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Italian Peppers
By MaryEllen
1. Cut peppers into 1x1" pieces
- 4 green bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- Servings: 4
- Reviews
- 5 stars - Great with Italian Sausage. Leave out the tomatoes and you have the perfect accompaniment to Italian Beef. - ME 1/21/2007
Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars
By MaryEllen
A must for Christmas tins! Just make sure you make plenty, they disappear quickly
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2-sticks) butter or margarine
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 cups (12--ounce package)) HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, divided
- 1 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
- 1 1/3 cups (8-ounce package) HEATH BITS 'O BRICKLE Toffee Bits, divided
Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake, GF
By MaryEllen
A flourless chocolate cake is one of those restaurant-style desserts that it’s tempting to think is too fussy to ...
- 6 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, chopped (plus more for greasing)
- 2 egg whites (50 g) + 3 eggs (150 g, weighed out of shell)
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (Dutch-processed is best)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Carrot and Pumpkin Vegetarian Soup, GF & FODMAP
By MaryEllen
Method Place the two oils and butter in a large saucepan and heat
- 4 spring onions (green part only) chopped finely
- 1 stick of celery, chopped finely
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp butter
- '2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp garlic-infused oil
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped up
- 300 gms/10.5oz pumpkin, skinned and chopped up
- Vegetarian stock (onion and garlic-free)
- 1 cup of lactose-free milk
- 1 handful of baby spinach
- 100 gms/3.5 oz of feta cheese
- 2 tbsp toasted almond slivers
- 200 gms/7oz plain corn chips
- Smoked paprika
- Chopped fresh coriander/cilantro
Peppered Sausage Gravy and Biscuits
By MaryEllen
Bake biscuits according to directions on can
- 1 lb Jimmy Dean mild sausage (any pork sausage)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 ⁄4 cup butter
- 1 ⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon basil
- 1 (14 ounce) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
- 1 ⁄4 cup half-and-half
- 1 (12 ounce) can Pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip
By MaryEllen
I first tried this buffalo chicken wing dip at my neighbor's picnic
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle hot sauce (use whole bottle or just half, if desired)
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) bottle bleu cheese salad dressing (or can use ranch or 8 oz blue cheese and ranch)
- 2/3 cup chopped celery
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 3 cups Monterrey jack and cheddar cheese blend
Overnight Breakfast Casserole, GF
By MaryEllen
This breakfast casserole has the delicious texture of bread pudding
- ⅓ cup butter or dairy-free alternative
- ⅔ cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar, divided
- 1 loaf unsliced gluten-free sandwich bread or French bread
- 6 large eggs
- 1¼ cups canned coconut milk or gluten-free liquid creamer of choice
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- -Pure maple syrup, optional
- Toppings
- ½ cup chopped pecans or raw sunflower seeds, optional
- ½ cup fresh blueberries, optional
Easy Homemade No Churn Frozen Yogurt
By MaryEllen
You can replace ingredients 2 through 5 in the ingredient list with store bought marshmallow fluff (most brands are...
- 3 cups (24 fluid ounces) Greek-style plain yogurt (at least 2%, or your FroYo will be too icy)
- For the Marshmallow Fluff. (Eliminate if using store bought)
- 2 (50 g) egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups (250 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (4 fluid ounces) water
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Soda Bread
By MaryEllen
1. Stir dry ingredients, raisins and caraway seeds together
- 4 cup flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 Tbs caraway seeds
- 2 egg
- 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Servings: 12
Brown Sugar Toffee Rounds
By MaryEllen
1. Beat butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 7 1/2 oz. package toffee pieces
- Tips
- Original bake time as 9 mins. I changed it to 14 mins. They just seemed too "raw" after 9 mins.
- Reviews
- 4 stars - Took it to a Dominoes session and everybody loved them. - ME 11/1/2009