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Lentil Surprise
By Hklbrries
Combine lentils and water with some salt in a covered pot and let cook until just mushy
- 1 1/2 cups split lentils (I use the red ones)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 average size onion, finely chopped
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sweet peas (canned works well)
- Salt, to taste
- Sliced bread
- Whatever spices you have laying around that you love
Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Bob Costigan's Favorite!)
By Hklbrries
Heat oven to 350 F. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy
- 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt, optional
- 3 cups oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 cup raisins
Herbed New Potatoes
By Hklbrries
Peel 1/2-inch strip around the center of each potato and immediately place potatoes in a medium saucepan of cold wa...
- 12 small new potatoes
- 4 tsp butter
- 4 tsp minced fresh parsley or 1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 4 tsp minced fresh chives or 1 1/2 tsp dried chives
- Fresh parsley sprigs, optional, for garnish
Christmas Sangria
By Hklbrries
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and refrigerate for one hour or until ready to use
- 750 ml Woodbridge Chardonnay
- 25 oz sparkling cranberry juice
- 1 apple, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 sprig rosemary
Chipotle Chile Candied Pecan, Dried Cranberry and Crumbled Blue Cheese Salad
By Hklbrries
Combine a handful of the candied pecans, along with dried cranberries and blue cheese, with the mesclun greens
- Chipotle Chile Candied Pecans (recipe in this collection)
- 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 8 cups loosely packed mesclun greens
- Thin slices of crisp apples or pears
- Your favorite vinaigrette
White Chocolate Cheesecake
By Hklbrries
Covered with a luscious white chocolate buttercream frosting, this White Chocolate Cheesecake is unbelievably rich ...
- Cheesecake:
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups sour cream
- 12 ounces white chocolate, melted
- Frosting:
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 ounces white chocolate, melted
- Leaves:
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup
- 6 ounces green candy coating
- Wafers
- Whole cranberries
Mock Light Cranberry Bliss Bar
By Hklbrries
Dear Recipe Doctor, I would be deeply grateful if you could invent a light version of Starbuck’s Cranberry Bliss ...
- Bar:
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup unbleached white flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup less fat margarine with plant sterols added like Take Control (around 8 grams of fat per tablespoon)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Granulated Brown Sugar Twin (if you want to reduce the calories from sugar - if not, just use 3/4 cup brown sugar and delete the Sugar Twin)
- 1 large egg (higher omega-3 if available)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- Lemon-Fluffy Frosting:
- 2 tbsp lemon curd (from jar)
- 2 tbsp less-fat margarine (8 g fat per tablespoon)
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
Bananas, Pineapple, and Berries
By Hklbrries
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the yogurt, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and rum
- 1 1/3 cups nonfat plain yogurt
- 4 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp dark rum or rum extract
- 1 1/3 cups diced fresh pineapple
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice concentrate
- 1 1/3 cups sliced bananas
- 2/3 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 2/3 cup fresh raspberries
- 4 tsp chiffonaded fresh mint
Dolly's Yummy Won-Ton Things
By Hklbrries
Add just enough mayonnaise to stick it together
- Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Won Ton shells
- Broc. chopped small
- Spinach chopped fine
- Mushrooms chopped fine
- Onion chopped fine
- Garlic chopped fine
- Mayonnaise
- Tabasco sauce
White Chocolate Peppermint Bark
By Hklbrries
Melt 12 oz white chocolate in microwave, stirring often
- 16 oz chopped white chocolate, divided
- 1 tbsp melted shortening
- Peppermint candies, coarsely chopped