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Spiced Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies
By cindyandmojo
Directions For the cookies: Put the sugar in a food processor and pulse a few times to finely grind
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Fine salt
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- One 1-pound box confectioners' sugar (3 3/4 to 4 cups)
- Food coloring, as desired
- Candy corns, pecans and sanding sugar
Spiced Coconut Cashews
By cindyandmojo
*Makes 1 pound, serves 6 Heat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit
- 1 lb Raw cashews
- 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 tbls honey
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 stp white sesame seeds
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp ground mace
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
Slow-Cooker Brisket
By cindyandmojo
Let the ingredients do all the work in this warm, welcoming dish
- 6 beer
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 12 chile sauce, such as Heinz
- 1 (4 lb) beef brisket, trimmed
Vegan Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Mexican Bowl Recipe
By cindyandmojo
Preheat the oven to 400. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick spray
- Spaghetti Squash Ingredients:
- 1 large spaghetti squash
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp Vege-Sal or a little salt
- Black Bean Mixture Ingredients:
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced small
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 2 cans (15 oz) black beans
- 1 can (4 oz) diced green Anaheim chiles 1 can (14.5 oz) vegetable broth
- 2-3 tsp Green Tabasco Sauce (more or less to taste)
- Avocado Salsa Ingredients:
- 1 large avocado, diced
- 1 T + 1-2 T fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup diced cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped fine
- 1 T olive oil
- Vege-Sal or salt to taste
The Perfect Mai Tai
By cindyandmojo
In a large jar or drink cooler, combine the light rum, dark rum, 151 rum, orange liqueur, almond syrup, simple syru...
- 2 cups light rum
- 1 cup dark rum
- 1 cup 151 proof rum
- 1 cup orange curacao (orange flavored liqueur)
- 1 cup almond flavored syrup
- 1 cup simple syrup
- 10 limes, juiced
- 1/2 gallon fresh orange juice
Fruit Pizza
By cindyandmojo
Preheat oven to 325. Arrange cookie dough on 12 inch pizza pan
- 1 (18 oz.) pkg refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 (13.5 oz.)container Marzetti Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- 3 cups assorted fruit, well drained (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, pineapple or mandarin orange slices) or any fruit selection.
Beer Soaked Grilled Cheese
By cindyandmojo
In a large shallow bowl, whisk eggs, beer, flour, salt and chili powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup Chestnut Brown Ale, or other nutty, brown ale
- 1/8 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 1 loaf sourdough bread, cut into eight 1/2" slices
- 1 block mild or sharp cheddar cheese, sliced
- 2 tbls butter, plus more if needed
- additional toppings: bacon, sliced ham, proscuitto, avocado (optional)
Green & Amber
By cindyandmojo
How to make the Green & Amber Cocktail Add all the ingredients to a Collins glass and fill with ice
- 1.5 oz Ultimat Vodka
- .25 oz Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- .75 oz Honey syrup (one part honey, one part water)
- .75 oz Lemon juice
- 1.5 oz Brewed green tea (Ito En)
Pina Colada Nueva
By cindyandmojo
Chill a 10 to 12 oz margarita glass or goblet
- Garnish:
- 1/2 cup diced pineapple
- 2 oz silver rum
- 1 oz Alize de France (passion fruit liqueur)
- 1 1/2 oz coconut cream
- 1 1/2 oz mango juice or nectar
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1 pineapple slice
- 1 mango slice
- Shaved coconut
Whiskey Sours
By cindyandmojo
In a pitcher, combine orange juice, lemon juice, triple sec, and whiskey
- 4 cups orange juice (from 8 oranges)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 8 lemons)
- 1 cup triple sec
- 2 1/2 cups whiskey
- Ice (for serving)
- Orange slices (for serving)
- Maraschino cherry (for serving)