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Chicken Salad with Spinach and Bacon
By wjkn@aol.com
Put the teaspoon of oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan over a medium to high heat and when it's warm add the bacon ...
- 1 teaspoon olive oil ; (not extra-virgin)
- 8 ounces bacon strips ; snipped into pieces
- 7 ounces young spinach leaves
- 1 cold, cooked whole chicken breast ; sliced or shredded
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Filet Mignon with Rich Balsamic Glaze
By wjkn@aol.com
"This is an elegant and quick romantic dinner for two
- 2 (4 ounce) filet mignon steaks
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup dry red wine
Oven-Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic, Olive Oil and Lemon Juice | Lidia's Secret Recipes
By wjkn@aol.com
Place the cauliflower florets in a large saute pan or a roasting pan
- 5 to 6 cups cauliflower florets, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter (from 1 medium cauliflower)
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sliced garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- Chopped chives, for garnish
Pumpkin Bread
By wjkn@aol.com
Mix pumpkin puree, eggs, vegetable oil, water, sugar and vanilla
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Funfetti Cookies
By wjkn@aol.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 1 box Funfetti cake mix
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 c. rainbow sprinkles
White Peach Sangria
By wjkn@aol.com
Put brandy & 3/4 of peaches in pitcher and lightly muddle
- 1 bottle Moscato
- 1 bottle white peach seltzer
- 3/4 cup peach brandy
- 2-3 white peaches, sliced
Blueberry Pound Cake
By wjkn@aol.com
This blueberry pound cake is excellent all by itself, but would be great with a little added lemon zest or a couple...
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup milk
Manhattan Deli Salad
By wjkn@aol.com
Cook pasta. Combine all other ingredients and toss with the pasta
- 1 pound Spiral pasta
- 1 1/4 cups Black olives ; sliced
- 1 cup Red and/or green peppers ; chopped
- 1/4 pound Hard salami ; cut into thin strips
- 1 Red onion ; sliced and separated
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese ; grated
- 1/4 cup Parsley
- 3/4 cup Wishbone Italian Dressing
Butter Cookies with a Kiss
By wjkn@aol.com
Combine butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla
- 2 sticks Butter
- 1 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 3/4 cup All purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cup Cake flour
- 2 tablespoon Cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- Colored sugar
- Hershey Kisses - white
Orange and Balsamic Chicken
By wjkn@aol.com
1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs ; (about 1 1/2 pounds total)
- Coarse ; salt and ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 unpeeled orange ; cut into 8 wedges
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter