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  • Chocolate Chip Cookies with Butter Flavor Crisco

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    Ingredients: ¾ cup (3/4 stick) Butter Flavor Crisco 1 ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 egg 1 ¾ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup choco chips 1 cup pecans Instructions: What can I say???  Mix as you have done for years and years and year. […]

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  • Chive Potica from Flo

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    Ingredients: DOUGH 2 packets dry yeast 1 egg 2 cups warm water 6 cups flour 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ cup sugar ½ cup melted butter FILLING 1 cup chopped chives 5 eggs ¾ cup melted butter 1 small onion chopped Instructions: For dough, mix sugar, salt and butter with warm water.  Add and stir […]

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  • Chinese Rice Noodle Salad

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    Ingredients: 1 pound slab flat rice noodles, cut ½ inch thick 1 pound Chinese barbecued pork, sliced ¼ inch thick 1 bunch green onions, sliced diagonally ½ cup cilantro leaves 4 cups mixed greens 1/3 cup oyster sauce 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon sesame oil Instructions: Place noodles in a boiling pot of […]

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  • Chilly Day Vegetarian Chili

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    Ingredients: ¾ cup tomato juice ½ cup coarse bulgur wheat 2 tablespoons oil 1 large white onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic minced 3 medium carrots, peeled and chopped 1 large green pepper, chopped 1 large red pepper, chopped 1 large yellow pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon […]

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  • Chilled Curried Carrot Soup

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    Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 pound carrots, peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large shallot, sliced 4 garlic clove, chopped 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon seeded and minced fresh jalapeno 1 teaspoon Madras-style curry powder Kosher salt 3 cups chicken broth ½ cup coconut milk 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime […]

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  • Chiles En Nogada

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    Ingredients: 12 Poblano chiles, roasted and peeled 1 c  Ground veal 1 c  Ground pork (with 30 percent fat content) 1 ts Sea salt, or to taste ½ ts Freshly ground black pepper, or to taste ¼ c Vegetable oil ½ md Onion, finely chopped ½ c Almonds, chopped and toasted 1/2 c Pine nuts, […]

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  • Pizza With Caramelized Onions, Figs, Bacon and Blue Cheese

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    Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 large Spanish onion 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 2 bay leaves Kosher salt 4 thick slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch thick batons 1 ball pizza dough Flour, for dusting surface 12 dried mission figs, stems trimmed, cut into quarters or small pieces ¾ cup crumbled Gorgonzola Extra-virgin olive oil, to […]

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  • Easy Chicken Parmigiana

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    Ingredients 1⁄2 cup olive oil 1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 (28-oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand 1 tbsp. sugar Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp. unsalted butter 1⁄2 cup flour 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1⁄2 cup Italian breadcrumbs 6 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese 4 […]

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  • Chickpea, Feta and Olive Salad

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    Ingredients: SALAD 2 cans (19 ounces each) chickpeas, drained and patted dry 1 large tomato, cubed 1 cup feta cheese, cubed ½ cup pitted kalamata, olives, chopped ¼ cup minced parsley 3 cups mixed salad greens DRESSING 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon each cumin and paprika […]

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  • Chicken, Asparagus and Wild Rice Salad with Toasted Walnuts

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    Ingredients: SALAD 1 pound asparagus, rinsed, trimmed and cut into ½ inch piece 1 ½ cups cooked wild rice 1 pound skinless, boneless poached chicken cut into ½ inch Red leaf lettuce, rinsed and dried ½ cup walnuts toasted in 400 degree oven for 5 to 10 minutes MAPLE MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE 3 tablespoons cider vinegar […]

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