January 17, 2009 by Dolores.

• 1 (16-oz) loaf sweet French bread(about 18 inches long), cut into 24 (3/4-inch-thick) slices
• 1 (8-oz) container cream cheese with pineapple
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons butter, melted

Topping

• 1 quart (4 cups) fresh strawberries
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons amaretto, if desired (I used Kahlua)

 Preperation

1. Spray 13X9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on 12 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices to for 12 sandwiches. Place sandwiches in sprayed baking dish to cover bottom.
2. Beat eggs in medium bowl. Add milk, ¼ cup sugar, salt and cinnamon; beat well. Pour over bread in baking dish. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Turn bread slices over. Cover.; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
3. Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. (Refrigerate remaining berries) In nonmetal bowl, combine chopped strawberries, ½ cup sugar and amaretto; stir gently to mix. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
4. To serve, heat oven to 400. Uncover baking dish ; drizzle bread slices with melted butter. Bake at 400 for 25 min or until golden brown.
5. Meanwhile, slice remaining strawberries and add to chilled strawberry mixture; mix lightly,.

Serve French toast with strawberry topping.(bread won’t fit in my dish, so I just put what would. Couldn’t find the cream cheese with pineapple, so I made my own.)

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August 22, 2008 by Dolores.

1 Angel Food Cake (store bought or homemade)
1 Lg box of Chocolate Pudding
1 Sm box of Butterscotch Pudding
1 Container of Cool Whip or 2 Cups Whipped Cream
Sliced Almonds or any kind of nuts

Tear up cake and place in 9×13 in. pan
Cook puddings as directed and mix together. Pour while hot over cake. Cool and frost with Cool Whip or Cream. Sprinkle with nuts.

You can use instant pudding if you are in a hurry. Add 1/2 tsp to whipped cream to keep it from getting watery from sitting for a day or two.

I have used chocolate and banana pudding and mixed sliced bananas with cake. Good, too.

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August 22, 2008 by Dolores.

Ingredients:
2-3lbs Pork Spareribs
Onion
Garlic fresh 4-5 cloves
8 small cans of Contadina Spaghetti Sauce
2 Tbls Italian Seasoning
1 Tbls Fennel Seasoning (if you don’t include Italian Sausage with the spareribs)
1 Bay Leaf

Saute spareribs, onion and garlic in large pot. (do not scorch garlic) Drain off fat
Add tomato sauce
Add rest of spices
Let simmer for at least 4 hours (she always cooked it overnight)
When sauce is almost done add a little more fennel, italian seasoning and garlic. If you feel that sauce is a little tart add a half tsp. sugar

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