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Popcorn Balls
By LadyRev-2
Keep popcorn hot and crisp in 300 degree PLUS oven
- 5 quarts popped corn
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Carrot Ginger Layer Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
By LadyRev-2
Makes 1 four-layer cake,
- Unsalted butter, for pans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 1 cup (3 ounces) pecan halves
- 1 pound large carrots, peeled
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/3 cup nonfat buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
- Candied Carrot Strips, optional
Pomegranate Punch
By LadyRev-2
This has wine, but can be made using soda or other drink, e
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- Two 750-milliliter bottles sparkling wine, chilled
- 3/4 cup late-harvest white wine, such as late-harvest Riesling, chilled
- 2 oranges, thinly sliced crosswise
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- Ice cubes, for serving
Turkey Melon Wraps
By LadyRev-2
Cut rind from cantaloupe; cut flesh crosswise into ¼-inch-thick slices (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 small (ripe) cantaloupe
- four (9-inch flour) tortillas
- 1/4 cup(s) (bottled) horseradish sauce
- 6 large (green or red-leaf ) lettuce leaves
- 12 ounce(s) (thinly sliced deli smoked) turkey breast
Rum Cake
By LadyRev-2
This recipe was featured on Sandra Lee's semi-homemade cooking
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces, reserve 1/4 cup
- 4 whole eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup gold rum, Bacardi
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box classic yellow cake mix (recommended: Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe)
- 1 (1-ounce) small box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix (recommended: Jell-O)
- Glaze:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup gold rum (recommended: Bacardi)
Carne Asada, Slow Cooker
By LadyRev-2
Cut skirt steak in half or in thirds so it can fit into slow cooker
- 2 pounds skirt steak
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 7 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
Quick Coffee Cake
By LadyRev-2
This may be the first thing I learned to bake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- vanilla
Flat Roast Chicken
By LadyRev-2
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- •1 whole (3- to 4-pound) chicken
- •Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- •1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
- •2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
Chicken Capese, Grilled
By LadyRev-2
Eileen fixed this salad for Old Bags October 2015
- 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. olive oil
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 1 c. corn kernels (from 1 large ear, or frozen and thawed)
- 1 pt. mixed-color grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 6-oz. boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
- 2 lb. mixed-color medium and large tomatoes, sliced
- 1/4 c. small fresh basil leaves
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Meat and Vegetable Tempura
By LadyRev-2
Beat egg and water together lightly
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 egg
- oil for dipping