Heart-Shaped Valentine's Day Ravioli
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| Prep Time: | 60 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
Treat your special someone to this very delicious ravioli dish. Hopefully your sweetheart does not suffer from embarrassing foot odor because this dish will knock their socks off.
Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 120 Minutes |
Want that Cincinnati Chili flavor, even when you're short on prep time? This is the perfect answer! Just a few simple steps and a few hours in the slow cooker will leave you with chili that can rival that of any 3-way chili parlor. It's deliciously diff…
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Crockpot Chicken
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
I am a huge fan of spinach and artichoke dip! This recipe came about when I was trying to put together an orange sweet potato crockpot dish, and I forgot to buy sweet potatoes! I had to leave for work and had minutes to improvise. Grabbing what I had on h…
Whole Wheat Pita
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| Prep Time: | 75 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
Whole wheat pita can be expensive, but it's so easy to make that there's just no reason to pay more than you should.
Banh Mi
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 0 Minutes |
This is a sandwich with a history, but I'm not going to go into that here. This is, I believe, my new favorite use for leftover pork roast, pulled pork and even chicken! It has all of the elements needed for a culinary delight: Crunchy, sweet, sour, sal…
Macaroni & Cheese
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
A great dish for potluck dinners. One of the terrific aspects to this dish is you can change it to suit your preferences. To make it more of an entree mix in meats of your choice. Add vegetables such as broccoli and onions to give it more texture.
Kentucky Butter Cake
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 65 Minutes |
This cake, from a family friend, was made with oleo- a.k.a. margarine -but I've replaced it with real butter. This is absolutely sinful and a must try for anyone who loves rich cake.
Gert's Mama's Pound Cake
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 75 Minutes |
A wonderful Sour Cream Pound Cake recipe that produces a moist, tangy cake sure to be a hit for any social gathering!
The perfect hard boiled egg, every time!
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| Prep Time: | 0 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Today's post is a back to basics cooking lesson, How to boil an egg. The perfect boiled or hard boiled egg is when the egg is cooked all the way through and the yolk is golden , there shouldn't be a grey/green ring around the yolk. To me if a hard boiled…
Wacky Cake
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
This is the best chocolate cake I've ever had; moist, flavorful and frugal! It's also vegan and costs less than $3 including the icing! We make this often here and the kids adore it.
Mexican Green Spaghetti
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This isn't a "traditional" Mexican dish but it is very common in the Northeast of Mexico, everyone in my family loves it and it's been a great hit among my friends now that I live in the USA, it is usually served to go with any type of meat (pork, beef, c…
Diabetic Chocolate Chip Cookies
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
Many people in my family are diabetic, so when my family made a cookbook a few years ago, there were a lot of dessert recipes that were sugar free. These chocolate chip cookies are so good you would never know they don't have any sugar in them. You can…
Stuffed Peppers
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| Prep Time: | 25 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Bell peppers stuffed with beef and rice. You can easily replace the beef with chicken or turkey for a healthy alternative.
Fried Zucchini Flowers
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
There have been books written on the zucchini blossom. The forerunner of the ever-burgeoning mottled cylinder, is edible. More than edible, it's delicious in an Earth Mother kind of way. That which some just chuck away as waste, can in fact become a de…
Spanish Tortilla
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
Spanish Tortilla with a mild Indian touch would make an ideal breakfast for those lazy weekend morning
Idle Hand Bars
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| Prep Time: | 25 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
These sinfully delicious peanut butter and chocolate dessert bars are out of this world. As a "sweet" fanatic married to a "salty" fanatic, it's always a struggle coming up with desserts that can be shared and devoured with equal gusto. These bars are the…
Chicken Schnitzel
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
My grandmother's recipe and one I practically grew up on. Schnitzel means cutlet in German and originally referred to a deep-fried, breaded veal cutlet.
Spinach And Prosciutto Topped Chicken Breasts
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
Dress up boneless chicken breasts by topping them with layers of prosciutto, thinly-sliced tomatoes and fresh spinach, then sealing those goodies on top with a slice of melted provolone cheese.
Homemade Saltine Crackers
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
These are very simple to make crackers. They are a blank canvas that can take on many flavors. You can make these two ways crispy and crunchy. The only diffrence is how much butter you use. If you use 2 tablespoons they are crunch after they cool. If you…
Crazy Mixed Up Beans and Rice (And Chicken Sausage too!)
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
As you may have noticed I like rice a lot, and beans, AND chicken sausage. I could literally live off rice and beans, and be completely happy. When I was in Puerto Rico last year, I would eat rice and beans almost twice a day. I would save any dinner left…
Traditional Southern Cornbread
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 40 Minutes |
A traditional recipe from the South. If you're from outside Dixie you'll notice this recipe doesn't include sugar (Sweet Cornbread). This recipe has been handed down in my family for generations. I had to experiment with the amounts because no one had eve…
Chicken Gumbo with Andouille Sausage
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| Prep Time: | 0 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 120 Minutes |
I love a good thick spicy gumbo. The restaurant I work at has the best gumbo ever. I wanted to recreate my own version to make and enjoy at home. In gumbo, roux is key and if burned or undercooked can result in not so good gumbo. Since my favorite gumbo f…
Kelewele: Ghanaian Plantains
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
This hot fried plantain dish is a traditional Ghanaian accompaniment to red-red, a spicy black eyed pea stew, but it would go with any bean dish.
Mexican Beans
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Frijoles,Beans are an essential part of Mexican food, I remember when I was growing up my Mom always had a pot on the stove or ready made in the refrigerator for our weekly meals. If you want to make good Mexican food you should learn how to make simple b…
