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Caraway Cheese Potatoes
By SewingDragonfly
Place cubed potatoes in a 2 qt casserole
- 3 large new potatoes, boiled, cooled and cubed
- 5 T butter
- 1/3 cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 T flour
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp caraway seed
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs, coarse
- 1/8 tsp paprika
- 3 T Sweet and Hot mustard
Decorator's Cream Cheese Frosting
By SewingDragonfly
From www
- 1/2 cup of shortening
- 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter @ room temp
- 1 8oz bar cream cheese @ room temp
- 1 T white vanilla extract
- 2 lbs shifted powder sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Master Sushi Rice
By SewingDragonfly
From Ming Tsai
- 4 cups sushi rice (Calrose/short grain)
- Water, up to Mount Fuji (see below)
- 1 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/2 cup sugar
Raspberry Peach Smoothie
By SewingDragonfly
From Sara Moulton - Food Network
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup fresh peaches, sliced, partially frozen
- 1/2 cup raspberries, partially frozen
- 1 1/2 cups ice chips
Easy Coleslaw Dressing
By SewingDragonfly
From allrecipes.com I doubled this and used with a bag of shredded cabbage and some raisins
- 1/2 cup 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes
By SewingDragonfly
From Smitten Kitchen While the Guinness in the cake gets mostly baked out, the Baileys is fresh and potent, so if ...
- For the Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 1 cup stout (such as Guinness)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- Ganache Filling (Updated to double it, based on many comments):
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 T butter, room temperature
- 1-2 tsp Irish Whiskey (optional)
- Baileys Frosting:
- 3-4 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3-4 T Baileys (or milk, or heavy cream, or a combination)
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
By SewingDragonfly
From Taste of Home
- CINNAMON-CLOVE BUTTERCREAM:
- 1-3/4 cups fresh or canned pumpkin
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Solstice Shortbread
By SewingDragonfly
From kingarthurflour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract, optional
- 2 1/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup crystallized ginger
Pineapple-Carrot Cupcakes
By SewingDragonfly
*Test Kitchen Tip: Place the pineapple in a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl
- 4 eggs
- 1 3-ounce package cream cheese
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- Dash salt
- 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, well drained*
- 3 cups finely shredded carrots (about 6 medium)**
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts
- Ground cinnamon (optional)
Breakfast Banana Split
By SewingDragonfly
From food
- 1 banana, split lengthwise
- 1/2 cup yogurt, any flavor you like
- 1/4 cup granola cereal or 1/4 cup cereal
- 1/4 cup blueberries or 1/4 cup other berries
- chocolate (optional) or fruit syrup (optional)
- whipped cream (optional)
- 1 maraschino cherry