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Cannoli Dip - A party-friendly spin on a widely popular Italian dessert that's turned into a perfectly dip-able treat. It's made with rich ricotta, fluffy whipped cream, sweetened with fine powdered sugar and dotted with tiny dark chocolate chips. A fun and easy way to make cannoli! Cannoli Dip If you ask me I'd vote cannoli , tiramisu, and gelato are top ranking for best Italian desserts.  But each can be time consuming to make. So what to do in a hurry? Make a super simple and fast cannoli dip instead and pair it with a variety of sweet crackers. Or if you want to go all out pair it with the homemade cannoli chips like I've done here. They are from my cannoli shell recipe but you don't need any special forms. Instead the dough is just cut into bite size triangles and deep fried for that perfectly crisp finish. It's an exciting and unique variation on traditional cannoli and equally just as delicious. Light and fluffy cannoli dip paired with crisp and fla

Abundantly flavorful Stuffed Chicken Breast - Made with tender chicken breasts that have been filled with a pocket of fresh spinach, herbs, zesty sun dried tomatoes, tangy feta and rich mozzarella. Worthy of holidays or welcome for weekend dinners. Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast This hearty stuffed chicken recipe is easier than you'd think yet always completely impressive. It includes vibrant Mediterranean cuisine inspired ingredients that will leave you craving more. It's brimming with spinach and includes so many other satisfying flavors to compliment it. The feta and sun dried tomatoes are two key components here that add so much to the dish. The chicken breasts are carved with a deep pocket in each is generously filled with this fresh, complexly flavorful mixture. From there it's pan seared for a beautiful golden brown finish and baked off in the oven to cook it all the way through. Serve it with the little bit of drippings in the pan and if you want

A festive and delicious Christmas Tree Cheese Ball ! A Christmas appetizer made with rich cream cheese, sharp white cheddar, flavorful herbs and fresh vegetables. It's a holiday party favorite and a tasty twist on the classic cheese ball . A Fun Christmas Appetizer Recipe This eye catching Christmas tree cheese ball is decorated with plenty of earthy green minced fresh parsley, dotted with tiny red tomatoes and yellow bell pepper pieces, its swirled with a ribbon of pine nuts, then finished with a vibrant golden bell pepper star practically shining atop. It's a holiday classic with a sophisticated upgrade thanks to its enhancements of herby flavors and fresh vegetables (or technically fruits), the welcomed bold white cheddar goodness, a pine nut finish, and its impressive unique appearance. No boring typical rounded shape plus pecan coating here. And even though it's quite large this savory treat will be devoured in no time. This charming centerpiece will be a highligh

A bounteous and beautiful Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board ! Made with a generous amount of flavorful cheeses, vibrantly colorful fresh fruit, crunchy nuts, bite size salami coins, and rich Italian olives.  It's an ideal starter for large holiday gatherings. Easy Charcuterie Christmas Tree A charcuterie board has never been so fun to make! Everything you get in a traditional charcuterie board shaped into a festive Christmas tree! It's simple to assemble, it just takes a little bit of chopping and some basic artistic planning. This is a family friendly charcuterie board and it's adaptable in swapping out some of the things I've shown here for things you may already have. The idea is just to stick to that simple red, green and white/yellow theme for those classic Christmasy colors. Then of course just keep the "Christmas tree" shape as you go. A delicious holiday project that may just become a new family tradition at each yearly holiday gathering! from

A beautiful and colorfully festive Caprese Christmas Tree ! Made from fresh soft mozzarella, flavorful herby basil, vibrant tomatoes and a sweet and tangy balsamic glaze. Easy Caprese Salad Christmas Tree Appetizer Caprese salad is one of the easiest, tastiest Italian side dishes to prepare. And it's natural colors just happen to be so perfectly Christmasy too so it only makes sense to bring the two things together for a deliciously festive dish making this cheery "Christmas tree". This tasty "tree" is party perfect, makes enough for a crowd, doesn't require any special kitchen skills, and it only needs a handful of ingredients. It's just a quick and simple, edible art project that will be the talk of the holiday gathering. It's also a fun thing to make together if you've got friends or family around to help. Someone can slice while the other person assembles. Even kids can help with the layering assembly. So many reasons to add this easy

Cinnamon Roll Cookies - A deliciously buttery, super soft cream cheese sugar cookie, swirled with mesmerizing cinnamon sugar and finished with a sweet vanilla glaze! These delectable cookies taste just like a cinnamon roll! Soft Cake-Like Cinnamon Roll Cookies I made many batches of these cookies until I finally perfected them and achieved that true cinnamon roll flavor and a similar soft texture to what you get from a real cinnamon roll. The secret was to infuse cream cheese into the cookie dough (rather than making a thick sticky frosting that only covers the pretty design of the cookies). It added great flavor and improved overall texture. These super tender, melt-in-your-mouth cookies have a fluffy Lofthouse cookie style softness. And their flavor is light tangy, deeply cinnamony, richly buttery, and highlighted with vanilla. The cookie dough itself isn't very sweet but once you layer it with brown sugar and cinnamon and finish them with a sweet icing it has just the righ

Thumbprint Cookies are tender, buttery cookies that are thumb pressed to create a well that's filled with sweet fruity jam before baking. These colorful, glistening cookies are a traditional holiday treat that people of all ages love! Easy Jam Thumbprint Cookies Thumbprint cookies are a simple, richly buttery cookie much like shortbread cookies . They are however even more tender (like butter cookies ) thanks to the egg yolks in the dough and also the jam which slightly soaks in and creates more softness. They have a unique texture differing from most other cookies because of this. You can use just about any flavor of jam. The most commonly used are raspberry jam, strawberry, apricot, or peach. You can't go wrong with blueberry, blackberry or fig either. I think you'll appreciate the fact that they use so few ingredients (only six plus salt) and they are fun and easy to make. Though a small and humble cookie they are also such a pretty cookie with a purely delicious

Iced Oatmeal Cookies - Warmly spiced, chewy, oaty cookies covered with a sweet icing to finish. They're an absolute treat and these nostalgic cookies will likely remind you of the old fashioned cookies from childhood. Tempting Oatmeal Cookies Cookies with Icing These are a cookie people won't forget! Like Mother's Iced Oatmeal Cookies but a far better homemade version. They have a deliciously oaty flavor, a tempting texture, a fair amount of those inviting warm spices, and the crisp icing that finish over the top that makes a crowning highlight. The soft and chewy texture of these frosted oatmeal cookies comes from brown sugar and partially ground oats, it's key to these delectable, homestyle cookies. These iced oatmeal cookies can be baked up more chewy or more crisp, whichever you prefer. If you'd like them to be more soft and chewy, then bake them near the lesser amount of time, and for a crispier cookie bake them for the greater amount of time. from