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Dark Chocolate Cake
By michele080478
Makes 38-40 small cupcakes make 36 reg size cupcakes Half recipe makes about 60-65 cake pops
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pasta With Broccoli Rabe and Sausage
By michele080478
1- Cook the pasta according to the package directions
- 1 pound orecchiette or some other short pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed, or 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (2 cans)
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 head broccoli rabe, ends trimmed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups finely grated Parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Potato Croquets
By michele080478
Boil potatoes until they are soft
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled
- 2 cups of Italian bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 3 tsp grated cheese
- 1 mozzarella, cut into pieces
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup cooking oil
Beef Rib Rub
By michele080478
Combine
- 1/4 cup paprika
- 1/4 cup mild or medium chili powder
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
Pat's Roast Beef
By michele080478
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 1 (3-pound) beef roast, trimmed of excess fat
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 8 ounces button mushrooms
- 2 small onions, quartered (use shallots)
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 cup low-sodium beef stock
- 2 tablespoons gravy flour (recommended: Wondra)
Thick and Fudgy Double Chocolate Cookies
By michele080478
Instructions Prepping the Butter: Melt ½ cup butter in the microwave for 30-45 seconds or until completely melted
- 1 cup salted butter (melted and cooled - directions in step one)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons strong coffee
- 2 2/3 cup all purpose flour (more if it's too sticky)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Easy Vegan Falafel (7 points whole batch)
By michele080478
Easy, 10-ingredient falafel made with chickpeas and seasoned with parsley, cumin and garlic
- 1 15-ounce (425 g) can chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry
- 1/3 cup (15 g) chopped fresh parsley (or sub cilantro)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 shallots, minced (~ 3/4 cup, 65 g | or sub white onion)
- 2 Tbsp (17 g) raw sesame seeds (or sub finely chopped nuts, such as pecans)
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin, plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp each sea salt and black pepper, plus more to taste
- optional: Healthy pinch each cardamom and coriander
- 3-4 Tbsp (24-31 g) all-purpose flour (or sub oat flour or gluten-free blend with varied results)
- 3-4 Tbsp (45 - 60 ml) grape seed oil for cooking (or sub any neutral oil with a high smoke point)
- optional: Panko bread crumbs for coating (see instructions)
- Garlic Dill Sauce for serving (found within the Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potato Recipe)
Chicken & lemon & garlic
By michele080478
Mix all items above to make a liquid mixture
- Garlic
- Lemon juice
- 1 fresh lemon
- Parsley
- Salt & pepper
- Basil
- White wine
- 1 chicken bullion cube
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes
By michele080478
To make the topping, in a nonreactive saucepan, combine 1/2 lb
- 1 lb. fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
- 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/4 lb. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 3 Tbs. all-purpose flour
Apple Basket Cake
By michele080478
At least 1 day before decorating cake, make royal icing apples (23 apples used on cake shown)
- Golden Yellow Icing Color
- Red-Red Icing Color
- Leaf Green Icing Color
- Brown Icing Color (or brown royal icing tube)
- Meringue Powder
- Buttercream icing
- Royal Icing
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups applesauce
- 3/4 cup pecans chopped
- cornstarch