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BBQ Sauce 101This is a delicious on its own basic bbq sauce that you can easily tweak. To experiment, divide it in 4 parts, and add different ingredients to each part. I frequently make this basic sauce and just add a 1/2 cup of chipotle in adobo sauce to it. Yum! |
4 votes
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Guacamole Tex-MexSuper simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality tortilla chips! Just like Chipotle - but homemade! |
4 votes
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Mom’s Deviled Ham Spread / Sandwich FillingNo one will complain about the leftovers from the holiday ham when it shows up next day as a dip or spread for snacks, or as a sandwich filling. This is a throwback recipe from my childhood! Mom made this for picnics and we all loved it. Here’s a close rendition with some tweaks of my own. Just remember to mince everything fine so… |
4 votes
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Roasted Red Pepper & Feta DipStill snowed in and entertaining the stranded! So I tried another Ellie Krieger recipe for a game day or appetizer dip option. Even though Ellie is a registered dietician and a very dedicated health nut, I still like her recipes! Anyway, I love roasted sweet peppers and, having 3 reds on hand, some crumbled feta cheese and a lemon I… |
3 votes
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Pâté with Bacon & OnionA "pâté" (pah-TAY) is simply a paste of meat and a fat. It can be super fancy, or, as in this recipe, super simple. Guaranteed to impress your guests. Try this next time your are looking for a 'fancy' or special appetizer that requires next to no effort. This is a basic German-style country dish. If you can't obtain a smoked liver… |
3 votes
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Delightful Pudding CakeIt is amazing how the ingredients in this recipe become heavenly pudding and moist cake |
3 votes
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Buttermilk Dinner RollsFluffy, soft yeast rolls. Will freeze well. |
3 votes
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Granola BarsThis is a great snack recipe and can be made into bars or loose for snacking. The original recipe from the Weight Watchers cookbook Simple and Classic Home Cooking and found on page 28 in the snacks section entitled as “Maple and Peanut Butter Granola”, served loose, however, we have added the pecans, chocolate, and coconut for our… |
3 votes
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Fiber Rich, Deli-Style Mushroom Barley SoupDid you ever wonder how to make this popular, robust and filling soup? Happily, it’s super easy to prepare. It’s loaded with fresh mushrooms, fiber rich barley and vegetables. In fact, 1 cup has 5 grams of fiber! Just by swapping reduced-fat butter for regular, I’ve cut the fat from 6.2 grams down to a mere 2.5. The skinny for 1… |
2 votes
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Easy Dinner Rolls for a Large GroupClassic recipe for yeast rolls from the Satellite Cafe in Missouri. |
2 votes
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Sausage Cheese Mini Meatballs with Cranberry SauceBased on a recipe from a dog park buddy, this easy appetizer is spicy and sweet. |
2 votes
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Homemade Ranch Dressing and DipThis delicious dressing and dip (e.g. crudités, chicken wings) takes some prep time, but is so much better than bottled dressing, which has, to me, and unpleasant preservative aftertaste. |
2 votes
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Deviled Egg Variations with Foolproof Hardboiled Eggs InstructionsStop turning failed hardboiled eggs into egg salad, although egg salad can be wonderful. There are several ways to hardboil eggs, but the method suggested below works well. (What causes the green tint to the edge of the yolks is boiling the eggs… |
2 votes
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Tex-Mex Chili Cheese DipGreat dip for sports events, or gatherings with a lot of guys in attendance. |
2 votes
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Classic Chess Pie with VariationsBasic recipe for a southern favorite. Known as a pantry pie because farmers' wives always had flour, butter, sugar and eggs on hand, this recipe includes the tradtional variety, plus instructions on additives, such as chocolate. |
2 votes
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