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Cookie Dough - Almond
By LyndaLee
Makes enough dough to make 1 batch of the following cookies: Hazelnut Almond Cresents (fabulous!), Chocolate Thumb...
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup whole almonds
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter cut in large chunks and slightly softened.
- 4 tsp pure vanilla
- 1/4 tsp pure almond extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
Pork Kebabs - Indonesian Style
By LyndaLee
try
- 2 lbs boneless pork loin cut in 1 inch cubes
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp each coriander, cumin and salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Orange Cheese Cake
By LyndaLee
Large, fabulous, very fresh tasting cheese cake
- Crust:
- 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon of orange rind
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Filling:
- 5 8oz softened cream cheese
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup frozen orange juice (concentrated, thawed)
Turkey Dressing - Nutty stuffing
By LyndaLee
Family likes this
- 3/4 cup Butter
- 2 1/2 cups chopped Celery
- 2 cups chopped Onions
- 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 Apple, unpeeled and diced
- 4 tsp dried Sage
- 1 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp each dried Rosemary and Salt
- 1/2 cup prosciutto, diced
- 14 cups cubed Multigrain bread
- 1 cup chopped fresh Parsley
- 3/4 cup Pecans, toasted and chopped
Mediterranean Layers
By LyndaLee
Recipe from Arlene, really flavourful, nice for a brunch
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 20 oz bag spinach, washed and stemmed
- 20 oz package frozen pie dough, thawed
- 1/2 lb sliced ham
- 1 lb mozzarella cheese slices
- 7 eggs
- 1 jar hot red pepper or sweet red pepper sliced into strips
Drink - Berry Tea Martini
By LyndaLee
use Berries and Orange Pekoe Tea syrup
- 1 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz Lemon juice
- 1/2 oz Berries & Orange Pekoe Tea syrup
- 2 oz White Cranberry juice
- Fresh berries for garnish
Chocolate Thumbprints
By LyndaLee
Almond Cookie dough is used for the base of this cookie
- 1/3 of the Almond Cookie Dough base
- 1/4 cup course sugar, such as turbinado, demerara, or sanding sugar
- 2 1/2 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 5 tsp unsalted butter
Peanut Butter Cookies (Mom's)
By LyndaLee
I grew up with these cookies at Christmas time
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbl vinegar
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Christmas fruit twist
By LyndaLee
Enjoy the fragrace of fresh baked bread as an extra treat on Christmas morning
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 cups all purpose flour (approx.)
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom (opt)
- 1/3 cup dried cherries
- 1/3 cup cranberries
- 1/3 cup raisins (try chopped nuts)
Carrot Cake
By LyndaLee
Not yet tried
- Frosting:
- 400 g/14oz carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 piece stem ginger in sugar syrup
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 300 g/11oz unsalted butter, softened
- 300 g/11oz light muscovado sugar
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 7 eggs, beaten
- 350 g/12oz self raising flour, sifted
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 75 g/3oz ground almonds
- 125 g/5oz walnuts, roughly chopped
- 400 g/14oz cream cheese
- 75 g/3oz icing sugar
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice