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Homemade Easter Peeps
By kmad
Marshmallow Treats The fresh taste of homemade marshmallow treats beats that of the cellophane-wrapped variety a...
- Tools and Materials
- Rimmed baking sheet or several small bowls
- Fine crystal colored sugar or turbinado sugar
- Luster dust or sparkle dust (optional)
- Piping bag and tips
- Marshmallow for Piping recipe
- Royal Icing recipe
- Fill rimmed baking sheet or small bowls with about 1 1/2 cups sugar. If desired, color white sugar by stirring in luster dust or sparkle dust a little at a time. Pipe shapes onto sugar. Bunnies and chicks must be completed one at a time.
Stove-Top Clambake
By kmad
1.Combine onions, garlic, pale ale, and water in a 16-quart stockpot
- 2 large or 3 medium onions, cut into large wedges
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 bottle pale ale or medium-bodied beer
- 1 cup water
- Fresh seaweed, well rinsed, for layering (optional)
- 1 1/2 pounds small new potatoes (white, red, or a combination)
- 1 pound hot dried chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- Coarse salt
- 3 lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each)
- 36 littleneck clams, scrubbed well
- 4 ears of corn, husked and halved
- 2 pounds mussels, debearded and scrubbed well
- 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (about 30), shell-on
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (optional)
- 2 lemons, halved
Black-and-White Cheesecake Squares
By kmad
Black and white come together in the layers of these bars: A rich chocolate base and generous chocolate crumbles su...
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 21/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
By kmad
Makes 1 9 inch pie OR 24 mini pies 1
- graham cracker crust:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- filling:
- 4 ounces mascarpone, softened
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups superfine sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (optional)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
- garnishes:
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1 cup sweetened whipped cream
Peanut Butter Fudge Crunch Bars from Rachel Ray Show
By kmad
Line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with non-stick foil or regular foil
- 3 1/2 oz semi-sweet chocolate (divided use) or a heaping half cup of chocolate chips
- 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter plus 1 stick (4 oz) butter
- 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispy Cereal
- 8 oz peanut butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup to 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (to taste)
Passion Valentine Pops
By kmad
1. Melt unwrapped caramels in a microwave according to package directions
- 15 caramel squares
- 32 vanilla wafers
- 16 lollipop sticks
- 1 cup semisweet- or milk-chocolate chips
- Valentine sprinkles
Holloween Cheesecake Pops
By kmad
This recipe is from Cake Wordrobe, it's easy and fun to decorate for Halloween
- 5 8-oz. packages cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 large eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Boiling water as needed
- Thirty to forty 8-inch lollipop sticks
- 1 pound chocolate, finely chopped – you can use all one kind or half and half of dark, milk, or white (Alternately, you can use 1 pound of flavored coatings, also known as summer coating, confectionar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- (Note: White chocolate is harder to use this way, but not impossible)
- Assorted decorations such as chopped nuts, colored jimmies, crushed peppermints, mini chocolate chips, sanding sugars, dragees) - Optional
Spooky Surprise Cupcakes
By kmad
So deliciously simple, it's scary! That's the secret behind this recipe for moist chocolate cupcakes with a sweet c...
- 1 (8 oz.) block cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 8 drops yellow food coloring
- 4 drops red food coloring
- 1 pkg Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tub Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Classic Chocolate Frosting
- 1 tub Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Classic Vanilla Frosting
- chocolate decorating decors
Stained Glass Six-Point Star Cookies
By kmad
Stained Glass Cookies are really easy to make and yet look so impressive
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 8 oz hard candies such as Life Savers or Jolly Ranchers in assorted colors
Chicken Saltimbocca
By kmad
Place the chicken cutlets flat on the work surface
- 6 (3-ounce) chicken cutlets, pounded to evenly flatten
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 paper-thin slices prosciutto
- 1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 (14-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice