8 traditional little and Recipes

trifle sponge cakes or 8 -12 oz stale sponge cakes, raspberry jam, sweet sherry, frozen raspberries, partially thawed or 12 oz fresh raspberries, ratafia biscuits or 4 oz amaretti or 4 oz macaroons, milk, vanilla pod, egg yolks, caster sugar , plus a little, caster sugar, for sprinkling, cornflour, whipping cream, sliced almonds, toasted, glace cherries or fresh raspberry, to decorate, silver dragees, to decorate

tepid water, fresh yeast, crumbled, olive oil or 2 tbsp melted butter, salt, sugar, strong white bread flour (high gluten), rye flour, dried onion, water , and onion salt or onion powder, for finish, flour , for dusting

eggplants, ground beef, onion, chopped, salt, pepper, allspice, cinnamon, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, water, oil (for frying )

brown sugar, white sugar , if you like a sweet pie plus a little for dusting the top (or more), ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, cortland apples , mcintosh or 5 -6 any other baking apples, fresh squeezed lemon juice, cornstarch (optional) or 1 1/2 tbsp dry tapioca (optional), pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie, bottom crust fitted into a 9 inch pie plate and top crust transferred to a rimless baking sheet, bot, unsalted butter, cut into bits, milk , as needed

my family has been in florida for over 5 generations. we have many ethnic offshoots and traditions. this stuffing encompasses many ingredients from my family heritage and it tastes good too. something a little different than plain stuffing. a little sweet, a little hot and a lot delicious. just like my family and florida: a little of everything., day old cuban bread, cubed, day old french bread, cubed, day old challah, cubed, onion, medium dice, celery, small dice, raisins soaked in sweet wine, slightly green mango (diced ), chopped nuts (your choice , i like macadamias), chopped cilantro, minced garlic, minced jalapeno (more if you like ), cumin, dried thyme, dried oregano, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chicken broth, butter melted, cream or 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk, eggs, beaten

breadcrumbs, chopped nuts (i use almonds), olive oil, cream cheese (two of the little tubs, give or take), grated parmesan cheese , romano (i like asiago best) or 1/2 cup asiago cheese (i like asiago best), traditional feta cheese, crumbled, heavy cream, egg, handful baby spinach, artichoke heart, green onions, finely chopped, dill, fresh coarse ground black pepper