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Cherry-Almond Coffee Cake

1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter (1 stick) -- softened
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 (15 ounce) container Ricotta cheese
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup dried cherries -- chopped OR 1 cup prunes -- chopped
1 cup chopped almonds -- toasted if desired
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350º. Grease 12-cup bundt cake pan or tube pan, 10 × 4 inches. Coat pan with 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds. Beat sugar, margarine, milk, almond extract, Ricotta cheese and eggs in large bowl on low speed until blended. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in remaining ingredients (batter will be very thick).

Spread in pan.

Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan; place on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Serve warm or let stand until cool.






Quick and Easy Breakfast Solutions

by News Canada

(NC)-Looking for a fresh, new way to start the day? Think outside the breadbox…and beyond! Darlene Gingrich, Thomas' Break-xpert provides the following 'menu' of mouth-watering morning solutions that include much more than just jams and syrup:

Calling all cheese-lovers! Top an English Muffin with a slice of your favourite cheese, add a slice of ham or bacon and toast open-faced under the broiler until the cheese starts to melt. Gooey and good!

Your own egg and muffin creation. Poached or scrambled eggs take just seconds in the microwave and make the perfect partner to an English Muffin. Include a spoonful of salsa to add a zesty twist!

Gourmet on the go. Package one or two Fresh Waffles in plastic sandwich bags and y Quick and Easy Breakfast Solutions Recipe

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Spanish Food - The Perfect Paella

by Linda Plummer

Looking for a traditional Spanish recipe? Without doubt, the best-known is going to be the prodigious paella ... that tasty, adaptable, gregarious dish famed throughout Spain and the World.

And, what an impressive choice of recipes exist for a pleasurable paella: seafood, chicken, rabbit ... or a mixture of all three! Perhaps you are non-meat eating ... well, just opt for one of the several vegetarian paella recipes. Bit of a health fanatic? Then substitute white rice for whole-grain rice or wild rice.

Got a large family and not much money to feed them on? Use plenty of rice and imagination along with a tasty stock, plus whatever you can find in the cupboard! I have certainly enjoyed many paellas where there have been more Spanish Food - The Perfect Paella Recipe

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Spanish Food - The Tasty Tortilla

by Linda Plummer

It certainly is a poor man or woman who cannot find a few eggs, a couple of potatoes and an onion in their store cupboard!

The ever-practical Spaniard realized this and thus created their marvellous "tortilla" - an easy-to-make dish that could be savoured by rich and poor alike.

Not only cheap to make the tortilla, or Spanish omelette, is immenseley adaptable: you can eat it hot or cold, depending on the weather and your mood; you can enjoy a small slice as a "tapa" (snack) in between meals; or, accompanied by a multi-coloured mixed salad and crusty, fresh Spanish bread, you have a marvellous main meal! Should unexpected guests come knocking at your door ... just whip out the ever-adaptable toritilla, pour them a glass of smooth, Spanis Spanish Food - The Tasty Tortilla Recipe

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