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McDonald's Famous French Fries
By ccavins
Preparing your French fries: Peel the potatoes
- 2 large Idaho russett potatoes
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 ½ - 2 cups hot water
- 6 cups Crisco® shortening
- 1/4 cup beef lard (or save the fat from previously cooked
- burgers)
- Salt to taste
Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Cheesecake
By ccavins
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 2 cups crushed Oreo cookies
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 8-oz pkg cream cheese
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 squares semi-sweet baking Chocolate, melted, cooled
Grandma's Blueberry Pie
By ccavins
Mash about 1 3/4 cups of blueberries to measure 1 cup of mashed blueberries
- 6 Cups Blueberries
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3 TBLSP Cornstarch
- 1/2 Cup Orange Juice
- 2 TBLSP Lemon Juice
- 1 Baked 9-inch Pastry Shell, Cooled
Peanut Brittle (Microwave)
By ccavins
Heavily grease baking sheet with margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup (white)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup plus of shelled roasted salted peanuts
- 1 TBLSP margarine
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
Beer Marinated Skirt Steak
By ccavins
In a wide, shallow glass baking dish, scatter half of the orange slices, half of the onion slices and half of the g...
- 1 orange, thinly sliced with peel
- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, halved and smashed
- 2 1/4 pounds skirt steak
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1 cup light-colored beer (preferably lager style)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
Brownie Cheesecake
By ccavins
PREHEAT oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray
- 1 pkg. (19 to 21 oz.) brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)
- 4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese,
- softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 3 eggs
- 2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Doughnut Grilled Cheese
By ccavins
Use the Green Onion Cheddar Doughnut Recipe
- 8 pieces thick-cut bacon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 to 3 vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 Green Onion Cheddar Doughnuts (separate recipe)
- 8 large slices Cheddar cheese
- 4 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco
PURPLE PASSION PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE
By ccavins
Put all ngredients into a blender
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup banana
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup ice
Herbed New Potatoes
By ccavins
Peel 1/2-inch strip around the center of each potato and immediately place potatoes in a medium saucepan of cold wa...
- 12 small New potatoes
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 4 teaspoons minced fresh
- parsley or 1 1/3 teaspoons dried parsley
- 4 teaspoons minced fresh chives or 1 1/3 teaspoons
- dried chives
- Fresh parsley sprigs, optional for garnish
Beef Stroganoff
By ccavins
Remove any fat and gristle from the roast and cut into strips 1/2 inch thick by 2 inches long
- 2 pounds beef chuck roast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 ounces butter
- 4 green onions, sliced (white parts only)
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup white wine
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste