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Best Tomato Soup Ever
By barbaran
To begin, dice the onion. Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven
- 1 medium white or yellow onion
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
- Two 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- One 46-ounce bottle or can tomato juice
- 3 to 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 or 2 tablespoons chicken base, or 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup sherry, optional
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Whoopie Pie
By barbaran
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey's or Scharffen Berger
- 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoons fine salt
- 18 large marshmallows, (not minis)
Raisin-Cinnamon Apple Bread
By barbaran
Active Time: 5 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes Makes 1 loaf (18 servings)
- 2 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 1 cup applesauce
- 2 2 2 beaten eggs
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup cooking oil
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup milk
Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
By barbaran
8-10 ServingsPrep: 25 min
- FILLING:
- 8-10 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
- Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Strawberry Sparkle Cake
By barbaran
For the cake: Beat the egg whites until frothy
- 15 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- One 3-ounce package strawberry gelatin
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 pound package frozen strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Whole strawberries, for decorating
Sonic Drive-In Strawberry Cheesecake Shake
By barbaran
The cool thing about this Top Secret Recipe is that many of the ingredients come in a kit designed for making straw...
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup strawberries and syrup (from Jello-O No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake kit)
- 3 tablespoons cheesecake mix powder (from cheesecake kit)
- canned whipped cream
- 2 teaspoons graham cracker crumbs (from cheesecake kit)
Easy Calzones
By barbaran
Place the frozen rolls (or frozen bread loaves) on a baking sheet to thaw
- 16 whole frozen, un-risen dinner rolls (I use Rhodes, can also use frozen bread loaves)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 whole medium onion, diced
- 1 pound breakfast or Italian sausage
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta
- 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper
- 2 whole eggs plus 1 whole egg, beaten
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Marinara Sauce, warmed, for serving, recipe follows
- Olive oil
- 3 to 4 whole cloves garlic, minced
- 1 whole small to medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine (or chicken broth)
- Three 15-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- Salt and ground pepper
- Pinch sugar
- Fresh parsley leaves
- Fresh basil leaves
Corn Fritters
By barbaran
Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, smoked paprika, baking powder, salt, pepper, buttermilk and egg
- 1/3 cup cornmeal
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups corn kernels (if using frozen, thaw)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, for frying
Old Fashioned Butter Cake
By barbaran
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- sifted powdered sugar
Corrie's Bacon Creamed Spinach
By barbaran
In a large skillet, over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 7 minutes
- 3 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 12-ounce bag baby spinach
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper