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Apple Pie
By GrammaGribble
Prepare the filling: Peel, halve and core the apples
- 3 pounds mixed apples (such as Golden Delicious, McIntosh and Pink Lady)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of ground cloves
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 large eggs
Stuffed 8 ball zucchini
By GrammaGribble
Saw this awesome vege at the local farmer's market and what else could you do but stuff it?!?! Stuffing will work j...
- (I mostly eye-balled the ingredients in this, but I'll try to give close enough measurements!!!
- 1 8 ball zucchini, cored
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1/4-1/2 C. EVOO
- 1 About 1 C. seasoned bread crumbs
- 2-3 plum tomatoes, seeded & diced
- 3 or 4 sprigs flat leaf (Italian) parsley
- 1 About 1 C. browned chopped meat (or use ground turkey or sausage)
- Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
- Shredded mozzarella
- Water or chicken stock
Deep dish brownie pie
By GrammaGribble
I love brownies, and I had a pie crust in the freezer too long, so why not put the 2 together?!
- 1 box brownie mix for 13" x 9" pan
- Eggs, water & oil called for in directions on brownie box
- 9 " deep dish pie shell, unbaked
- Nuts, if desired (I used chopped pecans in this one)
Bruschetta stuffed chicken
By GrammaGribble
I made this as a leftover meal
- Boneless chicken breasts, butterflied, about 4 large
- Fresh mozzarella, sliced thin
- Bruschetta
- Fresh basil, as much as you like
- Diced plum tomatoes, about 6
- Chopped garlic (about 4 cloves)
- Salt to taste
- Italian flavored/seasoned bread crumbs
- Egg whites (liquid ones are ok)
- EVOO
- Toothpicks
Chicken with mushroom sauce
By GrammaGribble
Good hearty chicken dinner
- 6-8 boneless thin chicken cutlets
- 1 26oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup (or more if desired)
- 1 bag of baby spinach, chopped
- 1 medium shallot, finely chopped
- 1 8oz. pkg sliced mushrooms (or more if desired)
- Fresh ground pepper
- EVOO
- Water
- Cooked white rice
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
By GrammaGribble
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup (1-stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted, *see Cook's Note
- 1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips
Nutty chocolate raspberry thumbprints
By GrammaGribble
Not sure where I got this recipe from, but I know it was a cooking magazine
- 1 1/2 C. flour
- 1/2 C. Dutch processed cocoa powder (I just used Hershey's, not sure if that's what the recipe was going for)
- 1/4 t. baking powder
- 1/4 t. baking soda
- 1/4 t. salt
- 8 T. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened (or shortening)
- 1 C. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 t. vanilla
- 1 C. pecans, toasted & chopped fine
- 6 T. seedless raspberry jam
- 1/2 C. white chocolate chips, melted
Cornbread Dressing with Pancetta, Apples, and Mushrooms
By GrammaGribble
Allow the diced bread to sit out on sheet pans for several hours or overnight, until dried out
- 4 cups Cornbread, cut into 1-inch cubes, recipe follows
- 4 cups French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 cups crusty artisan bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 32 ounces white button or crimini mushrooms
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 pound pancetta, diced
- 2 cups diced onion
- 5 Granny Smith apples, cut into large dice
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup white wine
- 32 fluid ounces very low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Minced fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 cups shortening, melted, plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Mini meatloaf
By GrammaGribble
Meatloaf in a personal size
- 1 1/2 lbs. chopped meat, or ground turkey
- Liquid egg whites
- Seasoned bread crumbs
- Oregano
- Dried chopped onions
- You can use your own recipe for meatloaf, I just wrote what I used.
Chunky pecan pie bars
By GrammaGribble
Portable chocolate pecan pies equal sweet decadence =) I think I got this recipe from a Nestle cookbook (the one
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 C. flour
- 1/2 C. butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 C. packed brown sugar
- Filling:
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 C. corn syrup
- 3/4 C. sugar
- 2 T. butter or margarine, melted
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1 3/4 C. (11.5 oz. pkg.) Toll House Semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1 1/2 C. pecans, coarsely chopped