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Chunky Guacamole
By dealaura
Halve and pit the avocados
- 4 ripe avocados
- 3 limes, juiced
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 serrano chiles, sliced thinly
- 1 big handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Southern Fried Chicken
By dealaura
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 About 1 cup hot red pepper sauce (recommended: Texas Pete)
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- House seasoning, recipe follows
- 1 (1 to 2 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into pieces
- Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil
Black Magic Cake
By dealaura
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Rocky Road Softies
By dealaura
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
- 2 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
- 2 tbsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown), room temperature
- 2 tbsp. no-sugar-added applesauce
- 2 tbsp. fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
- 2 packets hot cocoa mix with 20 - 25 calories each (like Swiss Miss Diet or Nestlé Fat Free)
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp. sliced almonds, roughly chopped
- 24 mini marshmallows (about 1/4 cup)
Focaccia Reubens
By dealaura
At The Sentinel, Dennis Leary's riff on a Reuben uses locally made corned beef and fresh focaccia, but the sandwich...
- 1 1/2-pound green cabbage, thinly sliced 4 cups
- 2 tablespoon(s) cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon(s) sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
- 4 4-by-6-inch pieces of focaccia, split
- 1/4 cup(s) ketchup
- 1/4 cup(s) mayonnaise
- 8 1/4-inch-thick slices of Gruyère cheese, 4 ounces
- 1/2 pound(s) thinly sliced corned beef
- 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, softened
Sweet and Sour Chicken
By dealaura
recipe found off the back of the market pantry bag of frozen boneless skinless chicken breat tenderloins
- 8 frozen chicken breast tenderloins
- 1 T vegetable oil
- 2 bell peppers, cut in 1 inch pieces
- 1 large onion, cut in wedges
- 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 (8 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 (10 to 11.5 oz.) jar sweet & sour sauce
- hot cooked rice
Roasted New Potato Salad with Tomatoes, Green Beans & Basil
By dealaura
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- 2 lbOrganic new potatoes; cubed
- 1 pnSalt and pepper
- Puree all in a blender until
- 1 cSalad greens; washed
- 1/2 cFresh basil
- 2 mdOrganic tomatoes; cut in
- Basil Vinaigrette
- BASIL VINAIGRETTE
- 1 tsExtra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 lbFresh green beans; stems
- 12 Kalamata olives; pits
- 6 tbExtra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbWellspring Chardonnary
- 1/2 tsSalt
- 1 Garlic; minced
Sweet-Spicy Glazed Salmon
By dealaura
Abby Duchin Dinces, Cooking Light OCTOBER 2003
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons Chinese-style hot mustard
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
By dealaura
Courtesy of Crisco®
- 3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening or 3/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 tbsps. milk
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)
Buffalo "Wings"
By dealaura
Traditional deep-fried wings have up to 1,330 calories and 26 grams of saturated fat
- 1 pound(s) chicken-breast tenders, each cut crosswise in half, then lengthwise in half
- .25 teaspoon(s) ground red pepper (cayenne)
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoon(s) cayenne pepper sauce
- 1 tablespoon(s) water
- 1 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter, melted
- .33 cup(s) reduced-fat sour cream
- .25 cup(s) (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoon(s) light mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon(s) fat-free (skim) milk
- .25 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
- Carrot and celery sticks for serving