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Chocolate Drops
By Hester
Cream butter and sugar together
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Sesame Sauce
By Hester
Can be used as a Fondue sauce with chicken or beef
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons apple juice or rice wine
- 1 tablespoon green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Nutty Vegetable Rice
By Hester
1. In a small saucepan, bring the water, bouillon, salt and pepper to a boil
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
- 1/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium carrot, shredded
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
Pork Roast with Creamy Mustard Sauce
By Hester
Trim excess fat from pork
- 3 pounds boneless pork sirloin roast
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium carrots, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 2 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
Sugaring, Stained Glass, and Puzzle Cookie Techniques
By Hester
Sugaring Technique Before baking, brush cookie shapes with water, and sprinkle generously with sanding sugar
- Sugar Cookies
Pina Colada Cake
By Hester
1 Bake cake according to directions in 9x13" baking dish or bundt pan
- 18 1/4 ounces pineapple cake mix (it's one regular sized box. Duncan Hines makes a good one, or you can substitute yellow cake mix)
- 1 -3 egg (according to cake mix box directions)
- 1/2 cup butter (according to cake mix box directions) or 1/2 cup oil (according to cake mix box directions)
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip Free
- 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
Kooky Canuck Steak Marinade
By Hester
Combine all and marinate overnight
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. pepper
- pinch salt
Olive Garden Salad Dressing
By Hester
Prepare Good Seasonings Italian Seasonings Dressing as it states on back of package
- 1 packet Good Seasonings Italian Dressing
- (Ingredients needed to make dressing; oil, water, vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning (dried)
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/4 tsp. Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. White Sugar
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tbsp. Mayonnaise Calorie Wise ((no Miracle Whip please))
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 2 tbs. White Vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbs. Water
Chicken Hurry
By Hester
Arrange chicken parts in a casserole dish
- 3 lbs. chicken parts, skinned
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 envelope onion soup
Corn and Potato Chowder
By Hester
1 In large saucepan, melt margarine over medium high heat
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 3 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
- 1 (2.5 ounce) package country style gravy mix
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup shredded Mexican-style processed cheese food