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Smoked Sausage in BBQ Sauce
By Valarie
Combine the sausage, barbecue sauce, jalapenos and their liquid and the hot sauce in a pot and warm with the lid on...
- 3 pounds large smoked sausage, cut into diagonal slices
- 1 bottle barbecue sauce
- 1/4 cup jarred, sliced jalapenos, plus 2 tablespoons liquid from the jar
- Dash of hot sauce
Pear & Blue Cheese Flatbread
By Valarie
The classic combination of pears, walnuts, and blue cheese isn't just for salad, when combined in this flatbread re...
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cups thinly sliced onions
- 20 ounces prepared whole-wheat pizza dough
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 ripe but firm pears, sliced
- 1/2 cup finely crumbled blue cheese
Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue Sandwich
By Valarie
Place chicken in a slow cooker
- 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce ( best with Jack Daniels or Famous Dave's BBQ sauce)
- 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Easy Gazpacho & Goat Cheese Croutons
By Valarie
Directions Cut the tomatoes, scallions, cucumber, and onion in large pieces and place them in a food processor fit...
- 2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained
- 4 scallions
- 1/4 seedless cucumber, unpeeled and seeds removed
- 1 large red onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup good olive oil, plus extra for toasts and drizzling
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups tomato juice, preferably Sacramento
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 baguette
- 4 ounces garlic and herb goat cheese, such as Montrachet
Eggberts Sunriser
By Valarie
Directions Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
- 2 to 3 cups canola oil, for frying
- 6 cups frozen hash browns
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 18 to 20 frozen mini potato wedges
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups diced ham
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced, optional
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
- 8 eggs
- Store-bought salsa, for serving