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No Bake Cookies
By RedZinger
Mix in sugar, cocoa, butter and milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 cups quick oats
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Apple Gazette (aka Galette)
By RedZinger
Preheat oven to 450°F. If you have a ball of Martha Stewart’s pate brisee in the freezer, lucky you! If you don�...
- 1 - 9 -inch store bought pie crust (such as Pillsbury)
- 3 to 4 apples
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- Butter
- Milk or a beaten egg
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Guacamole
By RedZinger
In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, lime juice, and salt
- 3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced (I omit these)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies
By RedZinger
The story of the infamous $250 cookie recipe from Neiman Marcus, a decades-old tall tale kept alive by the spirit o...
- (Recipe may be halved or quartered):
- 2 cups butter
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder)
- 24 oz. chocolate chips
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated) (I don't usually put this in)
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Cherry Peach Cobbler
By RedZinger
Filling Mix sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and water
- Filling
- 6 cups fresh peaches, sliced
- 4 cups fresh bing cherries, pitted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 T lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- Top Crust
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 T baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
Cinnamon Rolls
By RedZinger
Mix 1 cup flour, yeast, soda, salt and sugar in bowl and set aside
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 T butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup flour plus 2-2.5 cups flour
- 1 pkg yeast (I use rapid rise)
- 1/8 tsp soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 T sugar
Veal Piccata with Capers
By RedZinger
Please veal between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound to 1/4 inch thick
- 1 pound veal cutlets
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 T unsalted butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 T rinsed and chopped capers
- 1 T fresh lemon juice
- 1 T chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
Zucchini Fruitcake
By RedZinger
With electric mixer mix eggs, oil, brown sugar and vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup salad oil
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 T vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 T cinnamon
- 2 tsp soda
- 2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
- 2 cups chopped raisins
- 1 cup currants
- 2 cups mixed candied fruit
- 8 T Brandy or Rum
North Carolina Ribs
By RedZinger
North Carolina barbecue doesn't have tomato
- 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp Plus 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 4 lbs spareribs
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 6 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Spiral Marinated Vegetable Salad
By RedZinger
Mix dressing and shake well, making it ahead of time
- Dressing:
- 3 cups corkscrew pasta (Rotini)
- 1 cup broccoli bits
- 1 cup cauliflower bits
- 1 cup carrots (sliced)
- 1- 6 oz marinated artichokes (I use more)
- 1- 7 oz black olives (sliced)
- 6 oz salami (sliced)
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup chopped parsley (or 2 tsp. dried parsley)
- 1 red onion (sliced thinly in rings)
- Cherry tomatoes (added right before serving)
- 2 tsp Fines Herbs
- 4 T white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic
- 5 T oil
- 3 tsp Dijon Mustard