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Pralines
By ghudsontx
Southern Living; I make these every Christmas and they bring down the house everytime
- 3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Oreo Truffles
By ghudsontx
These are so easy to make and so easy to eat! Cookies and Cream in truffle form
- 1 lb Oreo cookies (3 sleeves)
- 8 ounces cream cheese , room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (using different extracts allows for subtle flavour changes...I've used mint extract, upped to 1 tsp) (optional)
- 1 lb milk chocolate
- 1/2 lb white chocolate
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
By ghudsontx
For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 sticks butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, plus more if needed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Easy Fruit Cobbler
By ghudsontx
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups sliced fresh peaches
Steak Marinade
By ghudsontx
This is a variation of a recipe I got from a book that came with my BBQ
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- pepper
Billie's Italian Cream Cake with Blueberries
By ghudsontx
For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with1 teaspoon white vinegar)
- Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese
- 1 stick butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 pints or 3 small containers blueberries
Yummy Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie
By ghudsontx
My Grandmother gave me this recipe after she made it for me during a visit about 5 years ago
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Restaurant-Style Smashed Potatoes
By ghudsontx
Poke a few holes in the potatoes and nuke (or bake in a 400 degree F oven) until fork-tender
- 5 whole large red potatoes
- 1 stick butter, softened and cut into pieces
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese, grated
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 whole green onions, sliced, plus more for topping
- Salt (add plenty!)
- Freshly ground black pepper (ditto!)
- 3/4 cup French fried onions
Panda Express Orange Chicken
By ghudsontx
A copycat recipe from Panda Express
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- white pepper
- oil (for frying)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch, plus
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red chili pepper
- 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 5 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 orange, zest of
Fried Green Beans and Wasabi Ranch
By ghudsontx
Combine the sour cream, buttermilk, wasabi, chives and season with salt and pepper
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 to 2 teaspoons wasabi paste
- 2 to 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds green beans
- Frying oil
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated onion
- 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
- 2 large eggs, beaten