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Sugar Cookie Icing
By catgirl
"This icing dries hard and shiny and the colors stay bright
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- assorted food coloring
Baked Apples
By catgirl
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 same-size Granny Smith apples
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into 6 teaspoon-size pieces
- 1 cup apple juice
6 Week Bran Muffins (B/M)
By catgirl
Hint: I find this tastes better if you refrigerate batter for 24 hours before baking first batch of muffins
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup liquid shortening
- 5 teaspoons soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups Kellogg's All Bran cereal
- 2 cups Nabisco 100% All Bran cereal
- 2 cups boiling water
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 5 cups flour
- 1 quart buttermilk
Cabbage and Smothered Collard Greens
By catgirl
Serve with chicken sausages
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 10 leaves collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped
- 1 head cabbage, sliced
- 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, un-drained
- ground black pepper to taste
- red tobacco sauce to taste
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- Cajun seasoning
- olive oil
Slow-Cooker Veggie Chili (S/S)
By catgirl
Sauté first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes o...
- 2 large carrots, diced (1 cup)
- 2 celery ribs, diced (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium-size sweet onion, diced
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 2 (8-oz.) packages sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 large zucchini, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 yellow squash, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
- 1 (8-oz.) can tomato sauce
- 3 cups tomato juice
- 2 (14 1/2-oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 4 (15-oz.) cans pinto, black, great Northern, or kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
Hominy-Pinto Burgers wtih Roasted Poblano Chiles (B/S)
By catgirl
Preheat broiler. Place chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 3 inches from heat 8 minutes or until blacken...
- 2 poblano chiles
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can hominy, rinsed and drained
- 3/4 cup masa harina, divided
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium salsa
- 4 (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
Crispy Roasted Chickpeas
By catgirl
Tips for Roasted Chickpea Success Oven-roasted chickpeas are about as simple as it gets — toss with olive oil an...
- Makes about 2 cups
- 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 4 teaspoons spices or finely chopped fresh herbs, like chili powder, curry powder, garam masala, cumin, smoked paprika, rosemary, thyme, or other favorite spices and herbs
Maryland's Best Crab Cakes
By catgirl
In a small bowl, combine the Maryland Crab, Saltine crackers, lightly beaten egg, mayonnaise and finely chopped ...
- 1 pound of lump crabmeat
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1/4 cayenne pepper (use slightly less if you dont enjoy the heat)
- 1/2 cup crushed Saltines
- A touch of onion powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Lemon Caper Dressing
By catgirl
Zest 1 lemon into a bowl and set aside
- 1 medium lemon
- 3 tbsp finely chopped sweet onions
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp drained capers, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Paula Deen's Pumpkin Cheesecake
By catgirl
Level: Easy Total: 5 hr 30 min Prep: 15 min Inactive: 4 hr 15 min Cook: 1 hr Yield: 8 servings
- Crust:
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 stick melted salted butter
- Filling:
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract