MAPLE TWISTS

MAPLE TWISTS Food Recipes, Today I discovered a great recipe blog called, Mennonite Girls Can Cook. I love Amish and Mennonite cookbooks, so I thought I would take a look. They posted a sweet roll recipe that looked delicious; it was called Charlotte Rose's Maple Twists. Three hours later, this beauty was cooling on my kitchen counter. It...

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BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM BUNDT CAKE (and answers to your questions)

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM BUNDT CAKE (and answers to your questions) Food Recipes, My daughter recommended this cake recipe and she was right, it is delicious (she found the recipe on allrecipes.com). Not only is it super moist (made with a cup of butter + a cup of sour cream + a cup of blueberries) but it has a brown sugar and pecan layer that...

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HOT SOFT PRETZELS

HOT SOFT PRETZELS Food Recipes, I love hot pretzels, especially nice big puffy ones. This recipe is not hard at all, but it does have a few pesky steps. The pretzels are deliciously chewy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside and you can top them with just about any seed or seasoning you prefer. I made these with toasted sesame...

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BAKE SALE BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

BAKE SALE BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES Food Recipes, I call this recipe "Bake Sale Butterscotch Cookies" because they are quick and inexpensive to make, they are something a little different and the recipe makes a whopping six dozen cookies! A great recipe for a bake sale, pot luck or family gathering.5 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour3 cups of brown...

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TACO BURGERS

TACO BURGERS Food Recipes, It has been hot for at least two weeks, so we have done a lot of grilling, crock potting and microwaving (anything that keeps the kitchen cooler). We cooked this taco burger on the "GF Grilling Machine " but it would be even better on an outdoor grill. 2 pounds of extra lean ground beef (I use 93%)1/2 cup of crushed...

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APPLE DUMPLING BAKED IN CARAMEL SAUCE

APPLE DUMPLING BAKED IN CARAMEL SAUCE Food Recipes, This is the best dessert I have had in a long time.The photograph does not do it justice; a whole apple, seasoned with butter and cinnamon sugar, wrapped in some pie crust and baked in a caramel sauce...holy macaroni, it's good.3 cups all purpose flour1 teaspoon salt1 cup butter flavored...

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STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES

STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES Food Recipes, I made these strawberry cupcakes yesterday & they were a big hit. The recipe is a great "cheater recipe" that I've used for years. Basically it is a dry cake mix + a 20 ounce can of fruit filling + 3 eggs. That's it! It produces an extremely moist and flavorful cake! You can use ANY dry cake mix and...

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MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE

MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE Food Recipes, This recipe makes a big pan of peanut brittle right in your microwave; no candy thermometer and almost no stirring. The hardest part of this recipe is figuring out what wattage your microwave is (so you can adjust the cooking time). Be careful though, this candy is highly addictive and best of all,...

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RICE and NO BAKE COOKIES - Two week day classics

RICE and NO BAKE COOKIES - Two week day classics Food Recipes, When I serve plain white rice, my husband slathers it with butter and white sugar (yuck). To avoid that, I've learned to jazz our rice up a little. This recipe is the result of years of tweaking, and we really enjoy it; I like it because it goes with almost anything. It also...

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FRESH HERB & VEGGIE DIP

FRESH HERB & VEGGIE DIP Food Recipes, I learned to cook with dried herbs because fresh herbs were not always available where I live. Fresh herbs not only measure differently, but they taste entirely differently, so learning to cook with them is an on-going process for me. This summer, I have several pots of herbs growing fairly successfully....

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TURKEY and BLACK BEAN CHILI

TURKEY and BLACK BEAN CHILI Food Recipes, This is my favorite way to eat chili...a bed of greens, a thin layer of Frito corn chips, a cup of slow simmered chili (nice and thick), a little cheddar, sliced grape tomatoes (they are the sweetest), cubed avocado, green onions and a little low fat sour cream...oh yum! TURKEY & BLACK BEAN CHILI1...

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