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Easy Party Cheesecake
By Becky Jo
An easy, pan-style, baked party cheesecake, made with cream cheese, sugar, lemon, eggs and vanilla, on a graham cra...
- 1-1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of melted butter
- 2 (8 ounce) blocks of cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- Juice of one lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup of sour cream
- 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- 1 (21 ounce) canned pie filling (strawberry, blueberry, cherry, lemon, etc.), optional, for garnish
Dixie Cornbread
By Becky Jo
I do NOT make it a habit to turn down world famous recipes of cornbread that include two cups of buttermilk and ma...
- 1-1/2 cups enriched white cornmeal
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons of bacon drippin’s or melted real butter
- 1 tablespoon solid vegetable shortening
Spaghetti with Sausage and Peppers
By Becky Jo
DELICIOSO! Modified: 13 oz WW spaghetti, 28 oz crushed tomatoes,1/2 c
- * 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- * 1 (1-lb.) package mild Italian sausage, casings removed
- * 1 medium onion, cut into eighths
- * 1 medium-size green bell pepper, cut into strips
- * 1 medium-size red or yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
- * 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
- * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- * 1 (28-oz.) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
- * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- * 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Gingersnaps
By Becky Jo
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup margarine
- 1 * 1 cup white sugar
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup white sugar for decoration
Bread and Butter Pickles
By Becky Jo
1. In a large bowl, mix together cucumbers, onions, green bell peppers, garlic and salt
- 25 * 25 cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 6 * 6 onions, thinly sliced
- 2 * 2 green bell peppers, diced
- 3 * 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup salt
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- 3 * 3 cups cider vinegar
- 5 * 5 cups white sugar
- 2 * 2 tablespoons mustard seed
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 * 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
Pot Roast with Rosemary and Garlic
By Becky Jo
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
- 1 center cut chuck roast (or 7-blade roast), about 3 pounds
- salt and pepper
- oil
- 1 quart beef stock or broth
- 3-4 springs fresh rosemary
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 tblsp corn starch
Mashed Potatoes
By Becky Jo
Peel and cut potatoes into slices or large cubes
- 5 lbs mashed potatoes (or 7-8 medium sized potatoes)
- 1 small can evaporated milk (5 ounces)
- 1 stick margarine (1/2 cup)
- 1 tsp salt for water
- 1 tsp salt for potatoes
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Dried Tomato Soup
By Becky Jo
All the herbs were whole dried
- 2 tb Olive oil
- 4 Garlic cloves, large
- 2 sm Onions, sliced
- 1 t Basil, dried
- 1 t Oregano, dried
- 1/2 ts Rosemary, dried
- 1/4 ts Ginger
- 12 Dried tomato slices, 4in Diameter
- 6 c Water
- 1 pn Salt
Carrot Cake
By Becky Jo
This is the best recipe for carrot cake, yet it's easy to make, once you get the carrots shredded
- 2 * 2 cups shredded baby carrots
- 1 * 1 cup oil
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 2 * 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2-1/2 * 2-1/2 cups flour
- 2 * 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. salt
- 8 * 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 * 1 cup chopped walnuts or shredded coconut