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Creamy Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
By Hester
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all of the creamy cocktail sauce ingredients, as listed
- 1 12-ounce bottle Heinz chili sauce (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, more or less, to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Salami Cornucopia
By Hester
1 In a large bowl, add the cream cheese, goat cheese, olives, crushed red pepper, thyme and lemon zest and mix to c...
- 1 block cream cheese (softened, 8 ounces)
- 1 log goat cheese (softened, 8 ounces)
- 1/2 cup black olives (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 lemon (zested)
- 25 slices salami (thinly sliced)
Antipasta
By Hester
In a large mixing bowl, combine olive oil, ketchup, vinegar, tuna and shrimp
- 8 ounces olive oil
- 2 large cauliflower
- 3 cans black olives, drained
- 1 liter dill pickle, drained
- 4 cans mushrooms, drained
- 2 red peppers
- 3 green peppers
- 60 ounces ketchup
- 1 1/4 cups vinegar
- 5 cans tuna, drained
- 3 cans shrimp, drained
Chicken Kadai
By Hester
Dry the chiken with paper towels
- 1 lb cut up skinless chicken pieces
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 3 peeled and chopped tomatoes
- 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Fried Ice Cream
By Hester
Melt butter in a small saucepan, remove from heat and stir in brown sugar and cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup corn flake crumbs
- 1 1/3 cups vanilla ice cream
Creamy Curried Almond Coleslaw Dressing
By Hester
1.Using a standing blender or an immesrsion blender and deep cup or jar, puree all the ingredients (starting with 1...
- 1/2 cup raw almonds
- 2 1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup or agave nectar
- 2/3 cup water(or more to thin as needed; see note)
- 1 very small clove garlic
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 tsp prepared mustard
- ptional: Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 tsp curry powder (or more to taste)
Spicy Italian Penne
By Hester
Cook chicken and sausage through, add onion, saute
- 1 large jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 jar alfredo sauce
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breast, cubed
- 4 italian sausage links, skinned and diced
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1 can mushrooms, drained
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
Dill Pickles
By Hester
Fill each jar with washed cucumbers
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon pickling salt
- 2 tablespoons dill seed
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 whole peppercorns
Cheesy Vegetable Soup
By Hester
Add onion, carrot, garlic, water, and chicken bullion, and cauliflower to large pot and stir to combine
- 1/2 cup onion; (white or yellow), diced
- 1 large carrot; peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon chicken bullion
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cauliflower florets; chopped
- 1 cup broccoli florets; chopped
- 1 cup frozen or canned sweet corn
- 2 cups milk; (I used fat free half and half)
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup sour cream; (I used fat free)
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese; (I used reduced fat)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- salt; and pepper
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
By Hester
South of the border shrimp cocktail is an incredible flavor experience
- For Poaching the Shrimp:
- 48 fresh, large shrimp with shells on
- 1 stick celery with leaves on
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 Roma tomato
- 1 white onion, peeled
- 1 carrot, washed but unpeeled
- 1 serrano chili, split from tip nearly to stem
- 5 stems of cilantro
- For Making the Cocktail Sauce:
- Broth left over from poaching the shrimp
- 1 1/2 cups tomato catsup
- Sea salt to taste
- 4 tablespoons minced Roma tomato
- 4 tablespoons minced cucumber
- 4 tablespoons minced white onion
- Limejuice
- 1/2 teaspoon minced serrano chili
- 4 stems cilantro, roughly chopped
- To Garnish:
- 1/2 cup guacamole
- 4 thick slices of lime