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Hollandaise Sauce
By pavaldez
Heat a double boiler over medium-high heat
- 3 egg yolks
- 4 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), cut into small pieces, room temperature
- Pinch cayenne pepper
2013: Good Old Fashioned Pancakes
By pavaldez
"This is a great recipe that I found in my Grandma's recipe book
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Gina's Sangria Margaritas
By pavaldez
In a 4-cup measure, add the red wine, mango nectar, and brandy
- Sangria Swirl:
- 2 cups Spanish red wine
- 1 cup mango nectar
- 2 shots (about 3-ounces) blackberry brandy
- Margarita:
- 1/4 cup lime juice, fresh or store-bought
- 1/4 cup superfine sugar
- 1 cup white tequila
- 1/2 cup Triple Sec
- 3 About 3 cups ice
- Salt, for garnish
Marlene's Frosty Chocolate and Vanilla Malts
By pavaldez
1. Combine milk and malted milk powder in a blender
- 2/3 cup low-fat milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons malted milk powder (like Carnation brand)
- 1/2 cups light, no-sugar added chocolate or vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup crushed ice
Meatloaf and Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
By pavaldez
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- 2 small carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1/4 medium onion
- 1/4 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1 large egg white
- 3/4 pound ground beef sirloin
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1/4 cup homemade or store-bought barbecue sauce
- 1 pound baking potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1 pound green beans, stem ends removed
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Salad: Comfort Food Diet Grape Tomato Mozzarella
By pavaldez
Arrange the onion, cucumber, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella on salad plates
- 1/2 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1 medium cucumber, sliced
- 2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, sliced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
Cookies: Quick Cooking Favorite Chocolate Cookies
By pavaldez
1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup baking cocoa
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (12 oz.) vanilla or white chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
Basic Sweet Roll Dough
By pavaldez
Warm 1/2 cup water and the milk in a saucepan over low heat until a thermometer registers 100 degrees F to 110 degr...
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for brushing
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
Giada's Chocolate and Cheese Danish
By pavaldez
Put an oven rack in the center of the oven
- Filling:
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 2 (9-inch-square) sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg, beaten
Florida Baked Chicken
By pavaldez
1. To make the sauce, combine the zest, juice, jam or jelly, onion, butter, and mustard in a saucepan
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 oranges, zest and juice
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup peach or apricot jam or jelly
- 1/2 small onion, grated
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- cut up fryer pieces, enough to fill an 8 1/2 x 13-inch pan, about four pounds