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Apple Pie Trail Mix
By AuntieGooper
Mix it all together. Store in plastic bags or Tupperware
- 1 1/2 cups dried apple slices
- 2/3 cup raisins or raisins
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup apple-cinnamon or cinnamon burst Cheerios or cinnamon Chex
- 1 cup Quaker oat squares cereal or Golden Grahams
- 1 cup crystallized ginger chunks or butterscotch chips
- 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
By AuntieGooper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Potato Pancakes
By AuntieGooper
Perkins Family Restaurant Potato Pancakes
- Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon onion, minced
- 4 potatoes, shredded (or 2 1/2 cups frozen hash browns, defrosted
One Pot Spaghetti and Sausage
By AuntieGooper
Tip: We like to use a sausage flavor such as chicken with sun-dried tomatoes
- 3/4 pound fully-cooked seasoned sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices (see Tip)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup natural rice vinegar
- 1 (14-ounce) can stewed tomatoes with Italian seasoning
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 pound dry spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Far East Beef and Rice
By AuntieGooper
In a large deep nonstick skillet or wok, brown the beef and garlic over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until no...
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 medium-sized red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch strips
- 5 ounces fresh mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inch slices (about 2 cups)
- 4 ounces fresh pea pods, trimmed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 eggs, beaten
Paradise Pasta Salad
By AuntieGooper
Cook pasta in boiling, salted water according to package directions
- 1 (16-ounce) package bow tie pasta
- 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks or tidbits
- 2 (11-ounce) cans Mandarin oranges
- 2 kiwi
- 1 cup red grapes
- 1 small bunch green onions
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 (16-ounce) bottle cole slaw dressing
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
Ultimate Snack Mix
By AuntieGooper
The Magic Spice - Garam Masala 4 tbsps coriander seeds 1 tbsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp black peppercorns...
- 1 1/2 cups toasted rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex)
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat cereal squares (such as Wheat Chex)
- 1 cup pretzel sticks, squares or circles
- 1 cup coarsely broken sesame rice crackers
- 1 cup coarsely broken whole-wheat sesame crackers
- 1/4 cup lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 1/4 teaspoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
Artichoke Hearts and Prosciutto
By AuntieGooper
Wrap each artichoke heart in a slice of prosciutto and secure with a toothpick
- 14 ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and cut in half
- 1/3 pound prosciutto, sliced paper thin
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp finely grated orange peel
- freshly ground pepper
Pecan - Cream Cheese Cookies
By AuntieGooper
Mix the butter & cream cheese together in a large mixing bowl
- 2 sticks (1 cup) of butter (room temperature)
- 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 2 cups of self-rising flour (sifted)
- 1 whole egg (room temperature)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
Mudslide Cookies
By AuntieGooper
Preheat oven to 350°. Place butter, bittersweet chocolate, and unsweetened chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; m...
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules $
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract $
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup egg substitute $
- 2 large eggs $
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate minichips