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Grape Salad
By dpuentes
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- For the salad:
- Servings: 12 to 14 servings
- Difficulty: Easy
- 4 pounds seedless grapes (red and green)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- For the topping:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups chopped pecans
Mrs. Hoggle’s Stuffed Cranberry Sauce
By dpuentes
Add to grocery list Directions Mix cream cheese and mayonnaise until creamy
- Servings: 4-6 servings
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Difficulty: Easy
- Ingredients Add to grocery list
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 8-ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 16-ounce jellied cranberry sauce, chilled
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Rum Balls
By dpuentes
Directions Preheat oven to 350
- Vegetable oil, cooking spray
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark rum
- Coarse sanding sugar, for rolling
Sweet Potato Bake
By dpuentes
Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Topping:
- 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup heavy cream, half and half, or whole milk
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
- Mix together with fork; sprinkle over top of casserole.
Bourbon Glazed Pecans — A Sweet Holiday Treat!
By dpuentes
Instructions Mix everything but pecans in saucepan
- Author: GardenGuides.com
- Recipe type: Appetizer or Snack
- Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 Tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 Tsp salt
- 1/3 Cup bourbon
- 1/3 Cup water
- 2 Cups pecan halves
Paula Deen’s Pecan Praline Baked French Toast
By dpuentes
1. Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each
- French Toast
- Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
- 8 large eggs
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Dash salt
- Praline Topping, recipe follows
- Maple syrup
- Praline Topping
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.
Linguine with Shrimp Scampi
By dpuentes
Drizzle some oil in a large pot of boiling salted water, add 1 tablespoon of salt and the linguine, and cook for 7 ...
- Vegetable Oil
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 pounds linguine
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 5 tablespoons good olive oil
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic (9 cloves)
- 2 pounds large shirmp, peeled and deveined (just buy them that way)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons)
- 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced in half-rounds
- 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
Hawaiian Wedding Cake
By dpuentes
Try this delicious Hawaiian Wedding Cake recipe filled with the aromatic flavors of pineapple, cinnamon, and nutmeg...
- CAKE:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped or crushed
- 3/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- WHIPPED CREAM CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- toasted shredded coconut, for topping
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookie Larabars1/2 cup raisins (80g) 6 T quick oats (30g) 1/2 cup walnuts (40g) 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
By dpuentes
Pulverize the oats in a food processor, then add all other ingredients and blend very well
- 1/2 cup raisins (80g)
- 6 T quick oats (30g)
- 1/2 cup walnuts (40g)
- 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Pinecone Dip
By dpuentes
Spread almonds in a single layer shallow pan
- 1 1/4 cups whole almonds
- 1- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. chopped onion
- 2 tbsp. chopped green olives w/pimentos
- 1/2 tsp. dill weed
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- Wheat Thins crackers