White wine, butter, and shallots make a great sauce for scallops. This is easy and non-creamy for those that don’t like cream sauces.

White wine, butter, and shallots make a great sauce for scallops. This is easy and non-creamy for those that don’t like cream sauces.

With your starter at the ready, you can make this version with vanilla pudding mix, raisins, nuts and dates.

With your starter at the ready, you can make this version with vanilla pudding mix, raisins, nuts and dates.

Mascarpone custard layered with whipped cream and rum and coffee soaked ladyfingers.

Mascarpone custard layered with whipped cream and rum and coffee soaked ladyfingers.

This sweet potato pie is made very creamy with evaporated milk and gets a bit of a kick with rum. Along with sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs and butter, all the ingredients are put into a food processor and blended until very smooth. Then the filling goes into a pie crust and bakes for less than an hour.

This sweet potato pie is made very creamy with evaporated milk and gets a bit of a kick with rum. Along with sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs and butter, all the ingredients are put into a food processor and blended until very smooth. Then the filling goes into a pie crust and bakes for less than an hour.

The recipe for these spinach and feta appetizer triangles came from a Greek family friend. They may be frozen prior to baking.

The recipe for these spinach and feta appetizer triangles came from a Greek family friend. They may be frozen prior to baking.

A warm dip with Parmesan cheese, artichoke hearts and spicy green chile peppers. It’s great when garnished with chopped green onions and tomatoes. Serve it with tortilla chips or pita slices. Omit the green chiles, if desired. Delicious cold, too!

A warm dip with Parmesan cheese, artichoke hearts and spicy green chile peppers. It’s great when garnished with chopped green onions and tomatoes. Serve it with tortilla chips or pita slices. Omit the green chiles, if desired. Delicious cold, too!

This recipe is very moist and even when the cake is left in the oven a little too long, the cake stays moist on the inside. This pound cake freezes very well also. Wrap it in foil and freeze for up to 6 months.

This recipe is very moist and even when the cake is left in the oven a little too long, the cake stays moist on the inside. This pound cake freezes very well also. Wrap it in foil and freeze for up to 6 months.

A baked cookie crust is spread with cream cheese and whipped topping, and fresh fruit is spiraled onto the top. A sweetened, citrus glaze is then spooned over the fruit. Chill this sweet pizza before serving.

A baked cookie crust is spread with cream cheese and whipped topping, and fresh fruit is spiraled onto the top. A sweetened, citrus glaze is then spooned over the fruit. Chill this sweet pizza before serving.

Everybody loves meatballs at parties, and this recipe won’t let you down! Seasoned beef meatballs are simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce. You can also use ground venison instead of the ground beef.

Everybody loves meatballs at parties, and this recipe won’t let you down! Seasoned beef meatballs are simmered in a sweet and spicy sauce. You can also use ground venison instead of the ground beef.

This is the best pumpkin roll I’ve ever tasted. Everyone who tastes it always ask for the recipe. Note: One 29 ounce can of pumpkin will make 5 pumpkin rolls. Dust with additional confectioners’ sugar, if desired.

This is the best pumpkin roll I’ve ever tasted. Everyone who tastes it always ask for the recipe. Note: One 29 ounce can of pumpkin will make 5 pumpkin rolls. Dust with additional confectioners’ sugar, if desired.