This recipe is based very loosely on Jamie Oliver’s dish which was prepared for me exactly one year ago, to fortify my body for a week of skiing in the alps. I couldn’t remember the details when I was at the grocery store and was too lazy to look up the recipe so I improvised….
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Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients List ———————- 4 Russet Potatoes 1/2 cup Feta Cheeese 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese 1/4 cup Romano Cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup Milk 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 teaspoon rosemary Salt and Pepper to taste 1. Heat potatoes in microwave for 6 – 12 minutes, until they are…
Basic Risotto
Risotto is probably near the top of my list of favorite things to cook and eat. This is a basic recipe which can be modified to your liking. Sometimes I like to add meat like some bacon, and/or veggies like asparagus or peas. What is your favorite risotto? 2 tbs butter 2 tbs olive…
Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles ½ c butter, softened 1 c granulated sugar ¼ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp cream of tartar 1 egg ½ tsp vanilla 1 ½ c flour 2 tbs sugar 1 tsp cinnamon (1) Beat butter. Add sugar, soda and cream of tartar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour. Chill for an hour….
Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. cocoa 1/2 c. shortening 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. sour milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. soda 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. hot water (1) Grease and flour an 8″X8″ pan. Put ingredients in bowl in order given. Don’t mix until last item has been added. Then…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 ¼ c (295 g) flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 c (128 g) butter, softened ¾ c (80 g) granulated sugar ¾ c (80 g) brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 2 c chocolate chips (1) Combine flour, soda and salt (2) Beat butter, sugars and vanilla…
Peanut Butter Cookies
Best Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 c. dark brown sugar 1/2 c. white sugar 1 stick butter 1 egg 1 c. peanut butter 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. soda 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 tsp. vanilla (1) Cream sugars and butter. (2) Beat in egg, peanut butter, salt, and soda. (3) Blend in…
Pie Crust
There’s plenty of debate in our family about what kind of fat to use in pie crust. The problem is, with shortening, you have a nice, pliable, and pretty tasty crust. With butter, you have a wonderfully tasting, but flaky and hard to handle crust. Solution: half shortening/half butter. Pie Crust 2 2/3 c flour…
Alfredo Sauce
Alfredo Sauce ½ c butter ½ c whipping cream ¾ c grated parmesan cheese ½ tsp salt Dash of pepper (1) Heat butter and cream in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted. (2) Stir in cheese, salt and pepper. (3) Pour over 8 oz. cooked pasta.
Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls 1 package of yeast ½ c warm water ½ c scalded milk ¼ c sugar ½ c butter or shortening, melted 1 tsp salt 1 egg 3 ½ – 4 c flour ½ c melted butter ¾ c sugar 2 tbs cinnamon ¾ c pecans (1) Dissolve yeast in water and set…
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