Mama Maria's Kitchen

Preheat oven to325 degree Melt 2 sticks butter & mix with 4 cups graham cracker crumbs, press in the bottom of a cookie sheet Spread 2 cups of sweetened shredded coconut over crumbs Spread 2 cups chopped walnuts over coconut Spread 1 12 oz bag of chocolate chips over top of walnuts & coconut Pour […]

1 lb Ricotta cheese (Sorrento or Poly-o) 2 eggs Handful of grated Pecorino cheese Few dashes of ground mint Approx 1-2 Tbls sugar Mix well.  In salted water cook jumbo shells or manicotti shells until done, drain Stuff macaroni with cheese mixture Spray pan that’s being used for shells with cooking spray Cover bottom of […]

Preheat oven @ 375 degrees 5 cups flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla Juice from 1/2 orange & some grated rind 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup cocoa 1/2 cup milk (or as much as needed when dough pulls away […]

Heat  olive oil in a pan over med high heat. Add 1 cup uncooked rice & 1 med clove minced garlic until rice is lightly toasted. Add 1 cup water, 1 cup fat-free chicken broth, 1/4 tsp salt to pan & bring to a boil.  Cover & reduce heat. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped green […]

Combine 1 stick softened butter with 4 oz cream cheese.  Add about 3 cups confectioners sugar.  Add a little milk at a time & beat until fluffy

Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup of sour cream or non-fat plain yogurt 1 cup, mashed,  very ripe bananas 1 tsp baking soda 2 cups flour 2 eggs Cream butter, sugar, eggs & bananas together.  Dissolve baking soda in sour cream, add to creamed mixture Grease & […]

1 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 6 Tbls melted butter.  Mix well & press into bottom & half way up the sides of a springform pan 2 pkgs cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 tsp grated lemon rind 3 eggs 2 Tbls sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven […]