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Never Fail Pound Cake with Warm Berry Compote
By Susan52
Make the cake: Cream butter and sugar, beating until light and fluffy
- For the Cake:
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- For the Warm Berry Compote
- 2 cups frozen, mixed berries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
Mom's Orange-Pineapple Jello-O
By Susan52
In a glass bowl, add boiling water then stir in contents of both Jell-O packages and the marshmallows until dissolv...
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 3-ounce package orange Jell-O
- 1 3-ounce package pineapple Jell-O
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained (save 1/2 cup juice for topping)
- 2 large bananas, sliced
- Topping
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 8-ounce tub whipped topping, thawed
Sweet Potato Dumplings
By Susan52
Preheat oven to 350° F. You are only going to need 4 of these patties so just put the rest in the freezer for ne...
- 1 (8-count) roll of crescent rolls
- 4 frozen sweet potato patties
- 1 cup of water
- 1 cup of sugar
- 6 Tablespoons of butter
- 1/2 tablespoon of Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Cinnamon for sprinkling on top
Slow Cooker Chicken with Bacon Gravy
By Susan52
Add the chicken to the slow cooker
- Slow Cooker Size:
- 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 6 slices bacon, sliced and cooked
- 2 (0.87-oz.) packets chicken gravy dry mix
- 1 1/4 cup water <<<<< that's all, not the amount of water the gravy packets say
- 6 slices bacon, sliced and cooked
- 2/3 cup heavy cream (ADD AT THE END)
- 3-quart or larger
Bacon Waffle Bread Pudding
By Susan52
Combine eggs, cream, salt, cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar and mix until combined
- 4 cooked waffles, cut into squares
- 6 strips of bacon (cooked and chopped)
- 1 cup eggs
- 2 cups cream
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup brown sugar
Restaraunt Style Salsa
By Susan52
This is easiest in a food processor but you can use a blender too
- 1 (15 oz.) can tomatoes and green chiles (Rotel)
- 1 (15 oz) can whole peeled tomatoes (don’t drain juices)
- 1/2 jalapeno, cut into chunks
- 1/2 yellow onion, cut into chunks
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
Self-Crust Coconut Pie
By Susan52
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- 1/4 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs beaten and at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces sweetened coconut by weight
- 1 cup whole milk at room temperature
No Toil Chicken in Foil
By Susan52
Preheat the oven to 450 degree F
- 1 (0.7-ounce) envelope dry Italian dressing mix
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/2 pounds total)
- 2 bell peppers (1 red and 1 green), cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 medium-sized onion, cut in half then into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 cup Italian dressing
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
Bacon Cheddar Cheese Balls
By Susan52
In a very large bowl combine cheddar and cream cheese; let stand to come to room temperature (about 45 minutes)
- 1 pound extra sharp cheddar cheese*, finely shredded
- 2 8 ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
- 1 2 ounce jar sliced pimiento, rinsed, drained, patted dry, and chopped
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
- 8 - 10 slice bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled
- 1/3 cup pistachio nuts, chopped
- Celery stalks, cucumber slices, apricot halves, and/or toasted baguette slices
Grecian Pork Tenderloin
By Susan52
Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and oregano in a large resealable plastic bag
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 (1 pound)pork tender loins