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Roasted Beet Salad
By Melissa_F
Heat oven to 400°F. Place beets on a piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and make a pouch out of the foil, se...
- 10 small red beets
- 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup walnut oil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 5 ounces arugula, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Quinoa Salad
By Melissa_F
Directions Warm the olive/coconut oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat
- 1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 avocado, chopped into chunks
- handful cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped into chunks
- small handful cilantro, diced
- 1 limes, juiced
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- salt, to taste
Red Pepper Rouille and Shrimp Toast
By Melissa_F
Blend cayenne, saffron, mayo, red peppers, garlic, vinegar in blender until smooth Turn oven on broil
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/8 tsp crumbled saffron threads
- 1/2 cup Roasted Red Peppers
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 24 uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Sourdough baguette
Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Trifle
By Melissa_F
In the bowl of an electric mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat heavy cream and sugar on medium-high speed until sti...
- 1 batch of your favorite brownies, boxed or from scratch, cooled and cut into cubes
- 1 large box (5-ounce) of instant chocolate pudding, prepared and chilled (this will most likely call for 3 cups of milk, nothing else)
- 1 bag of peanut butter cups, chopped (I used Dove chocolate peanut butter Promises)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3-4 tablespoons granulated sugar, depending on your desired level of sweetness
- 1 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 8 ounces of whipped cream cheese, at room temperature
Chinese Noodle Salad
By Melissa_F
Useful to bring to a party as a side dish
- Salad:
- 1 large head of Nappa cabbage
- 5 green onions
- 2 packages of Ramen noodles
- 1/2 cup of sesame seeds
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup butter
- Dressing:
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 TBSP soy sauce
- 1 cup sugar
Jalapeno Kettle Chip Crusted Chicken with Jalapeno Ranch
By Melissa_F
For the Jalapeno Ranch Dipping Sauce: Mix ingredients together (adding additional buttermilk until desired consist...
- For the Jalapeno Ranch Dipping Sauce:
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup lowfat sour cream
- 1/4 cup (plus 2 tablespoons) lowfat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (the powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- dash of cayenne
- 5-6 hot pickles jalapeno slices, finely chopped
- For the Chicken:
- 4 chicken breasts (about 1 3/4 - 2 pounds total)
- 1 bag Jalapeno Kettle Chips, crushed
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- dash cayenne
Banana Pudding
By Melissa_F
Easy and yummy!
- 1 Large box of instant vanilla pudding
- 1 Small box of instant vanilla pudding
- 1 1/4 cup of milk (not less than 2%)
- 8 oz regular sour cream
- 8 oz Cool whip
- 1 box mini vanilla wafers
- 5-6 Bananas
Cranberry Sauce
By Melissa_F
Boil cranberries down adding sugar to sweeten
- 1 bag of cranberries
- 1 Orange
- 2-3 TBSP orange juice
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Pumpkin Crunch Cake
By Melissa_F
line 9x13 pan with wax paper
- 1 24oz can pumkin
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 sticks of butter, melted
- 1 large cool whip
Garlic Mac N Cheese
By Melissa_F
To roast the garlic, preheat the oven to 350˚ F
- 1 head garlic
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 12 oz. dry pasta
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1/4 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 8 oz. garlic cheddar or white cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 oz. crumbled garlic and herb boursin cheese, divided
- Salt and pepper
- Snipped chives, for garnish (optional)