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Jammy Thumbprint Squares
By mona
Just like thumbprint cookies without having to shape into balls
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
Classic Spritz Cookies
By mona
Preheat oven to 375° . Thoroughly cream butter and sugar
- 1 ½ cups butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp. almond extract
- 1 egg
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. baking powder
Mexican Brownies
By mona
Aaron Sanchez
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, plus some for greasing
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp Mexican cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Mexican Rice
By mona
Paula Deen recipe
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 cups water
- 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilis
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
Mini Quiches (4 flavours)
By mona
Each filling makes 36 tarts
- 36 unbaked tart shells
- 3 eggs beaten
- 2 c homogenized milk
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp Tabasco
- Filling 1
- 3/4 lb blue cheese
- 24 slices bacon, crisp and finely chopp0ed
- 5 tbsp fresh thyme
- Filling 2
- 1-3/4 c finely minced fennel
- 1/2 lb old Cheddar, grated
- pepper
- Filling 3
- 2/3 cu finely diced, drained sun-dried tomatoes
- 4-5 tbsp minced capers
- 1-1/4 c crumbled chevre
- 1 oz basil, finely chopped
- Filling 4
- 1-1/4 c finely chopped BBQ salmon tips
- 1 cu finely chopped spinach
- 8 tsp grated lemon peel
- 5 small green onions, minced
- black pepper
Kimpira Renkon
By mona
Peel renkon and slice into 5 mm rounds
- 7 oz renkon (lotus root)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 red chili peppers, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Whipped Icing
By mona
Mix all ingredients and beat until thick
- 8 tbsp icing sugar
- 5 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 1 tsp cream
- vanilla
Pickles, Dill
By mona
Rinse cucumbers under running water
- pickling cucumbers
- 6 quarts water
- 1 quart vinegar
- 2 cups pickling salt
- crushed garlic
- bay leaf
- dill weed
- grape or oak leaves
Emeril's Creole Seasoning
By mona
Mix all ingredients together
- 2 ½ tbsp. paprika
- 2 tbsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. black pepper
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
- 1 tbsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp. oregano
- 1 tbsp. thyme
Cheese Stuffed Shells
By mona
Cook and drain shells. Stuffing: Brown and drain sausage and onion
- Stuffing:
- 20 jumbo shells
- 1 lb. italian sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup shredded mozarella
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper
- Sauce:
- 1 can (29 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 cup shredded mozarella