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APRIL 2023 RECIPE GAME

momtochloe — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:29:25 GMT

Welcome to April recipe friends! Easter is upon us but we still have some time to review our menus and see if anything may be added to our feasts.

Please share family favorites, tried and true or something new you just discovered. Many thanks to our friend @house_cat for her Creamy Lemon Chicken which I will be trying as soon as I buy a lemon this week!:

Creamy Lemon Chicken with Thyme

from SpendwithPennies.com

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 chicken breasts boneless skinless
1 teaspoon garlic minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt divided
½ teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tsp. fresh thyme

Rub the chicken breasts with garlic, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt and pepper and set aside for 15-20 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add chicken breasts. Cook the breasts for 5-6 minutes on each side till cooked though and not pink from inside. Once cooked, take the chicken breasts out of the pan and set them aside on a plate. Cover the plate with foil to keep the breasts warm.
In the same pan heat butter and add the flour. Stir the flour for a minute and slowly start whisking in the milk till all the milk is incorporated and there are no lumps.
Simmer the sauce while stirring occasionally till the sauce thickens slightly. Add the remaining salt, lemon zest and thyme and mix. Add the chicken back to the pan and simmer for two more minutes. Serve immediately.

Next ingredient: coffee or tea

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Zhills — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 16:56:44 GMT

Sometimes, on a really cold morning, I will add a package of Hot Chocolate to my cup of coffee!

Morning Latte? No name... just a cup of goodness!

Next ingredient: Pasta (any)

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walker — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:09:58 GMT

Lemon-Basil PASTA Salad

9 oz. Rotini PASTA (or other favorite PASTA)

3 large carrots, sliced thin

1 cup broccoli florets

1 cup cauliflower florets

1/2 cup green pepper, diced

1/2 cup red onion, sliced

1/2 to 1 cup Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette (below)

Cook PASTA, rinse in cold water and drain. Add cut vegetables and mix together. Make dressing.......

Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette

1 cup salad oil

2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup white vinegar

Juice and Zest of 1 lemon

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped or 2 tablespoons dried dill

2 tablespoons chopped onion

Combine well and pour over salad above (gradually) until taste is good for you.

NEXT INGREDIENT ..... MAYONNAISE

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house_cat — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 14:26:26 GMT

Mustard Sauce

I think the original recipe was from Ina Garten, but it's been a very long time. I am NEVER without this in my fridge. We use it on burgers, chicken, dipping crudites... you name it. It's especially good on ham, which prompte me to post it now.

1 1/2 c mayonnaise

3 T dijon mustard

1 1/2 T whole grain mustard

1/3 c sour cream

Just mix it up! And that's it! I make a fresh batch about once a month. It lasts very well in a mason jar or L&L container.

Next ingredient is still: Mayonnaise

I'm sure at this time of year there are lots of yummy recipes to share.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:53:33 GMT

If you have Easter ham leftover....

NEXT INGREDIENT - Eggs

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walker — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:58:50 GMT

Sunday Brunch Casserole*

1/2 lb. Bacon

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 pkg. frozen hash browns, shredded (thawed)

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped onion

12 EGGS

1 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon dill weed

Preheat oven to 350. Cook bacon until crisp. Remove, drain and crumble; set aside. In drippings, sauté onion and green pepper until tender. Remove from heat. Beat EGGS and milk in a large bowl. Stir in the hash browns, cheese, salt, pepper, dill, onion, green pepper and bacon. Put into a 9x13" baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 30-45 minutes (longer if pre-made and refrigerated). Check for doneness by inserting knife in center....should come out clean.

* Taste of Home recipe which can be cut in half and made in an 8x8" or 9" square pan; less baking time.

NEXT INGREDIENT ..... VANILLA EXTRACT

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:56:24 GMT

Alternative powdered sweetener can be substituted for the Swerve. If you are not keto or low carb, regular powdered sugar will work.

NEXT INGREDIENT: Heavy Whipping Cream

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house_cat — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:16:37 GMT

Pineapple Crunch

from Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 cup crushed cornflakes
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cans (8 ounces each) crushed pineapple, undrained
2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
Whipped topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine cornflake crumbs, sugar and butter. Press into a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Bake 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

2. In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and pineapple until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool.

3. In a bowl, beat ice cream and pudding mix on low speed 2 minutes or until blended and thickened. Spoon over crust. Top with pineapple mixture. Refrigerate until serving. If desired, serve with whipped topping and if desired, additional corn flakes.

Next ingredient is still: heavy whipping cream

(I misread it the first time and posted whipped topping)

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kate2357 — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:21:41 GMT

Have to say that when I make soup, I tend to only look at the ingredients and not the instructions. I also tend to use more heavy cream vs milk w/ these kind of soups.

The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup - From Sugar Spun Run

Ingredients
6 strips (uncooked) bacon cut into small pieces
3 Tablespoons butter unsalted or salted will work
1 medium yellow onion chopped (about 1.5 cup/200g)
3 large garlic cloves minced
⅓ cup all-purpose flour (42g)
2 ½ lbs gold potatoes peeled and diced into pieces no larger than 1” (this was about 6 Large potatoes for me/1.15kg)
4 cups chicken broth (945ml)
2 cups milk (475ml)
⅔ cup HEAVY CREAM (155ml)
1 ½ teaspoon* salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
¼ - ½ teaspoon ancho chili powder**
⅔ cup sour cream (160g)
Shredded cheddar cheese, chives, and additional sour cream and bacon for topping optional

Instructions
Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.

Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.

Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).

Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).

Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).

Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.

Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).

Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half*** of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).

Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.

Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.

Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

NEXT INGREDIENT: PEANUT BUTTER

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Zhills — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:46:44 GMT

Spicy Baked Peanut Ginger Chicken
Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken (2-3 breasts), cut into bite sized cubes
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup smooth/creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced,
1 teaspoon fresh ginger (or 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger)
2 tablespoons hot sauce or chipotle sauce (optional)
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375⁰

Cut up chicken and place in a baking dish. (I use boneless thighs)

In a microwave safe bowl, microwave water for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and add remaining ingredients Whisk to combine.

Pour over chicken in baking dish.

Bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Remove from oven and let rest for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy! This sauce is awesome!

Next ingredient: Any veggie

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kate2357 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:47:24 GMT

My college roommate and I made a version of this frittata SO many times while in college and then all thru our 20's. I make it now from time to time for gatherings and it's still a favorite. It freezes well and can be served warm or cold. I mainly serve it cold as an appetizer.

Marinated Artichoke Frittata

*picture from All Recipes

Ingredients
2 (12 ounce) jar MARINATED ARTICHOKE HEARTS, rough chopped
1 sweet yellow onion, chopped
12 - 16 oz sharp Cheddar cheese or gruyere, grated
9 large eggs, beaten
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp fresh oregano
1 tsp fresh thyme
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
2-3 dashes hot pepper sauce (Frank's Hot Sauce)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Drain artichoke hearts and reserve 3 tablespoons liquid. Chop artichoke hearts and set aside.

Heat 3 tablespoons reserved liquid in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes.

Transfer onions to a mixing bowl. Stir in artichoke hearts, Cheddar, eggs, parsley, garlic, hot sauce, fresh herbs, salt, and pepper until well combined. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until the center is puffy and no longer moist, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly before cutting into 12 squares.

Can be served warm or cold.

NEXT INGREDIENT: MOLASSES

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candys mine — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:04:22 GMT

These are my "Go-To" cookie swap cookies from one of my favourite baking books.

GINGER SNAPPERS ( soft chewy cookies ) - ROSIES No Holds Barred Baking Book

21/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp ground Cinnamon

1 Tablespoon plus 2 tsp ground Ginger

12 Tblsp (11/2 sticks )Unsalted butter at room temperature

1 Cup (firmly packed) Dark Brown sugar

1 Large egg at room temp

1/4 Cup Unsulphured MOLASSES

1 tblsp grated Lemon Zest

1/4 Cup granulated sugar. (for rolling dough in)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper OR Lightly gerase them with butter or Vegetable oil.

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger together into a small bowl and set aside.

Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream the butter and brown sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Stop the mixer twice to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula

Add the egg and beat on medium speed until blended, about 10 seconds. Scrape the sides of bowl with the spatula.

Add the MOLASSES and lemon zest and beat until blended, 10 seconds.

Fold in Half of the dry ingredients by hand using several broad strokes of the spatula, then fold in the remaining half. Mix on low speed until blended about 20 seconds.

Measure out rounded Tablespoon-fuls of the dough and roll them into balls with your hands.

Roll the balls in the granulated sugar and place them 2 inches apart on the prepard cookie sheets.

Bake the cookies just until the edges are lightly golden and the center is puffy, about 12 minutes. do Not overbake them or they will become hard. Remove the cookies carefully from the sheets with a pancake spatula.

Place them on a rack to cool.

Next ingredient: Rice

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walker — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:33:22 GMT

This is a repeat for me but one of my favorites.

Spanish RICE

3 tablespoons of oil

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1 cup white RICE

1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes

1 (14 oz) can chicken broth

1 teaspoon salt

Heat oil in large pan on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook 3-5 minutes or until onions start to soften. Add RICE, stirring regularly, until lightly brown. Add tomatoes with juice, chicken broth and salt. Mix well, cover pan and turn heat to low. Continue to cook 10-12 minutes* or until liquid is absorbed. Serves 4-6.

* I find it takes longer so allow extra time.

NEXT INGREDIENT ..... RAISINS

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house_cat — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:10:54 GMT

Let me begin by saying that I rarely post a recipe with so many steps.. because I'm not a fan of recipes with lots of steps. However, I am a huge fan of bran muffins and these are the BEST, in my opinion. I think I originally adapted it from Joy of Baking website, but I'm not sure.

Because I'm the only one in this household who likes bran muffins, here's what I do: I line the muffin tins with squares of parchment paper, fill them and freeze the entire tray. Once they're frozen you can put them into a bag and pull out one or two to bake whenever you want them.

Again, I'm sorry for such a long-winded post, but if you like bran muffins as much as I do, you'll be glad you took the time.

The BEST Bran Muffins!

1 ½ cups unprocessed wheat bran

½ cup boiling water

½ cup unsalted room temp butter

2 lg. room temp eggs

1 cup light brown sugar

2 tbs. molasses

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup AP flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

2/3 cups rolled oats

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 cup raisins

¾ cup room temp milk

¾ cup room temp buttermilk

Mix the wheat bran with the hot water until incorporated and set aside.
Cream the butter. Continue creaming by adding the sugar gradually and then the eggs one at a time.
Add in the molasses and vanilla. Add the wheat bran into the mixture.
In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
Add in the two milks and the dry ingredients, alternating so the flour is last.
Chill the batter overnight!

Fill the muffin cups to the top for puffy mounded muffins.

Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a probe thermometer reads 205°.

Next ingredient: Surprise me!

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house_cat — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:59:24 GMT

@walker

You posted that recipe just in time! I'm making chicken enchiladas for the family on Sunday. I'll make the rice to go with it and I think I'll replace the diced tomatoes with a can of Rotel - my kids like everything spicy.

Next ingredient: Surprise me!

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kate2357 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:07:13 GMT

@house_cat

I love bran muffins w/ raisins. LOVE. I did not have a good recipe, so I can't wait to try this one. I freeze a lot of my items, rolls, muffins, cookies, etc., so I can pull out as needed.

Next ingredient: Surprise me!

Re: APRIL 2023 RECIPE GAME

walker — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:54:19 GMT

Surprise....anyone interested in new twist to the game? I decided to go with an item beginning with letter A .....next I'll put B...etc. But, add a specific ingredient if you prefer.

A .... Apples

Taffy APPLE Salad

1 large can crushed pineapple, drain but save juice

2 cups miniature marshmallows

1/4 cup sugar

1 Tablespoon flour

1 egg, well beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar

pineapple juice

1 container Cool Whip

1 1/2 cups Spanish Peanuts

2 cups unpeeled, diced, Granny Smith APPLES (or your

favorite type)

Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Mix pineapple juice, flour, sugar, vinegar and beaten egg. Cook over medium heat until thick. Cool completely. Mix together pineapple and marshmallows. Pour cooled juice mixture over it and combine well. Refrigerate overnight.

Next day add the APPLES, peanuts and Cool Whip, mix together well. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

NEXT INGREDIENT ..... Item beginning with B

Re: APRIL 2023 RECIPE GAME

house_cat — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 23:10:08 GMT

@walker

I'm all for your alphabet suggestion, but I'm brain dead tonight after working, cooking and cleaning up so I'll pass on this one and catch y'all on another letter.

Next ingredient: Starts with a "B".

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vabreeze — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:57:50 GMT

I like this new twist on the recipe game @walker!

B..... Brussels Sprouts

Reunion Casserole

Source: Cooking Professionally

Time: 35 min. Servings: 6

Ingredients
5 slices bacon

3 TBS butter
2 small shallots, minced
2 lbs Brussels sprouts, halved
kosher salt, to taste
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup EACH: sharp white cheddar & Gruyere, shredded

Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.

In lg oven-safe skillet over med heat, cook bacon until crispy, ~8 min.; drain on paper-towel-lined plate. Chop bacon.

Return skillet to med heat & melt butter. Add shallots & sprouts. Season w/ S & cayenne P.

Cook, stirring occasionally, til tender, ~10 min. Remove skillet from heat.

Drizzle veggies w/heavy cream; top w/cheeses & chopped bacon.

Bake til cheese is bubbly, ~12-15 min. To ensure cheese gets golden, you can then broil casserole for 1 min. Serve hot.

NEXT INGREDIENT............ Begins with C

Re: APRIL 2023 RECIPE GAME

Zhills — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:25:52 GMT

Corn Broccoli Bake

Ingredients

1 ½ cups crushed butter-flavored crackers
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 ½ cups frozen broccoli cuts, thawed
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (14-3/4 ounces) cream-style corn

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter; set aside 1/2 cup for topping. Stir in vegetables to the remaining crumb mixture.
2. Transfer to a greased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and top is golden brown.

Next ingredient starts with C.

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