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Sweet And Sour Green Beans
By exdircomp
Instructions 1.Cut bacon into one inch segments
- 1/2 package bacon (6 or 7 slices)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 32 ounces french style green beans (or other green beans)
- 2 T vinegar
- 2 T sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
The Good Morning PB Cup Protein Shake Recipe
By exdircomp
place all ingredients and blend
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1/2 banana
- 1 scoop ice
- 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
- 1 4 oz carton vanilla yogurt (5 p, 0 f, 13 c, 70 cal) –
- sprinkle of cinnamon
- 2 tbsp all natural peanut butter
Lamingtons (These little gems are one of Australia national cakes)
By exdircomp
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place oven rack to middle position
- Lamingtons Recipe:
- 2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
- Chocolate Frosting:
- 4 cups (1 lb.) (454 grams) confectioners' (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted
- 1/3 cup (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons (42 grams) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
- Coating:
- 2 cups (480 ml) unsweetened desiccated coconut, finely ground
Indian Sloppy Joes
By exdircomp
Begin by making the sauce: Warm the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, until it shimmers
- Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 serrano chile, seeded and finely minced (save the other half for the beef)
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup beef broth
- Beef:
- 3 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Small handful shelled pistachios, about 1/4 cup
- Small handful raisins, about 1/4 cup
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 large white onion, finely diced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeds and membrane removed, finely diced
- 1/2 serrano chile, seeds intact (don't chop it up unless you like things spicy!)
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- Small handful chopped fresh cilantro (soft stems included)
- 4 to 6 hamburger buns
Apple Strudel
By exdircomp
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; heat oven to 475 degrees
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 2 tablespoons Calvados or apple cider
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick)
- 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs , plain
- 10 ounces Golden Delicious apples (about 2 small), peeled, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices
- 10 ounces McIntosh apples (about 2 medium), peeled, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar , plus 2 tablespoons
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts , toasted (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 5 sheets phyllo , defrosted (see note)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
New York Style Cheesecake
By exdircomp
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Crust
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (I used already crushed from the grocery)
- 5 tbsp of butter, melted plus 1 addtional tbsp for greasing pan.
- 1 tbsp of sugar
- Filling
- 2 1/2 lbs. (5 packages) of cream cheese, softened to room temp.
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 2 teaspoons of real vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup of sour cream
- 6 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks.
Tricias Pumpkin Pie
By exdircomp
* To make pumpkin purée from a sugar pumpkin: start with a small-medium sugar pumpkin, cut out the stem and scr...
- Ingredients
- 2 cups of pumpkin pulp purée from a sugar pumpkin* or from canned pumpkin purée
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs plus the yolk of a third egg
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest
- 1 good crust
Nutter Butter Balls
By exdircomp
1. Finely crush all but 5 cookies in a food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and crush into a fine consisten...
- 1 pkg. Nutter Butter cookies (broken… use cookie with the cream center)
- 1 8oz. package cream cheese (softened)
- chocolate bark
Corn on the Cob Oven Roasted/ Corn Grilled In The Husk:
By exdircomp
Selecting Fresh Corn: Good corn on the cob always begins with selecting the freshest, just ripe ears of your favo...
- 6 ears fresh corn
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Salt and pepper
Crostini with Steak and Horseradish Cream
By exdircomp
Season the steak and make the horseradish cream Preheat an oven to 350°F
- 1 1/2 lb. flank steak, trimmed of excess fat or Rib eye
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbs. prepared horseradish
- 3 Tbs. sour cream
- 1 French or sourdough baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices (about 28)
- Paprika for garnish