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Lime Chiffon Pie
By TheresaJ
ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir with whisk 2 min
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Restoring Garden Tools
By TheresaJ
Like your hands, the handles of your favorite wood-handled garden tools suffer from overexposure to weather and s...
- To renew splintery, dry, or cracked wood, sand the handles with medium sandpaper; wipe clean.
Natural weed killer (made with basic items in your kitchen)
By TheresaJ
Fill a spray bottle almost full with Pickling vinegar
- spray bottle (I had a 34 ounce one I purchased at the $ store a while ago)
- Pickling vinegar (It works better than regular vinegar because the acetic acid % is higher)
- Salt (1/2 cup for m size bottle)
- Dish soap (a squeeze
Chalkboard Paint Recipe
By TheresaJ
Great do it yourself for those small chalkboard projects
- 3 teaspoons acrylic paint [colour of choice]
- 1 1/2 teaspoons glazing medium [water based]
- 1/2 teaspoon powder tile grout [Not Sanded]
Antipasto Skewers
By TheresaJ
Original Recipe Yield 24 skewers
- 10 ounces Havarti cheese, cubed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (6 ounce) jar mushroom caps, drained
- 6 slices cocktail rye bread, quartered
Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
By TheresaJ
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coconut milk (full fat)
- 1 cup shredded coconut
Nepali Momo (Nepalese Meat Dumplings)
By TheresaJ
Dough: In a large bowl combine flour, oil, salt and water
- Dough for wrappers
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon oil
- water, as required
- 1 pinch salt
- Filling
- 2 lbs lean ground meat (50% lamb or chicken & 50% pork works best)
- 1 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup green onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup ripe tomato, finely chpped
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon curry powder, or momo masala if available
- 3 fresh red chilies, minced (or to taste)
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- salt and pepper
Vermicelli Chicken Salads
By TheresaJ
Teriyaki Lime Dressing: Combine all 3 ingredients in small bowl
- TERIYAKI LIME DRESSING
- Lime juice 1/2 cup 125 mL
- Sweet chili sauce 1/2 cup 125 mL
- Thick teriyaki basting sauce 1/2 cup 125 mL
- SALAD
- Boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1 lb. 454 g
- Prepared chicken broth 4 cups 1 L
- Thick teriyaki basting sauce 2 tbsp. 30 mL
- Finely grated gingerroot 2 tsp. 10 mL
- Boiling water 6 cups 1.5 L
- Rice vermicelli 8 1/2 oz. 250 g
- Shredded suey choy (Chinese cabbage) 4 cups 1 L
- Sliced English cucumber (with peel) 1 1/2 cups 375 mL
- Grated carrot 1 cup 250 mL
- Chopped fresh mint 1/3 cup 75 mL
- Fresh bean sprouts 2 cups 500 mL
- Chopped green onion 1/4 cup 60 mL
- Chopped salted peanuts 1/4 cup 60 mL
Cheese Manicotti
By TheresaJ
Cook manicotti according to package directions; rinse in cold water and drain
- 1 package (8 ounces) manicotti shells
- 2-1/2 cups (10 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup prepared Italian salad dressing
- 1/2 cup shredded zucchini
- 1 jar (14 ounces) spaghetti sauce
White Bean Dip and Veggies - South Beach Diet Recipe (Phase 1 & 2)
By TheresaJ
Place first 6 ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth
- 15 oz can white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 T lemon juice
- 1-2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 t crushed garlic
- 1/4 t dried oregano
- 1/8 t ground black pepper
- 2 T finely chopped black olives
- 2 T finely chopped parsley