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Italian Wedding Soup
By wjkn@aol.com
Meatballs Preheat oven to 350
- Meatballs:
- 1/3 cup parsley
- 1 pound beef or beef/pork/veal
- 1/4-1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 garlic clove, minced -or- 1/4-1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Broth:
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 lb. Acini Di Pepe or orzo, cooked
- 1 lb. spinach or escarole, chopped
- 3 tbs. olive oil
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 onion diced
- 1 cup diced cooked chicken breast (optional)*
- 3 tbs. Pecorino Romano
- 2 eggs
Salted Caramel Butter Bars
By wjkn@aol.com
Preheat oven to 325. Line a 9 X 13 pan with parchment paper, spray lightly with cooking spray
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 4 cups flour
- 1 14 oz bag caramels, unwrapped (About 40 - 50 individually wrapped)
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp coarse sea salt
Buffalo Cauliflower
By wjkn@aol.com
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
- olive oil cooking spray
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 heads cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
- 1 teaspoon honey
One Pot Sausage and Pepper Pasta
By wjkn@aol.com
1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil, add a generous amount of salt, and cook pasta 2 minutes less than...
- 1 pound any short pasta (we used bow ties)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 hot Italian sausages
- 3 sweet Italian sausages
- 1 red bell pepper, large diced
- 1 green bell pepper, large diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, large diced
- 1/2 white onion, sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 28 ounces can diced tomato
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black ground pepper
Italian Drunken Noodles
By wjkn@aol.com
-Place a large, heavy-bottom pan or braising pot over medium-high heat; add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and...
- Olive oil
- 4 spicy Italian sausage links, casings removed
- 1 large onion, quartered and sliced thinly
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press
- 1/2 cup white wine (I used Chardonnay)
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
- 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, julienned, divided use
- 8 ounces Pappardelle noodles, uncooked
Kiss Macaroon Cookies
By wjkn@aol.com
*1*. Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut Flakes, divided
- 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
Chicken Noodle Casserole
By wjkn@aol.com
In a large skillet over med-high heat, saute onions in butter until onions are tender
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 3 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 2 1/2 cups cooked macaroni
- Option: Add frozen mixed vegetables
- salt
- pepper
- 1/4 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
Spaghetti Sauce
By wjkn@aol.com
Heat butter and olive oil together with onion and garlic in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir ground bee...
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound mild sausage
- 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons salt (optional)
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 76 fluid ounces water
- 1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree
- 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
Buffalo Chicken Garbage Bread
By wjkn@aol.com
Cut chicken into cubes. Season with salt and pepper
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 pizza dough (I used store bought and let it sit out for about 20 minutes)
- 8 oz. of shredded mozzarella cheese (I used part skim)
- 3 oz. of shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup of Franks Wing Sauce
- 1/3 cup of ranch or blue cheese dressing
Hasselback Potatoes
By wjkn@aol.com
Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F)
- 6 Medium Size Potatoes
- 2 - 3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 30 g Butter
- Maldon Sea Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper