Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream
2010 Award Winning Pound Cake
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ½ C (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
1 8oz package of cream cheese, room temp
3 C superfine or castor sugar*
6 large eggs, room temp
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
zest of an [...]
2010 Award Winning Pumpkin Pie
¾ C Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp Flour
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Nutmeg
½ tsp Ginger
1/4 tsp Cloves
1 ½ C Pumpkin
1 ½ C Evaporated Milk
1 Slightly Beaten Egg
2 Tbsp Molasses
Stir together until smooth, this will make an 8” pie. For a 10” pie plate, make half again as much. For the crust I [...]
Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast
1 8oz package of cream cheese, room temp
1 loaf of dense bread
1 c fresh or frozen blueberries
12 eggs
½ c maple syrup
2 cups half and half or whole milk
Blueberry Sauce: (or just use syrup)
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 c sugar
1 c water
1-cup blueberries
1 tbsp butter
A 1/6th Slice of Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast
Trim crusts [...]
Pear Tart
Crust:
1 1/3 c all-purpose flour
3 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
7 tbsp cold butter cubed
2 to 3 tbsp cold water
Filling:
¾ c sugar
¼ c all-purpose flour
grated lemon peel from one lemon
½ to ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
4 medium ripe pears, peeled and sliced
1 tbsp butter
½ c silvered almonds
Glaze:
¼ c powdered sugar
1 ½ tsp milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract
In a [...]
Spinach Mushroom Quiche
1 bottom piecrust
1 quart of fresh spinach, rinsed well
8 medium mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
4 eggs
1 1/3 C half and half
3 slices of pasteurized swiss cheese
3 slices of regular hard swiss cheese
1 tsp butter
salt and pepper to taste
Mix and roll out a piecrust and form on the bottom of a pie shell (my favorite, [...]
Blueberry White Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup half and half (may sub milk)
1 egg
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries (a little tarter) or blueberries
½ cup white chocolate baking chips
Streusel:
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
¼ cup butter
Glaze:
Powder Sugar with enough milk to liquefy.
Heat oven [...]
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A guest of mine, Brian Kerestes, took one of our recipes, the Blueberry Almond Pound Cake, and adapted it for the holidays. He eliminated a few things and added a few. After trying it, I came up with three suggestions of my own which I have shown in parenthesis. One [...]
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Blueberries, Granola and Lemon Creme
1 ½ C sugar
¼ C cornstarch
¼ C flour
1 ½ C water
1 C orange juice
½ C lemon juice
4 egg yolks
4 Tbsp butter, softened
2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 C whipping cream
Blueberries
Granola
In a 3 to 4 quart pot mix together sugar, cornstarch and flour. Blend in water, orange [...]
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Bush Beans
Cattleman’s BBQ Sauce
Brown Sugar
Molasses
Little Bit of Mustard
Chopped Onion
Slices of Bacon Chopped into ½ or 1 inch pieces
Mix together and pour into a casserole dish. Place on top raw pieces of onion and sliced pieces of raw bacon. Bake in low oven 325 degrees till it bubbles, then take the [...]
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1 lg can chunk pineapple drained
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 quart cubed bread
2 eggs
1 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
Cream butter, sugar, then beat in eggs. Add pineapple, milk and bread cubes and stir until mixed. Pour into a 9X13X2 pan that’s been sprayed with vegetable spray. Bake at 350 for about 1 [...]
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Streusel:
Use one package of graham crackers, (9 full ones)
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick and 3 T melted butter
1 1/2 cups pecans
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Put your graham crackers in a Ziploc bag, close it and roll with rolling pin until crushed, put in large bowl. Add other dry ingredients. Melt butter pour [...]
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Whole fresh pineapple with a good looking top
Shredded coconut
Ground cinnamon
Sliced almonds
Maraschino Cherry with stem
Cut the green top off of the pineapple. Then slice it in half long ways, then quarters, then into eights. Place green spear at the top of the plate. Cut the pineapple into halves long ways, [...]
1/2 Batch of Enchilada's
2 C chopped cooked ham
½ C chopped onion
½C chopped green or red peppers
1 T olive oil
8 flour tortillas
2 C shredded cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2 C half and half
1 T all-purpose flour
¼ t garlic powder
½ t hot sauce
Garnish:
1C shredded cheddar cheese
salsa
sour cream
8 sprigs of rosemary
In a skillet with the olive oil sauté the onion [...]
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Basil Onion Tomato Salad
4 medium tomatoes
¼ medium onion
fresh basil leaves
¼ C. olive oil
¼ C. rice vinegar
¼ tsp garlic salt
1 tsp. Sugar
Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, garlic salt and sugar. Chunk tomatoes, and slice onions very thin. Snip with scissors the basil into 1/2 inch pieces. Layer the tomatoes, onions, and [...]
Kathy’s Note: What is nice about this recipe is you can make as little or as much as you would like. Plus it freezes well. You can make an 8″ pie (serves 6 easily) or 9 to 10″ pie (serves 8 to 10 easily) or little individual oval Pyrex ramekins. Once made, they can be [...]
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Apricot Almond Tart
½ of 8 oz can of almond paste
3T and 1½ t sugar, divided
3 oz cream cheese, cut into ½ inch cubes
1 large egg yolk
1 t vanilla extract
1- 15 oz can of lite apricot halves (or those in heavy syrup)
¼ cup apricot jam, heated in microwave
Pie crust dough, see [...]
A Pancake Contest Winner with BedandBreakfast.com
2 cups of flour (sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 teaspoons of baking powder
¼ cup butter very soft
3 eggs
1 ¾ cup half and half (goat milk may be substituted for lactose intolerant guests)
8oz of goat cheese
1 tsp lemon extract
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (read second tip below [...]
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Almond Bundt Cake
A Slice of Almond Bundt Cake
Filling:
8oz package of almond paste, chopped
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 stick of butter
Cook almond paste, powdered sugar and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth, remove from heat. Set aside. Do this first so it can cool down.
Cake:
3 cups flour
1 ½ t baking [...]
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Makes 5 Belgium size waffles
Doesn't Look Like Much, but Tastes Wonderful, Wild Rice Pecan Waffle
2 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups milk
5 ½ T of butter, melted
2 T packed brown sugar
4 t baking powder
1 t vanilla
¼ t salt
¾ cup cold cooked wild rice
1 cup chopped fine pecans
Beat with electric [...]
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Taco Soup
1 ½#lbs ground beef
can pinto beans-don’t drain
1 can chili beans-don’t drain
2 cans corn-drained
3 cans diced tomato
1 can Rotel tomatoes
3 beef bouillon cubs
2 cups water
1 package dry taco mix
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 T ground cumin
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Regular Style or Scoop Variety Frito’s
Brown your beef, drain off fat then [...]
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12 cups beef bullion
2 cups red wine
4-14 1/2oz cans of tomatoes (salt free)
2-8oz cans tomato sauce (salt free)
2 cups onions chopped
2 cups carrots sliced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 t dried basil
1 t lemon pepper
1 t dried oregano
1 green pepper chopped
Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer ½ hour then add-
3 [...]
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Nutty Orange Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
3/4 C granulated sugar
1 C chopped pecans
Zest a whole orange
2 (12 oz. -10 count) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 stick melted butter
1 C sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 T fresh orange juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, [...]
2009 Award Winning Rosemary Feta Cheese Bread
1 ½ cups half and half
¼ cup water
¼ cup melted butter
4 to 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
2 t sugar
½ t salt
1 package rapid rise yeast
¼ cup butter softened
6 oz feta cheese grated
2 T butter melted
Fresh cut up or diced rosemary
Rosemary Feta Cheese Bread
Melt ¼ cup butter in [...]
Criss Cross Puff Pastry
1 package of Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry, 2 sheets
4 eggs
1 Tbsp milk or water
1 lb bulk pork sausage
1 lb mild Italian sausage
2 C herb seasoned dry stuffing
1 medium-large onion, chopped
3 C sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Tbsp butter
Thaw pastry at room temp about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown Sausage, drain [...]
Cheese Enchiladas in Spinach Wraps
A real pain in the patoot to make but ahhhh soooo good!
1 # mild ground pork sausage
2 T butter
4 green onions, thinly sliced
14 large eggs, beaten
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
8- 8” soft green spinach taco size tortillas
1 C (4oz) Monterey Jack cheese with peppers
Topping:
Grape tomatoes cut in half
1 or [...]
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