Ricotta Cheese

Homemade ricotta cheese is easy to make and better than anything you can buy at the store.  It is versatile and can be used in many dishes.  We put ricotta cheese on toast with apricot jam.  We also use it in our past recipes including lasagna, manicotti, or stuff...

Pasta Salad

This pasta is great for lunch or dinner on a hot summer day.  It’s also a great dish to take to a party. Ingredients 1lb pasta, fusilli or rotini 2 c grape tomatoes, halved or quartered 2 1/2 c blanched asparagus.. (270 grams) cut in 1 in lengths 1 c sliced...

Possessive PJ’s Pie Crust

This recipe is called “Possessive…” because PJ will surreptitiously hover over T1 while he makes pie dough.   😉  In truth, it is PJ’s tried and true recipe. And it is simply the best. Makes 2 pie crusts with 9 inch diameter....
Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Makes about 24 cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract  1/2 teaspoons lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 whole egg, beaten ¼ teaspoons table salt ¼ teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon baking soda 1 ½ cup...

Refrigerator Rolls

This recipe is versatile and can be used to make dinner rolls or as a base dough for cinnamon rolls. Makes about 20-25 rolls or if divided can make a couple of batches of cinnamon rolls in 9 x 13 pan. 1 1/2 cup boiling water1/4 cup Crisco1/2 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt1...