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Chocolate Blender Ganache
By barbsjustagirl
love this. Cheaper for me to make than ganache
- 6 oz unsweetened chocolate or baker's chocolate
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Penne with broccoli rabe
By barbsjustagirl
296 calories, 7 gram total fat, 3 gram sat
- 12 ounces broccoli rabe or 2 cups broccoli florets
- 6 ounces dried multigrain penne pasta
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 1 slice bacon, coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 medium roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/3 cup dry white wine or reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup shaved asiago cheese (1 ounce)
Cake Bites
By barbsjustagirl
Tea cakes
- I had some cake scraps from the wedding cake so I decided to make some cake bites to indulge with my afternoon tea. Cake bites is made out of cake scraps (I used chocolate cake) and is mixed with eith
Summer corn and white bean soup
By barbsjustagirl
Heat canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup sliced green onions
- 3/4 cup chopped cooked ham (about 4 ounces)
- 3 cups fresh corn kernels (about 5 ears)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 (15-ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 (14-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 (4.5-ounce) cans chopped green chiles, undrained
Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 144 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 22 g ca...
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 egg white
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup raisins
Anytime Sugar Cookies
By barbsjustagirl
Nutritional Facts Nutrition Information per 2-cookie serving Calories: 130 Calories from fat: 60g Saturated fat: 2g
- 2-1/2 * 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/4 * 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 * 1 cup (2 sticks) I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® All Purpose Sticks
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1/2 * 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
Avocado, Strawberry and Pomegrnate Salad
By barbsjustagirl
1. In a large bowl, combine lettuces, avocados, strawberries, pomegranate seeds, and cheese
- 1 large head green leaf lettuce, torn
- 1 large head red leaf lettuce, torn
- 4 medium-size Avocados from
- Mexico, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- 3 cups quartered fresh strawberries
- 1 ⁄2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
- 1 ⁄2 cup crumbled queso fresco or feta
- cheese
- 1 cup prepared raspberry
- vinaigrette
Banana Cupcakes
By barbsjustagirl
* In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar
- FROSTING:
- Ingredients
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup shortening
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- *
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2-1/2 * 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 4 * 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- * Colored sprinkles, optional
Cilantro Shrimp & Rice
By barbsjustagirl
291 calories, 10 g fat, 25 g protein
- 2 packages (8-1/2 ounces each) ready-to-serve basmati rice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 2 medium zucchini, quartered and sliced
- 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound peeled and deveined cooked large shrimp, tails removed
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon grated lime peel
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Lime wedges, optional
Elegant Dipped Cherries
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 182 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 32 mg s...
- 1 * 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries with stems, well drained
- 3 * 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 * 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 * 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 * 2 teaspoons half-and-half cream
- 2 * 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 * 1 cup vanilla or white chips
- 2-1/2 * 2-1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup HERSHEY’®S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips