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key lime-glazed cream cheese lb cake, serves 12 servings; 1 large cake or 6 small loaves, butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, cake flour , sifted twice, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract, preheat the oven to 325 degrees. grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan., beat the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until well combined. add the sugar. mix for 7 minutes, until fluffy. add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until blended. gradually add the flour, beating after each addition, until all is added and combined. add the salt, vanilla, and almond extract. mix again., pour into the prepared pan. hit the pan gently on the counter about five times to help settle the batter and remove any air pockets. bake for about 11/2 hours. the cake is done when it pulls away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted comes out clean., make in mini loaf pans , you can get 6 loaves from 1 recipe. pour a little over 1 cup of batter into each prepared pan. cook for about 1 hour if in the loaf pans., oven and let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. invert the cake onto a wire rack and let cool completely before putting it on a cake plate or wrapping in aluminum foil for delivery.

lanas peach-apricot-blueberry cobbler, granulated sugar, cornstarch, sliced peaches, drained , juice reserved, apricots, fresh or forzen blueberries, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, all purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, butter softened, egg, heavy cream, honey, at room temperature, ground cinnamon, preparation, in a medium saucepan , mix together sugar and cornstarch; stir in 1/2 cup reserved peach juice., cook cornstarch and juice mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens, or about 2 minutes. remove from heat; stir in butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. add peaches, blueberries, and apricots, spoon fruit mixture into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish., in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, and egg; blend well. spoon batter over fruit mixture., bake cobbler in a 400o preheated oven until topping is lightly browned , about 30 minutes., transfer cobbler to a wire rack to cool slightly., prepare whipped topping , beat together heavy cream, honey, and cinnamon at medium speed of an electric mixer until soft peaks form. serve cobbler warm, topped with honey spiced whipped cream.(i sometimes just sweeten cream with sugar).

white cake mix, all purpose flour, eggs, cooking oil, water, strawberry gelatin, sliced strawberries, frozen or fresh, whole strawberries for garnish, combine all ingredients in large mixer bowl and mix well. bake in greased and floured tube pan in preheated oven at 350o f for about 40 minutes, or in two 9-inch layer cake pans for 25 minutes or until done.

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

chef karen harper , pastry chef for the black rabbit restaurant at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale, oregon, courtesy of chef harper and mozzarella fresca. the cheesecake must be made a day in advance. (i first saw this recipe in a newspaper, but it s readily found throughout the internet.), all refrigerated ingredients should be at room temperature ., mascarpone (you can, substitute cream cheese ), sugar, grand marnier, eggs, kosher salt, in grand marnier, must be done in advance; cover and refrigerate., preheat the oven to 300of., beat the mascarpone/cream cheese until creamy. gradually beat in the sugar , salt and grand marnier., at a time add the eggs , scraping the sides of the bowl often., scrape batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake on a cookie sheet until the center barely jiggles when the pan is tapped, 45 to 55 minutes. let cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours., unmold, cover and refrigerate overnight., chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate graham crackers, melted unsalted butter, springform pan, preheat oven to 375of., in a food processor , blend graham crackers and butter until completely incorporated., mash the crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10 springform pan. bake 10 minutes ; cool completely., chocolate ganache, chopped semisweet chocolate (use top quality chocolate), heavy cream, grand marnier, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., bring cream just to the boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate till incorporated., using a whisk , very gently stir in grand marnier. let ganache cool till is thick enough to spread. if ganache becomes too thick, warm it in a water bath or double boiler., candied orange slices, unpeeled oranges, sliced from top to bottom in 1/4 thick slices, sugar, water, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., boil orange slices in water for 10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally., stir in sugar and cook for another five minutes. remove orange slices with tongs to a baking sheet and allow them to cool completely. reserve the orange simple syrup for other culinary uses, mousse, do not do this step till ready to build the dessert., mascarpone, zest from 1 orange, heavy cream , whipped stiff, sugar, unflavored gelatin, cold water

boneless, skinless chicken thighs, italian dressing, chicken broth, green beans, trimmed, halved, minute white rice, uncooked, almonds, sliced

fettuccine or penne, pancetta or bacon, chopped, asparagus, trimmed , cut on diagonal into 1-inch pieces, shelled fresh green peas , blanched 1 minute in boiling water, drained, or frozen peas (do not thaw), green onions, thinly sliced, white and pale green parts separated from dark green parts, garlic cloves, pressed, grated parmesan cheese plus additional for serving, heavy whipping cream, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel, chopped fresh italian parsley, divided, sliced fresh basil, divided

cipolline onions or pearl onions, thick guanciale or pancetta slices, diced, shelled fresh peas , blanched 5 minutes, or frozen peas, thawed

hands on time : 40 minutes total time: 55 minutes serves: 10, whole macadamia nuts, lightly toasted, graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, salt, butter, melted, key lime juice, divided, powdered gelatin, just under 1 cup) granulated sugar, sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, lime slices and fresh raspberries for garnish (optional), instructions, make the crust : preheat oven to 325 degrees. in a food processor, pulse the macadamia nuts and graham cracker crumbs until nuts are finely ground. in a bowl, combine the nut mixture, sugar, coconut and salt. add the melted butter and mix well. press into a 10-inch pie pan. bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. remove and cool to room temperature., make the filling : in a small bowl, place 2 tbsp of key lime juice and gelatin, stir and set aside to let the gelatin soften. in a small saucepan on medium heat, add 1/2 cup key lime juice and sugar. bring the mixture to a light simmer, stirring well, until the sugar dissolves. remove from the heat and add the gelatin mixture and mix well. mix in the condensed milk, transfer to a bowl and cool in the refrigerator. in an electric mixer, whip the cream to stiff peaks. gently fold the whipped cream into the key lime mix until combined. fill the crust with the key lime mix, cover lightly and place in the freezer. freeze overnight. remove the pie 1 hour before serving, cut into 10 slices and return to the refrigerator until ready to serve. garnish with a slice of lime and fresh raspberries., key limes are smaller, more yellow and milder than the persian limes found in most markets. look for them at the dekalb farmers market and other farmers markets., nutrition, calories (percent of calories from fat , 55), 7 g protein, 60 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 34 grams fat, 75 milligrams cholesterol, 228 milligrams sodium.

golden corral bread pudding, french bread cubed and partially dried, melted butter, whole milk, eggs beaten, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar (dark ), scald milk and butter together. remove and set aside. beat eggs, add, brown sugar and cinnamon. when milk is cool enough add egg mixture, making sure that the egg mixture does not curdle. add bread cubes and, stir carefully , do not beat. place in an 8 x11 well oiled pan. place, in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, check with, toothpick. when done set aside ., white sauce, whole milk, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, flour, salt, mix all ingredients together and bring to a boil for 3 4 minutes, stirring constantly. set aside for 5 minutes, pour about 1/2 mixture, on warm bread pudding and place the remainder of sauce in a serving, those who desire that little extra. best served warm, but

blueberry dessert wraps, quick, delicious and elegant. perfect for easy entertaining., sugar, cornstarch, orange juice, blueberries fresh or frozen, reduced fat cream cheese softened, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, flour tortillas 7-inch flour tortillas, butter, prepare sauce : in a small saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in orange juice. cook and stir over medium heat until sauce is clear and thickened, about 5 minutes. stir in 1 cup blueberries and return to a boil. boil and stir for 1 minute., prepare filling : in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. add confectioners sugar and vanilla. beat until smooth and creamy., assemble wraps : spread a tortilla with about 2 tbsp of the cheese mixture. place about 6 frozen blueberries across the center of each tortilla. roll jelly-roll style. repeat with remaining wraps. in a medium skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium heat; place half of the wraps seam side down in skillet and cook turning occasionally until evenly browned, about 3 minutes. remove from pan and keep warm while cooking the remaining wraps., serve topped with hot blueberry sauce.

magic cookie bars, this is the eagle brand best-loved classic - a favorite of kids and adults alike! eagle brand is the magic ingredient in this easy cookie bar recipe., makes 2 to 3 dozen bars, a recipe, nutrition: see below, prep time : 10 minutes, cook time : 25 minutes, total time : 35 minutes, graham cracker crumbs, butter or margarine, melted, eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk), semi-sweet chocolate chips, flaked coconut, chopped nuts

apple pudding, batter, shortening, sugar, beaten egg, milk, pastry flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla, good sized apples, peeled apples into a greased bake dish. sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg., cream shortening , sugar and egg together, then add milk alternately with sifted dry ingredients. add vanilla. spread over apples., sauce, brown sugar, butter, flour, vanilla, water, combine all ingredients and boil for 5 minutes. pour over batter and bake all for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees f.

butter, melted, brown sugar, flour, combine melted butter , brown sugar & flour. press firmly into the bottom of a 8x11 greased baking pan. bake for 10 minutes at 350. cool., part ii, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, shredded coconut, nuts (i like wal , pecans are ok), vanilla, combine all ingredients , mix well. spread over top of cooled crust (part i). bake for 20 minutes (longer if you like crunchier bars), cool for 20 minutes, cut into bars.

duncan hines fudge brownie mix (each using 2 eggs and milk instead of water), kahlua (coffee-flavored liqueur), chocolate mousse (use your own recipe , or mix up two (4.2-oz. package. chocolate mousse mix), cream (from 1 1/2 cup. heavy , whipped), semi-sweet chocolate shavings, mix brownies according to instructions on box, using the two-egg recipe and, substituting milk for the water. line two 13x9x2 1/2-inch glass or metal, pans with either parchment paper or wax paper (the paper lining makes it, much easier to remove the brownies from the pan.) grease bottoms with oil or spray with pam. pour batter into pans, and bake - either in a convection, oven at 325f for 20 minutes, or in a standard oven for about 24-26 minutes., convection oven is preferred - it makes a chewier brownie). bake until, a toothpick inserted in the middle of the brownie comes out clean ., important - do not overcook. remove from oven and allow to cool completely., loosen the sides with a knife, then remove the brownies in 1 piece from, pans. turn the brownies upside down and return to the pan. peel, off paper, then brush the brownie with half of the kahlua, starting from the, outer edges and working toward the center. spread 2 cups of the chocolate, mousse evenly over the brownie , then spread 2 cups whipped cream over the, mousse ., use a vegetable peeler to shave chocolate, then sprinkle top evenly with, chocolate shavings. remove second brownie from the other pan , brush with, remaining kahlua , and place on top. repeat layers, first spreading the, remaining chocolate mousse , then the remaining whipped cream. (there are no chocolate shavings on top). refrigerate to store.

fist-sized ham hock, water, fresh tomatoes , chunked (if very acidic add 2tsp sugar), butterbeans - fresh, cooked for 20 minutes, okra - fresh, cooked for 20 minutes, corn - fresh, cooked for 15 minutes

hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, minced garlic (about 1 clove), skinned, boned chicken breasts , cut into 1-inch pieces, green onions, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces, vegetable cooking sprayprep : 14 minutes; marinate: 30 minutes to 8 hours; cook: 10 minutes

sliced napa cabbage (about 1 1/2 lb), sliced red onions , soaked in cold water to cover for 10 minutes, drained, and patted dry, chopped yellow bell peppers (about 3 large), two 10-oz packages frozen peas , cooked in boiling salted water for 1 minute, drained, and patted dry, plain yogurt, mayonnaise, drained bottled capers, minced, fresh thyme leaves, minced