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Sparkling Butter Toffee Cookies
By mytastytreasures
Bites of buttery gooodness, adapted from Recipegirl and LandOLakes
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup Butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup English or almond toffee bits(I used heath toffee bits)
- Sugar
Turkey Soup
By mytastytreasures
GREAT soup, adapted from Gourmet Cookbook
- 1 meaty turkey carcass (from 12-14 lb turkey)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 2 celery ribs, sliced
- 1/4 cup raw long-grain white rice or 1/2 cup dried noodles
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Antipasto Tray
By mytastytreasures
Delicious appetizer sure to please a crowd! No need to dress this Antipasto Tray, all the flavors seem to mingle fr...
- Roasted Red peppers
- Provolone cheese wedge cut into slices
- Marinated Boccacino
- Black AND green Olives
- Marinated Mushrooms
- Stufed Peppadew Peppers
- Prosciutto wrapped breadsticks
- Salami rolled up
- Dried sausage or soppreasatto, hot and sweet cut in thin angled slices
- Artichokes, jarred
- Pepproncini, jarred
- Cherry tomatoes, rinsed
Classic Minestrone Soup
By mytastytreasures
Easy to put together,highly flavorful, minestrone soup
- 2 small leeks (or 1 large), white and light green parts sliced thin crosswise (about 3/4 cup) and washed thoroughly
- 2 medium carrots , peeled and cut into small dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 small onions , peeled and cut into small dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 medium ribs celery , trimmed and cut into small dice (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 medium baking potato , peeled and cut into medium dice (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1 medium zucchini , trimmed and cut into medium dice (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 3 cups stemmed spinach leaves , cut into thin strips
- (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes , packed in juice, drained, and chopped
- 8 cups water
- 1 Parmesan cheese rind , about 5 x 2 inches
- Table salt
- 1 can (15 ounces) cannellini beans , drained and rinsed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup basil pesto (or 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary mixed with 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil)
- Ground black pepper
Escarole and Bean Soup
By mytastytreasures
Looking for a simple, good for you soup recipe? Try this delicious healthy low fat Escarole and Bean Soup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 pound escarole, chopped and rinsed (I use 2-3 heads)
- Salt to taste
- 4 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1 can (15 ounce) cannellini beans not rinsed
- 1 piece (1 ounce) Parmesan
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 6 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Red pepper flakes, to taste, optional
Unstuffed Mushroom Side Dish
By mytastytreasures
Delicious, simmple side dish, that tasted like stuffed mushrooms!
- Mushrooms fresh and thickly sliced
- Olive oil
- Italian Style Bread crumbs
- Minced garlic, fresh
- Minced Parsley, fresh
- Oregano
- Salt and pepper
Pot Roast and vegetables- Tyler Florence Way
By mytastytreasures
Seductively tender , moist juicy pot roast loaded with vegetbales and a tomato based gravy
- 1 (3 to 4 pound) piece beef chuck
- roast, trimmed of excesss fat
- Kosher Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (28 oz.)can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes (my
- addition)
- 1 cup water
- 2 yellow onions, halved
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 bunch baby carrots
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 cup button mushrooms, stems removed
- and cut in half
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 Bay leaves
Brownie Coffeecake
By mytastytreasures
Brownie cake with streusel topping, you get a Brownie Coffeecake! Source: Woman's Day magazine Holiday special issu...
- Streusel Topping:
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocoalte chips
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup EACH flour, light brown sugar,
- chopped pecans
- 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) Butter
Greek Salad
By mytastytreasures
Simple, delicious Greek salad
- Dressing:
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon dried basil
- salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2-3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 1-2 teaspoons sugar ( I use 1)
- For Salad:
- 2 romaine lettuce, chopped
- grape tomatoes cut in half
- 1 large cucumber cut in slices
- 1 red onion cut in slices
- 1/2 pound feta cheese crumbled
- 1 cup Greek Olives or black olives
- Black pepper
Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake
By mytastytreasures
Easy quick weeknight dessert
- Box Yellow cake mix
- Instant chocolate pudding
- Ingredients needed to make most