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Western Quesadilla
By christoph
Caramelized onions, steak, and barbecue sauce mingle with cheese to create a big bold flavor
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 8 ounces steak, cooked and sliced
- 3/4 cup queso fresco cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- diced jalapeno (optional)
- taco sauce
- 4 flour tortillas
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Pretzels
By christoph
Creamy peanut butter sandwiched between crisp pretzels dipped in chocolate
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 bag waffle pretzels
- 1 semi-sweet Bakers Chocolate Bar or chocolate melting chips
Blueberry Buckle
By christoph
Loaded with fresh berries, this buckle is perfect with morning coffee, or as an after dinner treat
- Cake:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk, minus 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
- Crumb Topping:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small pieces
Halloween Cookie & Candy Corn Bark
By christoph
Colorful and delicious, there certainly is to trick to this treat
- 1 (24 ounce) package almond bark
- 12 halloween Oreo cookies (more or less)
- 1 cup candy corn (about a handful or so)
- 1 cup pretzels (any shape)
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
- Halloween colored sprinkles
Preparing the perfect Pork Shoulder Roast
By christoph
Fool proof method to cook the most moist, tender, and flavorful roast ever
- 3 – 4 pound shoulder roast
- 2 large onions
- 4 – 5 cloves garlic
- cooking oil
- sea salt & pepper
Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
By christoph
A golden buttery crust tops soft and tender pillows of flaky goodness in this pan of pull-apart rolls making them t...
- 5 to 6 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup dry milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups warm water
Sweet Potato Hash with Apples & Bacon
By christoph
Tender garnet yams and Granny Smith apples create an interesting combination in this savory and sweet hash
- 2 garnet yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 4 to 6 slices thick cut bacon, cut into lardons
- 1 large onion, cut in 1/2-inch dice
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 4 scallions, white and green parts separated and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup green pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted
Cuban Black Bean Soup
By christoph
Thick, creamy, smooth, and full of flavor, this easy to make soup requires few ingredients, just a bit of time
- Optional garnish:
- 1 pound dried black beans, soaked overnight
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 ham bone or smoked ham hock
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt to taste (go light smoked ham brings salt)
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- Diced raw onion
- Diced red pepper
- Sour cream or Greek yogurt
- Avocado
- Fresh cilantro
Dluche de Leche Pumpkin Cheesecake
By christoph
A creamy smooth texture and amazing combination of spices make this dulche de leche pumpkin cheesecake the ultimate...
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- Filling
- 1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- 3 8 ounce packages cream cheese room temperature
- 5 large eggs room temperature
- Topping
- 1 ¼ cups dulche de leche find it next to the condensed milk
Easy Strawberry Cream Cheese Danish
By christoph
Spring strawberries and cream cheese bring a rich flavor to this puff pastry Danish
- Strawberries
- 1 1 1 pint fresh strawberries hulled and sliced, or frozen berries thawed
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 2 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 8 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1 1 egg yolk
- Pastry
- 1 1 1 sheet puff pastry thawed and slightly rolled
- 1 1 1 egg
- Icing
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Milk
- Slivered almonds toasted