Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
1 T pure vanilla extract
1 cup homemade unsweetened applesauce
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Optional: 1/2 cup chopped pecans Read More
My daughter and I have made these awesome cookies since she was very small. Make a batch today with your daughter!
WARNING: Do NOT use margarine in this cookie
Ingredients:
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed mounding out of the cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 t pure vanilla extract – get the good stuff do not use Imitation Vanilla
3 1/4 cup flour (plus a little extra for rolling out)
1 t baking soda
1 t salt Read More
photo from wikimedia commons – will post one of mine soon!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup lime juice, fresh squeezed
1/2 cup Cointreau
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
1 cup Herradura Gold Tequila
Optional: lime wedges and salt for glass rims
Spoon Mage™ Note:
Do not use lime from a bottle or one of those hideous margarita mixes. Use limes and squeeze them yourself. Read More
This is the quick to fix lower fat variation of a seriously wonderful family Tex-Mex meal that I have made for about 30 years. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground turkey
1/2 onion, chopped
2 (15 oz) cans Ranch Style Beans – drain a little liquid from each can
1/2 cup salsa – use the kind you like, mild, medium, or hot.
1 T plus 1 t chili powder
2 t cumin powder
10 corn tortillas
2 T butter, softened
1 (8 oz) package 2% cheddar cheese, shredded
Optional: sliced fresh or pickled jalapenos Read More
Ingredients:
2 (10 oz) packages of frozen wild blueberries
1/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
2 T lemon juice
1 1/2 T cornstarch
1 Angel Food Cake Read More
Makes three cups.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 T olive oil
1/2 cup onions, finely minced
2 1/2 t ground garlic
1 T plus 1 t ground ancho chile
1 T plus 1 t ground guajillo chile
1 t cumin
Pinch salt or to taste
1/4 t ground black pepper
15 oz tomato sauce
2 1/4 cups water Read More
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of lime juice, freshly squeezed
2 T fish sauce
2-5 Thai chilies
10 garlic cloves
Optional: a pinch or two of sugar Read More
Another delicious recipe from the Needed Killing Series of mysteries by author Bill Fitts.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1/4 C fish sauce
1/4 C fresh lime juice
2 T garlic, minced
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1/2 t ground turmeric
3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
3 T vegetable oil
2 (14 oz) cans coconut milk (do not use light coconut milk)
2 C water
Garnish:
2 T sliced green onion
1 T chopped fresh cilantro Read More
Healthy Moussaka? Absolutely. Let writer and editor Rosemary Gretton guide you through this delicious recipe.
Rosemary’s Veggie Moussaka
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 medium white onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 medium white or red potatoes, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T. olive oil
2 Japanese eggplants, sliced
2 T. olive oil
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 28-oz. (800 g.) can diced tomatoes
2 T. tomato paste
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. oregano
Ground pepper to taste
1 15-oz. (425 g) can red or white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup Greek-style plain yogurt
3/4 cup light sour cream
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Pinch ground nutmeg
1/2 cup shredded Asiago or Jack cheese Read More
From Cooking Techniques and Recipes with Olive Oil, by Mary Platis and Laura Bashar.
This slender book is filled with useful information on olive oil history, varieties, and techniques. If that were not enough, it also includes many well-chosen recipes – all gorgeously photographed.
The Fresh Tomato Risotto was a delicious as it looks and for that recipe alone, this is one of my favorite gift books of the year.
Thanks to the Two Extra Virgins, authors and photographer of this most excellent book for allowing me to share one of their lovely recipes with you.
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