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S’mores Pinwheels
By dena
Looking for a way to wow your friends and family and put a smile on their faces? These S’mores Pinwheels look so ...
- 10 oz miniature marshmallows
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
- 1 1/2 cups miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
Saltine Toffee Cookies
By dena
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
- 4 ounces saltine crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
By dena
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, salt, ground almonds, cream, sliced almonds, lemon zest a...
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar (according to personal taste)
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, more for garnish
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Powdered sugar, for garnish
Chicken-Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
By dena
I’m just loving the whole sear-first-then-roast method since it makes the most crisp-tender chicken thighs ever
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Dip
By dena
Place cream cheese in a bowl
- 8oz pkg cream cheese
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 6 slices crispy bacon, drained and chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 2 Tbl finely chopped red onion
- 1 tsp sugar
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Skewers
By dena
Pour 1/4 cup dressing over chicken in shallow glass dish; turn to evenly coat chicken with dressing
- 1/2 cup KRAFT Classic Caesar Dressing, divided
- 1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces Whole Foods — 1 lb For $3.69 thru 09/08
- 3 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
- 3 cups Italian bread cubes (1 inch)
- 8 cups loosely packed torn romaine lettuce
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
Honey Oatmeal Cookies
By dena
1- Mix butter, sugar, eggs, honey, baking soda and salt thoroughly 2-Stir in remaining ingredients 3-Shape dough in
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine/butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (opt)
Scottish Shortbread
By dena
1-Cream butter 2-Gradually add sugar, then flour 3-Knead together very well 4-Pat mixture into ungreased 10 x 15”...
- 1 lb butter (4 sticks)
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 cups flour
La Pastiera Neapolitan Grain Pie (Pizza Gran)
By dena
1. Prepare the dough: In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, and salt
- La Pastiera Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons orange-flower water
- La Pastiera Filling
- 4 ounces hulled wheat (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 pound (2 cups) whole or part-skim ricotta
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons orange-flower water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup very finely chopped candied citron
- 1/2 cup very finely chopped candied orange peel
- Confectioner’s sugar
Large End Ribs With Spice Rub
By dena
A new study shows that adding a blend of spices to a high-fat meal may help slow fat absorption, so slather these r...
- 1 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano