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French Onion Soup
By Gigirox
In a large dutch oven sweat the onions in the butter and olive oil over low heat covered for 15 minutes
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 7 cups brown stock
- 1/2 cup white wine
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- french bread
- Parmesan
- olive oil
Honey Chicken Skewers with Grilled-Corn Salad
By Gigirox
1. Place twenty 8-inch wooden skewers in water to soak
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- kosher salt and pepper
- canola oil, for the grill
- 6 ears corn, shucked
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 scallions, sliced
Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Pie
By Gigirox
1. In a medium bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter
- 24 Nutter Butter cookies, crushed into crumbs
- 5 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup hot fudge
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces Cool Whip, defrosted
- additional hot fudge for drizzling, optional
Avocado, Bacon And Corn Baps
By Gigirox
If you like bacon and avocado together, try this soft bread bun sandwich, which includes freshly cooked sweet corn,
- Baps:
- 2 ears fresh sweet corn
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and sliced
- Olive oil
- 1 large ripe but firm avocado
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 4 baps (soft bread buns)
- 1 handful romaine lettuce or buttercrunch leaves
- 2 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
- Sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 level teaspoons active dry yeast (accuracy is essential)
- 2/3 cup lukewarm full fat milk
- 2/3 cup lukewarm (previously cold fresh)water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups unbleached flour, plus little extra for finishing
Bakery Style...Frosted Sugar Cookies****
By Gigirox
These cookies are similar to the "Lofthouse" brand
- Ingredients:
- For the cookies:
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 5 tsp. vanilla extract
- For the frosting:
- 5 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tbsp.) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 7-8 tbsp. milk (plus more, as needed)
- Food coloring (optional)
- Sprinkles (optional)
Saltine Firecrackers*****
By Gigirox
-Using a large container that has a lid
- 4 sleeves of Saltines
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 packet Ranch Dressing
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
Salad Ideas*****
By Gigirox
Taco Salad, Oil & Vinegar Salad, Dutch Pantry House Salad and Layered Antipasto Salad
- Taco Salad:
- Iceberg
- Cheddar
- Kidney Beans
- Fritos
- Italian Dressing mixed w/ taco seasoning
- Oil & Vinegar Salad
- Romaine
- Carrot Shreds
- Salt
- O&V
- Parmesan
- Croutons
- Dutch Inn:
- Iceberg
- Bacon crumbles
- Swiss cheese
- Croutons
- Honey French Dressing
- Layered Antipasto Salad:
- Cherry Tomatoes & Cucumber marinated in Zesty Italian
- Green olives
- Romaine lettuce
- Feta cheese
- Pepperoni...toss with additional dressing before serving
Flavored Butter for Roxie's Fried Rice ****
By Gigirox
I keep this in the freezer for a quick batch of fried rice any time
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 stick margarine
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 lg shallot
- 1 T gr onion
Deep Creek Summer Seafood Hotpot
By Gigirox
Lisa Goodfellow, as printed in Deep Creek Lake Recipe Book
- Snow crab legs (2 clusters per person)
- Jumbo shrimp (1/2# per person)
- Mussels or clams (6 per person)
- Corn on the Cob (1 per person)
- Small red potatoes (3-4 per person)
- S&P
- Crushed garlic(optional)
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Lemon
- Old Bsy
- Cocktail sauce
Red Wine Vinaigrette*****
By Gigirox
This is one of those recipes where I pull out all of the ingredients listed
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 T lemon juice
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 cloves pressed garlic
- 1/4 tsp dry mustard
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese