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Popped Chickpeas – Instead of Salty Snacks
By pattie_d
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 can of chickpeas, drained
- Your favorite spices to taste
Chicken Fiesta 24-Hour-Recipe.com
By pattie_d
This layered chicken salad can be prepared up to 24 hours in advance
- 4 cups torn iceberg, Boston, or Bibb lettuce
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers (2 ounces)
- 1/2 of a 15-ounce can black beans, pinto beans, or garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained (1 cup)
- 8 ounces chopped cooked chicken or turkey (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 2 small tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
- 1 cup jicama (about 4 ounces), cut into bite-size strips, or 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives (optional)
- 1 recipe Chile Dressing
- 3/4 cup crushed tortilla chips (optional)
Eggplant Gratin
By pattie_d
2007, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved
- Good olive oil, for frying
- 3/4 pound eggplant, unpeeled, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 extra-large egg
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup good bottled marinara sauce
Parmesan Potatoe Pancakes
By pattie_d
Giada
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled
- 1 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Spaghetti Squash with Herbs
By pattie_d
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse
- 1 small spaghetti squash, about 2 1/4 pounds
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped mixed soft herbs, such as basil, chives, chervil, parsley and sage
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Gingerbread
By pattie_d
This recipe can be used to make the edible puzzles and reindeer cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
- FOR DECORATING EDIBLE PUZZLES
- Royal Icing
- FOR DECORATING REINDEER COOKIES
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup sanding sugar
- 26 white-chocolate chips (about 1/3 cup)
- 16 red mini candy-coated chocolates
- 5 small white gumdrops
Tomato Sauce Salsa di Pomodoro
By pattie_d
Pass the tomatoes through a food mill fitted with the fine disc
- 3 pounds ripe fresh plum tomatoes, peeled and seeded or one 35 ounce can of peeled Italian tomatoes, seeded and lightly crushed, with their liquid
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped (about 1/3 cup)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 4 fresh bay leaves or 2 dried bay leaves
- Salt
- Peperoncino (crushed red pepper) to taste
Apple Spice Cake
By pattie_d
Viewer Dorothy Mae Brown's recipe for Apple Spice Cake continues to be one of the most popular cakes featured on ma...
- 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 to 4 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (3 cups)
- 1 cup chopped assorted nuts, such as pecans and walnuts (optional)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Caramel Sauce
- Nonstick cooking spray with flour
Berry Creamy Quinoa Parfait
By pattie_d
Mix quinoa, yogurt, honey, vanilla extract and cinnamon in small bowl
- 1/3 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen and thawed blueberries
- 1/4 cup frozen pure unsweetened acai berry puree, thawed
Chocolate Fondue
By pattie_d
Combine chocolate and cream in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 pound bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream