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Chocolate Chip Sensation
By MeanJean
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1 package of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 pint half and half
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding
- 1/4 cup nuts
Everyday Brownies
By MeanJean
It's not as if I were short of a brownie recipe or two: I have over the years made them on easy autopilot; but I am...
- 1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 About 6 ounces milk chocolate, chopped into small nuggety chunks (or 1 cup chips)
- Confectioners' sugar, to dust, optional
- Special Equipment: Aluminium foil-lined baking pan or foil pan, about 13 x 9 x 2 inches
Green Apple-Truffle Slaw
By MeanJean
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 4 large cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
- 5 Granny Smith apples, julienned
- 1/2 small head green cabbage, very thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
- 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon black truffle oil
Peanut Butter (Triple) Oatmeal Cookies
By MeanJean
Triple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are thick and chewy
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 4 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 (8-ounce) bag Reese’s mini peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup peanut butter morsels
Chocolate Coconut Cake
By MeanJean
1) Set the temperature of your oven to 350C
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk, full fat
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chunk
By MeanJean
These little cookies showcase a perfect pairing of peanut butter and chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
- 4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into chunks
Lemon-Rasberry Muffins
By MeanJean
1.Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 large (1/2-cup) muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners
- •1 lemon
- •1/2 cup sugar
- •1 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)
- •1/3 cup canola oil
- •1 large egg
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 cup white whole-wheat flour, or whole-wheat pastry flour (see Shopping Tip)
- •1 cup all-purpose flour
- •2 teaspoons baking powder
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen (not thawed) raspberries
Chocoate Cinnamon Rolls
By MeanJean
Take the egg out of the refrigerator and crack it into a bowl so that the egg will warm up some before adding it to...
- •FOR THE DOUGH:
- •1 whole Egg
- •1/2 cups Milk
- •1/4 cups Sugar
- •1/2 teaspoons Salt
- •1/4 cups Butter
- •1/4 cups Warm Water (110F)
- •1 package Active Dry Yeast (.25 Oz)
- •1/3 cups Cocoa Powder
- •2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
- •_____
- •FOR THE FILLING:
- •1/2 cups Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
- •1/4 cups Sugar
- •1/8 teaspoons Salt
- •2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- •6 Tablespoons Melted Butter
- •1/2 cups Chocolate Chips (preferably Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips)
- •1/2 cups Finely Chopped Walnuts Or Pecans (optional)
- •_____
- •FOR THE FROSTING:
- •4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
- •2 Tablespoons Butter, Room Temperature
- •1/2 pounds Powdered Sugar
- •1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
- •2 Tablespoons Milk (or More To Your Desired Consistency)
- •Chocolate Shavings From A Semi-sweet Chocolate Bar For Garnish
Pulled Pork Sandwich
By MeanJean
1 Purée all of the sauce ingredients (everything except the bay leaf, the pork and the buns) in a blender until sm...
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 pickled jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 teaspoons of Chipotle chile powder
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt
- 3 lbs of pork butt shoulder roast, trimmed of excess fat
- Hamburger buns
Oatmeal Whoopie Pies
By MeanJean
*Cookie recipe adapted from The Best of Amish Cooking, by Phyllis Pellman Good
- Cookies:
- Ingredients
- 2 cups Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
- 1/4 cup Shortening (Crisco)
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3 Tablespoons Boiling Water
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2-1/2 cups Flour
- 2 cups Quick Oats
- FILLING OPTION #1
- Marshmallow Creme
- FILLING OPTION #2
- 5 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar