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Lemon Drop Square
By Joan_Z
Line bottom and sides of 13x9 inch pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil or parchment paper, allowing 2-3 inches to ext...
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Butter - cubed
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 10 oz jars Lemon Curd
Apple Praline Bread
By Joan_Z
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Ingredients:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 cup nuts (walnut or pecan or a combo), divided
- For the praline sauce:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter
Sausage Ragu - Fast & Fresh
By Joan_Z
Cook pasta, drain and reserve 1/2 cup of hot pasta water Cook sausage in a large 2" deep skillet, over medium-high...
- 1 16 oz pkg. rigatoni pasta
- 1 1 lb. pkg ground pork sausage with sage
- 1 medium onion - diced
- 1 medium zucchini - diced
- 2 medium carrots - diced
- 3 garlic cloves - pressed
- 1/4 tsp. dried crushed red pepper
- 1 6 oz vcan Tomato paste
- 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 28 z. can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Hamburgers
By Joan_Z
Cook at 138 degrees for 1 1/2 hours
- Cook at 138 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Finish off with torch.
Tortellini Carborana
By Joan_Z
Place 3 quarts of water in a 4 1/2 qt soup pot or dutch oven
- 2 pkgs (9 oz ea) refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups already chopped cooked ham
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Grilled Cabbage
By Joan_Z
1 Cut cabbage into four wedges
- 1 head cabbage
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 4 slices bacon
- Spice mix
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Minestrone Soup
By Joan_Z
Heat oil in a large kettle and saute garlic, onion and celery for 5 minutes
- 1/4 c. Oil
- 1 clove Minced garlic
- 1 c. Chopped Onion
- 1 c. Chopped celery
- 2 6 oz cans Tomato Paste
- 1 10.5 oz can Beef Broth
- 1 1/2 qts Water
- 1 c. Chopped Cabbage
- 1 10 oz pkg. Frozen Peas & Carrots
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Rosemary
- 1 can Kidney beans (not drained)
- 1 c. Dry Elbow macaroni
- Parmesan cheese
Green Beans, Potatoes & Ham
By Joan_Z
Dice the ham, green beans, onion if you are using it, and potatoes
- 2 lbs of fresh green beans
- 2 lbs of ham
- 4 baking potatoes
- 1 Large onion (optional)
Effortless Lemon Pie
By Joan_Z
Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, egg yolks and lemon juice
- 1 can Sweetened condensed milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 Prepared graham cracker pie crust
- Whipped Cream for topping
Corned Beef & Cabbage
By Joan_Z
Pour water into pan (if cooking in oven) or into deep pot (if cooking on stove top)
- 4 cups water in pressure cooker
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1 5 lb slat cut or point cut corned beef brisket 4 lbs scrubbed potatoes
- 1 small quartered green cabbage (2 1/2 lbs)