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Honey Glazed Chicken or Ribs
By Hester
Wash chicken or ribs under running water
- 1 chicken or 2 lbs. ribs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
Thai Sweet Chili Dressing
By Hester
A sweet chili sauce dressing with the perfect balance of spicy heat, sweetness, saltiness and sourness that is grea...
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce for vegetarian)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (~1 lime)
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 teaspoons ginger, grated
Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes
By Hester
Serve with Kooky Canuck Marinated Steak
- Blue Cheese Dressing
- 3/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled (can be substituted with asiago or swiss or a combination of both)
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 Tbsp mustard powder
- 1/4 Tbsp black pepper
- 1/4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 Tbsp Frank’s Red Hot
- 1/4 Tbsp salt
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes
- 10 baking potatoes
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Easy Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
By Hester
1.Pat chops dry and season liberally with Lemon Pepper (or your favorite seasoning)
- 4 bone-in thick pork chops
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- Lemon pepper
Huckleberry Preserves
By Hester
Put 2 1/2 cups huckleberries and 1/3 cup water in a blender with the lemon zest
- 4 1/2-5 cups huckleberries, washed
- 2/3 cup water
- 6 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 (1 3/4 ounce) packages dry pectin
- 1 tablespoon margarine
Bean and Cashew Salad
By Hester
Blanch beans in boiling water in large saucepan for 1 to 3 minutes until bright green
- 1/2 lb. whole fresh green beans
- boiling water
- ice water
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup toasted cashews
- 3/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- LEMON DILL DRESSING
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tsp. fresh dill, chopped or 1/2 tsp. dry dill weed
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 tsp. chili paste (sambal oelek)
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
By Hester
I'm going to try this with a package of country gravy
- 1 can large, flaky biscuits (such as Grands)
- 1/2 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 and 1/2 cups milk
Death By Chocolate
By Hester
Prepare cake according to package directions
- 1 2 layer chocolate cake mix
- 2/3 cup kahlua (or 1/2 cup cold coffee)
- 2 4 serv. pkgs chocolate instant pudding and pie filling
- 4 cups milk
- 4 cups cool whip Lite®
- 1 cup skor bar chips
Indian Spiced Beef Kabobs
By Hester
Tender cubes of beef are marinated in yogurt, ginger and Indian spices to create these mouth-watering kabobs
- 20 ounces beef sirloin - cubed
- 2 cups whole milk plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons ginger - minced
- 2 garlic cloves - minced
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (or more to taste)
- wooden or metal skewers for grilling
Southern Dill Potato Salad
By Hester
Place the potatoes in a large pot, cover them with water, and bring to a boil over high heat
- 10 unpeeled red potatoes
- 5 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, or to taste
- 1/2 white onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon dried dill weed