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Rainbow Cookies
By dena
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 8 ounces almond paste
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 drops red food coloring
- 6 drops green food coloring
- 1/4 cup seedless red raspberry jam
- 1/4 cup apricot jam
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Summer Squash Gratin
By dena
Saute onion and squash till tender, add cooked sausage and seasonings
- 3 cups-ish Summer Squash, sliced
- 1 Sweet Onion, sliced (Maui or Walla Walla)
- 1/2 cup Cooked Sausage, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon Oregano
- Salt & a few twists of Black Pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese
Zuppa Toscana (Olive Garden copycat)
By dena
Saute onions, garlic, and sausage in olive oil
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 cups chopped Kale
- 2 cups diced Potatoes ( I used a bag of frozen diced Hashbrown potatoes)
- 32 oz low sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 6 slices cooked bacon
- 1 cup milk or cream
Easy Eggplant & Chicken Parmesan
By dena
Place first 6 ingredients in a Gallon Ziploc bag and shake till lightly coated
- 6-8 Chicken Tenders, slightly pounded
- 1/4 cup Spelt Flour
- dash of Salt
- a few twists of Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 cup Marinara Sauce
- 1 (9.9 oz.) can Trader Joe’s Grecian Style Eggplant With Tomatoes & Onions
- 1/4 cup Shredded Italian Blend Cheese
Onion Frittata
By dena
Cook till almost set and finish under the broiler, add a little extra Parmesan when you serve it
- Sauteed onion
- Beaten egg
- Parmesan
- Black pepper
Two-Bite Cheesecakes
By dena
HEAT oven to 350ºF. PLACE 1 cookie, flat side down, in each of 24 paper-lined mini muffin pan cups
- 24 mini chocolate chip cookies
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 oz. (1/2 of 4-oz. pkg.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped
Mom's Moist Pound Cake
By dena
All ingredients should be at room temperature
- l (18.25 oz.) package of butter cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
- l tsp vanilla or almond extract
Ham, Cheese, Triple Onion Egg Bites
By dena
Preheat oven to 350. Saute ham and green onions till slightly golden
- 5 Eggs, beaten
- 3-4 Green Onions, diced
- 1/4 lb (about 4 slices) Low Sodium Ham, diced
- 1/2 cup Gruyere Cheese. shredded (any you love can sub)
- 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Chives
- 1/2 teaspoon Thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- a few twists of Black Pepper
Bailey's Irish Creme 2
By dena
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and set on high speed for 30 seconds
- 1 cup light cream I used heavy whipping cream, which made it even richer
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 2/3 cup Irish whiskey I used Jameson's
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
By dena
Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch spring form pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray
- 1 package Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies with Hershey's® chocolate chips
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup sour cream