Deconstructed: Mushrooms Stuffed With Spinach And Cheese

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (4 ounce) can portabellla mushrooms (chunky)
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach (cooked or drained according to package directions)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 onion, diced (small)
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese (shredded)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 grease a 1qt baking dish set aside; preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 drain mushrooms.
• 3 heat a pan place oil in it and when hot -- add stems, onions, cook 5 minutes or until onion is translusent.
• 4 add spinach, salt, pepper, minced garlic and pepper flakes, cook 3 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat; stir in cheese and sour cream until incorperated.
• 6 place mixture in baking dish and place in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
• 7 enjoy!

Coca-cola Steak Fajita Marinade

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups coca-cola
• 2 limes, juice of, with zest
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup yellow onion
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 i mix all of my ingredients in a bowl and pour over the meat in a shallow dish. (you can also combine the ingredients in a large resealable bag.).
• 2 refrigerate overnight, turning meat occasionally.
• 3 grill it up! (or give it to your awesome husband to grill lol).

Cherry Chip And Coconut Tartlets

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon, rind of
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted and cooled
• 1/3 cup lemon curd
• 1/4 cup miniature cherry baking bits

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter and half of cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 2 add sugar, lemon peel, and salt.
• 3 beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• 4 beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
• 5 stir in any remaining flour.
• 6 shape dough into a ball.
• 7 if necessary, cover and chill dough 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 8 preheat oven to 325°f divide dough into 36 equal pieces.
• 9 press pieces evenly into bottoms and up sides of 36 ungreased 1 ¾ inch muffin cups.
• 10 bake in preheated oven for 18 – 20 minutes or until lightly golden browned.
• 11 transfer pastry cups to a wire rack and let cool.
• 12 meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°f spread coconut in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.
• 13 toast in preheated oven for 5 – 10 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• 14 remove from oven and cool.
• 15 for filling: in a medium mixing bowl, beat remaining cream cheese at medium to high speed for 30 seconds or until creamy.
• 16 beat in melted baking pieces until smooth.
• 17 spoon about ½ teaspoon of lemon curd into each pastry cup.
• 18 spoon cream cheese mixture atop lemon curd; or transfer cream cheese mixture to a decorating bag fitted with a large star tip, and pipe it atop lemon curd.
• 19 sprinkle with toasted coconut and cherry baking pieces.
• 20 to store: place tartlets in a single layer in an airtight container and store for up to 3 days.
• 21 do not freeze.

Blueberry Quick Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar, blend for baking
• 2 eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 2 cups fresh blueberries or 2 cups frozen blueberries
• 1 cup canned unsweetened crushed canned pineapple, drained
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar blend.
• 2 add the eggs, egg whites and lemon juice; mix well.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• 4 fold in the blueberries, pineapple, pecans and coconut.
• 5 transfer to two 8-inch by 4-inch by 2-inch loaf pans coated with cooking spray.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Cozy Comfort In A Crock Pot

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 ounces 90% lean ground turkey or 16 ounces lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups diced raw potatoes
• 1/3 cup uncooked rice
• 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 cup finely diced celery
• 1 1/2 cups healthy request tomato juice or 1 1/2 cups any reduced-sodium tomato juice
• 1 (10 1/4 ounce) can healthy request tomato soup
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, brown meat.
• 2 place browned meat in a slow cooker.
• 3 add onion, potatoes, uncooked rice, carrots, and celery.
• 4 mix well to combine.
• 5 stir in tomato juice, tomato soup, black pepper, and parsley flakes.
• 6 cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• 7 mix well before serving.

Celebrity Coconut Chicken Curry

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-in pieces
• 1 medium acorn squash, peeled, cleaned and cut into 1/4-in chunks (about 2 cups)
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (or to taste)
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons curry powder (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 add olive oil to a large skillet and saute chicken pieces over medium-high heat until just cooked through, about 3-4 minutes. transfer to a warm plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 2 add squash, onions and garlic to pan and saute until squash is softened and golden, about 8 minutes.
• 3 add chicken back to the pan along with coconut milk, salt, pepper, curry, and red pepper. stir until mixed evenly and add shredded coconut.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 5 serve immediately over hot rice.

Celebration Lime Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 7 tablespoons butter, softened and cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut, packed
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup lime juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in mixer combine flour and sugar. add butter and egg yolk blend till combined. mix in coconut.
• 3 press dough into greased 13x9 pan.
• 4 bake 12-14 minutes.
• 5 reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees bake 17-22 more minutes or till center is set.
• 6 cool. cover and chill 2 hours.

Chilli Beans On Toast

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (400 g) cans mixed beans, drained
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons light muscovado sugar
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 french baguette, sliced on the diagonal
• 1/2 cup grated cheese

Recipe

• 1 put the first 6 ingredients in a pan, bring to the boil and turn down the heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile spread baguettes over a baking sheet,
• 3 toast one side under a hot grill.
• 4 turn over and top with some of the cheese,
• 5 grill until golden and bubbly.
• 6 put beans on toast - scoff.

Cock-a-leekie-herb-bread (a-b-m Dough Cycle)

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 3 tablespoons water (additional)
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules (dissolved in water above, or substitute 2 chicken bouillon cubes, dissolved in water)
• 2 tablespoons bacon grease (for flavor, melted ~ or substitute melted butter)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup rye flour
• 1/2 cup instant potato flakes
• 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
• 1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten (additional)
• 1/2 cup carrot (shredded or grated fine)
• 6 -8 prunes (chopped ~ optional, or substitute 1/2 cup dried cranberries)
• 2 tablespoons dried leeks (dried onions, or dried chives could be substituted)
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme)
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary (crushed)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper (use less if desired!)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1 tablespoon butter (melted ~ for soft crust after bread has baked!)

Recipe

• 1 place the first five (5) ingredients into pan of automatic bread machine.
• 2 combine bread flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, instant potato flakes, brown sugar, buttermilk powder, vital wheat gluten, shredded carrots, optional prunes or dried cranberries, dried leeks, parsley flakes, thyme leaves, celery seeds, rosemary, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
• 3 spoon flour mixture into water mixture in pan of automatic bread machine.
• 4 on top of flour mixture, add salt to one corner of automatic bread machine.
• 5 on top of flour mixture, add yeast to opposite corner of automatic bread machine.
• 6 for a loaf to be baked in a 375f oven (350f pyrex or dark metal pan): select dough cycle on automatic bread machine.
• 7 when dough cycle is complete, remove dough to a flat surface sprayed with cooking spray ~ for a loaf: flatten dough to about 12 x 15 inches to remove some of the air (punch down) ~ roll dough tightly (pinch seams) to fit into a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 metal loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• 8 cover with cling film and let dough rise until double. (if desired do a very shallow slash in dough before or after last rise.).
• 9 preheat oven to 375f (350f for pyrex or dark metal pan) ~ bake for 20 minutes ~ tent with aluminum foil ~ bake an additional 10-15 minutes. (total bake time 30-35 minutes).
• 10 remove from pan and cool 30 minutes on a wire rack ~ for a soft outside crust, brush bread all over with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• 11 notes for successful bread: 1) use fresh yeast! ~ 2) better to use cool water than water that is too hot! hot water kills yeast! ~ 3) please allow for an adequate second rise or your bread will be heavy and dense! ~ 4) bake in your bread machine at your own risk! i successfully bake in my oven after a proper second rise!

Cherry Chip Cornflake Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup soft butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup corn flakes (crumbled)
• 5 ounces miniature cherry chips

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar, egg and flavoring.
• 2 add flour and salt.
• 3 stir in cornflakes and cherry chips.
• 4 roll into 1" balls, placing onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 5 press with fork lenthwise and crosswise, and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
• 6 bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 7 remove from pan while warm.

Chocolate Tunnel Fudge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup very strong brewed coffee
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1 -3 tablespoon very hot water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degree f.
• 2 set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• 3 grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
• 4 in a bowl, beat 2 cups sugar with oil and and 2 eggs at high speed of an electric mixer, for 1 minute.
• 5 combine flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 6 in another small bowl, combine the coffee with the buttermilk.
• 7 add the flour mixture and the coffee mixture to the oil mixture; beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
• 8 stir in nuts and 1 tsp vanilla.
• 9 pour half of the cake mixture into the prepared bundt pan.
• 10 in another bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy; gradually add in 1/4 cup sugar, and the remaining egg; beat just until blended.
• 11 stir in remaining 1 tsp vanilla, coconut and chocolate chips.
• 12 spoon over cake batter in pan, leaving 1/2-inch border around the center and the edge of the pan.
• 13 top with remaining cake batter.
• 14 bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• 15 cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 16 remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
• 17 to make glaze: melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir in powdered sugar, and 1 tbsp water and the 2 tsp vanilla, mix until smooth, adding more water if necessary to achieve desired consistancy for glaze.
• 18 drizzle over the cooled cake.

Crab And Corn Chowda-mac Recipe Courtesy Rachael Ray

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb medium pasta shell
• salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped, with greens
• 1/2 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 (6 ounce) container fresh lump crabmeat, flaked
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, chopped
• 2 pinches cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 bring pasta water to boil and salt it. cook pasta to al dente.
• 2 while pasta cooks, heat a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
• 3 add extra-virgin olive oil to pan with the bacon; cook bacon 3 minutes.
• 4 add onions and celery and cook 3 minutes more.
• 5 add bell pepper and cook another minute or two.
• 6 add flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• 7 whisk in stock, then milk.
• 8 when milk bubbles, add crab and corn to heat through, another minute.
• 9 stir in cheese, thyme and cayenne pepper.
• 10 melt cheese into sauce.
• 11 drain pasta and toss with cheese, crab and corn sauce.
• 12 adjust seasoning.
• 13 ladle in bowls and garnish with chives.

Crab & Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 (300 g) cooked swimmer live blue crabs (see notes)
• 1 1/2 liters chicken stock (recipe follows)
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated gingerroot
• 10 stalks green asparagus, sliced on the diagonal
• 3 green onions, finely sliced on the diagonal
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot, made into a paste with 2 tablespoons water
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (optional)
• salt, flakes and
• fresh ground pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 pick meat from crabs, reserving shells.
• 2 crush shells, place in a saucepan with the stock and bring to the boil.
• 3 reduce heat, crush shells with a meat mallet or wooden spoon as much as possible.
• 4 cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 5 strain, pushing through a fine sieve to extract as much liquid as possible from shells.
• 6 strain stock again, through muslin or a very fine sieve, into cleaned saucepan.
• 7 add ginger and asparagus spears. bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 5 minutes until asparagus is just tender.
• 8 add the green onions, sesame oil and arrowroot paste, increase heat and stir until soup thickens.
• 9 reduce heat, add crabmeat and slowly pour in egg, stirring slowly so that the egg forms thin ribbons through the soup.
• 10 taste, add salt and pepper and serve garnished with coriander leaves if you like.
• 11 notes: you can use other types of crabs for this recipe, or 300g fresh crabmeat if you don't want to pick your own.

Cherry Cherry Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream brown sugar, butter, egg, milk and vanilla.
• 2 combine flour, salt and baking soda.
• 3 gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 4 fold in cherries, pecans and coconut.
• 5 drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 bake at 375°f for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 remove to wire racks to cool.

Baked Penne With Fontina

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb penne
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch of red chile chili pepper flakes
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, with half of the juices drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes, with half of the juices drained
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 6 -8 slices fontina cheese
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. lightly spray a 9x12-inch baking dish with nonfat cooking spray. set aside.
• 2 put on a large pot of water to boil for the pasta.
• 3 toast the pine nuts in a large skillet over medium heat. when pine nuts are golden brown, add olive oil, garlic, salt, and red chile pepper flakes. simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. add tomatoes (break up with a spoon) and oregano. bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until sauce thickens.
• 4 while sauce is simmering, cook pasta to according to package directions for "firm". drain and pour pasta into prepared baking dish. stir in butter to coat. add sauce and parmesan cheese and stir well. top with fontina cheese and parsley and place in oven.
• 5 cook, uncovered, for 8 to 9 minutes or until cheese melts.

Cocada (coconut Custard)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 3 cinnamon sticks, broken up
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package flaked coconut
• 3 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in uncovered 2-quart saucepan simmer sugar, water and cinnamon for 10 minutes. strain; discard cinnamon pieces. add coconut; cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until syrup is nearly absorbed, stirring frequently.
• 2 stir in 2 1/2 cups of the milk; cook until mixture is hot. in bowl beat eggs with remaining 1/2 cup milk. stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into egg mixture; return to saucepan. cook and stir until mixture thickens slightly but does not boil. stir in vanilla.
• 3 pour into a 1-1/2 quart bowl or individual serving dishes; chill.
• 4 top with whipped cream and garnish with almonds, if desired.

Crock Pot Skinless, Boneless Chicken Cacciatore

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 -2 lb skinless chicken breast
• 1 -2 lb skinless chicken thigh
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 small eggplant, cubed
• 1 zucchini, cubed
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 6 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon celery powder (i used celery seeds that i rubbed between my fingers)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (i used a pinch) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 1. place onions in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 2. add the chicken pieces.
• 3 3. add the zucchini & eggplant.
• 4 4. stir all the other ingredients together.
• 5 5. pour over the eggplant/zucchini layer.
• 6 6. cook on low heat 7-9 hours or high heat for about 3-4 hours.
• 7 7. serve over pasta or rice.

Chilli Beef Brisket

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg beef brisket (boneless 1 piece)
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons chili flakes
• 2 tablespoons garlic
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 150°c.
• 2 place brisket on a roasting tray and rub with olive oil and season with the salt and roast uncovered for 2 hours.
• 3 place all the remaining dried ingredients into a mortar and pestle and mix and then add the worcestershire sauce and mix until the rub ingredients represents a 'crumble' and set aside.
• 4 once beef is cooked, remove and rest uncovered until is is cool enough to handle easily and then tear apart the brisket with your hands into long and chunky pieces, not too fine.
• 5 cover the torn beef with all of the spice rub and rub until well coated and then pan fry on a high heat, adding a small amount of olive oil for 10 minutes or until the beef is starting to really crisp up.
• 6 suggested you serve on top of a cucumber, yogurt and mint salad or you could serve as a tortilla wrap.

Aunt Sue's Dill Dip

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup light sour cream
• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed (or seed)
• 1 teaspoon season salt

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients well.
• 2 serve with assorted veggies.

Cockpot Lentils And Chard

Total Time: 7 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• 12 ounces swiss chard
• 1 cup lentils, rinsed, drained
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced, pressed your choice
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, coarsely crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 cups reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• salt
• 6 ounces neufchatel cheese, room temperature

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain chard well. trim off coarse stem ends; then cut stems crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips and set aside.
• 2 cover chard leaves and refrigerate.
• 3 in a 3-quart or larger crockpot, combine chard stems,lentils, onion, garlic, cumin seeds, red pepper flakes, and black pepper.
• 4 pour in chicken broth. cover and cook at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6 to 7 hours).
• 5 cut chard leaves crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips; stir into cooker.
• 6 increase heat setting to high; cover and cook until chard is wilted and bright green (about 15 minutes more).
• 7 season lentil sauce to taste with salt.
• 8 if serving over cooked pasta, add lentil sauce and neufchatel cheese to linquine and mix lightly to coat well.
• 9 offer freshly grated parmesan cheese to add taste, if desired.

Celery Seed Bread

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons oleo, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 4 hot dog buns, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl, combine butter, celery seed, paprika and parsley flakes, stirring well to blend.
• 2 spread on cut side of each roll.
• 3 place on baking sheet.
• 4 broil until golden brown.

Ainsley's Barbecue Spice Rub

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons chili flakes
• 2 teaspoons caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons light soft brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons finely ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 simply mix it all together!

Chocolate Truffle Martini

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce smirnoff vanilla vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces godiva chocolate cream liquor
• 1 ounce cream

Recipe

• 1 in a cocktail shaker filled with ice add all ingredients.
• 2 shake and strain into a glass rimmed with chocolate shavings or coconut flakes.

Cozy Beef And Mushroom Pot Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces mixed mushrooms, chopped
• 1 medium potato, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup leftover beef steak, diced
• 2 pastry dough, crusts

Recipe

• 1 saute potatoes, mushrooms and onions in butter. sprinkle with seasonings. i also added some spices called garlic pepper and rosemary garlic. i chop the potatoes, and get them started, then chop and add the mushrooms and then chop and add the onions.
• 2 when onions become translucent, add steak.
• 3 when the steak is heated through, add half and half and mix thoroughly.
• 4 make into a pie and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is done.

Baked Pesto Pasta With Tomato & Cheese

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb plain pasta or 1 lb whole wheat pasta (penne, ziti, shells or corkscrews work well)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup basil pesto (i use basil pesto "lighter" version-basil pesto - "lighter version")
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1/2 lb part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
• 2 preheat your pot for the tomato sauce over medium heat.
• 3 add olive oil, then garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• 4 next add the diced onion, crushed red pepper, bay leaf, and saute for about 5 minutes, or until onion soft and fragrant.
• 5 add the crushed tomatoes and stir well.
• 6 when tomatoes begin to boil, reduce heat to low, add fresh basil leaves, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 let sauce simmer while you make your pesto (if not using store bought).
• 8 preheat broiler.
• 9 add pasta to boiling water and cook until just barely al dente.
• 10 drain pasta, and toss with 1 cup of your pesto sauce, 1/2 cup parmesan, and 1 cup of the ricotta cheese, be sure to blend well.
• 11 add pasta to a casserole dish.
• 12 top with the tomato basil sauce.
• 13 you don't need to use all of the sauce, but rather serve the extra on the side.
• 14 top casserole with shredded mozzarella cheese.
• 15 place under broiler for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• 16 **note:casserole can be assembled ahead of time, covered with foil, and then reheated in a 350 degree oven until heated through.
• 17 remove foil for last 5-10 minutes in order to melt cheese.

Cajun Spiced Shrimps

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs raw large shrimp or 1 1/2 lbs prawns, peeled and cleaned
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
• salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, sliced in rings
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, sliced in thin strips
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cream
• salt
• chopped fresh parsley, to serve

Recipe

• 1 mix together the paprika powder, chili flakes, cajun seasoning and salt, mix with the prawns and leave for 20 minutes.
• 2 melt the butter in a frying pan, on a medium heat fry the onion rings, peppers and garlic for 3 to 5 minutes.
• 3 put up the heat and add the prawns, fry until they start to color.
• 4 add the cream whilst stirring, lower the heat again and simmer until prawns are done, do not over-cook.
• 5 sprinkle parsley on top and serve.

Chicken Pakoras

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste (equal amounts of ginger and garlic blended with a little water)
• 2 1/2-3 lbs roasting chickens, cut into serving size pieces (discard back and wings)
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chat masala
• 1 teaspoon cumin, roasted
• 1/2 cup chickpea flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3-1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ajwain
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 place the chicken, water, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 2 reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and simmer until the chicken is tender and all the water is absorbed, less than 20 minutes.
• 3 if the chicken cooks before the water dries up, uncover the pan and cook until the chicken is completely dry.
• 4 let cool, remove bones, and cut into smaller pieces.
• 5 meanwhile, sift chickpea flour into a medium bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and baking soda, and mix well. add water until smooth and medium consistency.
• 6 add the cilantro, coriander, cumin, red pepper flakes, and ajwain seeds.
• 7 add the chicken to the batter, making sure each piece is evenly coated. heat the oil to about 350-375 degrees in a skillet.
• 8 using tongs, tap the excess batter off each piece and gently place in the oil one piece at a time. add as many pieces as the skillet can hold without crowding.
• 9 fry each batch, turning a few times with a slotted spoon, until crispy and golden on all sides: 2-3 minutes.
• 10 transfer to paper towels to drain. repeat the process with the remaining pieces.
• 11 transfer to a platter and sprinkle with the roasted cumin and chaat masala.

Creamy Herbed New Potatoes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb tiny new potatoes
• 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, choppped
• 1 tablespoon flaked sea salt

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes and (if large) cut into quarters. cover with water & bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat slightly and cook 10-15 minutes or until tender. drain well.
• 3 place potatoes in serving bowl and add sour cream.
• 4 stir gently, lightly coating potatoes with sour cream. stir in kosher salt, pepper, & parsley.
• 5 garnish with flake salt & serve.

Crock Pot Shredded Balsamic Chicken Fajita Dinner

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 (6 inch) flour tortillas
• 4 -6 tablespoons cooked chicken (i use leftover crock pot shredded balsamic chicken)
• 1 cup golden rice
• 1 cup coarsely shredded cabbage
• 5 -7 ounces chili beans, with sauce
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 black olives (sliced)
• 1 -2 teaspoon sour cream
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 1/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 above fajita ingredients are per person.
• 2 fajitas:.
• 3 place two tablespoons of chicken on one side of tortilla.
• 4 tightly roll.
• 5 pin open edge with two toothpicks.
• 6 deep fry until golden brown, approximately 2 -3 minutes.
• 7 place on paper towel to drain excess oil.
• 8 golden rice:
• 9 thoroughly mix all the ingredients and place in the microwave oven for 2 minutes.
• 10 layer 1 - 1/12 cups rice on bottom of serving dish.
• 11 spread cabbage over rice.
• 12 top with fajitas.
• 13 layer beans over fajitas, sprinkle on cheese, and top with olives.
• 14 place in microwave until cheese is melted, approximately three minutes.
• 15 top off the dish with sour cream.

Chilli Bean Baguette

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (400 g) cans mixed beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 red chilies, deseeded and chopped or 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 500 g passata or 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 small baguette, thickly sliced
• 1 tablespoon grated cheddar cheese or 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat grill to high.
• 2 stir the first six ingredients together in a pan.
• 3 bring to the boil,then turn down heat and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, spread baguette slices over a baking sheet and grill.
• 5 toast on one side, turn over and sprinkle the second side with cheese.
• 6 grill for another 1-2 minutes until melted and golden.
• 7 season the beans to taste and serve over the cheesy toasts.

Crab & Cream Cheese Delight

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 6 ounces crabmeat, drained and flaked
• 12 ounces seafood cocktail sauce
• fresh parsley, to garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix crab meat and cream cheese together. spread into a 9 inch size pie pan or similiar size dish. pour cocktail sauce over crab meat mixture to cover completely. sprinkle with parsley. refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors. serve with assorted crackers.

Crock Pot Shredded Beef Burritos

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs chuck roast
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cups tomatoes, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup chili pepper, chopped fine
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup water
• 12 flour tortillas

Recipe

• 1 remove as much fat as possible from roast.
• 2 place roast in crock pot and cover with remainder of ingredients except tortillas.
• 3 cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• 4 with fork shred roast and stir well with other ingredients in crock pot.
• 5 drain meat mixture well and serve in flour tortillas with your favorite toppings.
• 6 enjoy.

Best Ever Chicken Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup corn flakes cereal, crushed into crumbs
• 1 cup mayonnaise

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 in a large pot, boil the chicken until tender. cut the breasts into cubes or small pieces.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the chicken pieces with the water chestnuts, onion, soup, most of the crushed corn flakes and mayonnaise. mix well.
• 4 pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. sprinkle the rest of the crushed corn flakes on top of the mixture. bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Baked Pasta With Turkey, Tomatoes And Mozzarella

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups marinara sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 cups shredded cooked turkey
• 1 lb pasta
• 1 cup fresh basil leaf, torn
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, diced

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees. bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• 2 meanwhile, heat oil in a large deep skillet over medium heat; add tomatoes, onion, garlic and cook 5 minutes until tomatoes soften.
• 3 stir in marinara and red pepper flakes; continue to simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 remove sauce from heat and stir in turkey.
• 5 add pasta to boiling water and cook until very al dente; about 2 minutes less than recommended time on package of pasta.
• 6 drain pasta; transfer to a large bowl and toss with 2 cups of the sauce.
• 7 grease a 3-qt baking dish with evoo. layer some pasta in dish, then some sauce, basil, parmesan and mozzarella. repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with mozzarella on top.
• 8 bake 25 minutes, until top is golden and pasta is crisp on edges.

Crock Pot Spinach-tomato-vegetable Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 ounces spinach (baby is best)
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 2 medium celery ribs, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
• 2 leaves bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in a slow cooker.
• 2 cover and cook on high for 5 hours.
• 3 remove bay leaves, stir and serve.

Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup karo light corn syrup
• 6 baker's semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares
• powdered sugar
• finely chopped planter's walnuts
• baker's angel flake coconut
• unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 you will need 48 reynolds baking cups mini size (1-5/8-inch).
• 2 place butter, cream and cornsyrup in medium saucepan. bring to boil on medium heat. remove from heat. add semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolates; stir until completely melted. pour into bowl; cover.
• 3 refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• 4 place baking cups on a baking sheet or tray. shape teaspoonfuls of the chocolate mixture into 1-inch balls; roll in 1 cup of desired coatings until evenly coated. place 1 in each baking cup. store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Cherry Coconut Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup quartered maraschino cherry
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 in food processor, mix flour and confectioners' sugar.
• 2 add butter and pulse approximately 15 times, or until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 3 press in to a 9 inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with oil.
• 4 bake on 350°f for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 5 cool on wire rack.
• 6 while crust is cooling, combine eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in food processor and blend well.
• 7 combine flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture and blend until smooth.
• 8 add cherries, nuts and coconut and pulse until just blended.
• 9 spread over crust and bake on 350°f for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
• 10 refrigerate left overs-- if you have any.

Blueberry Snack Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (21 ounce) can lucky leaf blueberry pie filling
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 1. in large mixing bowl, blend cake mix, butter and 1 egg. pat mixture into buttered 15x10 inch jelly roll pan. beat cream cheese until fluffy; blend in 2 eggs and sugar. pour over cake mixture. spoon lucky leaf blueberry pie filling over top. sprinkle with coconut and nuts.
• 2 2. bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes until lightly browned. cool; cut into bars.

Cherry Coconut Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 mix flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda.
• 3 cut in shortening.
• 4 add butter or margarine.
• 5 press in ungreased 13 x 9 pan.
• 6 bake 25 minutes.
• 7 mix topping ingredients except nuts; spread over baked layer.
• 8 sprinkle with nuts.
• 9 bake 25 minutes or until center is set.
• 10 cool completely and then cut into bars.

Chilli King Prawns (shrimp) Skewers With Pistachio Coriander Rub

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 32 uncooked large king prawns (2.2 kilo)
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
• 2 long green chilies, chopped coarsely
• 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
• 2 cm piece fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons blanched almonds, roasted
• 2 tablespoons pistachios, roasted
• 140 ml coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 shell and devein prawns. thread four prawns onto each skewer.
• 2 blend or process spices, green chilli, coconut, ginger, nuts, coconut milk and oil until mixture forms a paste. transfer to small bowl and stir in the water.
• 3 rub paste into prawns. cook skewers on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or bbq), brushing occasionally with remaining paste, until prawns have changed colour and cooked through.
• 4 serve skewers sprinkled with coriander leaves.

Chilli Lemon Flatbread

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 150 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lemon, zest of, only
• 2 teaspoons chili flakes
• water (to bind)

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, oil, lemon zest, chilli and enough water to bind (best to add the water slowly to make sure you don't go overboard, but you can always throw in some extra flour if it gets too sticky).
• 2 take half the mixture and roll into a ball.
• 3 dust a chopping board with flour and roll the dough mixture flat.
• 4 cook in a hot skillet / frying pan for 1-2 minutes on each side.
• 5 repeat process with remaining mixture to make second flatbread.

Craaaazy Good Crab Dip!

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (one "brick")
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans lump crabmeat, drained
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup monterey jack pepper cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup chopped roasted red pepper, from the jar
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in large bowl, combine cream cheese (make sure it is soft) and mayonnaise; mix well.
• 3 stir in all other ingredients except for the crab meat. check seasonings. i will say that i add a bit more garlic powder, horseradish, black pepper, (and also add onion powder because we love that onion flavor) than the recipe calls for, but it's always best to start off mild, and you can adjust to suit your personal preference.
• 4 after crab meat is drained, gently stir it into the mixture.
• 5 place in appropriate sized casserole dish.
• 6 bake 25 minutes or until bubbly.
• 7 sprinkle a little extra pepper jack or parmesan cheese on top, followed by the paprika. bake just until cheese melts or desired browness.
• 8 serve while hot.
• 9 choose the most expensive "canned" crab meat, as with this, you get what you pay for.

Creamy Ham And Corn Chowder

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 ham bone, with at least 1 cup of meat remaining on bone
• water, to cover
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk (whole milk preferred)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn or 1 (15 ounce) can corn
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes or 1/4 cup freshly minced onion
• 1 -2 clove garlic, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• paprika, to taste

Recipe

• 1 on a firm non-breakable surface, take a clean hammer and crack the middle of the ham bone so that marrow can escape during cooking.
• 2 place ham bone flat in the bottom of a pot and add enough water to just cover.
• 3 simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• 4 remove bone and cut off the remaining tender ham meat; set meat aside.
• 5 turn up the heat on the ham broth and reduce down until you have about a couple of cups of broth, or to desired strength.
• 6 skim the fat from the broth.
• 7 melt butter in a large pan; remove from heat and mix in flour until smooth.
• 8 slowly add 1 cup milk, stirring constantly.
• 9 return pan to stove and cook on low heat until milk thickens.
• 10 stir the corn, the ham pieces you set aside earlier, dried minced onion, and minced garlic into thickened milk; then slowly stir in the remaining milk and the ham broth.
• 11 cook on low for about 15 minutes, but do not boil.
• 12 add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.
• 13 *note: how much meat you leave on the bone is up to you, but i like to have a couple of cups of ham bits mixed into this chowder.
• 14 optional: you can add a cup of cooked, chopped potato chunks to the soup near the end of the cooking, if you like.

Cajun-style Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 -2 tablespoon chili powder (or use chipotle chili powder or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon paprika (or to taste)
• 2 cups tomato sauce (can add in more)
• 1 (13 ounce) can stewed tomatoes (with juice)
• salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon louisianna hot sauce (add in only if you like extreme spicy!)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed under cold water
• 5 -8 slices bacon, cooked and finely chopped (optional, or use dryed smoked sausage, sliced)
• 4 cups cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add in onions, garlic green bell pepper and crushed chili flakes; saute until veggies are soft (about 8 minutes).
• 3 sprinkle with chili powder and paprika, cook about 1 minute.
• 4 add in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and hot sauce (if using) season with salt and add in sugar to taste if needed.
• 5 add in beans, cooked ground beef and bacon if using; mix to combine and simmer for about 1 hour.
• 6 serve mixed or over rice topped with a dollup of sour cream if desired.

Best Ever Coconut Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 line muffin pan with liners.
• 3 blend all cupcake ingredients in a mixer.
• 4 fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
• 5 bake 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 6 cool.
• 7 mix all frosting ingredients together except coconut.
• 8 frost cupcakes and top with toasted coconut.

Celery Soup Amandine

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb celery
• 1 ounce butter
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 pint chicken stock
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1/2 ounce sliced almonds
• 1/2 pint milk
• 2 tablespoons light cream

Recipe

• 1 wash and chop the celery, removing any tough stringy parts.
• 2 melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan, shaking the pan occasionally. season and pour on the chicken stock. add the parsley.
• 3 bring to simmering point, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until celery is quite tender.
• 4 add the milk. use a a hand blender to purée.
• 5 sieve afterwards to remove any fibres.
• 6 heat a heavy-based frying pan for minute over moderate heat. pop in the flaked almonds and toast them for about a minute until brown, shaking the pan to keep them turning.
• 7 return soup to the saucepan and reheat gently. pour into soup bowls and dribble a spoonful of cream into each one. garnish with the browned almonds.

Cowgirly's Coconut Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix
• 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 13 1/2 ounces coconut milk
• 2 cups flaked coconut (reserve and toast 1/2 cup)
• 12 ounces cool whip, 12 oz

Recipe

• 1 bake cake according to package directions in a 13x9 pan.
• 2 while cake is cooling, take a fork and poke holes in it.
• 3 in a nonstick saucepan, mix the sweetened condensed milk and the coconut milk.
• 4 heat until it begins to boil.
• 5 drizzle it over the baked cake.
• 6 sprinkle the 1-1/2 cups of flaked coconut and nuts on top of the cake.
• 7 when the cake has cooled completely, frost with the whipped topping and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup coconut. (i like to toast the coconut for the top in the oven first before sprinkling it. if you don’t toast it, you can color it though which works well for themed cakes (fuzzy bunnies and such -- ).
• 8 this recipe supposedly serves 12, but who eats slices that small?!

Brown Ale Gaucho Flank Steak Roll Up

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (2 -3 lb) flank steaks
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle brown ale
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon malt vinegar
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 poblano chiles or 2 sweet peppers
• 1 leek
• 4 ounces shaved ham
• 4 ounces monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 using a sharp knife, slice the flank steak into two thin sheets of meat and pound flat using a meat mallet, creating two 8" x 12" rectangles.
• 2 mix together the ale, parsley, salt, chili flakes, pepper, and malt vinegar to make the marinade.
• 3 place the steak and marinade in a seal-able plastic bag and marinate overnight, turning a few times.
• 4 after the marination is complete and you are ready to cook, slice the peppers and leek.
• 5 heat a skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil.
• 6 saute the garlic, peppers and leek for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. remove from heat.
• 7 preheat bbq to 450 degrees f.
• 8 remove the steak rectangles from the marinade and allow the excess liquid to run off.
• 9 cover each rectangle with shaved ham, then cheese, then the pepper and leek mixture.
• 10 roll each rectangle along the long side and secure in a roll using butcher's twine.
• 11 season with coarse salt.
• 12 sear the meat on the grill for about two minutes per side for a total of eight minutes.
• 13 reduce heat to 350 degrees f and move steak off to the side of the main heat source.
• 14 continue to cook for about 5 minutes per side or until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees f (or to your liking).
• 15 remove from heat and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
• 16 cut into slices and serve.

Creamy Hot Beef Dip

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 ounces dried beef, rinsed and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped green peppers
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced onions
• 1 teaspoon dried green chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• pepper
• raw vegetables or raw cracker

Recipe

• 1 combine first eight ingredients in a 1 quart baking dish.
• 2 bake at 375 degrees, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 3 serve with veggies and/or crackers.

Baked Potato Bread ( Bread Machine)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 4 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup potato flakes (instant)
• 1/4 cup dried chives
• 2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 teaspoons active dry yeast

Recipe

• 1 combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• 2 success hints: this dough will be very dry.
• 3 resist the urge to add water.
• 4 for best flavor, use real bacon bits.
• 5 for a taste treat, use jezebel jam (see jezebel jam).
• 6 this recipe can be baked with the or rapid bake cycles.

Auntie Em's Coconut Cupcakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
• 5/8 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 1/3 cups powdered sugar (iceing sugar)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 muffins:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 325 degrees f.
• 3 in a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• 4 in the large bowl of a stand mixer, combine the oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar.
• 5 on low speed, slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until smooth, careful not to overmix.
• 6 gently fold in the coconut.
• 7 place 18 paper muffin-tin-liners into muffin-tin cups (or grease the cups with butter).
• 8 fill each cup with a generous 1/4 cup of batter, so that it comes 3/4 th's up the side of each cup.
• 9 bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a wood pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 10 remove the cupcakes to a rack and allow to cool completely.
• 11 frosting.
• 12 beat the cream cheese on low speed until smooth, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• 13 add the butter and continue mixing on medium speed until smooth.
• 14 scrape down the bowl again.
• 15 add the powdered sugar in three additions at low speed, after each addition scrape down the bowl again.
• 16 add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 17 frost each cupcakes with 3 teaspoon frosting and sprinkle with shredded
• 18 coconut.
• 19 the cupcakes will keep for about 3 days.

Coated Chicken Strips With A Twist

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 chicken breast halves, each cut into 4 strips
• 1 1/2 cups cornbread stuffing mix, you might need just a bit more
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• vegetable oil, for frying chicken

Recipe

• 1 in a shallow dish add egg and milk,beating well.
• 2 add chicken strips to egg/milk mixture,evenly coating each piece.
• 3 place stuffing mix,pepper flakes and garlic powder in a large plastic zippered bag.
• 4 mixing well all ingredients in bag.
• 5 add chicken strips a few at a time to coating mixture,making sure to let excess egg/milk mixtute to drip off before coating.
• 6 after coating all pieces, place on a plate to "air dry" the chicken for about 10 minutes so the coating mix will stick better.
• 7 heat oil in skillet over medium heat, until hot but not smoking.
• 8 add chicken a few pieces at a time, fry until golden brown on both sides,about 8 to 10 minutes.

Chilli Beef 'n' Black Beans With Pancakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek (both are optional)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced roma tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans (15 ounce can, drained)
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk (or substitute buttermilk if desired)
• 1 cup water
• vegetable oil, to grease griddle or frypan
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet.
• 2 add onion, garlic and ground beef, and saute over medium to high heat, stirring frequently, until onion has softened and beef is brown.
• 3 stir in taco seasoning mix and 3/4 cup water, and simmer for 1 minute.
• 4 add undrained, uncrushed tomatoes and slowly bring to the boil.
• 5 cover and simmer for 5 minutes to allow flavours to blend and develop.
• 6 add drained black beans and corn kernels, and more water if necessary, and cook a further few minutes, stirring from time to time, until hot.
• 7 for pancakes: mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• 8 it is not really necessary to sift the flour.
• 9 stir in egg and liquid ingredients with a wire whisk until mixed.
• 10 rub griddle or 6" diameter frypan with some oil.
• 11 heat until water flicked from your fingers bounces around.
• 12 pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter into frypan, for each pancake, and twirl pan until batter covers base.
• 13 cook until bubbled all over the top and brown on the bottom.
• 14 flip and cook until brown on other side.
• 15 repeat with remaining batter.
• 16 (keep cooked pancakes warm in a low oven until all the batter is used.) to serve: top pancakes with chilli beef'n' black bean mixture, and served garnished with cilantro and sour cream to taste.

Crab & Artichoke Bites

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 5 large eggs
• 2 cups gouda cheese or 2 cups edam cheese, shredded
• 2 (6 ounce) jars artichoke hearts, drained, and minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, picked through and flaked
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees, f.
• 2 lightly butter a 7x11 baking dish (or a 9x9 square).
• 3 in a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy and thick. add all other ingredients.
• 4 pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes - until the center is firm.
• 5 remove dish from oven and let cool at least 15 minutes before cutting into squares.
• 6 serve warm or at room temperature.

Brown Baggers Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons instant potato flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil (i use olive oil)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in machine in order according to manufacturers directions.
• 2 set to bread.
• 3 push start.
• 4 or use dough cycle and bake in 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes.

Cajun Smothered Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb irish potato, cubed
• 1/2 lb bacon, cut into pieces
• 1/2 lb tasso, cut into pieces
• 1/2 lb lamb sausage, hot, cut into pieces
• 1 small yellow onion, sliced small
• 1 bunch green onion top, chopped
• to taste garlic powder
• to taste salt
• to taste pepper, red and black
• to taste parsley flakes

Recipe

• 1 mix sausage, bacon, tasso, potatoes in cooking pot. season mixture with seasoning listed above.
• 2 add water to potatoes. do not cover potatoes completely with water!
• 3 cook over medium to high heat, stir-ring occasionally to keep from sticking until potatoes are tender.
• 4 serve hot.

Crock Pot Sweet And Savory Ribs

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 1/2 lbs country-style lamb ribs
• 4 scallions, sliced
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon blackstrap molasses
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 teaspoons hoisin sauce

Recipe

• 1 put the ribs in your slow cooker.
• 2 in a bowl, mix together the scallions, soy sauce, splenda, molasses, vinegar, sesame oil, lemon juice, hot sauce, garlic, ginger, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and hoisin sauce.
• 3 pour the sauce over the ribs.
• 4 cover the slow cooker, set it to low, and let it cook for 8 to 9 hours.

Airy Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 ounces pretzels
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice, powder
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 12 ounces cream coconut milk
• 2 ounces low-fat sour cream
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 3 7/8 ounces chocolate flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 2 cups cool whip lite, thawed
• whipped cream
• coconut flakes, toasted if desired

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 in a food processor pulse the pretzels, brown sugar, spice powder, till fine pieces. add butter and pulse to mix.
• 4 spray a 9 inch pie pan and spread the crust mixture in pan pressing to the bottom and sides. bake 10 minutes and cool completely.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 in a mixer beat the coconut milk and sour cream mix in the milk. blend in pudding mix. fold in coconut flakes, marshmallows and whipped cream.
• 7 pour into pie crust and refrigerate for 3 hours. garnish with whipped cream and coconut flakes.

Coca Cola Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 chicken, cut up into 6 to 8 pieces
• 12 ounces coca-cola (1 can)
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash oregano
• 1 dash cumin
• 1 dash thyme
• 1 dash dried onion flakes

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients (except chicken).
• 2 saute chicken and cover with sauce.
• 3 simmer for 1 to 2 hours (or you may cook in the crock pot).

Brownie Pizza

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 package your favorite brownie mix
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 1/3 cup coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup toffee pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup mini marshmallows

Recipe

• 1 (feel free to omit anything you dont care for and replace with something else if you wish, like crasins).
• 2 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 3 butter 1 10-14 inch deep pizza pan.
• 4 mix brownie mix according to package directions along with the coffee crystals that have been disolved in the liqueur.
• 5 spoon out onto the pizza pan and spread evenly.
• 6 mix together the toppings and sprinkle evenly over the top of your"pizza.
• 7 "bake for around 25 minutes-test with a tooth pick.

Cherry Coconut Dream Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup ground almonds
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam, divided
• 21 ounces cherry pie filling
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350 degrees. coat two 9inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• 2 mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
• 3 at medium-high speed beat sugar with butter until fluffy, 2 minute beat in eggs and extract. at low speed alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, starting and ending with flour mixture. stir in ground almonds. bake 25 minute cool 10 minute remove from pans and cool completely.
• 4 at high speed beat cream with sugar until stiff peaks form, 2-3 minute place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/4 cup jam. spoon pie filling over jam. spread remaining cake layer with remaining jam; place jam side down over cherry filling.
• 5 transfer 1 cup whipped cream to pastry bag fitted with large star tip. spread top and side of cake with remaining whipped cream. gently press coconut onto side of cake. pipe rosettes onto top of cake. garnish with maraschino cherries, if desired.