Tennessee Hot Chocolate

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

Ingredients

• 3 cups milk
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• marshmallows

Recipe

• 1 combine milk and half-and-half in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated (do not boil).
• 2 add sugar and cocoa, whisking until blended.
• 3 remove from heat; whisk in vanilla and bourbon.
• 4 pour into mugs; top with marshmallows, if desired.

Mashed Cauli-cheese Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 trim cauliflower into florets and cook in boiling water until very tender, about 10 minutes. drain.
• 3 place cauliflower in a large bowl, adding cream cheese, butter, and milk. blend with stick blender until smooth and creamy.
• 4 stir in 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar until almost melted.
• 5 place in 2-quart casserole dish coated with no-stick spray.
• 6 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden on top.
• 7 remove from oven and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top.
• 8 return to oven and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese is melted.

Salmon Fillets With Pecan Crunch Topping

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 salmon fillets
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped semi fine
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt
• pepper
• lemon slice

Recipe

• 1 place salmon fillets, in a single layer, in a greased baking pan. sprinkle each fillet with salt and pepper.
• 2 in cup combine dijon, butter and honey. brush mixture on top of each salmon fillet.
• 3 in a bowl, combine breadcrumbs, pecans and parsley. mix well. spoon mixture evenly on top of each fillet.
• 4 bake in preheated 450 degree oven, for 10minutes.
• 5 garnish with lemon slices.

Tenderloin For 2 - Topped With Herbed Cheese

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 beef tenderloin steaks (1-inch thick)
• 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese
• 4 teaspoons blue cheese, crumbled
• 4 teaspoons plain yogurt
• 2 teaspoons minced onions
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 clove garlic, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 2 teaspoons freshly chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 combine cream cheese, blue cheese, yogurt, onion and pepper; reserve.
• 2 rub each side of beef steaks with garlic.
• 3 place steaks on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 2 to 3 inches from heat.
• 4 broil 5 to 6 minutes.
• 5 season with salt.
• 6 turn and broil 3 to 4 minutes.
• 7 season with remaining salt.
• 8 top each steak with an equal amount of reserved cheese mixture.
• 9 broil an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
• 10 garnish with parsley.

Tofu Breakfast Burrito

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons red onions, chopped
• 4 tablespoons red peppers, chopped
• 16 ounces soft tofu, drained and cubed (2 blocks)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (a pungent, yellow-orange spice)
• 15 ounces cooked black beans (1 can)
• 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, grated (i prefer regular cheddar cheese)
• 1 tomato, diced
• 4 tablespoons salsa
• 4 tablespoons nonfat sour cream
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a non-stick pan, sauté the red pepper and onion until they turn light brown.
• 2 add the tofu and turmeric (the spice will give the tofu a yellow color).
• 3 break up the tofu cubes by crushing with a fork, and cook for about 40 seconds, or until there is no moisture remaining.
• 4 add salt and pepper, to taste.
• 5 cook the black beans according to the directions, and spoon a portion onto each plate.
• 6 arrange the tortillas on your work surface. into each, spoon 1/4 of the onion, red pepper and tofu mixture.
• 7 fold the tortilla sides over the filling, and roll them up.
• 8 cut each burrito in half, and place two halves on each plate.
• 9 spoon 1/4 of the diced tomato, salsa and grated cheddar cheese over each burrito, and top with 1 tablespoon of fat-free sour cream. if desired, serve with one link of turkey sausage per burrito.
• 10 enjoy!

Parmesan Cheese Twists

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

Ingredients

• 1 frozen puff pastry sheet (1/2 box)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minutes. preheat oven to 400*f. mix egg and water. mix cheese, parsley and oregano.
• 2 unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. roll into 14x10-inch rectangle. cut in half lengthwise. brush both halves with egg mixture. top 1 rectangle with cheese mixture. place remaining rectangle over cheese-topped rectangle, egg side down. roll gently with rolling pin to seal.
• 3 cut crosswise into 28 (1/2-inch) strips. twist strips and place 2" apart on greased baking sheet, pressing down ends. brush with egg mixture. sprinkle with black pepper.
• 4 bake 10 minutes or until golden. serve warm or at room temperature.
• 5 makes 28 appetizers.
• 6 tip: crisps can be stored in airtight container up to 1 week.
• 7 another tip: to make ahead, twist strips. place on baking sheet and brush with egg mixture. freeze. when frozen, store in plastic bag for up to 1 month. to bake, preheat oven to 400°f place frozen strips on greased baking sheet. bake 15 minutes or until golden.

Tuna With Apricot Chipotle Glaze

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup apricot jam
• 2 tablespoons chipotle chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 medium lime, juice of
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 (8 ounce) tuna steaks (quality cut and very fresh)
• 2 limes, cut into wedges
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon oil

Recipe

• 1 combine first six ingredients and heat on stove top just until warm.
• 2 generously sprinkle tuna steaks with salt and pepper.
• 3 sear tuna in non stick skillet with a small amount of oil until rare. this takes a very short time.
• 4 slice tuna steaks and place on rice. drizzle sauce over tuna. serve with lime wedges.

Nuts, Screws, Washers And Bolts

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can mixed nuts (or larger)
• 1 (14 ounce) box cheerios toasted oat cereal
• 1 (14 ounce) box shredded wheat cereal
• 1 box pretzel (any size)
• 1 (14 ounce) box cheese nips
• 2 cups raisins, boiled
• 1 lb unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon angostura low-sodium worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon celery salt

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter and add the worcestershire sauce and spices.
• 2 pour over the other ingredients in a large roasting pan.
• 3 bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 4 after 1 hour, turn the oven off and leave the roasting pan in the oven for 2 more hours.
• 5 store in airtight containers (tool chests do not qualify!).

Macaroni "italian Style"

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 large sweet onion
• 1 large green pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 cups water
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) jar chunky pasta sauce (favorite?)
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon season salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 -in a large pan/pot cook the meat breaking the meat up and drain.
• 2 -add onions, green pepper, & garlic until tender (5 min.).
• 3 -add water, sauces, all seasonings stir well and cook ½ hour with the lid on.
• 4 -add macaroni & fresh ground pepper stir well and simmer with lid on ½ hour.
• 5 -remove bay leaves and serve with garlic bread and parmesan cheese.

Sweet Potato & Corn Chowder Soup With Bacon

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/4 lb bacon, cooked & chopped (reserve the bacon grease)
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 quart chicken stock (canned broth ok)
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, medium sized, peeled & diced
• 1 cup sweet corn
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chives, cut matchstick lengths

Recipe

• 1 prepare the roux the oil & flour - saute over low heat until dark peanut butter colored. set aside.
• 2 cook the bacon crisp in a 3 to 5 quart sauce pan. chop & measure. set aside. reserve bacon grease.
• 3 add the onion & celery to the sauce pan used to cook the bacon & saute until translucent.
• 4 add the chicken stock, diced sweet potatoes & corn. bring to a boil then lower to simmer until sweet potatoes are just soft.
• 5 add the bacon & 1 tablespoon of the roux. simmer 15 minutes, stirring & add additional roux until the chowder/soup reaches the consistency you desire.
• 6 add heavy cream, adjust seasoning with salt & pepper. do not boil or cream may separate. plate & garnish with chives.

Super Duper Chili

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) hot chili beans
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a soup kettle, cook the sausage and beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. stir in the remaining ingredients. bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until heated through. yield 14 servings (3.5 quarts).

Individual Blueberry Cobblers

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 pick over and wash berries. place in saucepan with 1/4 cup sugar, lemon rind and water.
• 2 bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. pour equal amounts into 4 greased tart pans.
• 3 cream butter, 1/3 cup sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended.
• 4 mix flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. add to creamed mixture along with the milk. beat until smooth. spoon batter over hot blueberries.
• 5 bake at 375° for about 30 minutes or until browned. serve warm, plain or with ice cream (family favorite) or whipped cream.

Macaroni & Cheese With Tomatoes & Corn

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) box elbow macaroni
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
• 1 (14 3/4 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1/2-1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 6 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, sliced
• salt (optional)
• pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions. use different shapes than elbow macaroni for variety. drain in colander.
• 2 mixed together tomatoes and corn in the pan in which the macaroni was cooked.
• 3 add shredded cheese and thoroughly drained macaroni. add salt and/or pepper if desired (i add a little pepper but no salt; there is plenty of salt in the tomatoes).
• 4 spread evenly in a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish.
• 5 cover with sliced cheese, using more if desired.
• 6 bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes. serve hot.

Tequila Mockingbird Marinade

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons cilantro

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and pulse a few times.
• 2 marinade for chicken, fish, lamb or beef.

Lip-smackin' Ritz-style Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb raw smoked bacon, in slices
• 5 -6 large russet potatoes, peeled
• 1 cup self-rising flour (guesstimate)
• 1/2 cup salted butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, cut into slices (guesstimate)
• 1 -2 cup milk (guesstimate)
• salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 slice potatoes into 1/4" chips. keep potatoes in a large bowl of cool water until you are ready to assemble in 13 x 9 glass baking dish.
• 3 drain the potatoes from the cool water, and blot dry with paper towels. salt and pepper the potatoes to taste.
• 4 spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 5 begin layering. you will repeat the layers as follows until you run out of ingredients, or reach the top of the dish, whichever comes first. try to make your top layer cheese.
• 6 layers:.
• 7 put 4 strips of bacon on bottom of the baking dish, stretched flat.
• 8 place 3 pats of butter about 1/4" thick in bottom of dish, on the left, center, and right, or wherever you feel like the butter should be.
• 9 cover the bacon and butter with potatoes, in one relatively flat layer.
• 10 sprinkle flour over the potatoes, about 3 tablespoons each time you layer it.
• 11 (you will have flour leftover more than likely after you're done assembling, which you will just discard.).
• 12 cut thin slices of velveeta and tear the slices into 3 long strips, randomly placing the cheese strips on top of the potatoes/flour. (don't cover the potatoes completely with cheese -- space it out about 2-3" between strips.).
• 13 repeat the layering process til finished. pour enough milk over potatoes to fill the dish halfway to the top. (i guessed at the amount in the ingredient list; it depends on the size of your dish.).
• 14 cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
• 15 these potatoes don't last long at our family gatherings. hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Tuna- Chow Mein Casserole

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

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) can crisp chow mein noodles
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tuna
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup diced shiitake mushroom
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/3 cup cashews, diced
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix everything together but noodles.
• 2 sprinkle noodles on top.
• 3 bake at 325 for 40 minutes.

Grandma's Soup Mixture

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 quart fresh corn
• 1 quart fresh purple hull peas
• 1 quart fresh tomato, chopped
• 1 quart fresh okra
• 2 cups fresh banana peppers, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large stock combine all ingredients.
• 2 cook until it comes to a slow simmer and allow to simmer for 1 hour.
• 3 add water if needed.
• 4 after 1 hour, sit in a pan of ice water and stir until mixture cools.
• 5 put in qt containers and freeze.

Sweet Potato And Apple Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs sweet potatoes
• 3 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Recipe

• 1 boil sweet potatoes in water enough to cover for 30 to 40 minutes, until tender. drain, cool and peel. at this point the peels are easily removed by hand. mash together with melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 2 butter a 13x9 inch glass pan. add 1/2 of the sliced apples and top with 1/2 of the mashed sweet potatoes. layer the remaining apples and sweet potatoes.
• 3 mix together topping ingredients and sprinkle on top. bake covered at 350 for about 45 minutes.

Jelly & Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• finely chopped nuts
• jelly

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 grease cookie sheets.
• 3 separate egg, reserving egg .
• 4 cream margarine, sugar, and egg yolk.
• 5 add vanilla, flour and salt, mixing well.
• 6 shape dough into balls.
• 7 roll in egg , then nuts.
• 8 place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• 9 bake for 5 minutes.
• 10 remove cookies from oven.
• 11 with thumb, dent each cookie.
• 12 put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint.
• 13 bake for another 8 minutes.

Scotch Eggs

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

Ingredients

• 1 lb sausage (hot if desired)
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
• 1 beaten egg
• corn flakes, crushed
• oil

Recipe

• 1 roll hard-boiled eggs in beaten egg, then "wrap" eggs in enough sausage to completely cover eggs.
• 2 roll sausage-covered eggs in beaten egg and roll in crushed corn flakes to cover completely.
• 3 fry in oil, a few at a time, until golden brown. remove, and drain on paper towels.
• 4 cut each egg in half lengthwise and serve.

Tennessee Persimmon Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 3/4 cups flour, sifted
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup persimmon pulp
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and line an 8" pan with waxed paper.
• 2 cream butter and sugar together; add egg.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
• 4 beat well, add persimmon pulp.
• 5 pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 6 cool slightly, turn out of pan and peel waxed paper off of cake.
• 7 sift confectioners sugar lightly over the top.

Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin) Pie

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

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sweet potatoes (or pumpkin)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lemon flavoring
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk (or light cream)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 beat eggs lightly.
• 3 then beat in remaining ingredients.
• 4 pour into pie shells.
• 5 bake 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• 6 bake for 45 minutes longer or until knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Pickled Corn

Total Time: 673 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 672 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 dozen ears of corn
• 1 -2 cup canning salt
• 1 -2 gallon water

Recipe

• 1 shuck and clean corn silk from fresh corn. we usually give this job to the children while they sit on the back porch.
• 2 fill a large stock pot with water and bring to a boil.
• 3 scald the ears of corn 2-3 minutes and remove to a kitchen table or counter to cool just enough to handle.
• 4 at this point you can leave corn on the ears and pack in 1 gallon jars, lay ears in an 8-10 gallon crock or cut the corn off the ears and fill a clean cotton pillow case with the cut corn then lay in your crock. we find the most consistent results with a crock.
• 5 use 1 cup salt to 1 gallon of water and stir to dissolve making your brine 1 gallon at a time because the amount you use will depend on whether you leave the ears whole or cut the corn off the cob.
• 6 once the corn is in jars/crock pour the brine over the corn to cover.if you use a crock lay a glass or stoneware dinner plate upside down over the top and weight it down with a large stone. if you use the gallon jars very loosely screw flats and rings on so the tops will not bulge or burst as the vegetable ferments.
• 7 cover crock with a loose cloth or cover with plastic wrap and tape to keep dust and bugs out.
• 8 set in a cool, dry place to cure for 4 weeks. be sure to check the brine level every 7-10 days and make more brine as needed.
• 9 if scum develops because of the fermentation, skim off, replenish liquid and recover.
• 10 at the end of 4 weeks you may can the loose corn in canning jars according to directions for saurkraut or you may leave in crock. you just have to keep checking the liquid level and replenishing as needed.
• 11 if using gallon jars, hand tighten and keep under refridgeration or can as you would saurkraut.
• 12 to use: you may rinse and heat to boiling with a little water and butter or if you have pressure canned it you may eat straight from the jar. my husbands favorite way.

Sweet Pickle Sticks

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

Ingredients

• 7 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 8 cups sugar
• 6 teaspoons salt
• 9 teaspoons celery seeds
• 9 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 6 quarts medium cucumbers

Recipe

• 1 wash and cut the cucumbers in sticks.
• 2 pour boiling water over the cucumber sticks and let stand for 4 hours.
• 3 drain and pack into 6 quart jars.
• 4 put all other ingredients in large pot.
• 5 boil this for 6 minutes.
• 6 pour hot liquid over the cucumbers, and seal firmly.
• 7 process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
• 1 lemon, zested
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces plain greek yogurt or 8 ounces vanilla, greek yogurt
• 12 ounces fresh strawberries, diced
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*. grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan. sift together the 2 ¼ cups of flour, baking soda and salt. mix in the lemon zest and set aside.
• 2 with an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 tb. lemon juice. alternate beating in the flour mixture and the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated.
• 3 toss the strawberries with the remaining ¼ cup of flour. gently mix them into the batter.
• 4 pour the batter into the bundt pan. bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 5 allow to cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. once cooled whisk together the remaining 2 tb. of lemon juice and the powdered sugar. drizzle over the top of the cake.

Tofu Blueberry Fluff

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons artificial sweetener, honey-style (eg maple syrup)
• 2 1/2 cups unsweetened frozen blueberries, thawed and drained
• 1 (12 ounce) package mori-nu silken tofu (approximate size)

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or a food processor, combine all ingredients.
• 2 whip until smooth.
• 3 serve chilled.

Sweet Lamb (something Like Cafe Rio)

Total Time: 16 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs boneless lamb shoulder or 2 lbs lamb butt
• 2 (12 ounce) cans coke, divided (not diet coke)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 dash garlic salt
• 1 dash onion salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 chili in adobo sauce, minced
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 0.75 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce (3/4 of a 10 ounce can)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (up to 1/2 cup more if desired)
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 place lamb in a heavy duty ziplock bag to marinate. add 1 can coke and 1/4 cup brown sugar, squeezing out the air. refrigerate and marinade for several hours or overnight.
• 2 drain marinade and place lamb, 1/2 can of coke, water, garlic salt, onion salt, cumin and minced adobo chili in crock pot on low for about 8 hours (or until it shreds easily, but don't allow it to become too dry). remove lamb from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot and discard; shred lamb.
• 3 in a food processor or blender, blend 1/2 can coke, green chilies, enchilada sauce and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar (more or less to taste). if it looks too thick, add more coke little by little.
• 4 put shredded lamb, sauce and butter in crock pot and cook on low for 1 hour. note: do not over stir or it will become mushy.

Salmon Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 leek, finely chopped
• 1 small fennel bulb, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 7 cups chicken stock or 7 cups vegetable stock
• 2 medium potatoes, cut into 1/2 in. cubes
• 1 lb salmon fillet, skinned and cut into cubes
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1 ounce fresh dill, chopped
• sea salt
• cracked pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a soup pot. add the fennel, onion and leek and cook until softened, about 6 minutes.
• 2 stir in the flour. reduce the heat and cook for about 3 minutes.
• 3 add the stock and potatoes. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover simmering gently for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender
• 5 add cubed salmon fillet and simmer gently for 3-5 minutes until salmon is just cooked.
• 6 stir the milk, cream and chopped dill into the contents in the pan.
• 7 cook until just warmed through, stirring occasionally, but do not allow to boil.
• 8 adjust seasoning to taste and ladle into warmed soup bowls to serve.
• 9 cook's note: i usually purchase one of those plastic clamshell containers of dill in the grocery store and use the entire thing.
• 10 also, this soup is fantastic the next day too if you don't eat it all the day you prepare -- though i can't imagine too many leftovers!

Quick New Orleans Beignets

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

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package of frozen rolls, thawed
• vegetable oil
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 flatten and stretch each roll slightly.
• 2 pour oil to the depth of 2 inches in fry pan; heat to 375°f.
• 3 fry 4 at a time in hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden, turning often. drain on the paper towels.
• 4 sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 5 serve immediately.

Pickled Eggs And Beets

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced beets, with liquid
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place egg in a saucepan and cover with cold water. bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. remove from hot water, cool, and peel. place eggs in a glass or plastic container.
• 2 in a saucepan, combine beets, vinegar, sugar, water and cinnamon. bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. place eggs in a large plastic container or jarpour over eggs. cover, and chill for 3 days.

Salmon Corn Cakes

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (7 ounce) can red salmon, drained
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 dashes hot sauce
• 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup shredded process american cheese
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimientos

Recipe

• 1 remove skin and bones from salmon; flake and set aside.
• 2 combine eggs and next 5 ingredients in a bowl; beat at medium speed in electric mixer until foamy.
• 3 stir in salmon and corn.
• 4 spoon 1/4 cup salmon mixture for each cake onto a hot, lightly greased griddle or skillet.
• 5 cook 3 minutes on each side, or until golden.
• 6 set cakes aside, and keep warm.
• 7 combine sour cream, cheese, and pimiento in small sauce pan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
• 8 spoon sauce over cakes and serve.

Leftover Turkey

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/2 cups diced smoked turkey
• 3/4 cup diced mixed vegetables (onion, celery, bell pepper n garlic)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 5 ounces cream of chicken soup
• 2 ounces pimento pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 ounce cream cheese
• cooked angel hair pasta, for 3 servings
• parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta according to directions.
• 2 drain.
• 3 dice turkey n vegetables.
• 4 saute in butter until vegetables are soft.
• 5 add cream of mushroom soup, water, and pimento.
• 6 cook for 20 minutes.
• 7 add cream cheese and stir until melted.
• 8 serve over angle hair pasta.
• 9 sprinkle cheese as desired.

Tennessee Lamb With Greens(cook's Country)

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bacon, chopped fine
• 2 lamb tenderloin, cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch pieces (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)
• salt and pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 lbs swiss chard, curly-leaf spinach or 2 lbs beet leaves, stemmed and chopped
• 4 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 1. cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. transfer bacon to paper towel–lined plate. pour off fat, reserving 3 tablespoons.
• 2 2. pat lamb dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. cook lamb in 2 tablespoons bacon fat over medium-high heat until well browned all over and meat registers 145 degrees, about 10 minutes. transfer to platter and tent with foil.
• 3 3. add remaining fat and garlic to now-empty skillet and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. stir in half of greens and cook, covered, until greens are beginning to wilt, about 1 minute. add remaining greens and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. stir in bacon and 2 teaspoons vinegar. season with salt and pepper and transfer to plate.
• 4 4. add bourbon, brown sugar, and accumulated lamb juices to now-empty skillet and cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. off heat, whisk in butter, mustard, and remaining vinegar. pour sauce over lamb. serve with greens.

Super Easy Cake Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box cake mix (any flavor will do)
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) container cool whip

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 pour the cake mix into a bowl.
• 3 add the egg, and the entire tub of cool whip.
• 4 mix until it is blended well.
• 5 place 2 cups of confectioners sugar (it doesn't have to be precise) into a small bowl.
• 6 drop a tea-spoon (not a literal teaspoon, a tea spoon) into the confectioners sugar and then roll it around.
• 7 place on cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, and them let cool.
• 8 enjoy!

Tofu Anmitsu

Total Time: 15 hrs Cook Time: 15 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces extra-soft tofu, waterpacked drained
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons plum wine or 2 tablespoons other fruit liqueur
• 4 cups fruit, see note
• 4 tablespoons sweet red bean paste

Recipe

• 1 fruit can be mixed fruits, fresh, frozen or canned such as: pineapple, strawberries, melon, papaya, blueberries
• 2 boil the water and sugar in pan until sugar dissolves. then simmer for 5 minutes. do not stir. remove from heat and cool to room temperature. chill.
• 3 cube the tofu making 1/2 inch cubes.
• 4 when the sguar syrup is cold add wine and the tofu. cover and let sit over night.
• 5 cut fruits into bite size pieces if needed then add to tofu. toss carefully then chill for about 30 minutes.
• 6 place in serving bowls and top with paste.

Tequila Lime Chicken

Total Time: 14 hrs Preparation Time: 13 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 fluid ounce tequila
• 2 -3 limes, juice of
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• fresh ground black pepper
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 rinse chicken breasts and pat dry.
• 2 flatten chicken to 1/2-inch thickness and pierce with a fork several times.
• 3 rub with black pepper and place in a large ziploc baggie.
• 4 add garlic, onions, lime juice, and tequila to the ziploc baggie and seal.
• 5 rub liquid around to coat chicken and place in a shallow baking dish and refrigerate up to 12 hours.
• 6 every couple of hours rub the marinade around and turn the baggie over.
• 7 heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 8 add chicken and discard marinade.
• 9 turn heat down to medium and slowly cook chicken until no longer pink.
• 10 once chicken is done squirt with additional lime juice and cut up to serve in tortillas, or serve whole.

Tuna Salad With Apple And Jalapeno

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in vegetable oil or 1 (6 ounce) can tuna in water
• 2 tablespoons of chopped apples
• 2 teaspoons sweet relish
• 5 -6 slices jalapenos, chopped (the jarred preserved kind)
• 1/2 stalk celery, chopped fine
• 3 teaspoons mayonnaise

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients and serve (on soft bread is a nice touch).

Tequila Orange Glazed Grilled Pineapple

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 large fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 1 inch thick slices
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 6 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon fresh mint, finely sliced

Recipe

• 1 mix tequila, marmalade, sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and mint together heat till sugar is dissolved.
• 2 preheat grill.
• 3 place pineapple on grill.
• 4 baste with tequila mixture while grilling.
• 5 turn occasionally.
• 6 grill about 10 to 15 minutes.
• 7 serve hot with a scoop of your favorite ice cream.

Pickled Beets

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 can sliced beet
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 sliced onion (but good) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain beets saving liquid.
• 2 add water to beet liquid to measure one cup.
• 3 in a saucepan combine sugar, vinegar and cinnamon stick.
• 4 heat to boiling.
• 5 pour over beets.
• 6 cover and refrigerate at least twelve (12) hours.

Spicy Rubbed Barbecue Chicken With Secret Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2-3 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional but i wouldn't leave it out)
• 2 cups ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons instant minced onion (dried)
• 1 tablespoon seasoning, mix (see above recipe)
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 broiler-fryer chickens, cut up (2 to 3 pounds each)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 mix together spicy seasoning mix reserving 1 tablespoon for the secret barbecue sauce.
• 2 for the sauce combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• 3 wash and pat chicken pieces dry. rub fryers with oil then sprinkle generously spicy seasoning mix on all sides.
• 4 grill chicken, skin side down, uncovered, over medium coals for 20 minutes. turn and grill 20 to 30 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• 5 during the last 10 minutes of grilling, brush chicken often with sauce.

Strawberry And Avocado Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 1 pint strawberry
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup roasted salted cashews
• 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds (or 1 tb poppy seed dressing)
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 salad: chop up all ingredients and mix together.
• 2 dressing: mix all ingredients with a wire mix.
• 3 pour dressing over salad and enjoy.

Tequila Poppers

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 2 cups tequila
• 2 limes, sliced
• 3 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of

Recipe

• 1 wash the tomatoes and gently pierce each one 2 or 3 times with a small skewer.
• 2 place tomatoes in a bowl with the tequila and limes, cover and chill for at least 3 hrs- (i usually let them marinate over night) stirring them once or twice.
• 3 to serve, drain the tequila- mound the tomatoes in a bowl and serve with coarse salt mixed with the lemon peel for dipping.
• 4 careful, these will disappear quickly!

Tequila-lime Salsa Fresca

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup roma tomato, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup poblano peppers or 1/2 cup anaheim chilies or 1/2 cup cubanelle pepper
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup tequila-lime vinegar

Recipe

• 1 chop and combine all ingredients.
• 2 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 3 serve with corn chips or as garnish.

Sweet Lamb Barbacoa (yet Another Cafe Rio Copycat)

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs lamb roast
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 -2 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 1/2-2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 cups coke
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 spray crock pot with pam and place lamb roast inside. mix remaining ingredients until sugar has dissolved. pour over roast and cook on low until lamb can be shredded with a fork (8-10 hours). the finished meat/liquid mixture can be frozen for later use.
• 2 my favorite way to put this meal together is as follows: make a bed of delicious cilantro lime rice (#310516) on a plate. top with a scoop of black beans and a scoop of sweet lamb. cover with romaine lettuce and drizzle with equal parts ranch dressing and salsa verde on top.

Nutty Funnel Cakes

Total Time: 8 mins Preparation Time: 6 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup pecan pieces (or try walnut)
• 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or almond)
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 combine powdered sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• 2 using a food processor, place knife blade in bowl. add nuts; process until finely chopped. add flour and next 4 ingredients; cover with lid, and process 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
• 3 pour oil to depth of 1/2 inch in a large skillet. heat to 375*f. over medium-high heat. cover the bottom of opening of funnel with your finger.(a funnel with a 3/8" opening works best.)pour 1/4 cup batter into funnel; hold funnel over skillet. remove your finger from funnel end to release batter into hot oil, moving funnel in a slow circle so batter forms a spiral.
• 4 fry each funnel cake 1 minute or until the edges are golden brown; turn and fry until golden. drain on paper towels. repeat with remaining batter. sprinkle powdered sugar mixture over warm funnel cakes using a sieve or shaker. serve immediately. enjoy!

Macaroni And Cheese

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 12 ounces macaroni
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup velveeta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 -2 garlic clove
• 1/2 medium yellow onion
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni as usual.
• 2 chop onion and garlic.
• 3 melt 2tbs butter or margarine in skillet.
• 4 add chopped onion and garlic.
• 5 sautee until fragrant.
• 6 preheat oven to 350.
• 7 in a large bowl mix remaining ingredients (nil last tbs of butter and breadcrumbs).
• 8 add onion and garlic and melted butter.
• 9 melt last tablespoon of butter in microwave.
• 10 in a separate bowl, mix breadcrumbs with butter and an extra sprinkle of paprika.
• 11 set aside.
• 12 drain macaroni and add to the same large bowl with the ingredients.
• 13 stir until cheese is melted or almost melted.
• 14 pour in to lightly greased casserole dish.
• 15 sprinkle breadcrumb mixture evenly over top of casserole.
• 16 bake for 20 minutes.
• 17 let cool a little before serving.

Scott Peacock's Classic Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted, plus more as needed
• 1 tablespoon & 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbs unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
• 2 cups chilled cultured buttermilk, plus more as needed
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 set a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees f. sift together the cream of tartar and baking soda. in a large bowl whisk together the flour, cream of tartar-baking soda mixture, and the salt. add the butter. working quickly with your clean hands rub it between your fingertips until half is coarsely blended in and the remaining pieces of butter are 3/4 inch thick.
• 2 make a well in the center of your mixture, add the buttermilk, and stir it quickly just until it has blended and a sticky dough forms. (if dough appears dry add 1 to 2 tbs more buttermilk.)
• 3 immediately turn dough out onto a generously floured surface. using floured hands briskly knead about 10 times until a ball forms. gently flatten the dough, and using a floured rolling pin, roll to 3/4 inch thick.
• 4 using a fork dipped in flour, pierce the dough through at 1/2 inch intervals. flour a 2 1/2 inch or 3 inch biscuit cutter and stamp out rounds. arrange these on a heavy, parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• 5 bake until golden in the preheated oven, for about 12 minutes or so.
• 6 remove from the oven and brush with melted butter.

Tequila Grill Marinade

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons a.1. original sauce
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
• 2 ounces canned chipotle chiles
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup oil

Recipe

• 1 puree ingredients in a blender.
• 2 marinate meat, poutry or shellfish for 24 hours before grilling.

Macaroni & Cheese

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) box ready cut macaroni noodles
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups milk (skim is ok)
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (hand shredded is preferable)
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, sliced or cut into cubes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. bring a large pot of water to a boil and.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions until al dente (about 8.
• 3 minutes) - drain and return to the pot.
• 4 melt the butter in a medium saucepan. whisk in the flour and cook,.
• 5 stirring constantly, for 1 minute. whisk in the milk and bring to a.
• 6 simmer. cook over medium to med-low for 10 minutes, until thickened.
• 7 slightly. season well with salt and pepper.
• 8 add the sauce to the pasta and toss, coating well. pour half of.
• 9 the pasta into a 3 quart casserole dish that has been sprayed with.
• 10 nonstick cooking spray. sprinkle with half of the shredded cheddar.
• 11 cheese and layer with half of the velveeta. repeat layers, cover and.
• 12 bake 30 minutes. remove cover and bake 15 minutes longer. let stand 5.
• 13 minutes, then toss to distribute cheese.
• 14 (makes 6 main dish and 8-10 side dish servings).

Lipton Soothing Moments Capputeano Recipe

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups milk
• 2 -4 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 bags lipton soothing moments cinnamon apple herbal tea or 2 bags cinnamon flavored tea

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, bring milk and sugar to the boiling point over high heat.
• 2 remove from heat and add tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• 3 remove tea bags.
• 4 serve in mugs and garnish, if desired with whipped cream and chocolate curls.

Tequila Lime Bbq Turkey

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 -14 lbs turkey, giblets removed
• 1 cup tequila
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 -4 cloves garlic, minced finely
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• whole fresh lime

Recipe

• 1 use pit bbq or place a pan in the bottom of your bbq to catch the drips.
• 2 remove backbone from turkey and crack the breast bone so that turkey will lay flat on the grill.
• 3 mix next 3 ingredients and marinate turkey several hours or overnight.
• 4 remove turkey from marinade, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 place on grill- not directly on top of coals- breast side up.
• 6 cut whole lime in half, squeeze over turkey to baste every 20 minutes.
• 7 replace coals to keep temperature at 350-375.
• 8 turkey is done when thermometer reads 165.
• 9 tent with foil and let set for 15 minutes before carving.

Macaroni And Cheese Ala Isaac And Good And Plenty

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb macaroni (cooked)
• 2 cups yellow cheddar cheese
• 2 cups muenster cheese
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups milk
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 heat the milk and cream together to a boil.
• 2 melt butter in saucepan.
• 3 when melted, add all the flour, stirring constantly.
• 4 let cook for 4 to 5 minutes, continuing to stir.
• 5 remove from heat, and add warm milk and cream while whisking-- if sauce is too thick, add a touch more milk.
• 6 add cheese to sauce and stir.
• 7 (save a bit of cheese for the topping.) stir sauce into macaroni and place in a buttered casserole dish.
• 8 place in 350-degree oven until slightly brown and bubbly on top-- 25 to 30 minutes.

Fried Honey Buns

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 honey buns
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 heat a skillet on medium heat.
• 2 when skillet is hot; add 1 tbsp butter and let melt.
• 3 when butter bubbles; add a honey bun and fry until lightly brown on both sides.
• 4 add other tbsp of butter if needed.
• 5 enjoy!

Sweet Potato And Banana Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 lbs sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 medium bananas, about 2 1/2 lbs
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes; place in large saucepan with salt. add boiling water to cover; bring to boil over high heat. cover pan and reduce heat to low; simmer 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are tender. drain, peel and cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4" thick slices.
• 2 preheat oven to 375. using butter, margarine or solid vegetable shortening, thoroughly grease a 2 qt deep casserole dish.
• 3 peel bananas; cut into 1/4" thick slices. in medium bowl, place bananas and orange juice; toss to coat. in small bowl, mix brown sugar with cinnamon. set aside.
• 4 in bottom of prepared casserole dish, arrange 1/3 of the potato slices in a single layer, overlapping the slices slightly. top with half of the banana slices and sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture. dot with 1/3 of the butter.
• 5 repeat layering with another 1/3 of the potato slices and the remaining bananas, reserving some bananas for the top. sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture and 1/3 of the butter. top with remaining potato slices; arrange several banana slices on top. sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture; dot with remaining butter and pour on rest of orange juice. bake 45 minutes or until bubbly.

Sweet Potato & Red Pepper Cornbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato (about 12 0z)
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper (finely diced)

Recipe

• 1 scrub sweet potato and trim off ends, pierce with fork and microwave on high for 6-8 minutes let cool and remove skin and mash with fork until smooth.
• 2 measure 1 cup of mashed sweet potato and place in bowl. whisk in milk, eggs and oil until smooth.
• 3 in a large bowl mix dry ingredients. stir in sweet potato mixture and red pepper until just combined.
• 4 spread batter in greased or parchment-lined loaf pan or 12 greased muffin cups.
• 5 bake in 400 deg oven for 18-24 mins or until toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean. cool on rack for 10 minutes. remove from pan and cool completely.

Tuna Spook Sandwiches (halloween Lunch Box Surprise)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 (8 ounce) can solid tuna fish, packed in water
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 celery, finely diced
• 14 slices bread
• 14 raisins

Recipe

• 1 drain water from tuna and place in small mixing bowl; break the tuna into small pieces with a fork. mix in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and celery.
• 2 cut the bread slices with a cookie cutter into the shape of a ghost. spread 7 slices with the tuna mixture and cover each with a second slice of bread.
• 3 use the raisins to make eyes and mouths for each ghost. you can "glue" them with cream cheese if necessary.

My Best Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 5 ounces all-purpose flour, plus some for shaping
• 3 ounces kamut flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon raw sugar
• 2 ounces well chilled butter, cubed
• 3/4 cup well-chilled buttermilk, plus extra for brushing

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 500°f and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• 2 whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 add the butter cubes and, using your fingers, break them up into the flour until the mixture is filled with pea-sized bits (you should have definite “butter” pieces). don’t work the butter too hard, it will melt the butter.
• 4 add the buttermilk and stir until all or most of the flour is absorbed by the buttermilk and the dough forms a coarse, slightly sticky lump.
• 5 turn out the dough on a well-floured surface.
• 6 with floured hands, press the dough into a ½”-thick rectangle.
• 7 starting from the shorter ends, letter-fold the dough. rotate 90°.
• 8 press out again into a ½”-thick rectangle and repeat the letter-folding (again from the “new” short ends).
• 9 turn dough 90°, press out and fold one more time. you will have folded a total of three times.
• 10 press out into a ¾”-thick rectangle.
• 11 use a sharp knife to cut the rectangle into 10 even pieces. do not “saw” the dough. if using a glass or biscuit cutter, don’t twist down – it seals all the edges.
• 12 if you are using a cutter, you’ll be able to re-press the scraps about two more times with similar flakiness.
• 13 place biscuits on the sheet, brush with buttermilk and place in the oven.
• 14 immediately drop the temperature to 450°f and bake 8 minutes.
• 15 rotate the pan 180° and bake a further 6 minutes.
• 16 immediately place biscuits on a wire rack to cool.

Red's Crock Pot Beef Stew

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs of cut beef
• 1/2 cup flour
• salt & pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil (any type that you like using)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms (whole)
• 0.5 (20 ounce) bag baby carrots
• 4 -5 small new potatoes, cut up
• 1 -2 onion, cut up large
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 3 -4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped fine
• 2 -3 garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 coat the cut beef with flour salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oil and butter and then brown the meat.
• 3 add about half the onions and carrots when done with meat (this seems to add a texture to the stew).
• 4 put all the ingredients in the crock pot--except the carrots onions and garlic.
• 5 cook on low for about 8 to 10 hours.
• 6 halfway through, add the rest of the ingredients.
• 7 about an hour before serving, add cilantro.

Tuna Steak With Sauteed Veggies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup wine
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tuna steaks, 1 lb
• 1 onion, small and chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tomato, medium and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/3 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, dried
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 combine first three ingredients in shallow dish; add tuna. cover, chill, marinate for 1 hour, turning occasionally. remove tuna from marinade, discard.
• 2 grill tuna, uncovered, on medium hot coals ( 350 to 400), three to four minutes each side, until fish flakes easily with fork.
• 3 saute' onion and next four ingredients in 1 tbsp hot olive oil in large skillet until tender; serve with tuna.

So Easy Chicken And Rice With Mushroom

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 chicken thighs (skin removed)
• 2 cups minute rice
• 2 cups milk (i use skim, you can use any type)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 can sliced mushroom

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease bottom and sides of casserole dish (i use olive oil, you can use cooking oil or butter as well).
• 3 pour minute rice into dish, then add milk, cream of chicken soup and can of sliced mushrooms.
• 4 stir until cream of chicken soup is distibuted through mix.
• 5 season chicken (again use your favorite seasonings) i have tried everything from garlic powder to regular chicken meat seasoning it all works well.
• 6 place chicken in dish, spoon some of the mixture over each piece of chicken.
• 7 cover and bake for 60-70 miutes.
• 8 remove from oven slightly mix and serve.

Mom's Mashed Potato Salad

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups mashed potatoes (good for left-overs)
• 1/3 cup celery & leaves, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish, drained well
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise, more if needed
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons yellow mustard, to taste
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, separate yolks
• salt
• pepper
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 separate cooked egg whites from yolks; refrigerate yolks for use when serving.
• 2 in large bowl, combine mashed potatoes *need not be hot*, onions, mayo, half and half vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper, and chopped egg whites-only.
• 3 mix thorougly to blend; add additional mayo and half & half, if needed. mixture should be moldable.
• 4 spray mixing bowl lightly with cooking spray, sized just large enough to hold filling completely to the top.
• 5 place mashed potato mixture into bowl, making sure no air holes are within.
• 6 compact firmly.
• 7 cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 8 to serve: place lettuce leaves on serving plate.
• 9 run very thin bladed knife around inside of bowl to help with unmolding.
• 10 carefully, plate lettuce-lined plate upside down over molded potato salad.
• 11 flip and tap gently to release.
• 12 using a medium-fine grater/microplane, grate the cooked egg yolks over the top of the molded salad.
• 13 decorate with sliced stuffed olives, if desired.

Provincetown Creamed Codfish

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups salt cod fish, soaked overnight in several changes of water and cooked
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup milk, hot
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg yolk, beaten

Recipe

• 1 flake codfish.
• 2 melt the butter, add flour and stir until well incorporated; add hot milk and pepper.
• 3 stir over medium heat until boiling.
• 4 add fish and beat well.
• 5 add beaten egg yolk and stir well.
• 6 serve at once.
• 7 **variation: add 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped, to the creamed fish before filling the potato shells. add mashed potato, brush with melted butter and place under hot broiler until golden.