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The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
By KitchenGnome
Combine butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you may use an electric mixer) and beat until crea...
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened (113g)
- 8 oz cream cheese softened (brick-style, not spreadable) (226g)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar* (500g)
Easy Fried Rice
By KitchenGnome
Instructions Preheat a large skillet or wok to medium heat
- 3 cups cooked rice *
- 2 Tbs sesame oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
- 2-3 Tablespoons soy sauce (more or less to taste)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp chopped green onions (optional)
Triple Chocolate Poke Cake
By KitchenGnome
Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F
- 1 box Devil's Food Cake mix
- 1 (3.4 oz) box chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 (12.8 oz) jar hot fudge sauce
- 1 (3.4 oz) box chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (16 oz) container of frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 1/2 C hot cocoa mix
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, chopped
Candied Walnuts
By KitchenGnome
Preheat oven to 250F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups halved shelled walnuts (225g)
- 1/3 cup sugar (70g)
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar tightly packed (70g)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Red, White and Blue Layered Flag Cake
By KitchenGnome
To make red cake layers: Heat oven to 350°F
- Red Cake Layers
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix
- 1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, stems removed, pureed in blender or food processor to about 1 1/4 cups
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon red paste food color
- Blue Cake Layer
- 1/2 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix (about 1 2/3 cups dry mix)
- 1/2 cup blueberries, pureed in blender or food processor
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 whole eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon blue paste food color
- 3 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ white star-shaped candy sprinkles or nonpareils
- White Cake Layer
- 1/2 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ white cake mix (about 1 2/3 cups dry mix)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 egg whites
- Frosting and Sprinkles
- 3 containers Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting
- Betty Crocker™ red, white and blue sprinkles, as desired
Hamburger Noodle Casserole
By KitchenGnome
Mix all your ingredients (except for the breadcrumbs) together in a big pot while your meat and noodles are still h
- 2 pounds ground beef browned/cooked and lightly seasoned
- 1 bag cooked no-yolk noodles
- 1 container Daisy sour cream, 8-ounces
- 1 to 2 cans corn or mexi-corn
- 1 big can or 2 small cans Campbell’s cream of chicken
- 1 small can Campbell’s cream of mushroom
- Progresso Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
My Favorite Chocolate Frosting Recipe
By KitchenGnome
Place your chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate** chopped into small pieces of roughly the same size (170g)
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (226g)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (320g)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt***
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream (30ml)
IKEA Meatballs with sauce
By KitchenGnome
Swedish meatballs with white sauce
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1 small onion or 1/2 onion equaling 2 1/2 tablespoons
- 1.6 ounces panko (mixed with 3 o ounces of water)
- 1 boiled potato
- 5 tablespoons of butter
- Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 3.3 oz cream
- 8.7 oz beef stock, divided
- Soy sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons of white flour
Stuffed Cabbage Casserole
By KitchenGnome
Remove the core from the cabbage and coarsely chop the whole head
- 1 head of cabbage (whatever size you want, depending how much you like cabbage)
- 1 lb. lean ground beef (or ground turkey)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 can Campbell’s condensed tomato soup (I use the Campbell’s healthy request)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- cooked rice, optional
Chicken Bacon Ranch 7 Layer Salad
By KitchenGnome
Instructions Place the lettuce in 9x13 dish
- 8 cups romaine lettuce
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 cups leftover turkey (or chicken)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt (or sour cream)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups cheddar cheese