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Halloween Guacamole Grave Yard
By á-75888
A spooky twist on the typical 5-layer Mexican dip, except this recipe gets into the spooky spirit of the Halloween ...
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 (8-ounce) package Cheddar cheese
- 1 (4-ounce) container sour cream
- 1 (about 8-ounces) package pico de gallo
- 2 (8-ounce) containers guacamole
- 1 (13-ounce) bag round tortilla chips
- 1 bunch green onions
Easiest Pineapple Cake
By khandih
A delicious one bowl pineapple cake topped with a cream cheese frosting while it’s still hot
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch salt
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (undrained ) in it’s own juice – not syrup
- 1 cup chopped pecans, optional
- 1/2 cup butter, 1 stick
- 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Lemon Gooey Butter Cookies
By Lsweetnell
For a lemony sweet treat, try these Lemon butter cookies with the blend of sweet and citrus
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 (8-ounce) box of cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 box lemon cake mix (I use Duncan Hines lemon supreme)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Snowman Cupcakes
By AuntieGooper
Put an extra cute touch on your holiday sweets and treats this year with these snowman cupcakes!
- CANDY FOR DECORATING:
- 12 prepared cupcakes from 1 white cake mix
- 2 cans prepared white frosting
- 12 large marshmallows
- 2 cups coconut, shredded
- Hershey kisses for a beret
- Candy corn for a carrot nose
- Mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons
- Fruit strips, cut in two for a colorful scarf
Strawberry Santa Cake
By á-17891
What a great festive cake for the holidays! Adorn your favorite frosted cake with strawberries that have been halve...
- 1 baked and frosted cake
- 1 pound large strawberries
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 to 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (or sugar substitute, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leg of Lamb, Sweet and Sour Cabbage, Rosemary Noodles, Squash, Asparagus, Strawberries & Blackberries
By debjones
A full elegant meal of rich slow-cooked leg of lamb, bright cabbage, savory rosemary noodles, sweet squash, and cri...
- 5 pounds organic boneless leg of lamb
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried organic mint
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Salt, pepper and garlic powder
- 1 head organic green cabbage
- 6 cups water
- 1/2 cups organic cane sugar
- 1/2 cups organic apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dill seed
- 2 ounces organic salt pork, sliced thin
- 1/4 cup organic white flour
- 1 package extra wide egg noodles
- 2 sticks organic grass fed butter
- 2 sprigs organic Rosemary, remove stem
- 1 cup organic gluten free bread crumb
- Salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste
- 1 large organic butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons organic grass fed butter
- 1 tablespoon organic light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon organic maple syrup
- 1 bunch organic asparagus
- 1 quart organic strawberries, rinsed, trimmed and quartered
- 1 pint organic blackberries, rinsed
Spring Salad with Ginger Peach Tea Dressing
By lkalemba
Filled with the flavors of sweet peach tea yogurt, crispy salad greens, fresh mango, strawberries, and crunchy peca...
- FOR THE SALAD:
- FOR THE DRESSING,
- 1 (6-ounce) container Yoplait Original 99% Fat Free Peach Sweet Tea Yogurt or similar flavor
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 6 cups spring mix salad greens
- 1 large mango, peeled, sliced, about 1 cup
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1/4 cup broken pecans
British Flapjacks
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I saw this recipe in Bon Appetit, March 2010 and written by Molly Wizenberg
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/4 cup golden syrup*
- 2 1/3 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant or old-fashioned)
- Pinch of salt
- A type of syrup popular in Great Britain; available at some supermarkets, specialty foods stores, and British import shops. (I found my at Pier 1 - World Market)
Christmas Wreath Cookies
By JoBellette
Adorable Christmas Wreath Cookies drizzled with a light glaze and festive red and green sprinkles, Happy Holidays!
- LEMON GLAZE:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup pure icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- Christmas sprinkles, to decorate
- 1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Butter Pecan Cookies
By carmen-2
Buttery, soft ‘n chewy Butter Pecan Cookies exploding with toasted pecans and brown sugar flavor
- 1 1/2 cups Diamond of California pecans, chopped
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature preferred
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling, optional
- sea salt, for sprinkling, optional
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting
By á-4202
Easy and festive pumpkin cupcakes topped with sweet and rich cream cheese frosting
- 1 (2 layer sized) package spice cake mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pumpkin Pie
By á-10360
Serve this after Thanksgiving dinner with whipped cream and or vanilla ice cream for a satisfying dessert
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg (about 1/2 large egg)
- 1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Whipped cream, for serving
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