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Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding
By Gigirox
Reese really enjoyed this, although we don't often have leftover Krispy Kremes
- Butter Icing:
- 1 dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
- 1 small can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- Vanilla extract, to taste
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Chocolate Ice Cream*****
By Gigirox
This is some of the best chocolate ice cream I've ever eaten
- Ingredients:
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 3 tbsp. Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 5 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Out Back Dipping Sauce ****
By Gigirox
This is a must for fries! Ginny came up with a new version when she tried to duplicate this one
- 16 oz Ranch dressing
- sour cream to thicken
- 2 ts paprika
- 1 ts cayenne
- 1 ts thyme
- 1 ts oregano
- 1 ts wht pepper
- 1 ts blk pepper
- 1 T kosher salt
- 1 T garlic powder
- 1 T onion powder
Thai "Rice" Salad w/ Chicken-wheat free
By Gigirox
Cauliflower stands in for the "rice" in this dish
- 1/2 cauliflower, head
- 1 cucumber
- 1 carrot
- 8 scallions
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil or other bland oil
- 2 teaspoons Splenda or Stevia in the Raw, or other sweetener to equal 2 teaspoons of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic sauce, or to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- salt and pepper -- to taste
Sloppy Joe
By Gigirox
Brown the ground meat and drain
- 1 lb of ground turkey or ground beef
- 1 c ketchup
- 1 c chili sauce
- 1 Tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp vinegar
Carnitas *****
By Gigirox
Lindsay brought us some "Lizano Salsa" from Costa Rica, so I tried it in this recipe
- Ingredients
- 4 pounds boned pork shoulder, cut into large cubes (remove as much fat as possible)
- 1 quart beef broth
- 2 cups chunky tomato salsa either prepared or homemade
- Water
- Salt
- 2 cups fresh tomato salsa (pico de gallo)
- 16-24 corn tortillas
Cookies 'n Cream Ice Cream*****
By Gigirox
This is also a good basic vanilla custard recipe without the oreos
- Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 8 egg yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 4 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 20 crushed Oreo cookies
Crispy Hash Browns****
By Gigirox
Method 1 Heat 3 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan on medium high heat
- Equipment needed:
- Tbsp olive oil, canola oil, or grapeseed oil
- 1 lb Russet baking potatoes, peeled and grated
- Salt and pepper
- Large frying pan (at least a 9" diameter bottom)
- Potato ricer
Chocolate Cake Roll***
By Gigirox
Grease, flour and paper jelly roll pan
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1/4 c. cocoa
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- powdered sugar for dusting dish towel
- Filling: whipped cream or filling of choice
French Onion Soup*****
By Gigirox
This soup can be frozen for up to three months; to serve, defrost, and warm on the stove, over low heat
- Ingredients
- Serves 8
- 10 medium yellow onions (about 4 1/2 pounds) , halved, peeled, and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup dry red wine
- FOR CHEESE TOAST (OPTIONAL)
- 4 slices toasted multigrain bread
- 4 ounces sliced Swiss cheese