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Nutter Butter Ghosts & Mummies
By msippigrl
Fun and delicious cookie treats for Halloween
- Nutter Butter peanut butter sandwich cookies
- White melting chocolate (or white chocolate chips)
- Candy eyeballs or mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips (for mouth - tips removed with knife)
- Black writing food gel (for eyes and mouth)
- Tweezers, optional
Poor Man's Garlic Butter Pasta
By msippigrl
Simple side dish that goes well with any kind of meat and vegetables
- 8 ounces angel hair pasta
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 green onion, chopped (I didn't have any)
- 1/4 cup grated or finely shredded Parmesan cheese, or more to taste
Pizza Burgers
By msippigrl
Kids of all ages will gobble these up!! It's pizza, in a bun! These pizza burgers are mash up of a sloppy Joe topp...
- 30 pepperoni slices, about 5-6 per sandwich
- 1 pound lean ground beef, I used 93/7
- Salt and pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced, about 1/2 teaspoon
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 (14-ounce) jar Ragu Homemade Style pizza sauce
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (I used 1/4 tsp)
- Grated Parmesan cheese, about 1/4 cup
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 6 hamburger buns (I used 5 Great Value Jumbo buns)
Chicken w/ Herbed Cheese Sauce
By msippigrl
Chicken breasts are pan-grilled then topped with a homemade cheese sauce made with gourmet cheese, chicken broth, s...
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (5.2 oz) package Boursin Garlic and Fine Herbs spreadable gournay cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium shallot (bulb), finely chopped or minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Dash garlic salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup chicken broth (I used reduced-sodium)
- 1 - 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about half a lemon)
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Southern Pecan Pie
By msippigrl
This classic Southern pie is great anytime, not just at Christmas
- 1 (9-inch) refrigerated or frozen pie crust (thawed)
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 to 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans, divided
- Pecan halves to garnish top of pie, optional
Christmas Party Mix
By msippigrl
This recipe makes enough for a party but can be easily halved for a lesser quantity
- 3 cups Wheat Chex cereal
- 3 cups Rice Chex cereal
- 2 1/2 cups original Cheerios cereal
- 3 cups broken mini pretzel twists
- 2 cups unsalted dry roasted peanuts
- 2 cups Bugles snack chips
- 8 - 10 miniature Reese's peanut butter cups
- 3/4 cup red and green M&M's candy
- 1 (24 oz) block of white almond bark, divided
- Extra red and green M&M's for garnish, optional
Southern Italian Cream Cake
By msippigrl
Moist, decadent homemade cake chocked full of toasted pecans and coconut and topped with cream cheese frosting
- PECAN CREAMCHEESE FROSTING:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs, yolks separated from whites
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 3/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped*
- 3/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped*
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, slightly softened
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners powdered sugar
Easy Oreo Cream Pie
By msippigrl
Quick and easy dessert with instant pudding, Cool Whip, chocolate Oreo cookies, and a store bought Oreo pie crust
- 1 store bought Oreo pie crust
- 15-16 chocolate Oreo cookies, divided
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 (4-serving size) box white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip, thawed
Dried Blackeyed Peas w/ Smoked Ham Shanks
By msippigrl
(These were the best tasting ones I've ever made
- 1 lb. pkg. dried blackeye peas (I used China Doll)
- 1 medium, meaty smoked ham shank (from Rouse's), not ham hocks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground thyme, to taste
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon Tony Chachere's creole seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Crisco vegetable shortening
Classic Patty Melt Sandwiches
By msippigrl
Pan-grilled ground beef patties topped with caramelized onions and swiss cheese on buttered and toasted rye bread
- For 4 Patty Melts:
- 1 1/4 lbs ground beef (I used 85/15)
- Salt, garlic salt, black pepper, to taste
- 1 yellow onion, sliced, then cut again into half rings
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 8 slices Swiss cheese, or Deli yellow American
- 8 slices rye bread
- 1 - 2 tablespoons softened butter for toasting the bread