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Shrimp Cakes
By DebCooks
These are great for appetizers and are like egg rolls without the wrapper
- 8 oz raw shrimp, peeled
- 1/2 the green part of a scallion
- 1/8 stalk celery
- 1/8 teas dry mustard
- 3/4 teas lemon juice
- 3 T Panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg white
- salt and pepper to taste
- Pinch of Old Bay seasoning
- Dip in sweet and sour sauce or make a sauce of 1/2 c light mayo, 2 T chopped cilantro and 1 T lime juice.
Indian Bread
By DebCooks
A fried bread that can be used topped with meat and vegetables or just eaten
- For every cup of flour
- Add: 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Meatloaf burgers
By DebCooks
Instead of meatloaf make these burgers
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 T)
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 1/2 lb ground veal or turkey
- 1/2 c sour cream
- 1/2 c fresh bread crumbs
- 4 T Dijon mustard
- 2 teas coarse salt
- 1 teas freshly ground pepper
- 1/3 c chili sauce (optional)
- 6 hamburger buns
Peanut Butter Bars
By DebCooks
Easy to make bars and you can frost them with Hershey Chocolate Bars melted on the top
- 1/3 c shortening
- 1/2 c peanut butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 T vanilla
- 1 c sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 c flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Beef Tenderloin with Portabella Sauce
By DebCooks
The sauce is great and adds an earthy flavor to the pan seared tenderloin
- 2 beef tenderloin steaks
- 1/2 c dry red wine
- 1 teas flour
- 1/2 c beef broth
- 1 teas each steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup
- 1/2 teas ground mustard
- 4 oz fresh baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
- 1/4 teas pepper
- 1/8 teas salt
Hawaiian Loaf
By DebCooks
This is a great bread with pineapple and macadamia nuts
- 2-8 oz cans crushed pineapple, drained
- 1-3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 c sugar
- 1 1/2 teas vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 c flour
- 1 teas baking soda
- 1 teas salt
- 1/2 c sour cream
- 1/2 c chopped macadamia nuts
WW Yum Yum Brownies
By DebCooks
A delicious low fat brownie made with pumpkin
- 1 box devil's food cake mix (about 18 ounces)
- 1-15 oz can pure pumpkin
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
By DebCooks
A moist and chewy chocolate chip cookie
- 2 1/4 c flour
- 1 teas soda
- 1 c butter, softened
- 1/4 c sugar
- 3/4 c brown sugar
- 1 teas vanilla
- 1 pkg 3.5 oz instant vanilla pudding
- 2 eggs
- 1-12 oz pkg chocolate chips
- 1 c chopped nuts, optional
Crossed-swords lamb
By DebCooks
A marinated leg of lamb that doesn't have the strong lamb taste
- 5 to 6 lb boned and trimmed leg of lamb
- 1/2 c medium-dry sherry
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 medium-size onion
- 8 to 10 fresh sprigs of rosemary(each 3 to 4 inches long
- Salt and pepper
Cream Cheese Cookies
By DebCooks
These are great cookies to make at Christmas
- 1 c butter
- 1-8 oz cream cheese
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 teas vanilla
- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1/2 teas salt
- 1/2 c nuts
- Red and green sprinkles