• 1 1/2 cups ground butter cookies
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Press on bottom and sides of greased 11 X 7 pan.

Filling

• 3 yolks
• 1 lb. Ricotta cheese
• 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• 1/2-cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Beat 3 egg whites until foamy.
• Add 1/4-cup sugar.
• Beat stiff. Fold into Filling.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 300 for 45 minutes.
• Cool.
• Refrigerate.

Deb

• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
• ice cubes
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping, thawed
• 1 ready-to-use reduced-fat graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
• or 1 ready-to-use chocolate or Oreo crumb crust (6 oz.)

Directions

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Add enough ice to cold water to make 1 cup. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice.
• Mix in Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate 20 to 30 min. or until mixture is very thick and will mound.
• Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

Variation

• Chop up 2 cups of strawberries.
• Set aside 1 cup in refrigerator.
• Add 1 cup of strawberries to gelatin/Cool Whip mixture.
• Top with strawberries after pie sets.

OK, this is not very Italian, but it is too good to leave out.

Giuseppe

• 1 yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1-cup sour cream
• 3/4-cup oil
• 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1 8 oz. chopped cherries
• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate melted
• 4 drops each red and green food color
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract

Directions

• Beat items 1-5 together for 2 minutes.
• Divide into 3 bowls.
• 1. Add nuts an and green food color.
• 2. Add cherries and red food color.
• 3. Add chocolate and almond.
• Grease Bundt pan well.
• Pour 1, then 2, and then 3.
• Don’t swirl.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• Cool 10 Min.
• Remove Cool.
• Sprinkle with confectionery sugar.

Deb

• 1-cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4-cup water
• 1/4-cup soft butter
• 1/4 tsp. anise
• Greased 10″ pie plate

Filling

• 4 eggs
• 1-cup sugar
• 2 lbs. Ricotta cheese
• 1 tsp. Anise
• 2 tsp. Vanilla
• 3 tsp. Lemon juice

Directions

• Crust: Mix flour, water, butter, salt, and anise.
• Roll out and put in 10 inch pie plate.
• Filling: Mix eggs, sugar, ricotta, anise, vanilla, and lemon juice and pour into crust.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
• Then bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Rita

• 2 – 3 1/2 oz. pkg. Instant vanilla pudding
• 2 – 3 1/2 oz. pkg. Instant dark and sweet pudding
• 7 cups milk
• 2 tsp. rum extract
• 1 1lb Pound Cake
• 1 8 oz container of Cool whip

Directions

• Line bottom of 13 X 9 X 2 pan with cake sliced ¼ in. thick.
• Make vanilla pudding using 3 1/2 cups milk and 1 tsp. rum extract.
• Let pudding set 5 min., then pour over cake.
• Put another layer cake.
• Make chocolate pudding using 3 1/2 cups milk and 1 tsp. rum extract.
• Let pudding set 5 min., then pour over cake.
• Top with cool whip.
• Let set overnight.
• Keep refrigerated.

Rita

1-cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4-cup water
1/4-cup soft butter
1/4 tsp. anise
Greased 10″ pie plate

Filling

4 eggs
1-cup sugar
2 lbs Ricotta cheese
1 tsp. Anise
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 tsp. Lemon juice

Directions

Crust: Mix flour, water, butter, salt, and anise
Roll out and put in 10 inch pie plate.
Filling: Mix eggs, sugar, ricotta, anise, vanilla, and lemon juice and pour into crust.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes
Then bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Rita