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[Zhills]

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All of us are busy with the Holidays and I sincerely hope that you and yours (whoever they may be) have the happiest of Holidays!

Take time to share a recipe here and help make some else’s Holidays a little better this year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

Here is one of my favorite desserts. Quick, easy and wonderful!

Better Than Pumpkin Pie Cake

Better than Pumpkin Pie Cake is the perfect fall dessert. With a cake layer on the bottom and pumpkin pie over it.  It is divine!

Ingredients:

1 box plain yellow cake mix
½ C butter, melted (might want to reduce butter with smaller cake mixes)
1 eggs

1 can (29 oz.) pumpkin
3 eggs
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice OR cinnamon
1 cup sugar

Nuts (your choice)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt ½ c. butter, add cake mix and 1 beaten egg. Mix and spread in the bottom of a 9x13" greased cake pan. (I recommend using your fingers to help spread it evenly)
3. Mix together the pumpkin, eggs, milk, sugar and spices. Pour over cake mix layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle with nuts.
4. Bake at 350, 1 hr 10 mins.

Top with Cool Whip before serving!  Enjoy!

Next ingredient:  Sausage (any kind)

[tiny 2]

This recipe was posted by BeeBee2 a couple of years ago. I have made it several times and it is one of my favorites.

Baked Penne with Italian Sausage in White Cheese Sauce
Started 06/04/2013 at 7:40 PM in Recipe Swap | Last reply 06/30/2013 at 8:19 PM by Rarity
 
Beebee23238 PostsJoined 5/31/2009


On vacation we ate at a wonderful little Italian restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara. They served a marvelous baked ziti in a white sauce. I searched for a similar recipe to no avail, but recently found something I could adapt, and we are more than pleased with it. I prefer it with penne. This dish is extremely rich, very flavorful and is halved easily for an 8" baking dish. I serve it with sliced fresh tomatoes and plain steamed broccoli. Although Italian white sauce doesn't seem to be the most common, there are some out there.

Beebee's Baked Penne with Italian Sausage in White Cheese Sauce

1 lb. pkg penne
4 T salad oil
1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage

Sauce:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c flour
1 t salt or less; start with less; the dish is salty because of cheese/sausage
1 t white pepper
4 c milk
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
3-4 cloves garlic, pressed or minced very fine

Cheese Layer:
1 1/2 lb. cottage cheese
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
2 T basil
Salt and pepper
1/2 lb. Mozzarella cheese, grated
Paprika

Remove Italian sausage from casing and brown in skillet until there is a little crust on some of it. With a potato masher, or other comparable tool, keep mashing and separating the sausage into tiny bits. Remove to double thickness of paper towels, and drain.

Cook penne as directed and drain.

To make sauce, melt butter in medium saucepan, when the foam disappears, add garlic and cook for a minute or so more; remove from heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boiling, stirring. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

In bowl, combine ziti, browned sausage, and sauce.

To make cheese layer; in medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan, eggs, basil, salt and pepper; mix well.

In bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish, spoon half the penne sauce mixture. Layer with cheese mixture. Spoon on remaining penne sauce mixture. Sprinkle with grated Mozzarella and paprika. Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Makes 10 servings.

Chicken thighs

[momtochloe]

This is absolutely the best chicken I have ever made.  Although the recipe calls for a cut up chicken, I cut the recipe in half and make it with chicken thighs . . . delicious!

Easy Roast Chicken

1 whole free-range or corn fed chicken, broken down into 8 pieces

(or 8 of your favorite chicken pieces, skin on and bone- in preferable)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp light brown sugar

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

3 tbsp olive oil

4 shallots, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced

Handful of fresh parsley

Salt and Pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 (220)

2. In a large baking dish, combine marinade and toss with chicken. Season well.

3. Place chicken pieces skin side up and roast for 30 minutes until it begins to brown. Remove and baste with marinade. Flip pieces and bake a remaining 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

4. Garnish with lots of fresh parsley

Read more at http://myfridgefood.com/recipes/entree-chicken/easy-roast-chicken/#2iXis1U9kuTUTkBE.99

Next Ingredient:  Mushrooms

[PINKdogWOOD]

Just made this dish yesterday in my crock pot ie MUSHROOMS:

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can or fresh mushrooms (sliced)

package of beef stew meat

In a mixing bowl or measuring cup put in the soup and mushrooms.  Add 1/2 tspn of oregano, marjoram,  sage, celery salt, tad of salt & pepper, rosemary; 1/4 tspn Worchestershire sauce. Mix together.  Add a little water to thin it a little (not much).

Pour a little mixture into bottom of crock so meat doesn't stick. Add beef stew, pour remaining mixture over it. Cook all day.

I served this over basmati rice but you can use wide egg noodles too. 

Before serving I thickened with a little corn starch.  Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup sour cream, stir.

Serve.  On the side I served with buttered mix of yellow & green beans and baby carrots.

Thank the cook for a YUMMY dinner!

Next up:  PORK TENDERLOIN

[house_cat]

I just made this Pioneer Woman recipe tonight. I've made it several times, but tonight I threw in some thinly sliced pork tenderloin that was already grilled and in my freezer. You could cut it up and cook it fresh just before adding the other chow mein ingredients.

Here's the recipe video

Chow Mein

Ingredients
8 ounces thin lo mein noodles
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 carrot, julienned
1/2 head napa cabbage, sliced thin
1/2 onion, sliced
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Sliced green onions, for topping

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the peanut oil. Add the carrots, cabbage and onions and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce and sesame oil, then toss in the noodles. Top with sliced green onions.

Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond

Next ingredient: Marshmallow Fluff

(Which I happen to have in my fridge and I don't know why.)

[forrestwolf]

Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip

Ingredients

• 8 ounces Cream Cheese - softened
• 7 ounces Marshmallow Fluff
• 1/4 Cup White Chocolate Morsels

Instructions

• 1

With hand mixer; combine cream cheese and marshmallow fluff until smooth.

• 2

Microwave white chocolate morsels until melted, stirring every 20-30 seconds. (about 1 minute total)

• 3

Pour melted chocolate into fluff mixture. Mix quickly to prevent lumps.

• 4

Refrigerate 30+ minutes to thicken. (optional)

• 5

Serve with fruit.

NEXT INGREDIENT:  VODKA

[forrestwolf]

Please forgive, as I have a new computer and trying to figure out how to use it right.....

[doxie1]

Homemade Kahlua Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups instant coffee crystals
• 4 1/2 cups 100 proof vodka
• 8 cups sugar
• 2 vanilla beans
• Directions:

Mix water, sugar and coffee crystals. Heat and stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Add vodka. Stir to combine. Pour mixture into 6, 12.5 oz. bottles. Cut each vanilla bean into thirds and drop bean into each bottle. Cap. After 2-3 weeks strain, remove beans and rebottle.

hello forestwolf

next ingredient : rum

doxie

[vabreeze]

Buttered Rum Glaze

¼ cup + 2 TBS butter

3 TBS rum

¾ cup sugar

3 TBS water

½ cup chopped walnuts

Combine all ingredients except walnuts in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.  Boil mixture, stirring constantly about 3 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in walnuts.

Yields enough glaze for one 10-inch cake (good on pound cake).

Next ingredient-- Rice

[forrestwolf]

I have already forgot.......How do I respond to a specific post???????