I know most people have a CCC recipe that they love, but if not then you can adopt this one.
3/4 c shortning
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Mix these wet ingredients then add
2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
not quite a full bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chill. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 400 for 6-8 minutes. Remove while still white and doughy looking.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Cafe Rio's creamy tomatillo dressing
I LOVE THIS DRESSING! Its so good on so many different salads!
1 large jalepeno
1 clove garlic
1 tomatillo
1 handful cilantro leaves
1 lime (juice and rind)
1 cup milk
1 cup mayonnaise
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix
Directions:
Blend all ingredients except mayonnaise in blender until all the green pieces are very tiny.Whisk the mayonnaise and chill.
1 large jalepeno
1 clove garlic
1 tomatillo
1 handful cilantro leaves
1 lime (juice and rind)
1 cup milk
1 cup mayonnaise
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix
Directions:
Blend all ingredients except mayonnaise in blender until all the green pieces are very tiny.Whisk the mayonnaise and chill.
Strawberry Spinach Salad
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onion
10 ounces fresh spinach - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
1 quart strawberries - cleaned, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup almonds, blanched and slivered
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion. Cover, and chill for one hour.
In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries and almonds. Pour dressing over salad, and toss. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
This is my aunts specialty! It is so yummy and fantastic for summer!
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onion
10 ounces fresh spinach - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
1 quart strawberries - cleaned, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup almonds, blanched and slivered
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion. Cover, and chill for one hour.
In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries and almonds. Pour dressing over salad, and toss. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
This is my aunts specialty! It is so yummy and fantastic for summer!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Baked Apples with Vanilla Sauce
These were a yummy low point dessert (gotta love Weight Watchers!) Of course, they use Splenda, so if your anti, you can use sugar, (it's not that much anyway) and it's almost as low-cal!
4 apples, cored ( use Granny Smith for tart flavor, or Galas for sweet flavor)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup Splenda
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 oz fat-free, sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, about 2 Tbsp
3/4 cup fat-free skim milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core apples and peel a half inch horizontal strip around apples to help release juices during baking. Place in a 9x9 baking dish.
Combine cinnamon, ginger and splenda in a small bowl. Place 1 tablespoon of cinnamon mixture in cored-out center of each apple; sprinkle remaining cinnamon mixture over apples. Combine water and lemon juice in a cup. Pour liquid around apples.
Bake until apples are soft when pierced with a knife, about 15-20 minutes; remove fro oven and let cool.
Pour pudding mix into a medium bowl and whisk in milk to make a thin sauce. Place one apple on a plate and drizzle with sauce immediately. (the sauce will thicken if you let it sit, I found out the hard way!) Yields 1 apple adn about 1/4 cup sauce per serving.
4 apples, cored ( use Granny Smith for tart flavor, or Galas for sweet flavor)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup Splenda
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 oz fat-free, sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, about 2 Tbsp
3/4 cup fat-free skim milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core apples and peel a half inch horizontal strip around apples to help release juices during baking. Place in a 9x9 baking dish.
Combine cinnamon, ginger and splenda in a small bowl. Place 1 tablespoon of cinnamon mixture in cored-out center of each apple; sprinkle remaining cinnamon mixture over apples. Combine water and lemon juice in a cup. Pour liquid around apples.
Bake until apples are soft when pierced with a knife, about 15-20 minutes; remove fro oven and let cool.
Pour pudding mix into a medium bowl and whisk in milk to make a thin sauce. Place one apple on a plate and drizzle with sauce immediately. (the sauce will thicken if you let it sit, I found out the hard way!) Yields 1 apple adn about 1/4 cup sauce per serving.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Margie's Banana Bread
3/4 C margarine or butter
1 1/2 C sugar
4-5 VERY ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 C buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 C flour
*Mix everything together except the flour and slowly add flour to mixture. Put in greased loaf tins or muffin tins and bake at 375F 45-55 mins for big loaf tins, 30-40 mins for small loafs, 30 mins for muffins
This is the absolute BEST banana bread recipe I have ever used, I always add about 1/2-3/4C of chopped walnuts as well...so yummy!!
1 1/2 C sugar
4-5 VERY ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 C buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 C flour
*Mix everything together except the flour and slowly add flour to mixture. Put in greased loaf tins or muffin tins and bake at 375F 45-55 mins for big loaf tins, 30-40 mins for small loafs, 30 mins for muffins
This is the absolute BEST banana bread recipe I have ever used, I always add about 1/2-3/4C of chopped walnuts as well...so yummy!!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Because I am generous...
This is such a great website, you can pretty much look up anything related to cooking....substitutions, what things are, pronunciations, yaddee yaddah. Thought I would share!
www.foodsubs.com
www.foodsubs.com
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
The Best Pork Tacos
Pork Loin
Sprite (or other carbonated bev)
505 Green Southwest Sauce (found near salsas)
Pace Green Taco Sauce (also near salsas)
Taco toppings (sour cream, lettuce, cheese, onions....)
Place pork in crock pot. Add about a can of sprite. Cook. (I usually do 6-8 hours but you can do more or less). Take pork out of crock pot and shred with fork. Add 505 and Taco Sauce to taste. Serve on tortillas with toppings.
(This is sooooooo yummy! The carbonation makes the meat so tender and the sauce is so tasty. Great on Carolina's (in downtown Phoenix) tortillas. My sisters LOVED this and so have some other friends I've shared it with!)
Sprite (or other carbonated bev)
505 Green Southwest Sauce (found near salsas)
Pace Green Taco Sauce (also near salsas)
Taco toppings (sour cream, lettuce, cheese, onions....)
Place pork in crock pot. Add about a can of sprite. Cook. (I usually do 6-8 hours but you can do more or less). Take pork out of crock pot and shred with fork. Add 505 and Taco Sauce to taste. Serve on tortillas with toppings.
(This is sooooooo yummy! The carbonation makes the meat so tender and the sauce is so tasty. Great on Carolina's (in downtown Phoenix) tortillas. My sisters LOVED this and so have some other friends I've shared it with!)
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