite a bit. Leave space between them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.

Make a thin chocolate frosting and cover the baked cookies by rolling them in a large bowl of frosting. Lay out on a large pan or rack until they are dry.

Alternatively, just before serving, you can dust these cookies with some confectioners sugar.

Note: You can divide the dough and put nuts in some, raisins in some and coconut in some.

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