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Mom’s Ice Cream Roll

It doesn’t matter what time of the year, I love making Mom’s Ice Cream Roll. This sponge roll filled with your favourite ice cream is easy to make and comes to the table with elegance. My mom is the master of baking and her cakes are famous all over the world. Some of her baking has traveled to Italy with me. Of course, not an ice cream one. She prides herself in using the best ingredients and she doesn’t have any recipes. Everything is in her head.

One of my favourite ice cream recipes is also on the blog:https://recipesatmytable.com/simple-ice-cream-cake/

I usually put this together in 30 minutes. Make sure that the ice cream is soft. I use a whole tub. Take it out of the freezer about 1/2 an hour early.

The Sponge Roll

Then I begin to make my sponge . Beat 4 eggs until frothy and add 3/4 cup sugar slowly. Mix 1/4 cup water with 1 tsp vanilla extract and add to the eggs. In another bowl take 1 cup of flour, a pinch of salt and 1 tsp baking powder and mix. Add this to the egg mixture until just combined.

Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper and evenly spread the mixture. Place in a 375 F oven for 10 minutes.

Prepare a cotton dish towel to place the sponge on once it comes out of the oven. Don’t laugh at my dish towel.

Once the sponge come out of the oven, put the towel over it and using the ends of the parchment paper, flip it over.

Remove the parchment paper. You have to work quickly here while the sponge is warm.Drizzle 1/4 cup to 1/2 a cup of your favourite liqueur over the sponge. This is optional.

Cut the ice cream into slices and place over the sponge.

Roll the sponge using the towel as a guide and flip it over onto a prepared pan or dish to go into the freezer. Don’t worry if you get a few little cracks in the roll. It will freeze.

Freeze at least 24 hours. Here it is ready for the freezer.

Take out the cake 1/2 hour before serving and cut into slices.

Serve with your favourite sauce or fruit.

October 20, 2019

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Pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

This time of year, there are pumpkins everywhere. Choosing how to use them and when is easy. Pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies take the goodness of oats and pumpkins to your table. There just isn’t an easier cookie to make. Try it out. You can add your own type of chocolate chips or nuts. Enjoy!!

Pumpkin is a super health food; it is part of the squash family and that orange glow will also make your skin glow. It is an antioxidant rich in vitamin A. For more information go to: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/pumpkin

A nice moist bar to make is : https://recipesatmytable.com/moist-and-decadent-pumpking-bars/

The pumpkin makes everything golden.

A little decorative touch at the table.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 1/3 cup quick oats
half a teaspoon cinnamon
half a teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon salt
1 cup each of butter brown sugar and granulated sugar
1cup pure pumpkin
one large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup
chopped walnuts
1 cup white chocolate chips

Method

In a large bowl combine flour oats spices baking soda and salt
in another bowl beat the butter with the brown sugar the granulated sugar until it is light and fluffy
now add the pumpkin the eggs and the vanilla extract and mix
next put in your flour and mix well remove from your mixer stand and add in the nuts and chocolate chips drop by two spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
bake for 18 minutes at 350°F
Let the cookies cool before placing them on to a wire rack
These cookies freeze well

October 5, 2019

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Agrodolce Tomato Basil Turkey Meatballs

Agrodolce Tomato Basil Turkey Meatballs make a great dish any time of the year. This isn’t your old sweet and sour sauce, but one infused with basil and of course tomatoes. There is just something about the tomato flavour that draws me to a dish. I know, it’s the Italian in me. LOL In Italian we call it Agrodolce and we simply add vinegar and sugar to make the sauce.

I decided to add it to my turkey meatballs because this type of meat needs a pick-me-up. We really enjoy this dish. Try it at your table and drop me a line on how your family likes it.

Working with vinegar reminds me of my nonno Salvatore. September was wine making time at our house, and we all loved walking into the house after school and checking out the basement. The wine press was going and the house smelled of crushed grapes. As much as nonno like wine, he prided himself on his vinegar making skills. His red wine vinegar was the best.

If you like this, don’t forget to check out my Drunken Turkey Meatballs : https://recipesatmytable.com/drunken-turkey-meatballs/

I chop up the onions and put them into a pan with some olive oil for a few minutes.

Leave the tomatoes chunky. These tomatoes are sweet.

Into the pan they go and I let them hang out there for about 5 minutes.

The sugar, tomato paste and red wine vinegar go in next. I like the tube tomato paste because it goes a long way.

Everything in the pan and it come together easily. This sauce is great on pork or chicken too. The dry basil and spices go in next, and I add the fresh basil just before serving.

Turkey meatballs are easy to assemble. This recipe makes about 18.

Add a little white win and you get flavour and moisture. Make sure it is good white wine.

You can serve the sauce on the side, but when you immerse the meatballs into this sauce the magic happens.

This dish is good for family or entertaining. I served it with a carrot/potato mash, but you could serve it with polenta or rice.

The Agrodolce

2 medium tomatoes ( chop into chunks)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion ( finely chop)
2 tbsp each of red wine vinegar, sugar and tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried Italian spices
1/2 tsp red pepper chilli flakes (optional)
2 tbsp fresh chopped basil
Sauté the onion in the olive oil for a few minutes
Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes
Add the remainder of the ingredients except the fresh chopped basil
Cook for a few minutes and set aside.

Turkey Meat balls

500 gr. ground turkey
1 clove garlic
1 egg
1/4 cup cold water
salt and pepper (1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper)
3/4 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
freshly chopped parsley
Mix everything together and roll into 1 inch balls
Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment
This makes 18 meatballs.
Place in a 375 F oven for 15 minutes

September 24, 2019

Banana Carrot Cake

The thing about baking is that we want easy, fast and no fuss. This Banana Carrot Cake delivers on all three of these wishes. The dry ingredients sit waiting for the wet and then in it goes into the pan. I like the mixture of banana and carrot for sweetness and crunch. You can add raisins and nuts if you like. For me, I like it plain.

Bananas are such a common fruit found in our homes, but at one time they were treasured. In Italy at the time I was born, they were very expensive. They almost cost half a days wages. My mom would buy one with a neighbour. The banana was cut in half for me and the neighbour’s daughter. Now when I go to the grocery store and see the heaps of bananas, I get a little teary eyed thinking of how lucky we are. When I researched the era I discovered that a fungal plague devastated the banana crop in the 1950’s and the price of bananas soared. To find out why bananas are so cheap today, read this interesting article from National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2016/08/bananas-are-so-cool/

Carrot cake is one of my favourites, but it can be heavy. This cake has a lightness from the yogurt and bananas. The brown sugar gives it a nice dark colour and the cinnamon makes it aromatic. I like to eat it plain, but you can ice it using your favourite cream cheese recipe.

If you like a denser type banana loaf: https://recipesatmytable.com/quick-banana-coffee-bread/

I sift the dry ingredients.

Next, I put the eggs and sugars in a small bowl.

I beat them until frothy.

Ensure that you have some good ripe bananas.

I mix the wet into the dry with a spatula.

I mash the bananas and I always buy organic carrots.

Next the carrots and bananas go into the mixture.

I grease and flour my bundt pan.

Into the oven it goes at 350F.

All done!

Cooled and it comes out perfectly formed.

Banana Carrot Cake

A quick cake that comes together for a great dessert.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Author Renata Solski

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
3 medium bananas
2 medium carrots
1/2 cup each chopped nuts and raisins optional

Instructions

Grease and flour a bundt pan.
In a large bowl sift the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
In another bowl beat the eggs and sugars until they become foamy.
Add the oil and yogurt and beat until it doubles in bulk.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a spatula.
Mash the bananas and grate the carrots.
Add to the batter and fold.
If you are adding raisins and nuts, put them in at the same time.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Place in a 340F oven for one hour.
Cool and remove from pan.
Slice as is or add your favourite icing.

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