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Fruit Salad
By barbsjustagirl
A very versatile fruit salad - change up the fruit and add strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, ap
- 1 pt. container strawberries
- 1 pt. container blueberries
- 1 bunch (about 1 1/2 lbs.) seedless grapes (green, red or a mixture of both)
- 1/4 cup honey
- juice from 2 limes (about 2-3 tablespoons)
Soft Black Bean Tostadas
By barbsjustagirl
Nancy Hughes, Cooking Light JANUARY 2006
- Remaining ingredients:
- 1/2 cup chopped peeled avocado
- 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomato
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 cup shredded roasted skinless, boneless chicken breast
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) preshredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Cake Mix - Homemade
By barbsjustagirl
Did you know you can make your own cake mix? You can have high quality, delicious tasting cake with the ease and c...
- Dry Ingredients:
- Just assemble your dry ingredients as well as the sugar.
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 1 3/4 cups SUPER fine sugar (you can buy this or make it)
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Wet Ingredients for card:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 5 egg whites
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- Cream butter - add egg whites one at a time. Add milk, vanilla and almond.
- Mix together, fill 2 8" round cake pans - bake at 350 22-30 minutes.
Chocolate Peppermint Scones
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 scone equals 328 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 39 mg cholesterol, 257 mg sodium, 46 ...
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup cold butter
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup (6 ounces) vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 * 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 * 1 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips
- 1 * 1 tablespoon coarse sugar
- 2 * 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies
Pull Apart Coffee Cake
By barbsjustagirl
HEAT oven to 350ºF. SEPARATE biscuits; cut into quarters
- 1 can (16.3 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1/4 cup PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. milk
- 2 Tbsp. chopped toasted PLANTERS Pecans
- Make It!
Grilled Bruschetta Chicken
By barbsjustagirl
PLACE large sheet of heavy-duty foil over half of grill grate; heat grill to medium heat
- 4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
- 1/4 cup KRAFT Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing, divided
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
Spiced Pear Bread
By barbsjustagirl
A great way to use up any leftover pears
- 3-1/4 * 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 3 * 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 * 3 eggs
- 3 * 3 cans (15-1/4 ounces each) sliced pears, drained and mashed
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup canola oil
Boiled Bagels
By barbsjustagirl
1. In large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour and yeast
- 4 1/4 * 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 3 * 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 * 1 tablespoon white sugar
Summer Trifle
By barbsjustagirl
1--Combine nectarines and sugar in medium bowl; toss to coat
- 4 large ripe nectarines, pitted and diced
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- Grated zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 6oz wedge of angel food cake, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
- 3 tbsp light honey
- 1 6oz container fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Spaghetti Squash in Marinara Sauce
By barbsjustagirl
Blue Jean Chef - QVC - in pressure cooker
- Sauce:
- 1 whole spaghetti squash
- 1-1/2 cups water
- salt
- pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tsp. olive oil
- 1 Tsp. chili flakes
- 28 oz. can whole tomatoes - diced
- Parsley - fresh for topping