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Lemon Raspberry Muffins
By Joan_Z
Combine 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center of the m...
- 2 1/4 cups All purpose flour divided
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 8 oz Lemon yogurt, lowfat
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp. Grated lemon rind
- 1 6 oz pkg Fresh raspberries or frozen - unthawed
- Tbsp. Sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Cold butter
Gnocchi Mac & Cheese
By Joan_Z
Bring a large pot of water to a boil
- 1 lb gnocchi
- 1 c Fontina cheese grated
- 1/2 c Gruyere cheese grated
- 1/4 c Parmigiano Reggianno cheese grated
- 1 c whole milk organic
- 2 tbsp organic butter salted
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 1 /c c Italian parsley roughly chopped
- 1/4 tsp black pepper + more to taste
Chicken
By Joan_Z
Place chicken between sheets of plastic wrap and pound with meat mallet or heavy skillet until flattened to an even...
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt - divided
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil - divided
- 2 large shallots - finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 14 oz reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup chopped chives
Sweet Potato Wedges
By Joan_Z
Heat oven to 400. In a large saucepan, boil vinegar, brown sugar, butter, half the salt, crushed red pepper and wa...
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. coarse salt - divided
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 6 medium sweet potatoes - cut lengthwise into 8 wedges
Cake Icing - Easy & Won't Melt
By Joan_Z
Combine the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and almond extract in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your mix...
- 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups of heavy cream
Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake Coffee Cake
By Joan_Z
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cream cheese, butter and sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups strawberries, sliced ( I use entire 16 oz. container) ?
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Pork chops - Slow Cooker
By Joan_Z
In the crock pot or slow cooker, layer the pork chops on the bottom
- 1 pkg. center cut pork chops (4-8)
- 1 pkg. Dry Ranch Dressing
- 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
Easy Salisbury Steak
By Joan_Z
Mix 1/4 cup cream of mushroom soup, ground meat, bread crumbs, egg , onions and Beazell's Cajun Seasoning
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (divided into 1/4 & 3/4 cups)
- 1 lb. ground meat
- 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- Beazell's Cajun Seasoning to taste
Baked Steak
By Joan_Z
Heat oven to 400. In a roasting pan, combine the mushrooms, celery, lemon, onion, oil and 1/4 tsp
- 8 oz. Mushrooms - thinly sliced
- 2 stalks celery - thinly sliced on diagonal
- 1 lemon, very thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion - thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Kosher Salt & pepper
- 1 2 lb - 2 inch thick Sirloin Steak
- 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
- Baked potatoes
Lazy Periogi Casserole
By Joan_Z
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1/2 cup Butter plus more to prepare pan
- 15 Lasagna noodles
- 2 cups Cottage cheese
- 1 Egg - beaten
- 1/2 tsp. Onion salt - divided
- 2 cups Mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup Grated cheddar cheese
- 1/4 tsp. Black pepper
- 1 cup Diced red onion
- Sour cream