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Banana Upside Down Cake
By Tbird
Preheat oven to 325. Halve bananas lengthwise; then crosswise
- 3 small to medium size bananas
- 2 c sugar
- 4 T butter
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 2 t baking powder
- 1/2 t coarse salt
- 1/2 c clarified butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c buttermilk
- 1 t vanilla
Kahlua
By Tbird
Dark brown and syrupy. Coffee and vanilla flavors balance the sweetness
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup instant coffee granules
- 2 1/4 cups boiling water
- 2 cups brandy
- 2 vanilla beans
Eggnog Bread Pudding
By Tbird
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan
- 1 loaf stale French Bread
- 1 quart eggnog
- 3 eggs
- 2 T vanilla
- 1 C raisins
- 1 C sugar
Eggnog Cheesecake
By Tbird
Crust: Butter 9" spring form pan and pat crumb mixture over bottom and up 1" of sides
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 c graham cracker crumbs
- 3 T melted butter
- 2 T sugar
- Filling:
- 2 (8 oz) pkgs. cream cheese
- 1 C eggnog
- 1 t vanilla
- 3/4 C sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 T rum
Chicken Francese
By Tbird
Place the chicken cutlets between two sheets of plastic wrap
- 1 pound thin-sliced chicken cutlets
- Salt & freshly ground pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (to taste)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tabelspoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Lemon wedges
Beef & Burgundy
By Tbird
Preheat oven to 375 deg. Cook bacon in 2 T EVOO until browned
- 3 T EVOO
- 4 slices bacon, chop
- 2 1/2 lbs sirloin tips, bite-size pieces
- Salt & Pepper
- 1/3 bottle red burgundy wine
- 2 c beef stock
- 1 pkg pearl onions
- 2 t sugar
- 5 T butter
- 1/2 lb mushrooms, quartered
- 2 T flour
- 1 t orange zest
- 1 lb egg noodles
- minced chives
Yam Crisps and Cajun Dip
By Tbird
A delicious change from potato chips
- 2 cups thinly sliced sweet potatoes shopping list
- oil for frying shopping list
- DIP shopping list
- 1/2 cup light mayo shopping list
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
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- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning shopping list
- 1 tsp lemon juice shopping list
- 1 green onion, diced, chopped finely shopping list
Taco Meatloaf
By Tbird
Preheat oven to 350 deg. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil
- 2 lbs. ground chuck
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1 (1 oz) package taco seasoning mix
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup crushed tortilla chips
Beef and Asparagus
By Tbird
In skillet over medium-high heat, add oil and brown steak quickly
- 1 lb asparagus
- 1 - 1 1/2 lb beef strips
- 1 T oil
- 2 lg sweet onions
- 1 t cornstarch
- 1/4 c sherry wine
- 3 T soy sauce
- 1/2 t sugar
- dash of hot pepper sauce
Bacon Garlic Breadsticks
By Tbird
Break the breadsticks in half and wrap bacon around each breadstick
- Thinly sliced bacon
- 1 pkg hard garlic breadsticks
- parm cheese