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Banana Nut Cake
By soccercat
Paula Deen favorite. I substituted walnuts for pecans
- Frosting:
- Butter, for greasing pans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 1 lb. confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
One Pan chicken, Sausage and Sage Bake
By soccercat
Nigella Lawson of Food Network's Nigella Feasts
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 small onions, peeled and quartered through the root
- ends
- 1/2 cup pure olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 four (4) lb. chicken, cut into 10 pieces
- Kosher salt
- 12 sweet Italian sausages
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
Vegetable Soup
By soccercat
124 calories per serving and very filling
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups peeled baby carrots, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 head of celery hearts, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 zucchini, diced into bite sized pieces
- 1 16 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
- 2 cups frozen spinach
- Parmesan cheese
Old Fashioned Chocolate layer Cake
By soccercat
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350 degrees
- 12 tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup non-alkalized (natural) cocoa powder, such as
- Hershey's
- 2 teaspoons instant expresso or instant coffee
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Orange and balsamic chicken
By soccercat
Squeeze the oranges over the chicken and eat with crusty bread to soak up the sauce
- 4 bone in, skin on chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 lbs.)
- coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 tbsp EVO
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 unpeeled orange, cut into 8 wedges
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
Persian-Style Chicken with Walnut, Onion and Pomegranate
By soccercat
In a large, heavy skillet or Dutch oven, heat the better or olive oil over medium high heat until melted and the fo...
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter or olive oil
- 2-1/2 to 3 lbs. chicken cut up
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups toasted walnuts, coarsely ground
- 2/3 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1-1/2 cup no sodium added fat free chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon
- juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon black-strap molasses
Vegetable Soup
By soccercat
1. Heat a large stockpot over high heat
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups peeled baby carrots, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 head celery harts, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 box button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 zucchini, diced into bit sized pieces
- 1 16 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
- 2 cups frozen spinach
- Parmesan cheese
Hershey's Best Loved Chocolate Cheesecake
By soccercat
1. Prepare quick chocolate crumb crust
- Crust
- 1 1/4 9 chocolate wafer crumbs and 1/4 cup (1/2) stick butter; press onto bottom of a 9 inch spring-form pan.
- Filling
- 3 3 3 packages cream cheese softened
- 1-1/4 1-1/4 1-1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1 1 container (8 oz.) dairy sour cream
- 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa
- 2 2 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 3 3 eggs
- Quick Chocolate Drizzle
Classic Sangria
By soccercat
In a pitcher or large bowl, combing 1 orange, halved and cut into 1/4 inch slices, 1 lime, thinly sliced crosswise,...
- Classic Sangria
Sweet and Sour Cabbage
By soccercat
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- 1 Red cabbage (4-1/2 to 5 lbs.)
- 1/2 cup butter
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon or more grated nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons or more brown sugar
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cooking apples peeled, cored and cut into small pieces (about 2 cups)