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Southern Cornbread Dressing with Chicken & Homemade Chicken Gravy
By msippigrl
Traditional Southern holiday dish, but is enjoyed any time of the year
- HOMEMADE CHICKEN GRAVY:
- 1 1 1 (10-inch) cast iron skillet of baked, cooled, and crumbled cornbread
- 4 to 5 4 to 5 2-day slices 2-day old white bread, crusts removed
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cups onion, chopped (1 medium onion)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup celery, chopped (2 ribs celery)
- 1 1 1 stick butter or margarine, divided
- 2 2 2 jumbo eggs
- 4 to 5 4 to 5 5 cups chicken stock or broth*
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, optional
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- to to taste, optional
- 4 to 5 4 to 5 5 cooked chicken breasts, chopped (I boiled them)
- 2 2 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped, optional
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup vegetable oil or salted butter (I used a combination)
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 to 3 2 to 3 3 cups chicken stock or chicken broth*
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup heavy cream, optional
- to and black pepper, to taste
- Pinch Pinch of cayenne pepper, optional
Imitation Crab Salad Pistolettes
By msippigrl
Separate the crab into chunks; then place into a food processor and pulse a few times with the steel blade until de...
- 1 (16 oz) package Louis Kemp Crab Delights (imitation crabmeat) (I used Flake Style)
- 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped celery (1 skinny rib)
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 3 to 4 drops liquid crab boil, optional (I used Zatarain's)
- 1/2 cup real mayonnaise (I used Blue Plate)
- 2-3 tablespoons half and half or heavy cream
- 4-6 pistolette rolls (or French bread rolls)
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
By msippigrl
Peel potatoes and cut in 1/4" slices, then cut larger slices in half
- 3 very large russet potatoes (or enough to almost fill an 11.5x7.5" (or equivalent) baking dish), peeled and cut into 1/4" slices
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
Fresh Blueberry Pound Cake
By msippigrl
Moist, dense and chocked full of fresh berries
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 extra-large eggs, room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained on paper towels
- 1 cup whole milk
Easter Bunny Racers
By msippigrl
Here come the Easter bunnies speeding down the bunny trail! Easter Bunny Racers are easy to make and fun for Easte
- Large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
- Easter Bunny Peeps
- Round mini pretzels
- Cream-filled snack cakes (like Twinkies, or Little Debbie Cloud Cakes)
- White frosting or decorator icing
- M&M candies
Microwave Cherry-Almond Mug Cake
By msippigrl
Easy, delicious homemade cake for one that's ready in a jiffy!
- 1/4 cup White Lily self-rising flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (liquified)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 fresh cherries, cut in half (I used 3 large ones)
- Extra whole cherries for garnish
- Whipped cream or whipped topping
Spatchcock BBQ Chicken
By msippigrl
Line a large, rimmed baking sheet or jellyroll pan with heavy duty aluminum foil
- 1 (4-6 lb) whole chicken
- Olive oil for coating the chicken
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 cup (or more) of your favorite BBQ sauce (homemade or bottled)
Black Cat Cupcakes (Halloween)
By msippigrl
Chocolate cupcakes are frosted then tops are dipped in chocolate sprinkles then decorated with yellow gumdrops and
- Prepared chocolate cupcakes
- Chocolate frosting
- Chocolate sprinkles for dipping tops of frosted cupcakes
- Yellow gumdrops (for eyes - cut in half, sticky side up)
- Black shoestring licorice* (for eye pupils, and whiskers)
- Chocolate candy disks (cut into triangles for ears)
- Chocolate frosting (for nose)
- Melted yellow candy melts, for gluing the gumdrops on
Pecan Praline Bark
By msippigrl
All the taste of a pecan praline on a crispy honey graham cracker! A quick and easy treat to make, with ingredients
- 2 sleeves (about 16 sheets) Honey graham crackers (I used Honey Maid brand)
- 1 cup butter, 2 sticks
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar (I used dark)
- 1 1/4 cups broken pecans
- 1 to 2 drops vanilla extract, optional
Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole
By msippigrl
Spicy, cheesy Mexican casserole with cooked chicken, cream of chicken soup, Rotel tomatoes, canned green chiles, ch...
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken*, chopped or shredded
- 1 (10 1/2 oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 oz) can Original Rotel tomatoes with green chilies
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles
- 1 - 2 teaspoons dry taco seasoning*
- 2 cups (7-8 ozs) package shredded mild cheddar or Mexican blend cheese, divided
- Half of a (13 oz) bag of corn tortilla chips (I used Tostitos Restaurant Style)