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PRETTY PEACHES
By stepjo7269
By: Jane Sutton from Dayton, Ohio in the Caldwell Banker Cookbook p
- Directions:
- 4 canned peach halves, drained
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
- 1 ½ teaspoons orange peel, finely shredded
- 4 walnut halves
- ●Place each peach halve, cut side up, in ungreased baking dish.
- ●Mix chopped walnuts, sugar, orange peel and allspice; sprinkle on peaches.
- ●Bake at 350 degrees until hot, about 20 minutes.
CITRUS DRESSING
By stepjo7269
101 Worry-Free HCG Diet Recipes p
- Directions:
- 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
- 1 c. water
- 1 T. fresh lemon juice
- 15 drops liquid sweetner
- 10 drops apricot nector flavored sweetner
- 1 package sweetner
- 1/4 t. Chinese style 5 spice powder (optional)
- 1/4 t. garlic salt (optional)
- ●Combine ingredients.
DECORATING EASTER EGGS
By stepjo7269
As above
- Disco Egg:
- Easter Egg-Decorating Ideas
- By: Allrecipes Staff
- To make Easter egg decorations that you can re-use year after year, get creative with craft supplies\
- Dye and dry a blown egg. Dilute craft glue with an equal amount of water and paint on egg. Roll in superfine glitter and let dry.
- Chick Egg:
- Broken eggshell? Don't throw it away: dye the entire shell. With a hot glue gun, affix fuzzy chick figurine inside.
- Word Egg:
- Die-cut stickers come in many different word themes. Mix and match words and themes to cover a plain egg.
CHEESECAKE
By stepjo7269
Ann Dunn
- Crust:
- 1 C. graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 tea. Ground cinnamon
- chopped pecans (optional)
- 3 T. sugar
- 3 T. melted margarine
- ●Spray spring from pan with Pam or lightly oil bottom and sides
- ●Mix crumbs, sugar, cinnamon in small bowl. Add margarine and blend well.
- ●Press evenly over bottom of pan. (May press chopped nuts in crust)
- ●Refrigerate while preparing filling.
- Filling:
- 3 (8-oz.) pkg cream cheese @ room temperature
- 5 lg. eggs at room temp.
- 1 C. sugar
- 1/4 tea. salt
- ●With mixer beat cream cheese until it is smooth and creamy.
- ●Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
- ●Add sugar and salt and blend well.
- ●Beat 10 min. until smooth, creamy, and paler in color.
- ●Pour in pan.
- ●Bake @ 350 F. for 50 min. or until cake is set and top is formed. (The cake will be light golden brown.)
- ●Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack for 20 min until the cake sets.
- Topping:
- 1 ½ C. sour cream (12 oz total)
- ½ tea. vanilla
- 3 T. sugar
- ●With wooden spoon, mix above ingredients about 1 min. or until smooth.
- ●Pour over cake spreading gently over surface.
- ●Return to oven and bake 10-12 min. until set.
- ●Cool pan on wire rack.
- ●Refrigerate until cold or up to 2 days before serving. (freezes well)
ARTICHOKE-CHICKEN-RICE SALAD
By stepjo7269
Southern Living
- 2 (6 ounce) jars marinated artichoke hearts, undrained
- 1 (6.9 ounce) package chicken-flavored rice and vermicelli mix
- 2 ½ C. chopped cooked chicken
- 1 (6 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- 1 (3 ounce) jar pimiento-stuffed olives, drained and sliced
- 1 C. chopped green onions
- 1 C. reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 ½ T. curry powder
- 1 tea. pepper
- Lettuce leaves or red cabbage leaves
- ●Drain artichoke hearts, reserving marinade; coarsely chop artichokes.
- ●Cook rice mix according to package directions; stir in reserved marinade. Cool.
- ●Combine artichoke hearts, rice mixture, chicken, water chestnuts, and next 2 ingredients.
- ●Combine mayonnaise, curry powder, and pepper. Stir into chicken mixture.
- ●Cover and chill 1 to 2 hours.
MAINE'S "BLACK SPIDER BALLS"
By stepjo7269
Garden Time! “Growing Sweet Potatoes Everywhere”
- Directions:
- 2 c. sweet potatoes, mashed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 T. brown or maple sugar
- 2 T. butter
- 1/4 c. pecans, chopped
- salt
- pepper
- cinnamon
- 1 . Combine all ingredients and mix well.
- 2 . Roll into 2 inch balls or drop by spoonfuls into hot grease.
- 3 . Brown and turn. May also deep fry.
TROPICAL PINEAPPLE MERINGUES
By stepjo7269
Southern Living Cooking School Cookbook p
- Directions:
- 1 (20 ounce) can Dole crushed pineapple in syrup, undrained
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds, toasted
- 3 tablespoons rum
- 4 egg whites
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup sugar
- Garnish: flaked coconut
- ●Drain pineapple, reserving pineapple and syrup separately.
- ●Combine syrup and cornstarch in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened; stir in pineapple, nuts, and rum; set aside to cool.
- ●Beat egg whites (at room temperature) in a large bowl at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy.
- ●Sprinkle cream of tarter over egg whites and continue beating until soft peaks form.
- ●Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time beating until stiff peaks form.
- ●Spoon meringue into 12 equal portions on baking sheet lined with unglazed brown paper.
- ●Using back of spoon shape meringue into circles about 3 inches in diameter; then shape each circle into a shell. (Sides should be about 1 ½ inches high.)
- ●Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour; turn off oven.
- ●Cool in oven at least 2 hours or overnight.
- ●Carefully peel paper from meringue shells.
- ●Spoon pineapple mixture into shells; sprinkle with coconut.
- ●Serve immediately.
FRESH PASTA WITH GREEN AND RED VARIATIONS
By stepjo7269
Preserved Traditions cookbook, St
- Regular ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 3 large eggs
- 1 T. oil
- 1 t. salt
- Green ingredients:
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 box frozen spinich, drained and pureed
- 1 T. oil
- 1 t. salt
- Red ingredients:
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 3/4 of a 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1 T. oil
- 1 t. salt
- Directions:
- ●Add flour and eggs to a food processor and pulsate until mealy stage, then add oil and salt and pulsate once or twice.
- ●Let stand for 10 minutes or in refrigerator overnight.
- ●Divide dough in thirds and keep putting through pasta machine, turning quarter turns 4 times, then turn down a notch at a time until it gets to next to thinnest.
- ●Let dry for 15 minutes before cutting into shapes.
- ●After cutting, let dry and put into zip-lock bags.
CARAMEL-CASHEW ICE CREAM
By stepjo7269
Southern Living July 2006
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup butterscotch-caramel topping
- 1 cup salted cashews, chopped
- Toppings: butterscotch-caramel topping, chopped cashews
- Preparation
- 1 . Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
- 2 . Stir together sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 cup butterscotch-caramel topping in a large mixing bowl. Fold in whipped cream and 1 cup cashews. Place in an airtight container; freeze 6 to 8 hours or until firm. Serve with desired toppings.
HOT FUDGE SAUCE
By stepjo7269
Southern Living magazine, August 2006 p
- Directions:
- 5 (1-oz.) semisweet chocolate baking squares
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 (16-oz.) box powdered sugar
- 1 . Stir together chocolate baking squares and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking constantly until melted.
- 2 . Whisk in evaporated milk until blended.
- 3 . Gradually whisk in powdered sugar; stir constantly until blended and smooth, and simmer 1 minute.
- 4 . Serve warm.