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Strawberry Romaine salad
By barbsjustagirl
In a large bowl, toss the romaine, strawberries and onion
- POPPY SEED DRESSING:
- Strawberry Romaine Salad Recipe
- 8-10 Servings
- Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
- 30 30
- Ingredients
- 8 cups torn romaine
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
By barbsjustagirl
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 (18.25-ounce) package spice cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup peeled, cored, and chopped Granny Smith apple (about 1 large apple)
- 35 caramels
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream (or regular milk)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 24 wooden craft sticks
Cow Tails
By barbsjustagirl
A great caramel candy to make for the holidays!
- Special equipment:
- Candy thermometer
- Zip-top bag or disposable pastry bag
- Parchment paper or wax paper
- Plastic wrap
- Rolling pin
- Caramel:
- 1 cup clear corn syrup
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 4 1/2 tbsp butter, unsalted - cubed into 8 pieces
- Extra butter for buttering pans
- Creme filling:
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 oz. packet of unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup water
Kiddie Crunch Mix
By barbsjustagirl
A cute idea for kids goodies for the holidays!
- 1 * 1 cup animal crackers
- 1 * 1 cup chocolate bear-shaped crackers
- 1 * 1 cup miniature pretzels
- 1 * 1 cup salted peanuts
- 1 * 1 cup M&M's
- 1 * 1 cup chocolate-or yogurt-covered raisins
Fudgy Brownie Torte
By barbsjustagirl
Nutritional Facts Nutrition Information per brownie Calories: 230 Calories from fat: 120g Saturated fat: 6g Tra
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup (1 stick) PLUS 2 tsp. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® All Purpose Sticks
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 * 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 2 * 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
Pink Champagne Punch
By barbsjustagirl
Pretty Pink Champagne with raspberries and a fizzy bubbly Punch, perfect for your next gathering
- 1 (1 1/2 liter) bottle champagne, chilled
- 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
- 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1 1/4 cups frozen raspberries, thawed
Pumpkin Brown Butter Cupcakes with cinnamon frosting
By barbsjustagirl
Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cake:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 3 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Cinnamon Frosting
- From Baked: New Frontiers in Baking
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, soft but cool, cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Pumpkin Muffins
By barbsjustagirl
Hungry Girl style! Iced, Iced, Baby! Our amazing pumpkin muffins are all flavor and no peril
- Muffins
- 1 cup Fiber One Original bran cereal
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
- 1 cup club soda
- 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
- 1/4 cup sugar-free pancake syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
- Icing
- 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed
- 3 tbsp. fat-free cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
Pasta with fresh tomato basil
By barbsjustagirl
Nutritional Information Calories: 343 Fat: 13
- 1 * 1 (9-ounce) package refrigerated fresh fettuccine
- 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 * 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 * 4 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 * 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, shaved (about 1/2 cup)
Marinara sauce - basic
By barbsjustagirl
A basic marinara sauce. To freeze the sauce,let it come to room temperature, then transfer it to freezer-safe pi...
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, grated
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh oregano, chopped
- 4 28-oz cans whole plum tomatoes