I'm not really into country music very much but I have always liked Dolly. She seems to do her own thing. She did this song ages ago. I don't remember the name of the song but in the chorus part of it is "wild flowers don't care where they grow" I love that sone.

That is a good'un too, jfain. It's 'Wildflowers' from her "Trio" cd that she recorded w/ Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris. There was also a "Trio Two" cd.

Dom Deluise's Outrageous Yum Yum Cake

Yield: 12 servings

2 c Flour; sifted
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 c Sugar
1 lg Egg
1/2 c Unsalted butter; room temp
1 c Sour cream
1/2 c Water
2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Cocoa + 2 tbls
12 oz Semi sweet chocolate chips
chocolate butter icing

6 oz Semi sweet chocolate chips
3 tb Strong coffee
3/4 c Unsalted butter; soften
Preheat oven to 350. Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda on waxed paper. Butter and flour two 9" cake pans. In large mixing bowl, beat sugar

and egg until sugar is dissolved. Add butter and mix into egg mixture. Add sour cream, water and vanilla; beat again. Add flour mixture and cocoa;

beat slowly until flour is absorbed. Do not overbeat. Fold in chocolate pieces. Divide mixture in prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until tested

done. Cool cakes on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. Frost.

CHOCOLATE BUTTER ICING: In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips in the coffee over very low heat. Remove pan from heat. Beat in butter, 1

tbls at a time, until smooth. Set pan in bowl of ice and beat until icing is spreadable and holds its shape.

Dom Deluise's Mom's Meatballs:

2 pounds ground chuck
1/2 pound ground pork
1 1/2 cups flavored Italian Bread Crumbs
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup fresh parsley-chopped
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2-4 cloves of garlic chopped very fine(5 if you're my mom)
1 minced onion
1/2 cup pine nuts(optional)

Place all ingredients in a large bowl...Mix thoroughly.
Make your meatballs.
Fry gently in olive oil until lightly browned...
or put in oven on a tin foil on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes @ 350 degrees.
Gently place in your own HOT pasta gravy and cook on medium-low heat for 1 hour.
MANGE!

Of all Dolly's songs I believe my favorite is where she sings "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" !!!!

There is another song along those lines that I adore by John Conlee called "I'm Just A Common Man" they both are songs about just being yourself!!!!

Janie thanks for the great recipes!!!!