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Grilled Chicken and Avocado Napoleons
By brenie_shydee
Place an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven
- 2 (9 by 10-inch) sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed and cut into 12 (3 by 5-inch) rectangles
- 4 (4-ounce) boneless and skinless chicken breast halves
- Kosher salt
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 3 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 large avocado, thinly sliced into 8 pieces
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
Balsamic Roasted Carrots
By brenie_shydee
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package baby carrots
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Greek Spinach Pie
By brenie_shydee
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pounds spinach, rinsed and chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 8 sheets phyllo dough
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
By brenie_shydee
Choc. Chip Cookie Base: 1
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Base:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chip Cookie Base (refrigerated) plus 16 cookies (2 1/4 inches in diameter) Chocolate Chip Cookie Base
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (3/4 cups)
Triple Fruit Scones
By brenie_shydee
Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt; cut in butter with pastry blender until...
- 3 c flour
- 1/3 c sugar
- 1 tbls baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbls chilled butter
- 1/2 c chopped dried apricots
- 1/3 c dried cranberries
- 3/4 c low fat buttermilk
- 2 tsp grated orange rind
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
Easy Corn Fritters
By brenie_shydee
In a mixing bowl combine water, egg, and pepper; stir with a fork until well beaten
- 2 cups water
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 (6 ounce) package potato pancake mix
- 1/4 cup milk (optional)
- 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup
By brenie_shydee
1. Preheat oven to 400°. 2
- 3 (10-ounce) beefsteak tomatoes, halved
- 8 garlic cloves
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
- 1/4 cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
- 2 cups unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can unsalted fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
- 3/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons half-and-half
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives (optional)
Grandma Jones' Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
By brenie_shydee
1 Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, gently combine the rhubarb and the strawberries with the sugar, tapioca,...
- 3 1/2 cups rhubarb stalks cut into 1/2 inch pieces (Trim away and discard the leaves which are poisonous; trim ends.)
- 2 cups strawberries, stemmed and sliced
- 3/4 cup to 1 cup sugar (depending on how tart/sweet you like your pie)
- 4 tablespoons of quick cooking ("minute") tapioca
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of orange zest
- 1 double crust pie dough recipe* for a 9 inch pie (or your favorite pie crust recipe)
Chocolate, Cranberry Cookies
By brenie_shydee
Line a baking sheet with wax paper
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at room temperature
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 3 cups crispy brown rice cereal, such as Nature's Path Crispy Rice
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped
- One 4-ounce chocolate bar, finely grated
Restaurant Style Mexican Rice
By brenie_shydee
Place the tomatoes and onion in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/3 cup neutral cooking oil, such as canola or safflower (or rendered lard)
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 1-2 chile peppers, such as jalapeño or serrano, seeded and minced
- 4-5 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- Juice from 2 limes, plus additional wedges for serving