Curt's Delectable Creations

Having a party? A brunch? A BBQ? Need something easy and quick to bring or add to your table? Deviled eggs are an appetizer that many people enjoy and can be served immediately or kept in the refrigerator for a day or two before you need them. This particular recipe goes back 3 generations to my Great Grandmother. These are a German-style Deviled egg. She made these for her family and now I make these for my family and friends. This egg appetizer is one to go first off my table and are always complimented on. If you are needing an appetizer to add to your meal, try this recipe.

Greetings and Welcome to The Family Recipe Place. Today's recipe is an old fashioned recipe that was created by my Great Grandfather Carmen. May he rest in peace. He always put bologna in Caponata. Of course, the original authentic way for Sicilian eggplant appetizer is without bologna. If you want to stick to tradition, omit it. This is how we love it and it is delicious. So Simple To Make When I make this recipe, it takes me back to being a child and remembering the smell coming from the kitchen as he fried his bologna and stirred his Caponata. It is now a tradition in my home that I now make for my family. Watching my kids enjoy it as much as I did back then, always puts a smile on my face. I hope you will give this recipe a try and that you enjoy it as much as I did then and still do today. Sicilian Eggplant Appetizer Caponata What you'll need: Eggplant - 1/2 of the whole eggplant chopped 1 can Tomato Paste ...

Simple Yet So flavorful!

This is my First Official Review and the only reason why I am doing it is simply because I had a terrible experience. First Of all let me talk about service. The staff was spaced out hardly attentive and not "in" it.  Second we ordered drinks and all they had were 12 oz cans. Third we received our appetizers at the same time as our pizza. And all of this were served on Styrofoam Plates and not even real plates. Lets talk about food quality: Chicken tenders, Frozen, baked in the pizza oven, slightly burnt and very dry. Served with Ranch and Ketchup as well as a side of Fries that were also baked with no salt and burnt. Mozzarella Sticks missing most of their cheese and expensive. Not very Flavorful not crispy like they should be. Pizza was the best thing we ate and even that was skimped on with the toppings. The pizza crust was ON POINT perfect flavor and perfectly cooked. On a general scale of 1 to 5 from what we experienced I would give ...

Healthy Pita Pizza Fresh Basil Topping an Italian 5 Cheese Personal Pita Bread Pizza with Fresh Sliced Roma Tomatoes

Baked Twice Hence the Zombie Nickname  Super Easy and Yummy BAKED Potato Skins What you Need: Amounts vary based on how many you make obviously so use you best judgement ;) Your favorite Potatoes (Red skin, golden, Idaho exc....) A set of Butter Knives <I'll Explain in a little bit> 1 Spoon Butter Real Bacon Bits Sour Cream Ranch Dressing Cheddar Cheese, Or your favorite melt-able Cheddar flavored cheese Garlic Powder Olive oil Instructions: Pre-Heat Oven to 350 Wash the outside of your potatoes that you are going to use. Stick your Butter knives through the potatoes Long ways as in the length of the potato just until the tip of the knife sticks out. The knife will super heat from the oven and cook your potato from the inside ;) Once the potatoes are cooked meaning semi soft centers take them out and slice in halves. Use your spoon to scoop the potatoes center out and place into a bowl, keep approx 1/8 of an inch attac...

This was always a Childhood favorite. You made the best of everything you had. In this case living in upstate NY apples were an easy thing to come by.  A Personal Note: I woke up today wishing for this childhood breakfast dish that I always had fond memories of. I haven't had these in years and Now that I have a child of my own on the way a lot of those great memories are stating to come back to me as I want the same for my kids. At this time she is approx. 8 or 9 weeks and I can't help but think about all of the things I already want to do. I also want to thank everyone who has been enjoying my blog so far. I know I have been slacking some as of late and I apologize for that. I will always come up with something new for everyone as time permits and thank you for being a part of Curt's Delectable's. Today's Breakfast: Fried Apple Pancake Fritters SUPER EASY! Ingredients: Apples Pancake batter Cooking Oil (Canola Preferred) Prep ...

You may remember my Lemon  Reggiano Chicken Guest post on What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine? Well if not here is the homemade chicken nugget version and the perfect afternoon Sunday snack.  Actually the smell of them frying reminds me of homemade meatballs but in chicken form. The sauce I make that it's coated in is a simple fresh squeezed lemon sauce. You will make these over and over believe me they are fantastic and the kids will thank you too!    Curt's Chicken Lemon Reggiano Nuggets Recipe  4  boneless chicken breasts sliced length wise then in half 1 cup of Italian flavored panko bread crumbs plus 1 cup of regular Italian flavored bread crumbs mixed together 1 cup of milk or use egg whites beaten with 2 tablespoons of water olive oil  and canola oil for frying Lemon Sauce:  1/4 cup of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese 2 1/2 tablespoons of freshly grated lemon rind 2 tablespoons of extra vir...

Anyone that has eaten a King's Hawaiian roll know the sweet soft addicting flavor. Well these are a good likeness to them and I will definitely be making them again. One of my all time favorites. I just adapted our egg bread recipe with a few more ingredients using pineapple juice instead of water and was pleasantly surprised! 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice room temperature 6 to 7 cups flour 4 eggs yolks room temperature 1 egg for the tops beaten 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 packages dry yeast 1 stick butter softened 1 teaspoon vanilla or coconut extract In a large bowl add the yeast and dissolve in 1/4 cup lukewarm water stir for 5 minutes. Add the pineapple juice, sugar, salt, vanilla and butter, and stir. Add the egg yolks then slowly add the flour to make a soft dough. I use a heavy duty mixer to blend evenly. After these are well-combined add to a warm place in a greased bowl cover with a wet towel and set in a warm area to rise for...

I love cheese, mozzarella sticks, they were my all-time favorite appetizer. Then I tried going to the deli and asking for a large chunk of provolone instead of slices! OH my God! This is the best ever deep-fried cheese I ever ate and you have to try it! This recipe was adapted from over @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine Click Here for the Original Recipe .

 Super Simple! Just take our homemade dough recipe and add some love! What you'll Need: Pizza Dough Recipe Pizza Sauce (My San Marzano Recipe) Parmesan Romano Grated Cheese Butter (Melted) Italian Dipping herbs (Oregano, parsley, sweet basil, garlic powder) Cookie Sheet Crisco Preheat oven to 425 Degrees. Grease cookie sheet with Crisco. Divide pizza dough into equal parts and roll into strips approx. 1 inch round and the length of the cookie sheet. Brush melted butter onto dough and season with other ingredients (Cheese and Herbs) Dust the tops with enough to lightly coat the bread sticks. Bake until crispy and slightly brown underneath. ENJOY!

5 pounds frozen wings thawed blotted dry Cooking methods: Bake at 400 degrees till crisp 20 minutes or deep fry until crisp around 10 to 12 minutes, ( or if you can grill outdoors recommended cook until you have some good grill marks on the outside of the wings.)  Set aside. Sauce: 1 cup honey 1/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons ketchup 1 teaspoon garlic powder pinch of red pepper flakes 2 tablespoons butter melted 1/2 teaspoon ginger salt and pepper to taste Place all ingredients in a measuring cup to blend together except wings. Pour this mixture over the cooked wings added to a large baking sheet keeping wings in a single layer. Bake the cooked crisp wings with sauce on top for around 20 minutes until heated through.

Here is one of the four Wing recipes I made for a guest post check out the rest of them! Game day will never be the same without these!    Italian Gold Roasted Garlic Wings 1/4 cup melted butter 2 tablespoon yellow mustard 4 tablespoons brown sugar 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup of hot sauce 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper,black pepper or more if you like extra hot 2 whole garlic cloves roasted (Drizzle garlic with olive oil, then wrap in aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.) Stir hot fried wings into sauce.   Try the other spicy wing flavors below:   Marsala, Parmesan, Lemon and Italian Gold Roasted Garlic above ( click the link below for all recipes )   Curt's Chicken Wing Feast!

Mom decided to try these  out using my Nutella Homemade recipe spread I made yesterday. She got the idea for these turnover treats from a great blogger friend of her's, hop over and visit his blog @ Greg from Crostini and Chianti.   Then hop over to her blog @ What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine and get the recipe for these, they were awesome! Easy and baked! If you missed my post yesterday check out the recipe for Homemade Nutella!

My mom uses basic ingredients when cooking,  nothing fancy.  I learned alot from her this is one of my favorites and so easy to make! Italian flavored bread crumbs 1 teaspoon each dried oregano, parsley, basil and garlic powder 3 teaspoons grating cheese 1 ziplock bag 1 egg beaten with around 3 tablespoons of water 2 or 3 small sliced zucchini's around 1/2 inch in thickness oil for frying Canola preferred In the ziplock bag add 2 cups of bread crumbs add all the seasoning and cheese. Dip the sliced zucchini in the egg. Shake in the seasoned bread crumbs. Heat oil on medium heat, drop them in the oil not crowding them and fry until golden brown on each side. Check out more of her recipes:  @What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine

 One of my all time favorite appetizers!  The skins are loaded with bacon, sour cream and a medley of cheddar blended cheeses. After they are fried, they are baked in the oven then smoothered in cheese immediately when taken out of the oven and the heat melts the cheese perfectly.  They take about ten to twelve minutes to fry till golden. You will need about a 5lb bag of scrubbed potatoes, sliced thick, about 1/2 inch. 1 quart of oil 2 cups of fiesta blend cheese shredded 1/2 cup crumbled bacon 1 container of sour cream Fry sliced potatoes in several batches, in heated hot oil till brown, around 10 minutes. Put into baking dish. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes, remove from oven top with shredded cheese and allow cheese to melt around five minutes. Garnish with bacon crumbles and sour cream. **Optional toppings, jalapeno peppers, black olives, chopped tomato.

Mom's Recipe One of my Favorites!   1 large egg, slightly beaten 1/2 c. Italian flavored bread crumbs 3 tbsp. Parmesan cheese 1 (13 oz.) pkg. frozen large cheese ravioli, thawed or freshly homemade  ravioli . Tomato Sauce for dipping of your choice Olive oil and canola oil for frying Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip each ravioli in egg, then in crumb mixture to coat well on both sides. In large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil mix both together to cover the bottom of the pan about 1/2 inch; add ravioli; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden.... dip in sauce and sprinkle with more cheese. **Optional, dip in oil then in bread crumbs bake on a cookie sheet generously coated with oil and at 400 degrees until browned.

With the Sports season upon us these are always a favorite for us! Easy refrigerator dough, hotdogs and some spicy brown mustard. Give them a try the kids will love you for it! 1 package of your favorite hotdogs or cooked Italian sausage or suggestions, kielbasa, bratwurst, cheddar hotdogs, smoked sausage.  2 packages of 10 refrigerator biscuits or 1 pound of pizza dough, frozen or homemade or crescent rolls Mustard of choice, dijon, spicey or tomato Sauce and if you like, Honey flavored or plain barbecue sauce. Spices: cayenne pepper, parsley, garlic powder, black pepper grating cheese extra virgin olive oil Take a tablespoon of dough roll out or flatten to a 1/4 inch thick. Put a dab of your favorite sauce on the dough I usually use( hot mustard for hotdogs or tomato sauce for Italian sausage, or barbecue for cheddar brats). Add a piece of the sausage that is cut about 1/2 inch thick, roll up. Sprinkle the top with grated cheese, garlic powder drizzle olive ...

3 oz cream cheese 1/2 mexican shredded cheese 3/4 cup cooked meats such as ground beef, shredded pork or shredded chicken (for vegetarian use refried beans) 1/3 cup salsa or taco sauce 2 teaspoons taco seasoning mix packages of 10 or more refrigerator biscuits Heat over @350 degree oven. Soften cream cheese with the mexican shredded cheese mixed together ( you can soften for 30 seconds in the microwave). Add the seasonings meat and all other ingredients except rolls. Flatten refrigerator rolls out, add a teaspoon of the mixture and spread out on the dough with the back of a teaspoon evenly, roll them up and place on a baking sheet seam side down.  Bake 10 minutes or more (sprinkling  extra  cheese on the tops which is optional) or until golden brown on top.