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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
By draingal
In large mixing bowl beat butter and cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter,softened
- 2 3oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 5 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 6 to 6 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
Flower Cupcakes
By draingal
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Marinated Shrimp Appetizer
By draingal
Combine all ingredients excepts shrimp in a large bowl; mix well
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup capers with juice
- 1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 lbs. medium shrimp; cooked and peeled
Hearty Pizza Dip
By draingal
This hearty dip has the works: pepperoni, onions and bell peppers stirred into a thick tomato sauce, all topped wit...
- 4 ounces pepperoni
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced plus 1 whole clove
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1/3 cup pitted black olives, chopped
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 baguette, ends trimmed, sliced diagonally into twenty-four 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 ounces mozzarella, diced
Parmesan Crunchy Chicken Fingers
By draingal
In small bowl, mix flour, paprika, salt and pepper
- 3 chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
Apricot Streusel Muffins
By draingal
To bake this apricot muffin recipe, preheat oven to 400° F
- Crumb Topping
- 1 ⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon butter or margarine softened
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- Muffins
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 ⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 ⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1 can Solo Apricot Cake and Pastry Filling or 1 jar Baker Apricot Filling
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 ⁄2 cup chopped pecans
Rum-Vanilla Bean Bundt Cake
By draingal
Allow butter, eggs, and egg yolk to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes
- 3 /4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup light rum
- 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- Powdered sugar
Creamy Lemon Pasta with Chicken and Peas
By draingal
Heat oil in large, deep skillet on medium-high
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 12 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
- 4 c. low-sodium chicken broth
- 12 oz. gemelli or other short pasta
- 4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 c. peas, thawed if frozen
- 2 tsp. lemon zest
- 1/2 c. finely grated Parmesan
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped tarragon
Fish Chowder
By draingal
In dutch oven saute onions in butter
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 cups water
- 6 cups peeled and diced potatoes
- 2 lbs fresh cod filets, cut into large chunks
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups milk
- 2 – 12 oz. cans evaporated milk
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Caramel Pear Pudding
By draingal
Preheat oven to at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat in milk until smooth
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Pinch ground cloves
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 medium pears, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, optional