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Mango Puree
By YogiRenee
Combine mangoes, sugar, and water in a blender and puree until smooth
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons water
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
Waffles
By YogiRenee
Everybody who spends the night at our house gets these waffles--at least once
- 3 *3 eggs
- 1 *1 cup milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 * 2 cups flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 * 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 * 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon vanilla
Pasta with Goat Cheese and Roasted Asparagus
By YogiRenee
This corkscrew pasta turns sophisticated with a creamy no-cook sauce
- 2 bunches asparagus (2 pounds total), tough ends removed
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 12 ounces cavatappi or other short pasta
- 1 small log soft goat cheese (5 ounces), crumbled
- 2 to 3 tablespoons snipped fresh chives, for garnish
Penne with Ricotta and Pine Nuts
By YogiRenee
Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1/3 cup pine nuts Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pound penne pasta 1 1/2 pounds baby spinach, well washed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 1 1/2 pounds baby spinach, well washed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Carla Hall's Perfect Pie Crust
By YogiRenee
1 tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Table Salt In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar and salt in the water
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Table Salt
- 1/3 cup Water
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold Unsalted Butter (cut into 1/2-inch dice)
- 2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour (plus more for rolling)
Chef's Salad
By YogiRenee
Directions In the morning: Heat a large skillet over medium
- 1 1/2 pounds romaine lettuce hearts (2 to 3 hearts)
- 8 ounces cooked turkey breast, not sliced
- 4 ounces cooked ham, not sliced
- 4 ounces Swiss cheese, not sliced
- 1 lemon
- 1 scallion
- 1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
Enchilada Sauce
By YogiRenee
To tone down the sauce for little mouths, omit some of the chiles
- 5 long fresh red chiles
- 1 cup homemade or low-sodium canned chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 4 large tomatoes
- 1 small poblano pepper
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 white onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 scallion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Slow-Cooker Triple Chocolate Brownies
By YogiRenee
Directions Lightly coat a 5-quart slow-cooker insert with cooking spray
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 8 8 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1 1 cup sugar
- 3 3 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1 1 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped
- 1 1 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
Sweet Potato and Chipotle Soup
By YogiRenee
Directions In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high
- 2 2 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1 1 medium white onion, chopped
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 2 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 2 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 4 4 medium sweet potatoes (2 pounds total), peeled and cut
- 1/2 to 1 1/2 to 1 1 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped
- 7 7 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Sour cream, for serving
- Toasted flour tortilla wedges, for serving (optional)
Mango Parfait
By YogiRenee
Spoon 2 tablespoons mango puree into a tumbler and add 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 4 tablespoons Mango Puree (http://www.marthastewart.com/284377/mango-puree) 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon toasted coconut
- 4 tablespoons Mango Puree (http://www.marthastewart.com/284377/mango-puree)
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon toasted coconut