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Butternut Squash Soup
By barbsjustagirl
1. In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 6 cups (about 2 1/2 pounds) diced butternut squash
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 15 ounce cans white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 slices whole-wheat baguette
- 1/2 teaspoon country-style Dijon mustard
- 2 ounces Gruyere, sliced into 4 pieces
Strawberry Salsa
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup salsa equals 25 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 76 mg sodium, ...
- Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 1-1/2 cups chopped sweet red pepper
- 1 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 cup seeded chopped tomato
- 1/4 cup chopped Anaheim pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Lemon Bread
By barbsjustagirl
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 171 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 43 mg cholesterol, 113 mg so...
- GLAZE:
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 2 * 2 eggs
- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 * 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup 2% milk
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- 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Chocolate Durable Cake Recipe
By barbsjustagirl
This is the one that most use for carving - they say it's the best chocolate cake!
- Durable Cake for 3D in Chocolate
- Ingredients
- 1 * 1 Devils Food Chocolate Mix (not Duncan Hines)
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
Sweet and Salty Cake
By barbsjustagirl
A time consuming but amazing cake by "Baked" bakery via Martha Stewart
- Caramel with salt:
- Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 2/3 cups cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pans
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla
- 1/2 cup Caramel with Salt
- Whipped Caramel Ganache Icing
- Fleur de sel, for garnish
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon fleur de sel
- Whipped Caramel Ganache Icing:
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 pound dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 pound (4 sticks) butter, cut into tablespoon-sized pieces, softened but still cool
Autumn Harvest Soup
By barbsjustagirl
1. In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 14 1/2 ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 12 ounce large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 2 small white potatoes, peeled and diced
- 4 cups water
- 3 1/2 cups chopped or torn kale (about 8 ounces)
- 1/2 pound green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 15 ounce cans white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 ounces grated or shaved Parmesan
Brownie Bits
By barbsjustagirl
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- * Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 6 * 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 12 * 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 3/4 * 2 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 cup all-purpose flour
- * Pinch of salt
- 2 * 2 cups orange nonpareils
Honey Oatmeal Muffins
By barbsjustagirl
Add milk, oil, egg and honey to combined remaining ingredients mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1-1/2 cups Quaker Oats (Quick or Old fashioned), uncooked
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. salt
Shredded Mexican Chicken
By barbsjustagirl
This is a great recipe for chicken you can use in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or even a chicken taco salad! Nice ...
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 chicken thighs
- 2 C water
- 3 t chicken bullion granules (or three chicken bullion cubes)
- 1 1/2 t smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 t cumin
- 1 1/2 t granulated garlic
- pinch Cayenne pepper (more if you like a lot of heat)
- 1 T butter
- 1/2 t lime juice (bottled is fine)
- Tortillas, cheddar cheese, sour cream, avocado, tomato, shredded lettuce, avocado, cilantro...what ever you like. :)
Very Strawberry Shortcake
By barbsjustagirl
Splenda recipe 120 calories fat 1 gram Sat fat 0 grams Sugar 6 grams Protein 4 grams
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- 3 * 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 * 2 tablespoons SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
- 2 * 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
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- 21/2 * 21/2 cups reduced-fat biscuit mix
- 1 * 1 tablespoon SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
- 1 * 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 11/2 * 11/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup fat-free frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 12 * 12 sprigs mint sprigs