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Molasses-Spice Cookies
By Addie
From the Cooks Illustrated Best Recipe Cookbook
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling cookies
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
Wedding Cake Buttercream Frosting
By Addie
This is my go-to recipe for icing basic cupcakes and wedding cake
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 Tablespoons whipping cream
Creamy Chocolate Pudding for 2
By Addie
This dessert from Mary Ann Gove of Cottonwood, Arizona is ready to eat in just 10 minutes! But it has the creamy te...
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup whipped topping
Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
By Addie
I love just about any cream pie whether it’s banana, chocolate or coconut
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
Crock Pot Green Beans & Bacon
By Addie
This smells so yummy when it's cooking! We have a garden full of veggies
- 1 lb fresh string beans, cut into 1-inch lengths (OR leave whole, cut ends off)
- 6-8 slices bacon
- 1-2 tablespoon garlic, diced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground pepper
Roasted Lime Chicken
By Addie
The subtle lime flavor infused throughout this moist and juicy roasted chicken makes it a frequent request for fami...
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage or 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds)
- 4 medium limes, cut into wedges
Apple Galette – Pie without a Dish
By Addie
This is a rustic French tart with a rather fanciful name, galette, but at the end of the day it is just a pie witho...
- 6 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 recipe pie dough
- Egg wash (egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water)
- Sugar for dusting top of crust
Lemon-Glazed Mini Pound Cakes
By Addie
These buttery individual pound cakes get their intense citrus flavor from a double glazing of lemon syrup
- 3 large eggs
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/2 sticks (10 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Onion Smothered Strip Steak
By Addie
Mmm…steak and onions. What could be better? I guess just steak and onions done in a flash (like this)!
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 medium-sized onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 2 (8-ounce) beef loin strip steaks
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Silver Palate Carrot Cake
By Addie
The first cookbook I ever held in my hands as my own was The Silver Palate Cookbook, a Christmas present from my no...
- Butter, for greasing the pan
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1-1 ⁄2 cups corn oil
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups shelled walnuts, chopped
- 1-1/2 cups shredded coconut
- 1-1/3 cups puréed cooked carrots
- 3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
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- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)