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Bacon Squash Saute Recipe
By traciesparks
This delicious medley is my favorite way to serve zucchini and squash
- 6 bacon strips, diced
- 2 small zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 small yellow summer squash, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
Hard-Shell Ice Cream Sauce Recipe
By traciesparks
I keep the ingredients for this chocolate sauce on hand so I can make it any time I need an easy dessert
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
- Vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Chicken Pot Pie
By traciesparks
For the chicken: Start by putting the chicken in a pot and covering it with water
- Cooked Chicken:
- One 2- to 3-pound chicken fryer, cut up
- Chicken Pot Pie:
- 3 celery stalks
- 3 medium carrots, peeled
- 1 large yellow onion
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1/4 cup white wine, optional
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or more as needed
- Black pepper
- 1/2 recipe Thyme Pastry, recipe follows
- Thyme Pastry:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) cold butter
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
Cherry S'mores Recipe
By traciesparks
If you like s'mores, you'll enjoy this dressed-up variation from Margery Bryan of Royal City, Washington
- 1 plain milk chocolate candy bar (7 ounces)
- 4 whole graham crackers
- 8 large marshmallows
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
Dad's Death by Chocolate Michael Symon
By traciesparks
Michael Symons Dad's Death by Chocolate
- DEATH BY CHOCOLATE:
- 1 quart heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 2 batches Chocolate Pudding (recipe follows)
- 3 cups crumbled chocolate wafer cookies
- Four 1.4-ounce chocolate-covered English toffee bars, such as Heath, chopped
- CHOCOLATE PUDDING:
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Ham & Cheese Crescent Rolls
By traciesparks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 can Crescent Rolls (8 Ounce Can)
- 8 slices Ham
- 4 slices Cheese
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
By traciesparks
Combine the Better Than Bouillon chicken base/paste and 2 cups of water in a small pot
- 1 teaspoon Bouillon Paste
- 2 cups Water
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1 whole Yellow Onion, Chopped
- 1 clove Garlic Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Roasted
- 4 whole Heirloom Tomatoes, Roasted
- 1 Tablespoon Goat Cheese
- 1 cup Canned Or Pre-Cooked Crab Meat
- 2 Tablespoons Chives Chopped
- 1 whole Lemon
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
Strawberry Romaine Salad Recipe
By traciesparks
"I love to entertain and cook for family and friends when they drop in," remarks Ileen Adkins of Randle, Washington
- POPPY SEED DRESSING:
- 8 cups torn romaine
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Dill Pickle Slices
By traciesparks
Select cucumbers about 1-1 1/2″ in diameter to make nice slices
- 8 pounds Cucumbers, Approximately, Enough To Slice And Fill 6 Quart Jars
- 10 cups Hard Water
- 3-1/2 cups Vinegar
- 2-1/2 cups Sugar
- 1/2 cups Pickling Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Table Salt
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 12 stalks Fresh Dill
Green Punch
By traciesparks
Put 2 quarts water in a 1 gallon container
- Two .13-ounce packets unsweetened lemon-lime drink mix, such as Kool-Aid
- 2 cups sugar
- One 46-ounce can pineapple juice
- 12 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 32 ounces ginger ale