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Better for you Caesar Salad
By cindyandmojo
Ingredients 1 (8-oz.) baguette, torn into bite-size pieces (about 3 cups) 1½ teaspoon lemon zest, plus 2½ Tbs...
- 1 1 3 (8-oz.) baguette, torn into bite-size pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2 1 zest, plus 2 1/2 Tbsp. fresh juice (from 1 lemon), divided
- 2 2 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 2 1/2 1 (about 1/2 cup), plus 1 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese, divided, plus more for serving
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, divided
- 1 1 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
- 2 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1 1/4 small garlic clove, grated (about 1/4 tsp.)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1 1 7 (about 1 lb.) head romaine lettuce, trimmed and chopped (about 7 packed cups)
Pineapple Vodka Infusion
By cindyandmojo
How to Make Pineapple Infused Vodka Stolichnaya vodka which is where the term Stoli Doli came from
- Good bottle of vodka
- 1 pineapple
Tepache Mode
By cindyandmojo
Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice
- 1.5 oz Don Lunas Tequila
- 1 oz Bittermens Tepache Liqueur
- .5 oz Fresh Lime juice
- .5 oz Simple syrup
- 4 El Guapo Tex-Mex Bitters dashes
- Garnish: Freshly grated cinnamon
- Glass: Martini
Buttermilk-Brined Fried Chicken
By cindyandmojo
Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen
- 1 quart buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 sprigs rosemary, bruised
- 3 sprigs of sage, bruised
- 3 sprigs thyme, bruised
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce, preferably Crystal brand
- zest and juice from 1 lemon
- One 3 1/2 to 4 pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- Canola oil, for frying
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Fleur de sel, to garnish
Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
By cindyandmojo
If you prefer you can omit the coarse sea salt from the recipe if you are not a fan of salted caramel
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp salted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 dozen caramels (such as Kraft) or Rolos, unwrapped
- coarse sea salt
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Malibu Sunset Cocktail
By cindyandmojo
To make this yummy drink: Place 3-4 ice cubes in the bottom of a glass Pour the pineapple juice and the rum ove...
- Garnish with:
- 1/4 cup Malibu rum with coconut liqueur
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 2 Tablespoon of grenadine (A Splash to make the bottom of the glass red)
- 2 maraschino cherries
- 1 slice of pineapple
Regina’s Butter Biscuits With Orange Marmalade Butter
By cindyandmojo
Put flour, baking powder and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment
- For the Biscuits:
- 4 cups/480 grams all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup/30 grams baking powder
- 1/4 cup/50 grams sugar
- 1/2 cup/120 grams (1 stick) salted butter, chilled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups/360 grams (3 sticks) salted margarine, chilled and cut into 2-inch cubes
- 1 3/4 cups/420 milliliters buttermilk, chilled
- For the Marmalade Butter
- 1/2 cup (1 stick)/120 grams salted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons sweet orange marmalade
Creamy Crockpot Chicken Corn Chowder
By cindyandmojo
Preparation Combine all ingredients except chicken breasts in your slow cooker, stirring to mix thoroughly and to ...
- 3 cups skim milk
- 1 16-ounce bag frozen corn kernels
- 2 cups frozen diced onions (see note)
- 2 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (sometimes labeled as country style)
- 2 cans (14 3/4 ounces each) cream-style corn
- 1 can (about 14 ounces) organic cream of mushroom soup (We like Health Valley Organic – see note)
- 1/4 cup real bacon bits (not Bac-Os)
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound chicken breast
- shredded reduced-fat cheese, minced fresh parsley, or whole grain dinner rolls (personal bread bowls) for serving, optional
5-Ingredient Spinach Parmesan Pasta
By cindyandmojo
You only need 5 ingredients to make this amazing pasta dish!
- 8 oz uncooked pasta (we used whole wheat Capellini)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5-6 cups packed baby spinach
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Best Christmas Punch
By cindyandmojo
Instructions Combine the champagne and the cranberry juice blend
- 1 bottle of champagne (OR use a lemon-lime soda like Sierra Mist to make it non-alcoholic)
- 1 bottle of Cranberry Juice Blend
- 1 cup of sugar (try to use superfine sugar if you can find it)
- 1 c. frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed)
- 1 c. frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)
- ice
- water (for amount, see below)
- garnishes: lemon slices, cranberries, fresh rosemary sprigs