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Bread Pudding with Praline Hard Sauce

1 loaf baguette or French-style bread
1 quart milk
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla

Hard Sauce
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup praline liqueur

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Tear the bread into bite-size pieces with your hands and cover with milk in a shallow bowl. Let soak for 15 minutes, or if youre using whole-grain bread, 30 minutes.
3. Add the eggs, sugar, and vanilla and mix well.
4. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan and spoon the pudding in.
5. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until set and then let cool.
6. While cooling, make the sauce by combining the butter, sugar, and liqueur in a small, heavy saucepan.
7. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil, and let cook until sugar dissovles and sauce is syrupy and smooth.
8. Serve warm or room temperature by cutting the pudding into squares and pouring the sauce on top of each square.

 

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Lo Fat Vegetable Dip

Ingredients:
2 cups plain lowfat yogurt
1 package (10 oz. size) frozen chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1/3 cup minced fresh onion
1 envelopes (0.9 oz. size) vegetable soup mix
Assorted raw vegetables for dipping

Directions:
In a medium bowl combine all ingredients (except raw vegetables for dipping). Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve as a dip for raw vegetables.

 

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Pepped Up Pepper Steak

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pound sirloin steak, 1/2 inch thick
2 medium white onions, chopped
1 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 green peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
2 tomatoes, peeled and cut into eighths (optional)
Cooked rice
Directions:
Trim fat and bone from meat; cut meat into serving pieces. Grease large skillet lightly with fat from meat.

Thoroughly brown meat on both sides. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Mix in beef broth and soy sauce. Cover; simmer for 10 minutes or until meat is tender. Add green peppers. Cover; simmer for 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, blend cornstarch and water and gradually stir into skillet. Add tomatoes and heat for one minute. Serve over cooked rice.

 

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Cinnamon Refrigerator Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg

2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cups chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions:
Cream butter, sugars, vanilla, and egg.
Sift and stir in flour, soda, salt, cinnamon.
Add nuts.

Roll into logs on wax paper and chill. Slice and bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

 

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Sesame Seed Chicken (Crockpot)


Ingredients:
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Directions:
Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken.

Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 or 4.

 

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Iced Coffee Frappe


Ingredients:
3/4 ounce creme de cacao
3/4 ounce Kahlua
2 ounces coffee
3 scoops coffee ice cream
1 1/2 scoops crushed ice
1 ounce ice cream
Directions:
Combine ingredients in blender and blend until frothy.

 

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Down Home Apple Pie

Ingredients :

5 1/2 cups Granny Smith Apples ; peeled and sliced
6 tb Flour
1 cup Sugar
Juice of ; 1 lemon
1 ts Ground cinnamon
3/4 cup Raisins
3/4 cup Walnuts broken
1 tb Butter ; cut in small pieces

*Topping*
1 cup Brown sugar
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Butter
2 ts Vanilla

*Glaze*
3/4 cup Confectioners Sugar
3 tb Butter ; melted
1 ts Vanilla

Instructions :

Combine first 7 ingredients and pour into a 10 inch unbaked pie shell. Dot with butter. Bke 40 minutes at 350, then add topping.
Combine topping ingredients and spread on partially baked pie. Bake for 15 more minutes. Stir together glaze ingredients and pour over slightly cooled pie.

 

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Cajun Seafood Pasta

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon ground white pepper

1 cup chopped green onions

1 cup chopped parsley

1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 pound scallops

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 pound dry fettuccine pasta

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Meanwhile, pour cream into large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until just about boiling. Reduce heat, and add herbs, salt, peppers, onions, and parsley. Simmer seven to eight minutes or until thickened. Stir in seafood, cooking until shrimp is no longer transparent. Stir in cheeses, blending well. Drain pasta. Serve sauce over noodles. (If you are weak of tongue, then divide the amounts of peppers in half.)

 

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Spice Rubbed Pork Chops

Ingredients:
4 boneless pork loin chops, cut 1/2 inch thick (about 1 pound total)
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
1. Place chops in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For the marinade, in a small bowl stir together the lime juice, chili powder, olive oil, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, hot pepper sauce, and salt. Pour over chops. Close bag. Marinate in refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally. Drain chops, discarding marinade.
2. Place chops on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until no pink remains and juices run clear, turning once. Makes 4 servings.

 

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Skillet Fried Corn


1 pound bacon, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 medium green bell peppers, chopped
2 (16 ounce) packages frozen corn
salt and pepper to taste


Directions
1 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over
medium-high heat until evenly brown, but still soft. Stir in onion
and green bell peppers, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
2 Reduce heat to low. Stir corn into skillet, and cook
until tender, about 15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Do
not drain grease from bacon - that is the secret to the flavor.

 

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First place, Colorado State Fair Lynn Corsaro, Florence

AWESOME PORK TENDERLOIN

2 to 3 pound pork tenderloin

1 1/2 sticks butter

8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced, or canned mushrooms

4 cloves garlic, peeled

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Salt and pepper tenderloin to taste. Place in 9-by-13-inch pan. In saucepan, melt butter with whole garlic cloves. Add mushrooms and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar and pour over tenderloin. Place some of the mushrooms on top of the tenderloin. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

 

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Old Spaghetti Factory Original Clam Sauce

3 Ounces Butter
2 Garlic cloves -- fine chopped
1/2 Medium Onion -- finely chopped
3 Medium Celery Stalks -- * See Note
3 Tablespoons Flour
2 Cans Chopped clams -- (6 oz ea)
1 Quart Half and half
1/4 Teaspoon Ground thyme
1 Teaspoon Salt

* peel stalks then finely chop.
Combine butter, garlic, onion and celery in a saucepan.
Braise over medium-low heat until tender but not brown.
Add the flour, and mix to make a roux. Drain clams, reserving juice.
In a separate saucepan, combine clam juice, half-and-half, thyme and salt.
Heat until just below boiling. Add to roux, and cook until sauce thickens.
Add clams, stirring gently to mix through out the sauce. Serve over noodles.

 

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Crockpot Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup

2 cups potatoes, cubed and peeled
4 cups cabbage, with carrot mix (packaged)
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons caraway seeds, crushed
1 lb Polish sausage, cooked, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2 inch slices
4 cups low sodium chicken broth

Place potatoes, coleslaw mix, onion, caraway seeds and sausage in crockpot. Pour broth over all.
Cover; cook on low for 10 - 12 hours or high for 5 - 6 hours.
Ladle in bowls.

 

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RICE PUDDING

2 1/2 cups of whole milk
1/3 cup of long or short grain white rice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/3 cup raisins

1 In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, combine milk, rice and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir frequently to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

2 In a small mixing bowl, whisk together egg and brown sugar until well mixed. Add a half cup of the rice mixture - a Tablespoon at a time - beating to incorporate.

3 Add egg mixture back into the saucepan of rice and milk and stir, on low heat, for 10 minutes or so, until thickened. Be careful not to have the mixture come to a boil at this point. Stir in the vanilla. Remove from heat and stir in the raisins.

Serve warm or cold.

Serves 2-3.

 

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Easy Apple Coffee Cake


Ingredients:
1 package yellow cake mix
1 package (4 oz. size) instant vanilla pudding
1 cup dairy sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
2 apples, peeled, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:
Mix sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Set aside.

Combine dry cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream and oil. Beat at medium speed 5 minutes.

Pour one-half of batter into greased 9 x 13 inch pan (or a 10 inch tube pan). Arrange one-half of the apple slices on batter. Sprinkle one half of sugar cinnamon mixture over apple slices.

Cover with rest of batter and add rest of apple slices on top; sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.

Bake 45-60 minutes in 350 oven. Cool 5 or more minutes before serving; top with whipped cream if desired. Or serve with ice cream.

 

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Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes


Ingredients:
4 large Tomatoes
1/2 Sweet Onion
3 cloves Garlic
1 cup Shredded Parmesan Or Romano
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs
Fresh Basil, Roughly Chopped
1/3 pound Fresh Spinach
2 tablespoons Olive Oil (more if needed)
Directions:
Cut the tops off of the tomatoes and carefully scoop out the insides with a spoon and/or paring knife. Let drain upside down on some paper towels.

Chop onion and finely chop garlic. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet. Add onion and cook until carmelized. Add garlic and warm through - don't brown. Add spinach and let it wilt in the pan. Set the mixture aside in a bowl.

Grate the cheese. Put the spinach mixture in the tomatoes, add a little chopped basil to each one. Add some cheese to each one and top with the bread crumbs. Put the tomatoes on a baking sheet with a touch of olive oil under each one. Put in a 375F (190C) pre-heated oven for 15 or 20 minutes until the tomatoes are heated but not split up and mushy. Sit them a couple of minutes before serving.

Notes: These go well with many meals. They look pro and taste amazing with little work.

 

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Seven Layer Casserole


Ingredients:
1 cup Rice
1 cup Corn
8 ounces Tomato Sauce
1/2 cup Water
1 cup Onions -- chopped
1 pound Lean Ground Beef
8 ounces Tomato Sauce
1/4 cup Water
5 slices bacon
Directions:
In a casserole dish, layer ingredients as listed.

Bake, covered, at 350 degrees friend for 1 hour, then bake uncovered for 1/2 hour longer.

 

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ORANGE ALMOND SHORTBREAD

7 ounces butter
2/3 cup sugar
Zest of 2 small oranges
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups almond meal
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter, sugar and orange zest together 'til well combined.
2. Add remaining dry ingredients and continue to mix 'til a dough forms.
3. Form cookie dough into logs and refrigerate.
4. Slice into quarter-inch discs and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
5. Bake at 300 degrees 'til light golden brown, approx. 12 mins.

 

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Cheeseburger Meatloaf

1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon House Seasoning (garlic powder, black pepper, and salt mix)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
1 cup grated Cheddar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed crackers (recommended: Ritz)
1 teaspoon seasoned salt (recommended: Lawry's)
2 slices white bread
Sauce, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees friend.
Mix all ingredients together, except the bread slices and Sauce. Shape into a loaf. Line a 1 1/2-quart loaf pan with the bread slices. Place meatloaf on top. Bake loaf for 45 minutes. The bread absorbs the grease and should be discarded after loaf is removed from oven.


Sauce:
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar
Chopped onions, optional
1 bunch fresh parsley leaves, chopped, optional
Heat the soup and milk over medium heat; add the cheese. Add the chopped onions and parsley to the sauce, if desired. Pour Sauce over the meatloaf or pass at the table.

 

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Paula Deen's Applesauce Bread

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup applesauce
2 large eggs
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts



Preheat the oven to 350 degrees friend. Grease and flour an 8 by 4 by 3-inch loaf pan.

Cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the remaining ingredients except the raisins and nuts. Mix well until blended. Stir in the raisins and nuts. Pour into the loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes.