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Warm Skillet Bread and Artichoke Spinach Dip
By TrayH
A creamy artichoke spinach dip surrounded by bread baked and served in the same cast iron pan will be the centerpie...
- ARTICHOKE SPINACH DIP:
- 1 loaf of frozen bread dough, thawed
- 4 cups loosely packed fresh baby spinach (or 1/2 of a 10 ounce package frozen spinach, thawed, drained)
- 1 (170 milliliter) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and coarsely chopped (can also use regular canned artichokes, about 2/3 cup chopped)
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature, about 1/2 a brick
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha sauce, or your favorite hot sauce
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1/4 cup mozzarella, shredded, plus more for topping
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, freshly ground, to taste
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
By TrayH
A delicious, easy and oh-so comforting pumpkin dessert
- 2 cups skim milk
- 8 oz. egg beaters
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 can (15oz) pure pumpkin
- 8 slices whole wheat bread, torn in pieces
- 1 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
REESE'S OVERLOAD CAKE
By TrayH
~For the Peanut Butter Blondie Layers: * Butter 2 9 inch pans and line with parchment
- ~For the Peanut Butter Blondie Layers:
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 c. SKIPPY peanut butter
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 3 c. sugar
- 2 c. flour (USE C4C FLOUR TO MAKE IT GLUTEN FREE)
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ~For the Crustless Cheesecake portion:
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2- 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 oz. package cook and serve vanilla pudding
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 melted Hershey Bars
- 1/2 c. melted ghirardelli bittersweet chips, melted
- ~For the Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 4 c. confectioner's sugar
- 1 c. SKIPPY peanut butter
- 2 T. soft butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- few T. of milk
- ~For the Chocolate Frosting:
- 1/2 c. + 6T cocoa powder
- 3/4 c. confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, very soft
- dash salt
- 1 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Tub and Shower Magic
By TrayH
This shower cleaner is truly magic, as the title states
- 24 oz squirt bottle
- 12 ounces white vinegar
- 12 ounces liquid, blue dawn detergent
Chicken Cordon Bleu Bites
By TrayH
•We turned this five-star restaurant entrée into a casual, bite-sized, even-better-than-the-real-thing comfort f...
- ~For the Bites:
- 1 lb ground chicken, cooked and finely crumbled
- 1/4 lb thinly sliced smoked deli ham, finely chopped
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup minced onions
- 1 cup + 4 Tbsp flour, divided
- 1-1/4 cup milk
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Pinch of smoked paprika
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1-1/2 cups cornflake crumbs
- Oil, for frying
- ~For the Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2-1/2 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 cups grated Gruyère or Swiss cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pinch of nutmeg
Thumbprint Jam Cookies
By TrayH
Customize these thumbprint cookies using your favorite jam, marmalade or preserve and finish it off with a drizzlin...
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, very finely chopped
- 1/3 cup of one of your favorite Specialty Jams, Marmalade's or Fruit Butters (Stonewall Kitchen's Strawberry Champange is fantastic & so is Lemon Curd)
- White chocolate, melted (for drizzling)
Chocolate Eclair Cake
By TrayH
* Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a 9″X13″ glass baking pan
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese cream cheese, softened
- 1 large box (5.1 ounces) vanilla instant pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 1 8 oz. container cool whip (you won’t use the whole container) or homemade whipped cream
- chocolate syrup or homemade chocolate sauce
Baked Chocolate Pudding/Brownie Pudding
By TrayH
Enjoy this insanely decadent dessert for any special occassion
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter plus extra for buttering the dish
- 4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup good cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
- 1 tablespoon framboise liqueur (optional, but I strongly recommend!)
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Stawberries Romanoff
By TrayH
Easy and elegant dessert
- 2 cups sour cream of plain greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Juice of 1 orange
- 1 Tbsp Triple Sec
- 2 qt strawberries, washed and quartered
- Fresh mint sprig
Mixed Berry Sangria
By TrayH
This is a light, tasty beverage to serve with spoons so everyone can enjoy the fresh berries once the sangria is go...
- 1 bottle (750 milliliters) sparkling white wine
- 2-1/2 cups white cranberry juice
- 2/3 cup light or coconut rum
- 1/3 cup each fresh blackberries, blueberries and raspberries
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- Ice cubes