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Neelys Pork Shoulder
By barbaran
Cook's Note: You can season meat the night before, to allow seasoning to absorb
- 1 (5 1/2-pound) pork butt
- Neely's Barbeque Seasoning, recipe follows
- Hickory Chips, for indoor grilling
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups paprika
- 3 3/4 tablespoons onion powder
Roasted Garlic Twice-Baked Potatoes
By barbaran
HEAT oven to 400°F. CUT thin slice off top of garlic; discard top
- 1 head garlic
- 1 tsp. oil
- 4 large baking potatoes (2-1/2 lb.)
- 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, divided
- 1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 4 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled
My Favorite Turkey Brine
By barbaran
Combine the water, cider, brown sugar, salt, peppercorns, bay leaves, garlic, orange strips and rosemary leaves in ...
- 2 gallons cold water
- 3 cups apple cider
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons tricolor peppercorns
- 5 whole bay leaves
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- Peel of 3 large oranges, cut into large strips
- 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves stripped off
- 1 uncooked fresh turkey
Grilled Cheese and Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
By barbaran
Ingredients 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Monterey jack cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves 6 large j...
- Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Monterey jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 6 large jalapeno peppers
- 6 strips bacon, uncooked
- 6 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
Death by Chocolate Martini
By barbaran
Add a few tablespoons chocolate liqueur to a small rimmed plate
- Cocoa powder, for rimming
- 2 parts chocolate liqueur, plus more for rimming
- 1 part vodka
- 1 part half-and-half
Crab Cakes
By barbaran
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the egg, seafood seasoning, mayonnaise, breadcrumbs, ginger juice or powder, hot sa...
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay Seasoning)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1 teaspoon gingerroot juice or powder
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1 pound lump crab, picked
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
Chicken Salad
By barbaran
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 whole fryer chicken, 3 to 3 1/2 pounds (preferably free range, organic)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
- 6 ribs celery, diced
- 1 sweet red onion, diced
- 1 small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- Sandwich buns, mixed greens and fresh vegetables, for serving, if desired
Holiday Cherry Cheesecake
By barbaran
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Crust:
- Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut
- Filling:
- 2 (8 oz.) packages of cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 (21 oz.) cans cherry pie filling
Sangria
By barbaran
Place the fruit in a large vat
- 2 cups pineapple chunks
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into cubes
- 2 unpeeled lemons, thinly sliced
- 2 unpeeled limes, thinly sliced
- 1 cup green seedless grapes
- 1 cup red seedless grapes
- 1 small unpeeled orange, thinly sliced
- 1.5 liter red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot or pinot noir, chilled
- 1.5 liter dry white wine, such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, chilled
- 1 cup orange or citrus flavored rum
- 1 cup orange or citrus flavored vodka
- 1 cup sugar
- Ice, for serving
Rattlesnake Bites
By barbaran
Wash jalepeno's cut in half and take out seeds
- 12 large jalepeno's cut in 1/2 seeded and cut in half
- 2 cups monterary jack cheese shreded
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon parmesan grated
- salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs, seasoned or unseasoned
- vegetable oil