Monthly Cooking Thread - May 2018

[Yaelle]

Agree with your descriptions of the bridal dresses matching the princesses.

[Yaelle]

If that is your front door, I love it.

We have walls and gates in front of our houses on this street to keep the riff raff out. And once a flag was stolen out front because it’s kind of far from the house. So we had to display our flag sort of hanging from an inside mount inside the wall to discourage theft. Sad.

[kalee]

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[Yaelle]

I remember root beer floats and coke floats. Slushies would also be fun for my kids.

[Yaelle]

We use Dominoes ALL THE TIME. I did not know that. Great to know. They are very reliable. Not the tastiest pizza ever, but you know what you will get and everyone eats it! The one mistake they made one time for a birthday party, they gave us a gift card to make up for their lateness that gave us free pizzas for weeks.

[Liz]

Kalee, you'll want this sensational Italian dessert for your files. A little work but a spectacular ending to a special Italian dinner.

ITALIAN CHOCOLATE RICOTTA CAKE

ING 350 g (12oz) good quality chocolate sponge cake store bought or homemade • ½ pint h/cream •2oz conf
•4 tbsp Kirsch or cherry brandy • 9 oz ricotta • 3½oz ea chp plain chocolate, glacé cherry halves, chp pistachios

PREP Dampen inside 3¼ pint freezer-proof bowl; line w/ saran. Use about two-thirds thin-sliced chocolate cake to line base and sides, leaving no gaps.

FILLING Whip h/cream, conf and liqueur to just holds its shape. Lightly beat in ricotta, then stir in chocolate, cherries, nuts.

ASSEMBLY Spoon Filling into cake-lined bowl; smooth surface. Top w/ cake round. Saran; chill 4-24 hrs.

FINAL Remove top saran; invert cake onto server;peel off saran. Dust generously w/ cocoa, then thin conf dusting.

SERVE in generous wedges.

[kalee]

Thank you.

[Liz]

Oops....I almost forgot. This is the coffee I serve with that sumptuous cake.
Also good as an apres-ski beverage if you're in the Alps.......the Italian Alps, of course.

ONE SERVING Stir into footed glass mug 1/2 oz Tia Maria, or Khalua, optional tea sugar, 5 oz fresh black coffee.
Float 1 1/2 oz h/cream on top (pour over back of spoon). SERVE topped w/ soft-whipped cream, chocolate gratings.

[Liz]

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