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Mom's awesome lasagna recipe

My mother taught me how to make this great lasagna.  It is an authentic Italian recipe and I’ve been making this lasagna for as long as I can remember.  It’s definitely a family favorite and its special enough to be served even for Christmas day! 

Mom’s Lasagna

My homemade Italian sauce

15 no boil lasagna noodles

1 lb. hamburger

1 [...]

Delicious Shrimp Scampi

This recipe came from my sister-in-law Hilary.  It is one of my personal favorites.  It’s quick and easy yet elegant enough to serve to company and it’s just delicious.  I guarantee if you like shrimp scampi you’ll definitely like this recipe.

Delicious Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of olive oil

2 cloves of crushed garlic

1/3 cup [...]

Vodka Riggies (Rigatoni)

This recipe was from an old neighbor of mine from Utica New York, Toni, whom I have known just about all my life.  These vodka riggies (or rigatoni as some may refer to it as) are the quickest to make when you’re expecting company and don’t want to spend a lot of time in the [...]

Quick and Easy Stuffed Sausage Mushroom Caps

This is a great appetizer that everyone will love.  It is super easy to make and everyone will surely rave over these and how great they taste!  This recipe came from my sister-in-law Hilary.  I watched her make it and I was extremely surprised at how flavorful they were. 

Stuffed Sausage Mushroom Caps

Ingredients:

1 package of mild [...]

Melissa's Best Goulash Recipe

I was looking for a great goulash recipe and I wanted something different and better than what was currently out there in books and on TV.  So, I made this one up on the fly as I went along and it came out really great.  I have tried a lot of goulash recipes and found they [...]

Mom's Stuffed Shells Recipe

This recipe is a longtime family favorite.  Everyone from my husband to my kids, brothers and even neighbors – yes, my neighbors – loves this recipe.  Rarely do we ever have left overs from this and if we do they are gone by the next day. 

Mom’s stuffed shells

Ingredients:

1 box 12 oz. jumbo shells

1 large (30 oz.) ricotta [...]

Great Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Here’s a wonderfully tasty recipe for chicken Parmesan and you and your family will love for many years to come.  I have been making this recipe for years in my family absolutely loves it and can never get enough of it.

Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients:

Italian sauce

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 table spoon garlic powder (not garlic [...]

Mom’s savory meatball recipe

This recipe reminds me of my mother.  Every Sunday when we were growing up she would make her macaroni and meatballs.  Her macaroni and meatballs were simply delicious and the best part is they’re so easy to make.  When I was older she gave me the recipe and we’ve been using it ever since.  My kids [...]

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

This amazing recipe was passed down from a good friend.  It is a great fall or winter soup and very colorful at the dinner table.  The soup is very tasty and addictive.  It is also very healthy and even the kids love it.  I have personally used this soup to lower my calorie intake and lose weight [...]

Mom’s Spanish Rice

Here is an old family favorite recipe for a quick and easy Spanish-Mexican dish that was one of my mother’s mainstays when I was a child.  Make this dish in an electric fryer or pan on the stove.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. hamburger meat

1 onion chopped

2 peppers cut small

1 (30 oz.) crushed tomatoes can

1/2 tsp. salt/pepper, curry powder, [...]