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Fresh and Light Cucumber Salsa
By peridot728
Mix together diced tomatoes and green chiles, cucumbers, roma tomatoes, cilantro, onion, jalapeno pepper and kosher...
- 3 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained
- 3 cucumbers - peeled, seeded and chopped
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped (or more to taste)
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped onion, or to taste
- Green Peppers
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, or to taste kosher salt to taste
STRAWBERRY MUFFINS
By peridot728
Heat oven to 375°F. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup of the sugar in medium bowl
- 2 2 2 cups flour
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 6 6 6 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1 1⁄2 1⁄2 cups chopped strawberries
- 2 2 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2-1 1⁄2-1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1⁄2 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Candied Nuts Snack Mix
By peridot728
Preheat oven to 300F, with rack on upper middle position
- 4 cups nuts (I used baking pecans, walnuts, and roasted almonds)
- 1 large egg white, room temp
- 1 TB vanilla extract
- 2/3 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 TB ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup white chocolate coated pretzels
- 1 cup chocolate coated raisins
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
By peridot728
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup is ready in less than 30 minutes! The perfect bowl of comfort food without leav
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup diced onions (yellow or white)
- 1 cup shredded carrots (I used matchsticks that I cut into half inch pieces)
- 2-1/2 to 3 cups broccoli florets, chopped small
- 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk (I use skim/fat free)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (or more as desired)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Spicy Mocha (Giada)
By peridot728
Combine the milk, chilies, and cinnamon sticks in a heavy large saucepan
- 4 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 small dried red chilies (such as chilies de arbol)
- 3 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
- 3 cups espresso
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
Chicken Cutlets with Spicy Arugula (Valerie Bertinelli)
By peridot728
Directions Put a chicken cutlet between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and, using a rolling pin or the flat side of a me...
- 4 chicken cutlets, 4 to 5 ounces each
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, plus Parmesan shavings, for serving
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- Canola oil, for frying
- Spicy Arugula, recipe follows
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon)
- 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
- Heaping 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 ounces arugula
Garlic Sauteed Spinach (Ina Garten)
By peridot728
Rinse the spinach well in cold water to make sure it's very clean
- 1 1/2 pounds baby spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic (6 cloves)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Lemon
- Sea or kosher salt, optional
Yummy Slice-and-Bake Cookies (Pioneer Woman)
By peridot728
Combine the flour, instant coffee, baking soda and salt in a bowl
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons chocolate-hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup chocolate candies, such as M and Ms, roughly chopped, plus more if needed
- 1/2 cup very finely chopped pecans, plus more if needed
Black Forest Overnight Oats
By peridot728
Cherries 'n chocolate make one of the best combinations around
- 5 5 minutes
- 6 6 hours
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 1 1 1 packet no-calorie sweetener (like Truvia)
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 2 2 drops almond extract
- 1/8 1/8 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- Dash Dash salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup pitted dark sweet cherries (fresh or thawed from frozen, drained
- & chopped
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 tsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
THE SOFT Chocolate Chip Cookie***
By peridot728
Soft, thick, and puffy chocolate chip cookies
- Yield: 2 DOZEN COOKIES
- Prep time: 1 HOUR, 15 MINUTES (INCLUDES CHILLING)
- Total time: 1 HOUR, 45 MINUTES
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks or 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150g) packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/4 cup (225g) semi-sweet chocolate chips