Scalloped Potatoes with Mozzarella Cheese

• 4 peeled potatoes, sliced
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 tablespoons cold butter, into tiny pieces
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup grated Mozzarella cheese

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter an oven-safe dish.
2. Cook potato slices in salted boiling water for 3 minutes over high heat.
3. Drain and cool potato slices.
4. Arrange half of cooled potato slices on buttered oven-safe dish; add salt and pepper.
5. Sprinkle potato slices with flour; dot with half of butter.
6. Top with remaining potato slices; dot with the remaining butter, add salt and pepper.
7. Heat milk and pour all over potato slices.
8. Sprinkle top of mixture all over with grated Mozzarella cheese.
9. Brown in preheated oven for 30 minutes, then brown under oven broiler (if needed).
10. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Pancakes

Pancakes
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1-1/4 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg, and melted butter. Mix until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled frying pan on medium heat. Pour or scoop in approximately 3 tablespoons of batter. Brown on both sides.

Makes approximately 8 pancakes.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

• 2/3 cup nuts (pecans, almonds, or walnuts)
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup confectioners' (powdered or icing) sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Topping: 1 cup powdered (icing or confectioners) sugar, sifted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together 1 cup butter and 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.

2. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring.

3. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of salt and gradually stir in your 2 cups of all-purpose flour.

4. Mix in 2/3 cups of nuts.

5. Refrigerate dough until firm. When firm, roll into little balls (a little more than a teaspoon size) and flatten or make them into little crescent shapes. Place on a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-20 minutes, until cookies are brown around edges. (It took about 20 minutes in our oven, but original recipe called for 12-15 minutes.

7. Let cool for 5 minutes, then roll in sifted confectioner's sugar. You can roll it twice if you want them well-covered. Store in an air tight container. Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies.