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White Buttercream Icing
By AzWench
To achieve pure white icing, use white shortening, and clear vanilla extract, instead of the brown, pure vanilla
- 2 pounds sifted powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cups of vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup cool water
- 2 tablespoon corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons clear vanilla flavoring
- 2 teaspoons butter flavoring
- 1 teaspoon salt
MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES or POLVORONES
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup pecans, ground or finely chopped
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar, plus more to dust
- 1 egg
Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Filling
By AzWench
Use a high quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate for this recipe, such as one of the test kitchen's favorite b...
- Ganache Filling:
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate , chopped fine (see note)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate , chopped fine (see note)
- 1/3 cup (1 ounce) Dutch-processed cocoa
- 3/4 cup hot coffee
- 3/4 cup (4 1/8 ounces) bread flour
- 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 recipe Frosting
Crispy Oatmeal Cookies
By AzWench
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/8 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
Ayurvedic Appetizers
By AzWench
Eat before each meal after the Mung Bean Soup days Ayurveda is all about balance, and this breakfast parfait is ...
- Hot Lemonade:
- Hot water to fill a tea cup
- fresh ginger
- fresh lemon
- raw honey
- Papaya
- slimming flavors :
- Sour
- Salty
- Sweet
- Bitter
- Pungent & Astringent = spices and herbs
Cilantro-Lime Rice
By AzWench
In a small saucepan, bring the rice, cilantro, broth, rice, and lime juice to a boil over high heat
- 1/2 cup rice
- 5 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Juice of 1 lime
Bloody Baked Rats
By AzWench
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, egg, Bacon Croutons, and meatloaf seasoning
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup crushed Bacon Croutons
- 1 (1.25 ounce) packet meatloaf seasoning mix
- 1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese
- 3 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ounce uncooked spaghetti, broken into fourths
- 1/2 carrot, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
- 1 tablespoon frozen green peas
TGI Friday's™ Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta
By AzWench
Fettuccine tossed with sautéed chicken, onions and red and green peppers in a spicy, tomato Creole sauce
- Spicy Cajun Pasta Sauce:
- 10 oz. cooked fettuccine (cooked al dente)
- 1 cup Spicy Cajun Pasta Sauce (recipe follows)
- 1 boneless chicken breast, cooked and sliced in strips
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 2 oz. olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green peppers
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped red peppers
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup V-8 juice
- cornstarch (mix about a table spoon with a couple tablespoons cold water to form a slurry)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Strawberry Cream Puffs with Milk Chocolate Sauce
By AzWench
To make the Profiteroles: Place racks in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- For the Profiteroles:
- 1 cup water
- 5 1/3 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 to 5 large eggs
- For the Strawberry Cream:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberry powder
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- For the Chocolate Sauce:
- 4 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
Sopapillas with Dulce de Leche Sauce
By AzWench
To make the sauce, place all the ingredients into a medium-sized saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring c...
- Sopapillas:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp vegetable shortening
- 1-1/2 cup warm water
- Oil, for frying
- Dulce de Leche Sauce:
- 1 (13.4 oz) can dulce de leche
- 3/4 cup heavy cream