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Watermelon Pico de Gallo (Pioneer Woman)
By zircon50
Throw the jalapenos, lime juice, cilantro, bell peppers, red onions and watermelon into a large bowl and toss toget...
- 2 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced
- Juice of 1 to 2 limes
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1/2 small seedless watermelon, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Tortilla chips, for serving, optional
Strawberry Pie
By zircon50
Pre-heat your oven to 375
- Any Basic 2 crust pie dough
- 7 cups (or about 2.5 pounds of strawberries). Cut off the tops and quarter. If they are really large, cut them down a little more. In fact you could increase it to 3 pounds or 8 cups and be just fine.
- 3 Tablespoons cup quick tapioca
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (fresh is best)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- FOR BRUSHING TOP OF PIE CRUST
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream (or half and half)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Low Fat Country-Style Breakfast Casserole (New Heart Association Cookbook)
By zircon50
Cook's Tip: If you prepare this casserole ahead of time, cover it with plastic and refrigerate
- Vegetable oil spray
- 10 Reduced-fat/ turkey breakfast sausages (chopped)
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 2 pounds frozen, country-style, shredded hash browns (no oil added)
- 2 cups fat-free milk
- Egg substitute equivalent to 6 eggs (1 1/2 cups)
- 6 ounces low-fat, shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesean cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely snipped green onion (green part only) - optional
Mango-Green Tea Smoothie (Joy Bauer, Today Show)
By zircon50
Give yourself a jolt of energy with this refreshing green tea smoothie
- 1 green tea bag
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup mango chunks (fresh or frozen)
- 3 - 5 ice cubes
Sausage, Peppers and Onions (Trisha Yearwood)
By zircon50
In a large saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds mild or hot sausages links
- 5 medium red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
- 2 large red onions, thinly sliced into rings
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise three-quarters of the way through and toasted
Italian Lemonade (Giada De Laurentiis)
By zircon50
Mix lemon juice, Basil Simple Syrup, and water together in a pitcher
- BASIL SIMPLE SYRUP:
- 2 cups lemon juice, about 12 to 15 lemons
- 2 cups Basil Simple Syrup, recipe follows
- 2 cups cold or sparkling water
- Ice Lemon twists, for garnish
- 1 bunch fresh basil, washed and stemmed
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
Hasty Pudding with Whipped Cream (Nancy Fuller)
By zircon50
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F; position a rack in the center of the oven
- 3 cups coarse stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 8 cups half-and-half
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus for greasing baking dish
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- Whipped Cream, recipe follows
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Crumb-Topped Apple Pie
By zircon50
1. Roll out pie dough on a lightly floured surface into an 11-inch circle
- APPLE PIE
- 1 recipe Flaky Pie Dough
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 6 large), peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- FLAKY PIE CRUST
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
CRAZY CRUST APPLE PIE
By zircon50
In small mixer bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, egg, Crisco and water; blend well
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 egg
- 2/3 c. Crisco shortening
- 3/4 c. water
- 1 (5 oz.) can apple pie filling
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg or cinnamon
Easy Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie
By zircon50
This is from a Bisquick box
- 1 cup
- cooked chicken, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 2/3 cups
- frozen vegetables, thawed
- 1 (10 ounce) can
- cream of chicken soup
- (I use low sodium)
- 1 cup
- Bisquick reduced-fat baking mix
- (regular Bisquick will work too)
- 1/2 cup nonfat milk or 1/2 cup
- milk
- 1 egg