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The Lady and the Tramp
By littlejordan
Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a 6-quart pot
- 24 oz jar mild salsa
- 15 oz can black beans, drained
- 16 oz multicolored fusilli pasta
- 1 cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese or shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 cup fat free sour cream, if desired
Cherry-Almond Meringue Cookies
By littlejordan
1. Place egg whites in a large bowl
- 3 * 3 egg whites
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup blanched almonds
- 2 * 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 to 1/2 * 1/3 to 1/2 cup cherry preserves
- * Powdered sugar (optional)
Zippy Chicken Drummies
By littlejordan
Serve with celery sticks! NUTRITION INFORMATION Calories 60; Fat 2g; Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 150mg; Carbohydra
- Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce:
- 2 pounds chicken drummettes (about 24)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tsp red pepper sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup fat-free small curd cottage cheese
- 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp fat-free skim milk
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp crumbled blue cheese
Cherry Pistachio Creams
By littlejordan
1. In a large bowl, combine the 3/4 cup butter and the 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts
- * Granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- * Maraschino cherries with stems (optional)
Parmesan Puffs with Marinara
By littlejordan
"These mini puffs are a perfect party finger food
- 1/2 cup fat-free skim milk
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce, heated
Cappuccino Love Bites
By littlejordan
1. Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
- 1 * 1 cup butter-flavor shortening
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 egg
- 1 * 1 tablespoon coffee-flavor liqueur or milk
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-1/4 * 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
- 48 * 48 milk chocolate kisses with stripes or almonds
Apple Danish
By littlejordan
Place the flour in a bowl and rub in 2 tbsp of the butter
- For Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups white bread flour
- 3/4 cup butter, well chilled
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 oz active dry yeast
- 2 tbsp superfine sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp lukewarm water
- milk, for glazing
- For Filling:
- 2 baking apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- grated rind of 1 lemon
- 4 tbsp sugar
Strawberry Petits Choux
By littlejordan
Sprinkle the gelatin over the water in a heatproof bowl
- Filling and Topping:
- 2 tsp powdered gelatin
- 2 tbsp water
- 3 cups strawberries, hulled
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tbsp superfine sugar
- powdered sugar for dusting
- Petits Choux:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
- pinch of salt
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1 cup water
- 2 eggs, plus 1 egg white, beaten
Bitter Orange Crostata
By littlejordan
Part of the "Picnic at the Beach" collection
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces, plus more for the pan
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 12-ounce jar orange marmalade
Jordan's Iced Tea Twists
By littlejordan
It's the perfect mate: tall, dark, handsome
- For Basic Iced Tea:
- 8 cups boiling water
- 8 tea bags
- For Ginger and Honey Tea:
- 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1/3 cup honey
- For Pomegranate Juice and Lime Tea:
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- 3 limes, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- For Watermelon and Basil Tea:
- 1/8 medium watermelon, cut in triangles
- 1 small bunch fresh basil
- sugar, to taste
- For Peach and Mint Tea:
- 4 ripe peaches, cut in 1/2in pieces
- 1 small bunch fresh mint sprigs
- sugar, to taste