Posted on 07/07/2005 4:42:35 PM PDT by carlo3b
Did anyone even miss me?Well, for those that were celebrating my absence, it's too damned bad, because I'm back.. and it appears that I will be around for at least a little longer..
My dear FReeper FRiends, your Chef has had a full plate in dealing with the medical community lately in fighting off a bout with cancer.. At times it looked as though I was loosing the fight, but with the grace of God, my dear close friends and family, and the help of a marvelous team of great doctors, and perhaps even a strong Italian stubbornness, it has been reconfirmed tonight, that I may have turned the corner..
It isn't time to get sauced yet, and I have been told, that I shouldn't count my Chicken Cacciatore before it's completely baked, nor should I believe that my Goose is fully cooked.. I am still scratching my noodle as to what the future has to offer, but this I can tell you, how much you amazing folks in particular and FReeRepublic in general has meant to me on the long, scary, lonely nights.. I read you every night as I lurked, laughed, and lauded the threads..
This experience has been a rude awakening that has cleared my thinking about a lot of things regarding the true blessings of life, love and what is really important about being alive.. Once it all sinks in, you will have to endure the reality that I will share it all with you..
I have a unlimited respect for our hospital and medical community even though it completely cleaned out my pocketbook, it worked miracles. The fact that I am here to complain about anything is in and of itself, a miracle.. This could never have happened without our medical, hospital, drug and insurance companies, working in a seamless capitalistic cooperation, with brilliant successes seldom seen outside of our American boarders..
SOOOOOooooooo.. I can't tell you how much I love you folks and it's really good to be alive.. Hugggggs and kisssssses .. Developing
Come on my FReeper FRiends.. Lets have an old fashioned FOOD FIGHT!!I must be getting better, I am really HUNGRY!!!.. :)
WooHoo!!
You're home!! WooHoo!!
The kittens are probably hungrier.
Hey Star!!
carlo is finally home again!! WooHoo!!
We need recipes. LOL!
Were you gone?
;^P
HI CARLO! Welcome back! What's cookin'? GLAD to see you back at it!
God is good! Glad to hear you are hungry! Eat your way well!
MIssed you Carlo!
I haven't eaten since your last post. The good news is I lost 200 lbs. The bad news is I am still overweight!
;)
I'm happy to see you!
I always enjoy your posts and you seem like a very nice person. You always have good things to say.
Before you went away I was going to ask you how hard/easy was it to put out a cookbook.
I think I'll start by doing one through my cafepress store and see how that goes.
Yes, you were missed. It is very good to hear this and to have you among us.
Welcome Back!
Geez I just read your whole post.
I will pray for you and full recovery!
Welcome back!
We can always use a good heart like yours around here! Welcome back, Carlo!
Welcome back! Great news about your recovery!
Hey. I wondered where you went.
Congratulations, good to have you back. Keep fighting!
Welcome back! You are blessed and now we are blessed with your return. Enough of the sappy stuff, what's for dinner?!?
* 2-sticks butter (softened)
* 2-cups sugar
* 8-Lg eggs (Beaten)
* 2-cans chocolate syrup, (Hershey is my choice)
* 2-cups all-purpose flour
* 2-ts baking powder
* 1/4-ts salt
* 2-ts vanilla
* 28-oz semisweet chocolate chips
* 1-16oz sour cream
* 2-8oz pack cream cheese (room temp.)
* 2-Tsp powder sugar
* 3-Tsp brandy
* 4-Tsp Milk
* 1-ts instant coffee
* 1-pkg frozen raspberry (thawed)
* 2-Tsp corn starch
* 2/3-cups water
Preheat oven to 350
1) Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl add eggs and mix well, add the chocolate syrup, flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla mix well.
2) Pour into 2 cake pans (cut into 4-layers) bake for 25-30-min or until done. Remove and cool for 15-min then remove the cakes from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
3) Make the filling by melting one pound of the chips slowly over low heat until mixture is smooth. Then set out to Cool
4) Combine the sour cream and one of the cream cheese beat until smooth. Add the chocolate and mix well. Spread this mixture between the layers and set each layer on top of one another.
5) Prepare raspberry filling : thaw raspberry and smash till smooth add the cornstarch and water together on heat, heat till thick set aside; till it becomes thicken.
6) To Make icing: melt the remaining 12-oz of chips in a saucepan over med low heat.
7) Add the powdered sugar, orange flavored liqueur (opt) milk, instant coffee, and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool until mixture is good spreading consistency.
8) Beat cream cheese and cover the layers. assemble the layers until you have 4-layers putting filling and raspberry on top. (I put the filling on first let set and then add raspberry on top.)
9) Add brandy to cooled raspberry mixture.) continue to fill rest of layers.
10) Finish with the Icing this makes a wonderful cake....
Yummmmmm Enjoy!
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