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Healthier Banana Crumb Muffins
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter
Strawberry Glaze
By zircon50
Combine the water, strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a large saucepan on high heat
- 2 pounds (32 oz.) fresh strawberries, stems removed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
V8 Smoothie
By zircon50
A healthy smoothie version of the popular V8 juice drink
- 1 medium tomato
- 1 medium carrot
- 1/2 beet (peeling optional)
- 1 cup/handful parsley
- 1 thumb sized hunk of ginger
- 1/4 lemon, peeled
- 1 medium stalk of celery
- 1 cup/handful of spinach
Beef Mushroom Barley Soup
By zircon50
1. Heat 2 tablespoons cooking oil in pressure cooker on medium heat 2
- 1 pound beef stew meat (or chuck cut into cubes)
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon Italian herb mix (I used Penzey's Tuscan Sunset
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 splash red wine (a couple tablespoons, optional)
- 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced
- 10 ounces frozen peas and carrots (or 2 stalks celery and 2 carrots chopped into 1/4" pieces)
- 1 potato, cubed
- ¾ cup pearl barley
- 1 quart (32 oz.) Beef broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 bay leaves
Stuffed Artichokes (Lidia Bastianich)
By zircon50
Italians love their artichokes in a thousand ways, and stuffed with seasoned breadcrumbs is a favorite
- Juice from 2 lemons
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 6 large artichokes
- 1 1/2 cups fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Grana Padano
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/8 teaspoon peperoncino flakes
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
By zircon50
Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, plus extra for greasing dish
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 pounds russet potatoes, washed thoroughly
- 3 cups diced cooked ham
- 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley, for sprinkling, optional
Perfect Latin Flan (America's Test Kitchen)
By zircon50
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS: Latin American flan should be a dense but creamy custard, but the high-protein canned milks ...
- 2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces) sugar
- 2 large eggs plus 5 yolks
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Kentucky Derby Pie
By zircon50
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 stick butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tbsp. Kentucky Bourbon, or 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 9-inch pie shell, partially baked
Almond Orange Biscotti
By zircon50
Makes approximately 25 biscotti
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting your work surface
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbs butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup chopped almonds
- Zest of 2 oranges
- 2 tbs freshly-squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbs orange liqueur or 1 tsp orange extract
- (optional) 4 ounces of chocolate for piping
PERFECT SCRAMBLED EGGS {atk}
By zircon50
Beat eggs, yolks, half-and-half, ⅜ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper with fork until eggs are thoroughly comb...
- 8 large eggs + 2 large yolks
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, chilled