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Barbecue Sauce (Bob's Fondue)
By ccavins
Bob's Fondue
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 medium onions finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 six-ounce can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp basil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup beef stock
- 1/2 cup worcester sauce
- 1 tsp dry mustard
Pad Thai (Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Shrimp)
By ccavins
With its signature fettuccine-width rice noodles, this mainstay of Thailand is found there in innumerable variation...
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 tablespoons tamarind (from a pliable block)
- 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce, preferably “naam pla”
- 3 tablespoons packed palm sugar or light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (7-ounce) package dried flat rice noodles (1/8 inch wide)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3 small shallots, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 pound medium shrimp in shells (31-35 per pound), peeled, deveined,
- and cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
- 1/2 pound plain baked tofu, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 1/2 cups (1/2 pound) bean sprouts, rinsed and dried
- 8 scallions, quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons crushed unsalted roasted peanuts (use a rolling pin)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- ACCOMPANIMENT: lime wedges
Peanut Butter Blossoms
By ccavins
Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs ...
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter SAVE $
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
- 7 dozen About 7 dozen Hershey's® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates
Fondue - Blue Cheese Dressing (Chart House)
By ccavins
This is a wondeful Blue Cheese dressing
- 3/4 Cups Sour Cream
- 1/2 tsp Dry Mustard
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/3 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
- 4 oz. Danish blue cheese; crumbled
Gold Medal Sizzling Fajitas
By ccavins
In a heavy duty resealable plastic bag, combine 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, gar...
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Dash hot sauce
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds meat (boneless, skinless chicken breast, skirt steak or peeled and deveined shrimp)
- 1 medium onion, halved and sliced lengthwise
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 lime, juiced, for topping
- Sour cream, for topping
- Salsa, for topping
- Guacamole, for topping
- Cheddar cheese, shredded, for topping
Pumpkin Cheesecake
By ccavins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust:
- 1 3/4 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 6 TBLSP melted salted butter
- Filling:
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beef Jerky Recipe (Marty's)
By ccavins
Preparation: 1. Marinade ingredients shown above are for 4 lbs of meat
- “Regular” marinade ingredients:
- 1 cup – Soy Sauce
- 1 cup – Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tbl – Ketchup
- 2 tbl – Liquid Smoke
- 2 tbl – Honey
- 2 tbl – Brown Sugar
- 2 tbl – Coarse Black Pepper
- 2 tsp – Salt
- 1 tsp – Onion Powder
- 1 tsp – Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp – Accent (MSG) Note: DO NOT add this ingredient if consumer is allergic to MSG, which is Monosodium Glutamate.
- “Spicy” marinade ingredients:
- Same ingredients as “Regular” above, but add the following:
- 1/2 cup – Cayenne Red Hot Pepper Sauce
- 2 tbl – Crushed Red Pepper
- “Jerky from Hell” marinade ingredients:
- Same ingredients as “Regular” above, but add the following:
- 1/2 cup – Red Hot Cayenne Pepper Sauce
- 2 tbl Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/3 cup – Habanera Sauce (add more or less to adjust hotness)
Buckeyes
By ccavins
Combine margarine and peanut butter
- 2 sticks margarine, softened
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 1 ½ boxes confectioners’ sugar
- 1 large package chocolate chips
- ½ bar paraffin
Rocky Road Toffee Crisps
By ccavins
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 15 X 10 jelly-roll pan with graham crackers so sides touch
- 24 chocolate (2 1/2 inch) graham cracker squares
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups semi-sweet real chocolate chips
- 1 cup white baking chips
- 1 cup English toffee chips
Cranberry Sauce
By ccavins
Using marmalade to flavor the cranberries is a quick way to add a sweet, complex dimension to a traditionally b...
- 1 12-ounce bag fresh whole cranberries
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup orange marmalade
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar