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Pineapple Punch*****
By Gigirox
Thanksgiving 2011
- 46 oz pineapple juice
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 6 oz orange juice concentrate
- 2 litres gingerale
Butter Cake Rox*****
By Gigirox
I don't put my name to just anything!
- CAKE:
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- SAUCE:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3 Tbs water
- 2 tsp vanilla
Broccoli and Linguine****
By Gigirox
Combine garlic and oil in saucepan; cook over med heat
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 cup salad oil
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 bunch broccoli
- 8 oz linguine/spaghetti
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
By Gigirox
White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting Place the white chocolate in a small glass bowl in the microwa...
- 6 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature (half an 8-ounce package)
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature (1/2 stick)
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
Pineapple Julius****
By Gigirox
Combine all the ingredients except for the ice in the jar of your blender
- 2 c. cubed pineapple (fresh, if you can swing it)
- 3/4 c. milk
- 1/2 c. pineapple orange banana juice (or pineapple orange juice if bananas ook you out; I used an orange here because someone drank all my juice before I got around to making these, but I really prefer the juice.)
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 3-4 Tbsp. honey
- 1 c. ice
Sweet and Sour Sauce****
By Gigirox
This recipe is for the sauce only
- prepare meatballs before making the sauce, this is a really quick dish when using store bought meatballs.
- 1 (20 oz.) can drained pineapple chunks
- 1 (13 3/4 oz.) can beef broth
- 1 red pepper cut into chunks
- 1/3 c. cornstarch
- 2/3 c. maple syrup
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 c. vinegar
Taco Seasoning ****
By Gigirox
Combine and store in an air-tight container
- 1 Tbls. all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbls. corn starch
- 1 Tbls. dried minced onion
- 1 tsp. beef bouillon granules OR 1 beef bouillon cube - crushed
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. onion salt
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
Filipino Beef Lumpia*****
By Gigirox
Gideon's grandmother use to make these for class parties all the time when Tyler was at CCA
- 5 lbs ground beef
- 5 onions, chopped finely
- 8 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 carrots, chopped fine
- 3 stalks celery, chopped fine
- 2 cans chopped water chestnuts
- 1 c ketchup
- 1 c soy sauce
- 3 eggs
- garlic powder, s and p, to taste
- Filipino lumpia wrappers or chinese eggroll wrappers
- Cornstarch and water paste
St. Louis Gooey Cake****
By Gigirox
Dough: 1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees
- For the cake:
- 1/2 cup whole milk , heated to 100 degrees
- 3 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 6 pieces and softened
- For the topping:
- 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt(omit if using salted butter)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Confectioners’ sugar, for sprinkling.
Fajitas
By Gigirox
Place meat in a zip-top bag or shallow dish
- Marinade:
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, chicken thighs, or steak
- 2-3 bell peppers, stem and membranes removed and peppers quartered
- 1 large onion (any color/variety) sliced into 1/2" slices
- 1/4 C fresh lime juice
- 1/3 C water
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced
- 3 t vinegar
- 2 t soy sauce
- 1-2 t liquid smoke
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t chili powder, or chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 t cayenne pepper
- 1/4 t ground black pepper
- 1/4 t onion powder