Delicious Pork Spare Ribs Made With Apple Sauce METHOD: Par-boil ribs in boiling lightly salted water for about 10 minutes. In a heavy saucepan, mix applesauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, pepper, salt, paprika, garlic powder and cinnamon. Over medium high heat, bring sauce to a boil and continue boiling…
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Continue ReadingChocolate Peppermint Cookies These chocolate rounds topped with peppermint glaze and crushed candy canes make a festive addition to the Christmas dessert table. To crush the candy, place it in a heavy duty plastic bag and smack it with the smooth side of a meat mallet or hammer. Crush the…
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Continue ReadingMost thumbprints are butter cookies with an indentation made with the poke of a thumb, which is how the cookie got its name that is filled with jam. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, a jazzier version for the holidays, something chocolate is more fun to make and scrumptious to…
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Continue ReadingCoconut Macaroons Every now and then I get the urge for moist, chewy treats, so I always keep a can of sweetened condense milk in the pantry and a bag of coconut in the freezer. I guess you could say that being prepared is worth its weight in macaroons ! …
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Continue ReadingFIG HALF MOONS Fig is a popular filling for pastries and cookies at Christmastime, especially in the Italian Tradition. Here, an orange-scented fig paste is tucked into rich pastry dough that is formed into half-moon shapes. A little more work than the average cookie, these treats are well worth it.…
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Continue ReadingThe dough is easy but the waiting is hard Yes this dough, which is more like a thick creamy batter, really requires a thorough chilling that is best accomplished overnight. It needs to be firm enough to roll into balls and cold going into the oven in order to puff…
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Continue ReadingOlive Garden Pumpkin Cheesecake METHOD: Crust preparation In a medium sized bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, ginger snap crumbs, sugar, and butter, mix well. Press crust into a springform pan. Press the crust about halfway up the side of the springform pan. Refrigerate crust while you continue to prepare…
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1 pint of heavy cream 1/4 pound of butter (one stick) 2 tablespoons cream cheese 1/2 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon garlic powder In a saucepan combine butter, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Simmer this until all is melted, and mixed well. Add the Parmesan cheese and Garlic powder.…
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Olive Garden Sam Remo Dip METHOD: In a 2-quart saucepan on medium-low, heat olive oil and blend in flour. Add to flour the liquids that were reserve from the shrimp and crab, stir well. To this sauce, add cubed cream cheese, salt, crushed garlic, horseradish, and stir until smooth. Add…
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Continue ReadingCracker Barrel Fried Apples METHOD: In a large skillet, melt bacon drippings. Pour apples evenly over skillet bottom. Sprinkle lemon juice over them, then brown sugar, then salt. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes until apples are tender and juicy. Sprinkle with cinnamon & nutmeg. 6…