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Cream Cheese Brownies
By Meals_by_Mel
Enjoy these delicious cheese filled chocolate brownies - perfect dessert to impress your guests
- purpose flour*1/2teaspoon salt1cup coarsely chopped nuts
Chocolate Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
By Meals_by_Mel
Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies Melt chocolate and margarine over very low heat
- Cream Cheese Topping:
- 4 ounces German sweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
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- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon flour
Hearty Spinach and Chickpea Soup
By Meals_by_Mel
Note: This recipe adapted from Body and Soul magazine, February 2006
- 2 cups uncooked brown rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms (about 4 cups), stems removed, thinly sliced
- 6 cups store-bought low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 bags (5-ounces each) baby spinach leaves
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Mini Chive Popovers
By Meals_by_Mel
These savory herb popovers make a fun side dish for soups or salads
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for pans
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 pinches sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2-1/2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
- 1 cup chopped fresh chives
Crispy Baked Rosemary-Garlic Chicken Legs
By Meals_by_Mel
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence
- 12 chicken legs
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 stems rosemary, leaves picked and roughly chopped
- 4 cups panko bread crumbs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Eli's Asian Salmon
By Meals_by_Mel
Copyright 2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved
- 2 1/4 pounds center-cut salmon fillet (1 1/2 inches thick)
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted (dark) sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste
- 1/2 cup sliced scallions (2 scallions)
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic (8 large cloves)
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
Butternut Squash Soup with Leeks
By Meals_by_Mel
Preheat oven to 350°. Remove white papery skin from garlic head (do not peel or separate the cloves)
- Ingredients
- 1 whole garlic head
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 cups thinly sliced leek (about 4 large)
- 4 cups (3/4-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 medium)
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Herb Butter Turkey
By Meals_by_Mel
Directions In a small bowl, combine softened butter, poultry seasoning, garlic herb sauce mix, and crushed garlic
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 2 tablespoons garlic herb sauce mix (recommended: Knorr)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed garlic
- 1 (32-ounce) bag celery and carrot party sticks
- 2 large onions, large dice
- 1 (32-ounce) container low-sodium chicken broth
- 12-pound turkey, thawed if necessary
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 3 (3/4-ounce) packets fresh herbs poultry herb blend (sage, thyme and rosemary)
- 1 lemon, thickly slice
Italian Cauliflower
By Meals_by_Mel
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- 1 In medium microwavable bowl, cover and microwave cauliflower and water on High about 6 minutes, stirring once after 3 minutes, until tender; drain.
- 2 Meanwhile, in 7-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Stir in bread crumbs and basil. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until bread crumbs are toasted. Stir in parsley. Sprinkle over cauliflower.
Pumpkin Spoon Bread
By Meals_by_Mel
Preheat oven to 350°. Bring milk, butter, and salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan
- whole milk
- (1 stick) unsalted butter
- kosher salt
- stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- canned pure pumpkin purée
- large eggs, separated
- chopped fresh chives
- chopped fresh thyme
- ground cinnamon
- cayenne pepper
- ground ginger
- ground nutmeg