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Hummingbird Cake with Pecan-Cream Cheese Frosting
By Hklbrries
If you want to skip the frosting, simply spread the layers with sweetened whipped cream
- Hummingbird Cake:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple (do not drain)
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- Pecan-Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 (16-ounce box) confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Salad Rules
By Hklbrries
"Personally, I hate to make salads
- Ideas:
- Salad greens: arugula, spring mix, frisee, spinach, radicchio, mache, watercress, endive
- Contrasts: sweet dried cranberries or raisins with feta cheese; rich walnuts with bright crisp radishes or carrots
Holiday Eating Tips (Humorous)
By Hklbrries
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit
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Pot Roast with Gingersnap Gravy
By Hklbrries
Phyllis Pellman Good has made sharing slow-cooker recipe favorites something of an empire – selling more than 11 ...
- 3 - to 4-pound beef rump roast
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into 8 wedges
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet seasoning
- 20 gingersnaps, finely crushed
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jelly
By Hklbrries
- 1 1/2 pounds red stalks of rhubarb
- 1 1/2 quarts ripe strawberries
- 1/2 teaspoon butter or margarine to reduce foaming (optional)
- 6 cups sugar
- 6 ounces liquid pectin
Oriental Snack Mix
By Hklbrries
In a large mixing bowl, combine pretzels, raisins, chow mein noodles, and peanuts
- 2 cups small pretzels
- 1 1/2 cups golden raisins
- 1 cup chow mein noodles
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 18 ounces white chocolate
- 1/4 bar paraffin wax
Hints from Heloise - Bath Salts
By Hklbrries
Dear Readers: With the holidays right around the corner, here is a great gift idea that you can make at home, is lo...
- 3 cups Epsom salts
- 1 tablespoon glycerin
- Food coloring
- Perfume/cologne or an essential oil
Green Beans - Storing
By Hklbrries
How to store: In a food storage bag in the refrigerator
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Celery - Storing
By Hklbrries
How to store: In a food storage bag in the refrigerator
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Crockpot Mulled Cider
By Hklbrries
"This crockpot mulled cider recipe is spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves
- 2 qts apple cider
- 1/8 tsp ground ginger
- 1 orange (unpeeled)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp whole cloves