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Feijoada
By Merichef342
1. The black beans can be dried and soaked overnight
- 2 cups black beans
- 1/2 pound any sausage, cut in 1 inch pieces. Linguica or chorizo works well
- 1/2 pound pork, cut in 1" cubes
- 1/2 pound beef, cut 1" cubes
- 3 whole bacon, sliced
- 1 whole hot pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 whole tomatoes, finely chopped
- 3 whole garlic, chopped
- 3 cups water
Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By Merichef342
Preheat oven to 350°. To prepare cake, coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan wit...
- Frosting:
- Cooking spray
- 9 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 2 cups finely shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon orange sugar sprinkles
Butternut Squash with Sage
By Merichef342
1. PreparationPreheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle
- 2 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2/3 cup finely grated parmigiano-reggiano
- 3 whole sage leave
Chipolte Spicy Guacamole
By Merichef342
Using fork, mash avocado with lime juice in small bowl
- 1 large avocado, peeled and pitted
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 2 large garlic, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Mojito from Food Network
By Merichef342
Place ice in beverage shaker then add in the rum, 8 broken up mint sprigs, lime juice and sugar
- Ice
- 6 ounces light rum
- 12 mint sprigs, or spearmint, 8 roughly broken apart
- 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- Club soda
- 4 slices lime
Chicken Tortillas
By Merichef342
1. Place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet ot small heavy ...
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless
- chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 ripe peeled avocado, cut into
- 16 slices
- Cooking spray
- 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
- 1 cup hot tied low-sodium salsa
- (such as Green Mountain Gringo)
- 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
Broccoli-Bacon Salad
By Merichef342
Whisk garlic, mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar and sugar in a large bow/
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 cups finely chopped broccoli crowns
- (see Tip, above)
- 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts,
- rinsed and chopped
- 3 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Red Caviar Dip
By Merichef342
Mix sour cream, green onions, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon chives in medium bowl
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 green onions. very thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
- chopped chives
- 1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoons salmon
- caviar, drained gently rinsed
Cream Cheese-Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
By Merichef342
Kraft foods
- • 24 jalapeno peppers
- • 2 boxes (8 oz each) cream cheese
- • 2 packs bacon
- • Kraft Ranch Dressing
Coco marinated steak
By Merichef342
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine vinegar, cocoa, brown sugar, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt, and p...
- 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ancho chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 pounds flank steak
- Chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 whole pineapple peeled and diced -- salsa
- 1 whole avocado, diced -- salsa
- 1/4 cup red onion, minced -- salsa
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro leaves -- salsa
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice -- salsa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt -- salsa