Bread is surprisingly simple to make and homemade is far superior to most you can find in any grocery store. All you need is a little push to get you over the hurdle that it is far too difficult and you don’t have time. Here is that push! It IS easy. It is four ingredients and the majority of the time the dough is spent rising or in the oven. Fresh bread out of the oven with butter and jelly is good not only for breakfast or a snack, but I’ll admit to eating it for lunch, and I think once for dinner.
This delicious and incredibly tasty breakfast (or brunch, or dinner) is really fairly simple once you get the hang of cooking them in the skillet (or if you happen to have one, a crepe pan). The great thing about crepes is you can stuff them full of anything: maple syrup, whipped cream, fruit, peanut butter, eagle brand milk (sweetened condensed milk…mmmm), nuts, caramel, ice cream and the list goes on.
Snickerdoodles are delicious sugar-like cookies rolled in cinnamon and sugar. They usually have a little bit of cream of tartar in them which balances nicely with the cinnamon. I use baking powder and therefore did not use cream of tarter because it is usually added to react with baking soda. Using baking powder is like baking soda and cream of tartar in one! However, for a true Snickerdoodle, you should add a tsp of cream of tartar 
I also like soft chewy cookies, but Snickerdoodles can be crisp too.
So Snickerdoodles you say? What kind of a name is that? I did some snooping around and thanks to Wikipedia, I have a possible answer! Snickerdoodles are most likely German and the name perhaps comes from a mispronunciation of Schneckennudeln, or cinnamon-dusted sweet rolls called “snail dumplings.” The German word Schnecke means a snail-like shape. Well there’s some fun trivia…but on to the recipe!
Hummus is a traditional middle eastern spread made with chick peas and tahini paste, which is ground sesame seeds. This recipe is from my uncle’s mother and is especially excellent because of spice added by the jalapenos. It is also a nice treat when it is served warm. My uncle Jack insists that you “don’t have enough hummus” on your piece of bread, even if it is caving under the weight of a giant mound.
A great use for some Famous Ricco Chicken Cutlets is a sandwich we fondly call the Number Nine. It’s basically a Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich. One of my best friends and I used to get these and skip afternoon class to go watch soccer games from the town deli. They are very simple, and way delicious.
If you like to use fresh tomatoes for pasta sauce, you should be sure to remove the skins. To easily remove skins, simply boil the tomatoes until the skin cracks.
Food is the epicenter of my family's universe. Not to sound like one of those cheesy bios from the side of a cheap wine box, but the Ricco's have cultivated generations and generations of recipes and fond memories gathered around the dining room table. 
