Real Italian Cooking Tips with Stefani Germonotta

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Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 12 large fresh strawberries, hulled
• 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 teaspoon canola oil (optional)

Steps:

1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. Beat together the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
4. With a sharp paring knife, cut a cone shape out of the top of each strawberry to leave a small hollow.
5. Pipe about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese filling into each strawberry, making sure that the filling overflows a bit out of the top of the strawberry.
6. Place the graham cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl. Dip the filled side of the strawberry into the graham cracker crumbs, coating the exposed filling with crumbs.
7. Melt the chocolate and canola oil in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until warm and smooth, 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave).
8. Dip the unfilled ends of the strawberries into the melted chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet; refrigerate until set.

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Strawberries ‘n’ Cream Tarts

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 5 teaspoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 3 (3 inch) individual graham cracker tart shells

Steps:

1. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sugar and almond extract. Fold in whipped cream; fold in strawberries. Spoon into tart shells. Refrigerate until serving.

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Death By Oreo Cupcakes

Ingredients
1 package Oreo Cookies, regular size
1 package Mini Oreo Cookies, for decoration (optional)
1 package chocolate cake mix (mix according to directions on box)
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cupcake liners

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix packaged cake mix according to directions (do not bake). Line cupcake tins with liner, place a regular size Oreo cookie in the bottom of each liner. Take 1/2 of remaining cookies and chop coarsely and add to cake mix. Fill the cupcake tins. Bake for 15 minutes (or according to box directions). While cupcakes are baking make the frosting.

Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla, then add powdered sugar slowly until blended well. Chop remaining regular-sized Oreos very fine (I put the cookies in the food processor instead of trying to chop them up super fine and it worked out really well). Add to frosting. After cupcakes have cooled frost and decorate with Mini Oreos.

(Source: instructables.com)

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Parmesan Crusted Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 (5 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 teaspoons Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Combine Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise with cheese in medium bowl.
3. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Evenly top with mayonnaise mixture, then sprinkle with bread crumbs.
4. Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

*Recipe extracted from content source!!!*

(Source: allrecipes.com)

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Cheese Ball

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon grated onion

Steps:

1. Mix Cheddar cheese, pecans, bacon bits, mayonnaise, and grated onion in a bowl. Shape into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate over night.

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Toasted Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen waffle
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Steps:

1. Toast the frozen waffle, immediately spread with butter and cut the waffle in half. Place a scoop of ice cream on one half of the waffle, distributing evenly. Drizzle the ice cream with maple syrup; top the ice cream with the other half of the waffle and gently press to seal the sandwich.

Note: Check out next recipe on home-made waffle!

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Butterbeer

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 4 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles cream soda

Steps:

1. Stir the brown sugar and water together in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a gentle boil, and cook until the mixture reads 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) on a candy thermometer. When a small amount of the syrup is dropped into a glass of cold water, it should form a soft ball. Add the butter, salt, cider vinegar, and 1/4 cup heavy cream, and stir. Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely; mix the rum extract into the cooled mixture.
2. Combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar-cream syrup with remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream in a non-plastic bowl; beat with an electric mixer until whipped and cream holds soft peaks, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Pour about 1/4 cup of the remaining brown sugar-cream mixture into a tall glass; stir about 1/4 of a bottle of cream soda into the cream mixture. Top with the remainder of the cream soda in the bottle. Top with about 1/4 of the whipped cream. Repeat with 3 more glasses to serve.

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Baking is not all bout cakes and cookies, there can be side or main that uses baking to bring out the flavour. So here it is,Twice Baked Potato.

Ingredients:

• 4 large baking potatoes
• 1/4 cup milk
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Clean and scrub baking potatoes. Pierce skin with a fork once or twice. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 1 hour or until the potatoes are soft and firm.
3. Let potatoes cool slightly. Cut baked potatoes in half and scoop out pulp within 1/4 inch of the shell edge. Mash the pulp with milk, salt and butter to taste. Stuff shells with mashed pulp mixture sprinkle tops with grated cheddar cheese. Place potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Ever heard of soft cookies? Well the next recipe is gonna be Soft Chocolate Cookies!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• confectioners’ sugar

Steps:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
   
2. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
   
3. Flatten with a fork if desired.
   
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are firm. Remove to wire racks. Dust warm cookies with confectioners’ sugar.

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