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chocolate decadence cookies
By barbgreenfield
directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 8 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (not more than 60 percent cacao), chopped
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 6 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2-1/2 cups walnut or pecan halves, broken in large pieces and toasted
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped candied orange peel*
Drunken Monkey Bread
By barbgreenfield
1. Set oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 (16- to 16.3-ounce; 8 biscuits) tube of biscuits
- 1/4 cup(s) raisins
- 3 tablespoon(s) whiskey
- 3 tablespoon(s) water
- 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon(s) butter
Cran-Raspberry Iced Tea
By barbgreenfield
In large saucepan, bring water, raspberries and sugar to a boil
- 4 cups water
- 1 package frozen unsweetened raspberries
- 4 tsp. sugar
- 8 individual raspberry-flavored tea bags
- 4 cups reduced-calorie, reduced-sugar cran-raspberry juice
sweet, hot, and sour meatballs
By barbgreenfield
1. In a large bowl combine egg product, bread crumbs, onion, milk, salt, and pepper
- 1/2 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
- 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3/4 cup apple jelly
- 1/3 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1/3 cup whiskey or apple juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Few dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
Holiday Brie
By barbgreenfield
Holiday Brie en Croute
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. water
- 1/2 of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves or seedless raspberry jam
- 1/3 cup dried cranberry
- 1/4 cup toasted sliced almond
- 1 (13- to 16-ounce) Brie cheese round
- 1 pkg. (13 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Entertaining Quartet Distinctive Crackers
Mojito Grilled Chicken
By barbgreenfield
The signature ingredients of a mojito cocktail--mint, lime juice and rum--give grilled chicken a Caribbean kick
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, divided
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons light rum or orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Lemon and Herb Chicken With Peach and Prosciutto Salad
By barbgreenfield
Directions: 1 Put the chicken fillets in a shallow glass or ceramic dish
- Chicken
- 6 (125 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts (trimmed of fat)
- 125 ml white wine (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (extra virgin)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 teaspoons coarse grain mustard (or gluten free wholegrain mustard)
- 2 tablespoons parsley (or tarragon chopped)
- 1 lemon (skin peeled into long thin strips, use a vegetable peeler)
- cooking spray
- Peach and Prosciutto Salad
- 9 peaches (cut into thin wedges)
- 1 small red onion (halved and thinly sliced)
- 1 bunch basil (leaves picked and torn if large)
- 80 g baby salad leaves (4 cups)
- 8 bocconcini (baby halved or torn)
- 2 slices prosciutto (thin and cut into thin strips)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (extra virgin)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (or gluten free dijon mustard)
- ground black pepper (freshly, to taste)
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
By barbgreenfield
. In small bowl, mix wafer cookie crumbs and melted vegetable oil spread until crumbly
- 10 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, melted
- 3 cups chocolate reduced-fat ice cream, slightly softened
- 1/2 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
- 3 cups vanilla reduced-fat ice cream, slightly softened
- 1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
Chili w/beer and cocoa
By barbgreenfield
Directions: 1 Heat oil. 2 Cook onions, garlic and meat until brown
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3/4 lb beef sirloin, cubed
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 can dark beer
- 1 cup strong coffee
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 can beef broth
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 1/2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
- 4 chili peppers, chopped
Cake Scrap Cherry Ice Cream
By barbgreenfield
Summary: Adding cake scraps to ice cream is a good way to use them up
- 1 pound sweet cherries, stemmed, pitted and slightly crushed (about 3 cups; see headnote)
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Freshly squeezed juice from 1/2 lemon (1 tablespoon)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 6 drops natural red food coloring (optional)
- 5 ounces (1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons) evaporated milk
- 14 ounces (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups cake scraps of choice, cut into 2-inch chunks