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Butternut Squash Soup
By vpitts2004
In a large microwave safe dish combine squash, onions and butter
- 2 pounds butternut squash, cubed
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 dash ground nutmeg
- 1 dash ground cloves
- 1 dash ground cinnamon
Chocolate Rasberry Parfait
By vpitts2004
Cut cake into cubes. Place some of cake into a parfait glass
- 1 pkg chocolate pound cake or bundt cake
- 1 jar chocolate sauce (heated)
- 1 carton Ice cream
- 1 jar rasberry preserves
- 1 sml whip cream
- cherries for garnish
Chicken Tequitos
By vpitts2004
Put a small amount of chicken in each tortilla, roll up & secure with toothpick Deep fry in skillet until crisp (1
- 1 whole Chicken-boiled, skinned & de-boned
- 1 pkg Corn tortillas
- 20 Toothpicks
- Oil for frying
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks
By vpitts2004
Melt white almond bark in microwave
- 1 bag pretzel sticks
- 1/2 lb white almond bark
- 1/2 lb chocolate almond bark
Blueberry Soup
By vpitts2004
I went on an Alaskan cruise several years ago & one night during a 5 course meal, we were served a chilled Blueberr...
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 pint half-and-half
- Garnish: dollop of whip cream, mint sprigs & a blueberry.
Creme Brulee
By vpitts2004
Start a kettle of water to boil
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 lg egg yolks
- 2 1/2 tblsp sugar
- 1/8 teasp salt
- 1 teasp vanilla
- brown sugar for topping
Mini Apple Puff Pastry Bites
By vpitts2004
Cut out mini rounds of puff pastry & place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
- 1 pkg puff pastry (thawed)
- 2 small Granny Smith apples; diced
- 3 tblsp butter
- 1 teasp cinnamon
- 1 tblsp maple syrup
- 1 small carton whipped cream
Lace Cookies
By vpitts2004
Sift flour and toss with cashews, set aside
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Cashews (finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup Light corn syrup
- 8 tblsp Butter (1 stick)
- 2/3 cup Brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 teasp vanilla
Vanilla Buttercream Icing
By vpitts2004
1. Beat the butter, 2 tbsp milk, and the vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth
- 8 tbsp butter, at room temperature
- 3 tbsp whole milk, as needed
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
Potato and Ham Soup
By vpitts2004
Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot
- 3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
- 1/3 cup diced celery
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 lg or 4 mini Round Loaves of Bread (optional)