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Best Peanut Butter Cookies Ever
By Meals_by_Mel
"This is an amazing no-flour peanut butter cookie
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
By Meals_by_Mel
Directions In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
- 1/2 pound chopped cooked chicken breast
- 1 1/2 cups egg noodles
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Pork Tenderloin with Sauteed Apples and Leeks
By Meals_by_Mel
Broiled pork tenderloin gets tender and tasty in the blink of an eye; a side of cooked apples is gussied up with le...
- 2 pork tenderloins (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total), trimmed of excess fat and silver skin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 leeks, white and light-green parts only, halved lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 3 Gala apples, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices and halved crosswise
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar
Lebkuchen (German Christmas Cookies)
By Meals_by_Mel
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
- For the Cookies:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup molasses
- For the Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Best Brownies
By Meals_by_Mel
"These brownies always turn out!"
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Roasted Butternut Squash and Shallot Soup
By Meals_by_Mel
Mark Scarbrough, Cooking Light NOVEMBER 2008
- 4 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large shallots, peeled and halved
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 2 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons (1-inch) slices fresh chives
- Cracked black pepper (optional)
Riesling Onion Soup with Herbed Croutons
By Meals_by_Mel
In a large, wide saucepan or soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter
- 3 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 4 large yellow onions, about 2 lb. total, thinly sliced
- 2 leeks, including pale green tops, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 Tbs. fresh tarragon leaves, chopped
- 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Riesling
- 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken stock
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 baguette, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
- 2 Tbs. chopped mixed fresh herbs, such as tarragon, rosemary, thyme and flat-leaf parsley, in any combination
- 1/2 lb. Italian fontina cheese, cut into small cubes
Company Pot Roast
By Meals_by_Mel
Cooking Light OCTOBER 2004
- 1 (2-pound) boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut in half
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 (.35-ounce) package dried morel mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
- 2 medium onions (about 3/4 pound), quartered
- 1 (16-ounce) package carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 16 small red potatoes (about 2 pounds), halved
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons water
Grilled Tilapia with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette Recipe
By Meals_by_Mel
For vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons basil, olive oil, garlic, capers and lemon p...
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil, divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons capers, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Country Chicken with Gravy
By Meals_by_Mel
In a shallow bowl, combine the first six ingredients
- GRAVY:
- 3/4 cup crushed cornflakes
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons fat-free evaporated milk
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup Progresso ® Chicken Broth
- 1 teaspoon sherry or additional condensed chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons minced chives