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Pink Lady Punch
By SewingDragonfly
Place the cranberry juice, sugar, and pineapple juice in a punch bowl and stir well
- 1 quart cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 cups unsweetened pineapple or grapefruit juice
- 2 quarts ginger ale
Garlic Balsamic Chicken
By SewingDragonfly
From fabulousfoods
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3 T flour, divided
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 T olive oil
- 12 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 T butter
Sugar 'N Spice Cookies
By SewingDragonfly
From Proctor Silex
- 1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 c shortening
- 3/4 c sugar
- 3/4 c brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 T sour milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- Pinch of salt
Cheesy Sausage Zucchini Casserole
By SewingDragonfly
From allrecipes.com My notes: 8/12/03 - Excellent!
- 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 lb pork sausage
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup diced fresh tomato
- 4 cups cubed zucchini squash
- 2 (4 oz) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 (8 oz) package processed cheese food, cubed
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
The Ultimate Cuban Sandwich
By SewingDragonfly
From foodnetwork
- 1 lb boneless pork shoulder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 T ground cumin
- 1 T dried oregano
- 2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and gently smashed with the side of your knife
- 1/4 tsp dried red chili flakes
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 long Cuban bread roll
- 3 T Dijon mustard
- 8 thin slices Swiss cheese
- 1 cup bread and butter pickles
- 8 thin slices deli ham
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Olive oil
Mirro Josie's
By SewingDragonfly
From Mirro
- 3/4 c shortening (use half butter for flavor)
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 c corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 c flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Italian Melt in Your Mouth Meatballs
By SewingDragonfly
From food.com– Recipe #69173 Cooking the meatballs in simmering pasta sauce will not only add so much extra flav...
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef or a mixture of 1 lb ground beef and 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold meat together) – if you don't have dry breadcrumbs just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 cup milk
- 1-2 T fresh minced garlic or use 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 tsp salt or seasoned salt
- 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/3-1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 2 T dried parsley
Quick Pour Fondant Icing
By SewingDragonfly
From Wilton
- 6 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar (about 1 1/2 lbs)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon no-color almond extract
- Icing colors - if desired
Yogurt Crepe Batter
By SewingDragonfly
In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour with sugar and salt
- 1 c flour
- 1 T sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 c plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup water
Basic Turkey Brine
By SewingDragonfly
If adding the above, heat the basic brine to a simmer so the flavors will easily infuse into the liquid
- Suggested additions (add some or all):
- 1 gallon of water
- 1 cup of salt
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- Mix to dissolve salt and sugar
- 1 bunch of sage
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of thyme
- 1 head of garlic, roughly chopped
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 T black peppercorns, crushed