Good Dinner Mrs. Mellen

Cacciatore means "hunter" in Italian. In cooking, cacciatora refers to a meal prepared "hunter-style" with onions, herbs, usually tomatoes, often bell peppers, and sometimes wine. Cacciatore is popularly made with braised chicken or rabbit. Growing up in an Italian American family with a mother who was an excellent cook I learned to make Chicken Cacciatore at a young age. My mother who is now 97 didn't have a written recipe she just created as she cooked. I've tried to recreate her recipe adding porcini mushrooms her favorite. This recipe also double very well for a larger group. A few tips that I learned from my mother: Always soak chicken for about 10 minutes in salted water to clean. Then pat dry before cooking.  INGREDIENTS ½   ounce dried mushrooms, like porcini (1/2 cup) 2   tablespoons olive oil   Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 chicken breasts with skin and backbone, halved crosswise 2 chicken thighs with skin 2 chi...

I loved creating this cake and had so much fun making the crepes which I hadn't done in many years. Years ago when crepes were extremely popular I purchased a Sunbeam  M'sieur  Crepe maker. To my surprise I found the maker in a cabinet in my basement unfortunately it no longer worked so I used an omelet pan to make the crapes. This cake should be started two - three days before you want serve. The cake is time consuming yet easy to make. And your guest like mine will be so impressed with the cake because it looks and taste amazing, INGREDIENTS Crepes ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons kosher salt 4 large eggs 5 large egg yolks 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 2 cups whole milk 3 tablespoons cognac Tiramisu Filling 1¼ cups confectioners' sugar 4 cups mascarpone cheese 1/4 coffee liqueur 1/4 cup natural cocoa powder plu...