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"Your Beautiful Smile"

Your Beautiful Smile

Here on my knees I beg you not to say good-by,
but to say hello to me again,
for my heart smiles when I hear you say, "I Love You."
When you return to me it will be a miracle like no other,
one that deserves endless passion
and love and kisses you will never forget!
When you return to me, my love, you will bring
the sun to warm me like a million kisses of spring time,
and your beautiful smile will be as though
the harvest moon were dancing on the water.
When you bring your beautiful smile back to me,
I will fill you life with warmth and compassion and
I will always love you for I cannot live without you, nor your

beautiful smile.

"The Lunacy of Love"

Lunacy of Love

How do I survive or quench my thirst for you,

or Live without you or the hope of ever having you?

You went away and took away my Heart, my Happiness

and my Joy, never to return,

and left me crying in the garden of life

where music has no more meaning.

You departed and left me to ruins

like the disaster of a hurricane, like the fury

and fire of a volcano that cannot be extinguished.

You overlooked me and set me free from you Love.

My heart is broken from the lunacy of my Love for you,

Like a crazy person who dies of

a love, lost to foolishness.

Here on my knees I beg you not to say good-by,

but to say hello to me again, for my heart smiles

when I hear you say, "I Love You."

Betty Jane DiSanto

Our Royal Wedding

This is the story of a handsome young man from Rhode Island and a beautiful young woman from Michigan who were both living in Los Angeles, CA.  He took her for a motorcycle ride to the town of Los Olivos, CA where, unknown to them, they were destined to be married.  They started dating and spent a lot of time together as they were working for the same editing house, at that time.  The young man worked his way up the ladder and out to partner with his co-worker and best friend and they started their own editing house.  In the meantime, he had purchased a house and she eventually moved in with him.  They were very compatible and lived together for a few years.  Eventually, they decided to enter into marriage.  Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. DiSanto II

The Wedding was a very beautiful and

 creative event, held on August 6, 2011, at the Figueroa Mountain Farmhouse in Los Olivos, CA. It was at the top of the mountain and the view was spectacular!  The bride was stunningly beautiful and the groom was very dapper.  The Ceremony was touching and emotional as the sun setting in the mountains shadowed a beautiful silhouette of two tender hearts vowing to love one another forever. The celebration that followed was an evening under stars that seemed so close and touchable with music flowing from a melodious orchestra and singer's creative renditions of love songs, a delicious dinner and wonderful wines from the surrounding wine farms. It was a celebration that will always remain in the memories of the guests. 

     

One of the most beautiful love stories ever told.  May God Bless them and bring them continued good health, immeasurable happiness, joy of family, and everlasting love.

Peace be with You and Happy Easter!

Hello again,

I cannot believe it has been a whole year since I have entered a post. My life as a caregiver to my 95 year old mom has totally absorbed my life. I have been cooking fresh everyday and I will definitely share some of my cooking experiences with you.

In the meantime, I am wishing you a Pleasant and Peaceful Easter. May God's Blessings be with all of you.

Love and Hugs

Micro Egg Omelet Sandwich

Micro Egg Omelet Sandwich

There is nothing like a fluffy egg omelet sandwich to start your day. It is healthy and easy to make. I make this sandwich for my Mom and I almost every morning and it takes the edge off our hunger in a most delicious way.

This is a wonderful snack to take with for the morning commute or if you are flying. It only takes minutes to make and is very satisfying. It will ward off temptation to eat other less healthy snacks. You will have a new outlook on the day.



2 tablespoons Olive Oil
3 eggs
½ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
1 tablespoon shaved butter
2 Slices Whole Grain Bread

Pour Olive Oil into bottom of pasta/soup dish
Roll dish to coat sides
Break 3 eggs in dish and scramble
Add cheese and fold into eggs
Add Shaved butter
Cover with flat dish
Microwave for 2 ½ minutes
Place bread on flat dish
Microwave for ½ minute
Fold egg omelet in half and place into bread slices

Send Love To The Children of Haiti

How to Love the Children of Haiti
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By besesitos

Every now and then, the wrath of God and Mother Nature devastates an area of the World. It may be God's way of bringing attention to a situation and a country and it's people that need help. The people of Haiti, especially the children, have been brought to the attention of the Universe for a reason. Their level of poverty is unacceptable to God and something had to be done to expose the inhumane conditions of this country. How and Why should all of these people live so poorly, without running water, sanitation, and a level of cleanliness that is unacceptable for the rest of the world.

My contribution, is to use my bilingual children’s book, “Roger The Duck~El Pato Roger”, as a catalyst to raise money to help the unfortunate children of Haiti. What more appropriate tool, than a bilingual children’s book that speaks their language?

All children are our future. They deserve our Love. Join us to feed, clothe, shelter, educate, protect and nurture children the Children of Haiti. Go to Amazon.com and send a gift of Love to the Children of Haiti.

Purchase, ”Roger The Duck”, on amazon.com and Help The Beautiful Children of Haiti.

All of the proceeds will be given to the Red Cross to help these children who have suffered this catastrophe, to help with food, clothing, shelter and education and to nurture and protect them.

Give a Wonderful book to your child and Send a Gift of Love to the Children of Haiti at Amazon.com.
"It is in Giving that you will Receive."
"What you do for the least of my brethren, you do for me."

The Italian Breakfast Scramble, Frittata, Quiche

It is always a comforting feeling when there is a delicious breakfast on the Italian Kitchen Table. You wake up to the wonderful aroma that permeates the air and stimulates your taste buds and your desire to enjoy life. Included in the breakfast are healthy and stimulating ingredients. In this particular breakfast we have zucchini, eggs, onion, tomatoes, and roasted chicken. What a delicious combination of healthy foods.

3 small zucchini
1 med onion
1 med tomato diced
3 eggs scrambled
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 roasted chicken breast cut into small pieces.
Salt and pepper and seasoning to taste.

Wash and slice zucchini into thin rounds.
Peel and slice onion into thin rounds.
Wash and dice tomato.
Open and scramble eggs.

In lg sauté pan, on medium high heat, start to sauté zucchini in olive oil, until starting to brown and turn.
Add thinly sliced onion and allow to soften with heat and then fold into zucchini.
Sauté for a short while until tender and add diced tomato, folding into the mix.
Push sautéed veggies to the side of the pan and add the scrambled eggs to the center.
Allow to run through the veggies and as it cooks, scramble into the veggies.
Again, push contents of pan to the sides and add the roasted chicken.
Continue to cook until chicken is heated, and serve.

Frittata: Fold chicken into veggies, spread evenly in sauté pan, pour 4/5 scrambled eggs over chicken and veggies and heat until firm.

Quiche: Fold chicken into veggies, pour 5/6 scrambled eggs into veggies and pour into a 9" pie shell baking at 350 degrees for 20/25 mins until firm.

The Song « Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

The Song « Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti

Baked Stuffed Pasta Shells

Baked Stuffed Pasta Shells

12 oz pkg of Jumbo Shells Pasta

Cook shells in boiling water and a little salt until tender but not fully cooked.

1 small onion chopped
1 clove of garlic smashed and shopped
2 eggs slightly beaten
8 oz of Ricotta Cheese
½ cup Italian flavored breadcrumbs
1 tblsp parsley flakes
½ cup grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
(optional: 2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken or turkey)

2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese

In la large bowl, combine:
onion, garlic, eggs, ricotta, breadcrumbs, parsley flakes, pecorino cheese.
(You may also add chicken or turkey at this time, also)
Fill Shells with mixture.

Spread tomato sauce on bottom of 9 x 13 baking dish with cover .
Arrange shells on sauce, then cover shells with tomato sauce.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
Uncover, spoon more sauce over shells.
Top with Mozzarella Cheese and bake another 10 minutes.

Mema's Pizza Dough and Pizza

Mema’s Pizza Dough and Pizza Sauce

In a warm bowl, combine the following:

1 pkg yeast
1 ½ cups warm water
1 Tbsp light Olive Oil
1 tsp salt

Blend above ingredients and let stand for 20 minutes.

Flour (start with 5 lb bag)
Slowly add flour until you have a sticky ball.
Flour the ball of dough and place into a warm bowl that has been greased with butter.
Brush the top of the dough with light olive oil.
Put bowl in a warm place away from any drafts and allow dough to rise.
When dough rises, take half of dough and stretch into cookie sheet pan or
round pizza pan and form a crust around edge.
Put aside and allow to rise in pan while preparing the sauce for topping.

3 tbsp Olive Oil and a pinch of salt
3 cloves smashed chopped garlic
1 lg can kitchen ready tomatoes
1 stick pepperoni sliced thin

Heat olive oil and add crushed chopped garlic and a few slices of pepperoni
Add salt and allow to sauté for a few minutes
Add crushed tomatoes and allow to simmer for a few more minutes

Spread hot tomato on pizza dough
Add sliced pepperoni
Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown on bottom.

Broken Pasta Three Cheese Lasagna

Broken Pasta Three Cheese Lasagna

Sauce for Lasagna:
½ lb each of ground beef, veal, pork
1 lg can Kitchen Ready Tomatoes
1 lg can diced tomatoes
1 lg onion chopped
3 cloves garlic smashed and chopped
Sprinkle of oregano and thyme (Italian Seasoning)
Salt and pepper to taste
(you may also add a sprinkle of red pepper seeds and a splash of red wine to increase and diversify the flavor)

Sauté beef, veal, and pork until browned.
Move to sides of pan and add chopped onion to sizzle
Add garlic to onion and continue to sauté until onion is tender
(add sprinkle of red pepper seeds at this time)
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and oregano and thyme
Add diced tomatoes and simmer for five minutes
(add a splash of red wine at this time)
Add Kitchen Ready tomatoes and simmer for 30 minutes


16 oz Ricotta Cheese
2 eggs lightly beaten
16 oz Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
16 oz Shredded Provolone Cheese
8 oz Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese


In large bowl combine Mozzarella, Pecorino Romano and Ricotta Cheese
Add eggs and fold to blend
Spread Tomato Meat Sauce on bottom of pan
Place noodles or broken pasta over sauce
Spread cheese mixture over pasta and cover with sauce
Repeat layers covering last layer with pasta and sauce
Sprinkle with Mozzarella
Cover and bake for 30 minutes in 375 degree oven
Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes
Let stand for at least 10 minutes before serving

Savor the distinctive scent and taste of this delicious dish!
Italian Heaven for sure!

Te Quiero Mi Amor, Siempre

"Siempre"

Te quiero mi amor, Te quiero mi amor

Te quiero mi amor, siempre

Te amo mi amor, Te amo mi amor

Te amo mi amor, con mi alma

Mi corazon esta trieste,

Porque te vas, Porque te vas,

Se tu no vas estamos junto siempre

Choras:

Te quiero mi amor, te amo mi amor

Te quiero mi amor con mi alma

Tengo cuidado mucho y carino tan mas

Pero, no tengo mi amigo de amor

Choras:

Te quiero mi amor, te amo mi amor

Te quiero mi amor, con mi alma

Tu no mi quieras, y no puedo cambiar

y yo no tengo mi amigo de amor

Te quiero mi amor, Te quiero mi amor

Te quiero mi amor, s i e m p r e

Oatmeal Orange Apple Pie

In my quest to find easy recipes, I am constantly mixing and matching ingredients and techniques to minimize effort and time, but to retain deliciousness.

I have been experimenting with these bread crusts as a way to minimize the time of making a conventional crust and maximizing ejoyability.

This is also a great way to entertain my grandchildren when they come to visit. They can actually get the hands on experience of making an apple treat without too much of the mess.

The ingredients can be substituted for persons who are diabetic or on a diet by using whole grains and sugar free products and light butters.

I love to experiment and I am sure you will love this results as much as my grandchildren and I do.

I just took one out of the oven and we cannot stop eating it! Deeeeeeeeeelish

4 lg Courtland apples or apples of your liking
1 stick butter (4 tbsp melted in apples and 4/6 tbsp melted in microfor dipping bread)
¼ cup brown and ¼ cup white, or all brown according to your desire or availability
¼ cup Fifty50 sugar free low glycemic diet orange marmalade spread, or any jam of your choosing.
1 tbsp of cinnamon to sprinkle on apples
5 lg slices of hearty oatmeal or 12 grain bread or even maple cinnamon bread.

Take 3 or 4 large Courtland Apples. Slice into saucepan with 4 tbsp melting butter. ¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup refined white sugar. Stir, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Uncover, continue to cook 5 to 20 more minutes until broken down. Turn off heat and stir in ¼ cup orange marmalade glace and cinnamon to taste and allow to cool for a few minutes.

While Apples are cooling, take 6 slices of hearty oatmeal bread. Dip first 2 slices in melted butter and place buttered side down, bottom to bottom, in a 9” Pie plate. Cut the next two slice in half and dip in butter, placing on 4 sides lining the sides of the pie plate. Dip the two remaining slices in butter and cut in strips ½ inch thick.

Spread cooked apples, with orange marmalade glace and cinnamon onto the oatmeal bread. Top with the ½ inch strips forming sort of a lattice top.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Quick and Delicious Apple Pie

Make pie crust with 2 cups flour, 1 stick softened butter, baking powder, and 2 oz cold water. Mix to form ball. Flour and roll to fit 9" pie plate.

Core, peel, and cut 5 apples per pie of any type you prefer. Courtlands, Macs, so on and so forth.

Add, half cup white sugar, half cup brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla.

Also add quarter cup flour to absorb liquid. Pile apples into 9" pie crust. Place four pats of butter on top of apples.

Cover with top crust. Brush with milk. Place in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

There is nothing more appealing than the smell of fresh baked apple pie. It has been researched to be the most sensual scent that appeals to men. So, bake him an apple pie, and he will be hooked. Easy, quick, delicious and sensuous!

Pineapple Pumpkin Pie

Pineapple Pumpkin Pie
It is Thanksgiving Morning, and I want to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and pray that Our Lord Jesus watches over all of you and helps us all to realize a brighter future.

I was in my Italian Kitchen, this morning, fussing with the tukey, when I spotted an older 29 oz can of Libbys pure pumpkin in the cupboard. I also had an opened 20 oz oz can crushed pineapple in the refrigerator


I had a couple of frozen unbaked 9" pie shells in the freezer, and a dented 12 oz can of evaporated milk that I had picked up on the markdown counter, so I decided to create a Pineapple Pumpkin Pie.
I am sure you will love this one!

* 2- 9" pie shells
* 1 29 oz can pure pumpkin
* 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple
* 1 12 oz can evaporated milk
* 4 eggs
* 2 tblspoons cinnamon
* 1 cup brownulated sugar
* pinch of salt
Crack four eggs into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt, cinnamon and brownlated sugar and wisk to mix. You may add nutmeg and cloves if you desire.

Now, add pumpkin to the bowl and wisk until thoroughly mixed. You can use fresh pumpkin if you prefer.  Next addition is the evaporated milk, wisking until mixed and smooth.

At this point, add the crushed pineapple and fold into the pumpkin pie mixture. Pour into two 9" pie crusts and place in oven at 350 degrees for 90 minutes or until center is firm. I put them in the oven with the turkey, on the top racks over the turkey, so the temperature had to be in keeping with the roasting turkey.

Creativity is the key to good cooking.  I believe this to be the most delicious pumpkin pie you will ever taste!  Simple, quick, and delish!

La Rosa Blanca

La Rosa Blanca

Cultivo una rosa blanca,

En julio como en enero,

Para el amigo sincero

Que me da su mano franca.

Y para el cruel que me arranca

El corazón con que vivo,

Cardo ni ortiga' cultivo:

Cultivo la rosa blanca.


Poemas de José Martí

Holiday Brussels Sprouts

I love to make brussels sprouts as a holiday side dish.

You can follow the theme of Thanksgiving with orange and yellow peppers, and you can follow the theme of Christmas with red peppers.

You can save time and space, by cooking them in the pot of chicken soup simmering on the stove, lending a great flavor to the soup.

If you are making chicken soup to have with your dinner, you can put them in the simmering soup to cook. If not, you can just put them in cold water, add a sprinkle of baking soda to keep the color vivid, and bring the water to a boil and simmer until tender.

While the brussels sprouts are cooking, place a large sauté pan on a burner and turn to med high. Add olive oil, chopped peppers, smashed and chopped garlic, red pepper seeds, and salt and pepper to taste.

By the time the sauté peppers are softening, the brussels sprouts should be ready to add to the pan with a trickle of soup or water and allow to sauté for a few minutes folding all until combined. Turn off burner and allow to settle.

Brandied Holiday Yams

Benedictine Brandied Yams is one of the all time favorite side dishes at all of my Holiday Meals.

Everyone looks forward to this simple and delicious, and may I add, very healthy recipe.

Yams and sweet potatoes are among the healthiest veggie you can eat. It is total fibre, and full of vitamins and nutrients that your body needs to maintain a health balance.

Peel the yams and cut into chunks. Place in pot of water and bring to a boil. Continue to cook until partially cooked, thus parboil.

Remove from pot and place into a large sauté pan or fry pan. Add 1/2 stick of butter and allow yams to sauté in the butter for about 5 mins. Combine a little of the yam water to the brown sugar and add that liquid to the yams while cooking. While yams are softening, break up with wooden spoon and maintain the chunky content.

Add a little cinnamon to the mix, folding well. Then, add 1/4 cup Benedictine Brandy or any sweet brandy that is available to the yams. Sauté for a short while longer. Plate, sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.

Italian Food That Makes The Angels Cry

Delicious beyond delicious!

I have to tell you, this Italian dish of Italian Sausage and Broccoli Rabe is one of the best dishes in the whole world. It is so delicious, it makes the angels cry with joy!

Take a fresh loaf of Italian bread from an Italian bakery, together with the fresh Broccoli Rabe, and fresh Italian Sausage from your local Italian Grocery Store and you have a dinner to die for!

Fill a 3 quart sauce pan with 3/4 of water. While the water is coming to a boil, soak the rabe in colander in a large plastic bowl. Remember, when buying the rabe, always try to choose a bunch with short stems. Cut off the very tips of the stems and then cut the stems off the rabe and put them aside. Continue to cut the rabe in half or thirds and soak and rinse several times for best results. When the water begins to boil, add a pinch of baking soda to the water to keep the greens bright in color and put the stems into the sauce pan and allow them to boil for a few minutes until semi cooked.

In the mean time, take the sausage meat out of the casing and maintain the sausage shape. Place in a large sauté skillet on the adjacent burner and place the sausage meat into the skillet breaking into pieces of your liking with your wooden spoon. Add 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil and fresh sliced garlic and sauté until browned. I prefer hot seasoned Italian sausage, however, sweet will do, just add a few red hot pepper seeds to the oil and garlic while browning.

While the sausage is browning, add the rabe to the boiling water with the stems and continue to boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the cooked rabe to the skillet with the browning sausage, allowing some of the water from the rabe to transfer to the skillet as well. Sauté the rabe with the sausage folding the rabe and sausage in the skillet to allow the flavors to incorporate and blend adding salt to taste.

I promise you, when you sit down to eat this Italian Sausage and Broccoli Rabe dinner, you will sit there and cry, yourself, because it is sooooo delicious, you will not believe your taste buds. Then add some slices of Pecorino Romano Cheese and you will feel like you died and went to heaven! Hugs