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Texas Potato Salad
By Texaschef11
In a large pot, cover potatoes with cold water, bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes
- 2 pounds of red new potatoes, cubed
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup of bread and butter jalapenos, diced (recipe follows or you can use store bought)
- 1/4 cup of yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon bread and butter jalapeno pickle juice
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Mexican Style Spinach Artichoke Dip
By Texaschef11
Spread: In large microwave-safe mixing bowl or serving dish combine all of the spread ingredients, except the tomat...
- * Pita Crisps:
- * Spread;
- 1 * 1 8 oz. package frozen chopped Spinach (Green Giant; the type without added sauce), thawed and drained well
- 1 * 1 15 or 16 oz. can of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 10 * 10 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 8 * 8 oz. cream cheese (I use light or Neufchatel)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped jalapenos
- 2 * 2 tomatoes, chopped
- *
- 1 * 1 package of pita bread
- * PAM or other vegetable spray
- * Garlic salt, to taste
Pumpkin Cream Cheese
By Texaschef11
Beat all ingredients together until smooth
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened (1/3 less fat, ok)
- 1/2 c canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 & 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 TBSP brown sugar
Texas Sheet Cake
By Texaschef11
Preheat an oven to 350°F
- For the cake:
- 2 cups flour (but not really … more like 1 cup and just a hair shy of another cup … 1 cup and 1 not-quite-level cup)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 16 Tbs. (2 sticks) margarine
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tbs. cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- For the frosting:
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) margarine
- 3 Tbs. cocoa powder
- 6 Tbs. milk
- 1 box (1 lb.) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Potato Soup
By Texaschef11
Pour broth in dutch oven or soup pot and put over medium heat
- 4 Cups Chicken Broth (2-16 ounce cans)
- 4-5 Russet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cubed
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 cup instant potato flakes
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 About 1 cup smoked chopped ham
- salt and pepper to taste
Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad
By Texaschef11
Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl
- 4 cups of cubed cooked chicken
- 1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped (I skipped toasting them)
- 1 rib celery, finely diced
- 2-4 tbsp. finely minced shallot
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp. minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
End Zone Souithwest Egg Rolls with Sour Cream Salsa Verde
By Texaschef11
For the Egg Rolls: 1. In a large bowl, combine ground chuck, cheese, corn, black beans, salsa, taco seasoning mix, ...
- For the Egg Rolls:
- 1 pound ground chuck, cooked and well drained
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 (15.25-ounce) can corn kernels, drained
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup prepared salsa
- 1 (1-ounce) package taco seasoning mix
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 30 egg roll wrappers
- Vegetable oil for frying
- For the Sour Cream Salsa Verde:
- Makes about 3 cups
- 2 cups sour cream
- 3/4 cup prepared salsa verde
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile pepper
- Garnish: fresh cilantro
Cilantro Jalapeno Latkes with Chipotle Sour Cream
By Texaschef11
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well
- 6 tablespoons light sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon grated lime rind
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 6 cups shredded peeled baking potato (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 cup grated fresh onion
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches
By Texaschef11
In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the cream and milk, stirring occasionally, until steam rises from the surface
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Michael Recchiuti caramel sauce
- 16 stroopwafels or pizzelle cookies
Pumpkin Spice Cream
By Texaschef11
Combine 1 cup 1% milk and brown sugar in a medium, heavy saucepan, and heat to 180° or until tiny bubbles form aro...
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk, divided
- 2 * 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 * 2 large egg yolks
- 1 * 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- * Dash of salt
- 1 * 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 * 1 (8-ounce) carton reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 * 2 commercial biscotti, crumbled (about 3/4 cup)