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Broccoli Salad
By Connie
Directions Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and toss with reduced fat ranch dressing
- 2 heads fresh broccoli and one head fresh cauliflower, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped red and 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup ranch dressing
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Three-cheese Spinach Calzones:
By Connie
Mix spinach, onions, ricotta, Gorgonzola, and Fontina in medium bowl to blend
- 2 * 2 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
- 6 * 6 green onions, chopped
- 1 * 1 cup part-skim ricotta
- 1 * 1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or blue cheese (about 4 ounces)
- 2 * 2 cups (packed) grated Fontina (about 8 ounces)
- * Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Little Smokie Sausage Appetizers
By Connie
Directions: Mix together and simmer until apples and onions are tender
- 1 or 2 pkg little Smokie Sausages
- 2 medium apples chopped with skin
- 1 medium onion chopped fine
- 2 Cups brown sugar
Beignets
By Connie
Directions In a measuring cup combine the water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon sugar
- Ingredients
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 * 1(.25-ounce) packet active dry yeast
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup, plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 * 4 cups all-purpose flour
- * Pinch salt
- 2 * 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 3 * 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 to 6 * 4 to 6 cups peanut or other neutrally-flavored oil, for frying
- * Powdered sugar, for dusting
FROZEN WHITE AND MILK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
By Connie
Directions: With the butter, brush the insides of 6 individual dariole cups measuring 3/4 cup each, or sloping str...
- Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 6 large cage-free egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 ounces premium white chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 3 ounces premium milk chocolate, chopped
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cognac or whiskey (optional)
- 3/4 cup chopped chocolate cookies
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted almonds or other nuts
Greek Panzanella
By Connie
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- Good olive oil
- 1 small French bread or boule, cut into 1-inch cubes (6 cups)
- Kosher salt
- 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 1 red bell pepper, large diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, large diced
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 red onion, sliced in half rounds
- 1/2 pound feta cheese, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup calamata olives, pitted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup good red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup good olive oil
Salmon with Pineapple Mango Salsa
By Connie
Place the pineapple, mango, red onion, mint, ginger and chili pepper in a bowl
- 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
- 1 cup chopped fresh mango
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh mint
- 2 tsp minced fresh ginger
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp honey
- salt and pepper
- EVOO
- 4 salmon fillets about 6 oz each - 1" thick
Christmas Wassail
By Connie
Place apple cider, sugar, cinnamon sticks, lemon slices, allspice and cloves in a large saucepan and heat over medi...
- 4 cups apple cider
- One half cup sugar
- 4 Cinnamon sticks
- 1 lemon sliced
- 1 tsp. whole allspice
- 1 tsp. whole cloves
- 4 cups pineapple/orange juice
- 4 cups dry red wine
Apple Cake
By Connie
Combine eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla in bowl and mix well
- 2 eggs
- 2 Cups sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 Cups flour
- 2-1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 4 Cups chopped peeled tart apples
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Lee's Cobbler
By Connie
Great with black raspberries
- 3/4 cup self rising flour or regular flour with 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 stick butter
- 2 cups fruit