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**I go to school in:** Overland Park, KS **Recipe Name**: Fettuccini Alfredo 1 pound of whipped butter 1 pint of heavy cream 1 pound of shredded parmesan cheese || **Cooking Directions:**
 * Country/Culture of Origin for recipe:** Italian
 * Recipe Ingredients:  **
 * 1 pound of dry or fresh fettuccini

1. Boil pasta to al dente stage (not mushy), drain, put small amount of butter on it and keep warm. 2. In large skillet melt about ½ of butter over medium heat. 3. Slowly add cream; stirring constantly to keep mixture together and not burnt. 4. Add cheese slowly, taking time to melt completely. At this stage, determine if more ingredients are necessary to create a smooth sauce. Make additions slowly and stir constantly. 5. When sauce is ready, add noodles and toss lightly to coat. Serve immediately

**Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?** This dish was taught to my grandmother by her grandmother. She makes it whenever we ask for it but we don’t have it very often because it is very rich.

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Recipe Ingredients

 * 4 cups flour || pinch of salt ||
 * 1 tablespoon salt || 6 eggs ||

Cooking Directions:
1. Make a well of flour. Add eggs, oil and salt. Beat with a fork __good.__ Gradually mix flour in and form a ball. Knead well. Put in plastic bag and let stay for 15 or 20 minutes. Knead again and then repeat again. 2. Add Flour. Cut in chunks. Flatten down and roll in first notch {of pasta cutting machine, to flatten the dough}. Then second notch. Then roll into the 4th notch (to cut the pasta). for regular macaroni

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?
This is from my great-grandmother. She made it all the time. Now we just have it on special occasions.

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Recipe Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup margarine || 2/3 cups sugar ||
 * 3 Eggs || 1 3/4 cups flour ||
 * 1 tsp baking powder || 1 tsp anise extract ||
 * 1 pinch of salt ||  ||

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Beat margarine until smooth. Gradually add sugar and beat well. Add eggs and anise and beat. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into egg mixture. Dough will be sticky soft. Preheat pizzelle iron. Place 1 tsp. of dough mixture in center of each section of the iron. Close iron and cook for 2 minutes.

Makes 3 dozen pizzelles.

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?
The recipe and pizzelle iron has been passed down from my great grandmother to my grandmother and then to my mother. Every Christmas we make lots of pizzelles and give them as gifts to all of our friends and family.

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 * I go to School in:** Valley Park, Missouri
 * Recipe Name:** Creamy Chicken Alfredo
 * Culture/Country:** Italy

Cooking Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt; coat with flour. Heat 2 Tblsp oil in large skillet over med-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook, turning once, until golden, 2-4 mins. per side. Remove chicken from skillet; place in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Heat remaining oil in same skillet over med heat until hot. Add garlic and onion; cook until tender -- 1 to 2 mins. Increase heat to med-high; add whipping cream, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Cook until sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened, 2-3 mins. Spoon sauce over chicken in dish. Bake chicken until a thermometer inserted in center registers 180 degrees, 8 - 12 mins. Sprinkle with parsley.
 * Recipe Ingredients:**
 * 1/4 c. all purpose flour ||
 * 6 boneless, skinless chicken-breast halves (about 4 ounces each) ||
 * 1/2 teaspoons salt ||
 * 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided ||
 * 3 cloves garlic, minced ||
 * 1 teaspoon minced onion ||
 * 1/2 c. whipping cream ||
 * 1/3 c. grated parmesan cheese ||
 * 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh parsley ||

Tell why this recipe is special to your family: Great, Great Grandma, Great Grandma, Grandma, Mom and Me all help to cook this recipe!

Here is a video that will give you tips on making alfredo sauce!

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Recipe Ingredients:

 * 4 cups flour || GLAZED TOPPING ||
 * 6 teaspoons baking powder || 1/2 box confectioner's sugar ||
 * 1 cup sugar || 1 teaspoon anise ||
 * 1/2 cup vegetable oil || boiling water (use judgement) ||
 * 2 large eggs slightly beaten ||  ||
 * 1 cup milk ||  ||
 * 2 teaspoons anise ||  ||

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Place all dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Form a well. Mix oil, egg, milk and anise in separate bowl. Pour into well, and draw dry ingredients into center until dough is formed. Take teaspoon sized portions. With floured hands, roll into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 400 degree oven for approximately 8 minutes, or until lightly browned. When cooled, dip tops into prepared glaze. Let dry on cookie rack

Can be frozen.

//__Glaze Recipe:__// Mix sugar, hot water, and anise into a glaze. Dip cooled cookies and allow to dry. Coloring of any color can be added to the glaze.

Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?
This recipe was given to my Nana by one of her friends. She was from Southern Italy and it has become everyone's favorite. These are made for all family gatherings. They go very fast!

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Recipe Ingredients:
Boil the noodles. Saute the garlic and mushrooms in olive oil. Add the Alfredo sauce. Mix the sauce with the noodles and serve.
 * 1/2 pound of chicken ||
 * Pene Noodles ||
 * 1 jar Alfredo sauce ||
 * chopped garlic ||
 * mushrooms ||
 * Cooking Directions:**