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Bacon Cheese Grits with Collard Greens
By Stina
For the Grits: Add the bacon to medium saucepan over medium heat
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups whole milk
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup quick cooking grits
- 1 cup grated smoked Gouda
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Butter, to finish
- Chopped chives, for garnish
- 1 large bundle collard greens (about 1 pound), washed well
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
Crisp Chicken Wings with Chili-Lime Butter
By Stina
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence
- 4 pounds chicken wings
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 big, fat rounded tablespoon Thai red curry paste
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 lime, halved
- Chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish
Lime Chicken Rice Soup
By Stina
A slow-cooker traditional chicken & rice soup with a twist - lime and lime zest, to be exact! Sounds delicious! (c
- 2 (14 ounce) cans fat-free chicken broth
- 1 celery rib, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 carrots, sliced (1/2 inch thick slices)
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme (snipped or 1/4 tsp. dried)
Banana Bread with Pecans
By Stina
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 overripe bananas
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Chicken Marsala
By Stina
Directions In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pepper and oregano
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour for coating
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded 1/4 inch thick
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup Marsala wine
- 1/4 cup cooking sherry
Easy Key Lime Pie I
By Stina
Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
- 5 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
- 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
Fresh Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries and Pecans
By Stina
Directions Stir shallots together with vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper
- 2 large shallots, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 pounds spinach, coarse stems removed
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup pecans, toasted
HG's ChocoMint Martini
By Stina
In a tall glass, combine cocoa mix and sweetener with 2 ounces (1/4 cup) hot water, and stir to dissolve
- 1 packet hot cocoa mix with 20 - 25 calories (like Swiss Miss Diet or Nestlé Fat Free)
- 1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia)
- 2 tbsp. Cool Whip Free, thawed
- 1 tbsp. light chocolate syrup
- 3 oz. vodka
- 2 drops peppermint extract
- Optional garnish: chocolate graham crackers
Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze
By Stina
In a tall glass, combine creamer with 1 oz
- 1 tsp. fat-free or sugar-free French vanilla powdered creamer (like the kind by Coffee-mate)
- 1/2 of a 100-calorie pack of thin chocolate crisps or 3/4 sheet (3 crackers) chocolate graham crackers, broken into pieces
- 3/4 cup light vanilla soymilk
- 2 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Splenda or Truvia)
- 1/4 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
- 8 - 12 ice cubes or 1 1/2 cups crushed ice
- Optional: Fat Free Reddi-wip
Donut Hole Cookies
By Stina
Directions 1. Set racks in middle and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 350 degrees
- 3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off with knife
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon