Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened to room temperature
2 1/2 to 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Green food coloring Preparation :In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Makes 3 1/2 cups.

CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING:

Ingredients :
In medium bowl,
beat 1/3 cup softened butter or margarine.
Add 1 cup powdered sugar and
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat well.
Add 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar alternately with 1/4 cup milk,
beating to spreading
consistency. About 2 cups frosting. Preparation :To tint coconut, combine several drops desired color food color with 3/4 teaspoon water; add to 1-1/2 cups coconut. Stir until evenly tinted.

Hot Cross Buns are traditionally served on Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) and during the Lenten season, but they are good anytime. This recipe will make 2 1/2 dozen buns.

Ingredients:
2 packages active dry yeast (1/4 ounce each)
1/2 cup warm water*
1 cup warm milk*
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 1/2 to 7 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup dried currents
1/2 cup raisins
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2 Tablespoons water
1 egg yolk
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1 cup confectioner's sugar
4 teaspoons milk or cream
Dash salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Have the water and milk at 110-115 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the warm milk, sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, nutmeg, and 3 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture well after each addition. Stir in the dried fruit and enough flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and turn over to grease the top. Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
Punch the dough down and shape into 30 balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 30 minutes). Using a sharp knife, cut a cross (or X) on the top of each roll. Beat the water and egg yolk together and brush over rolls. (You will probably have more than you need, discard the unused egg glaze.) Bake at 375-degree F. for 12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make icing by combining the last four ingredients. Stir until smooth, adjusting sugar and milk to make a mixture that flows easily.
When rolls are baked, cool on wire racks. Drizzle icing over the top of each roll following the lines of the cut cross.
*1 1/2 cups warm skim milk may be substituted for the milk and water in the roll recipe above.

For the little ones.

Ingredients:
6 Tablespoons butter or margarine
2 10-ounce packages marshmallows
2 cups JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
10 cups crisp rice cereal
CRISCO® No-Stick Cooking Spray
SMUCKER'S® Jelly Beans
Licorice, gum drops or decorative candy
Glaze (optional):
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows. Stir until completely melted and remove from heat.

2. Stir in JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter and mix well to incorporate.

3. Add crisp rice cereal and stir until well coated.

4. Press into two 9-inch pans, well coated with CRISCO® No-Stick Cooking Spray, and allow to cool.

5. Cut ears and a bowtie from one cake. This is done by cutting two football-shaped ears from the top and bottom of one cake layer, leaving a bowtie-shaped piece in the middle.

6. Position the two ears at the top of the whole round cake and place the bowtie under the face.

7. Apply optional glaze, if desired. Decorate with SMUCKER'S® Jelly Beans, marshmallows, licorice and gum drops, or any of your favorite cake decorations.
Makes approximately 16 servings

Chicken breasts broiled with an herb butter seasoned with garlic, parsley, rosemary and thyme. Comes out nice and juicy!
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions
1. Preheat oven to Broil/Grill and line broiler pan with aluminum foil.

2. Place chicken on pan. In a small bowl combine the butter, garlic, parsley, rosemary and thyme and mix together, then evenly spread a dollop of mixture on each chicken breast.

3. Broil in preheated oven, turning and frequently coating with remaining herb/butter mixture, for about 15 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
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Cadbury's cream eggs partially dissolved in hot cointreau.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 55 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
15 saltine crackers, crushed
8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

Directions:
1. In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and green pepper and saute until onions are soft.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3. In a large mixing bowl, place ground beef, crushed crackers, Cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, and sauteed onion and green pepper. Mix thoroughly.

4. Press beef mixture into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until done. Check with a meat thermometer for doneness. Internal temperature should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Thanks LJ, I made it again for Easter and it was a huge hit. Everybody loved it. Best one I ever tried. ;•)

Linda, you left out a key part of the meat loaf, th topping :-)

I like to use a very simple recipe:

Vinegar
Ketchup
Brown sugar

I don't have the specificis on how much to use, but that doesn't really matter. Just dump about a cup of vinegar in a bowl, add a bunch of ketchup until it thickens up to a consistency you like, and then sweeten with brown sugar to taste. I like to coat the meat loaf with this for the last 20-30 minutes of the bake time (uncovered so that it browns).

-Scott

Thanks Scott
As a variety on meatloaf I use regular meatloaf seasonings and stuff it with sliced deli ham & sliced American cheese.
Mix your meat with the seasonings you like leaving a trench in the middle. Layer it with the ham & cheese. Be sure to cover it with more meatloaf mixture & the ends so the cheese does not melt out.

Makes 2 pies

Ingredients:

2 cans sweetened condensed milk
2 medium coolwhips
2 graham cracker crust
Bananas
Heath candy bars

Directions:
To make homemade caramel.
Remove paper from cans of sweetened condensed milk. In heavy sauce pan place cans of milk covered with water. Boil for 3 hours.
*CAUTION* DO NOT let water go below cans.They WILL blow up
Cans must be covered with boiling water for 3 hours. Let cool
When the cans are cool enough to open. Open and spread over sliced bananas in graham cracker crust. 1 can per pie. Top with cool whip & crumbled Heath candy bars or shaved chocolate.

does boiline the condensed milk caramlize it? Very interesting....I must try this.

Yes it does. Very good caramel. Make sure the can is covered with water at all times. After it cools it will come out in one big blob.
*note* Slice bananas right before pouring in caramel, they will turn brown if you do not.
They also make a sweetened condensed milk in chocolate. I'd like to try it the same way over strawberries & bananas in a pie.

Linda if you dip the bananas in lemon juice it keeps them from turning brown,works for apples also.

Thanks for the tip ;•)

Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients:
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
4 eggs
1 red apple, diced
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon fajita seasoning to taste

Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add chicken and cook until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink inside, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, cool and chop.

2. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.

3. In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, sliced eggs, apple, onions, relish, mayonnaise, celery, pineapple (with just a little juice for flavor), cilantro, pecans and fajita seasoning to taste.

Ingedients:
1/2 lb. butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup 4oz. Whiskey or orange juice
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 qt. pecans
1 1/2 lbs. dates
1 lb. candied cherries
3 cups flour (plain)

*note* save enough cherries to decorate top of cake

Cream butter, sugar & whiskey, add eggs one at a time. Mix flour, nutmeg & baking powder. add to mixture.
Chop pecans, dates & cherries. Mix with flour throughly, this keeps the nuts & fruit from setting in the cake.
Add the two mixtures together & bake in a heavy tube pan. Line the pan with foil paper, grease with butter.
Bake in oven for 3 hrs. @ 300° degrees. Use a pan of wter under the cake for 1st 2 hours.
Remove from pan as soonas possible.
Decorate top of cake w/ pecan halves & cherries. Wrap cake in sliced apples. Keep refrigerated for 5 days wrapped in apples.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour
Makes: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients
12 (12 inch) flour tortillas
1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
1 (6 ounce) can crab meat, drained
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 (20 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 bunch green onions, chopped

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Lay tortillas on a flat surface. In the middle of each tortilla place cheese, crab, and shrimp (ration the ingredients so that each tortilla will contain an equal amount of cheese, crab, and shrimp. Make sure to set aside some cheese to sprinkle on top of the tortillas). Roll the tortillas so that the seafood cheese mixture is held securely inside of the tortilla.

3. Place rolled tortillas (enchiladas) side by side in a 9x13 inch baking pan.

4. Pour green enchilada sauce over all of the enchiladas, the green sauce should cover the enchiladas completely. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the enchiladas.

5. Cover an d bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

6. Uncover the enchiladas and cook an additional 15 minutes. Serve hot garnished with sour cream and green onions.
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(Makes 4 Servings)

2 cups cut-up chicken (cooked)
2 cups cooked rice
1/3 cup chopped red pepper
1 (4 oz.) can green chiles
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (8 oz.) package Borden finely shredded mild cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350° F
Combine chicken, rice, pepper, chiles, sour cream & 1 1/2 cups cheese in 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.

Bake covered 25 to 30 minutes. Top with 1/2 cup remaining cheese before serving.
Garnish as desired.

Prep time 15 minutes
Cook time 25 minutes

posted on behalf of a pawn, Spicieangel

Linda when I make my meatloaf my family likes this variation, I make a trench in the meatloaf and add a large can of mushrooms stems and pices and close the trench and bake as normal. This makes a nice surprise in each slice. It also adds great flavor.

Steve that was nice of you to post for her. Thanks & thanks spiceangel. I've tried a few different things in mine too. Funny how my family jokes about what's in it this time. LOL

Experimenting like that often lets you find very nice variations aswell as flops. But you dont know unless you try :o)

ive had plenty of flops , looks and sounds great in the recipe book , takes hours longer and looks .....not very nice lolol (i never let anyone see how it should look then they dont know how it should look )lol

LOL
My fave trial that i done and do I call Chilli con shepherd

Shepherds pie is minced beef and onions etc then baked in oven with mashed potato on top to brown it and give it a crust.

Well my chilli con shepherd is just that, but instead of using plain old minced beef. I used home made chilli con carne. So can make it nice and hot and all the usuals like Kidney beens and onion and crushed chillis etc. But also adding herbs into the mashed potato while preparing that before browning that on the chilli


mmmmmmmmmmmmm

here is another yummy variation of meatloaf that my family does.
in the "well" add a hardboiled egg, depending on the size of your meatloaf you could even add 2.
in the meatloaf itself i just like to use ground beef (personally i like ground chuck) some greenpepper and onion and some spices -- oops almost forgot -- a whisked egg and a couple TBS milk THEN form the loaf and make the well add the eggs and close it up. pour a can of tomato sauce over the top and bake. its really good!! and dont forget the mashed potatoes on the side!

I just made a delicious breakfast dish that was close as you could call to MTG in the Sun. I dont remember the full details and of course they're variable according to taste but basically it goes heat, frying pan, olive oil, bacon, mustards (French and English), nattou (fermented soya beans), oyster sauce, apple juice, tomatoes, whisky. Wonderful for a holiday straight-back-to-bed breakfast.

3 lbs Ground Beef
1 egg (beaten)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 TBS Mrs Dash (original)
3 TBS Woreshire Sauce
1/4 to 1/2 C of Picante Sauce (depending on taste)
2 Cups Cornflakes and or Crushed Soda Crackers

Mix all ingredients together adding the dry ingredients last. Bake at 300 for about an hour.. Yummy!

I started using picante sauce in my loaf since the kids would complain about onion and bell peppers.. yet they like the picante sauce.. go figure.. haha

the meat loaf.. roll the mixture into 1 inch balls.. and fry in the skillet with just a bit of oil.. Then.. let them simmer for at least 2 hours in the bbq sauce recipe below..

4 Cups Ketchup
1/2 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup vinegar
2 TBs whoreshire sauce
1 Cup grape jelly

This recipe is posted by approximation.. I don't usually follow recipes.. so correct measurements are mostly done by tastes.. the consistancy should be similar to a thick syrup. I would recommend tasting as you blend..

This is a great dish to set out on a buffet.. I usually make this up around the Holidays and since it is requested to at least 4 events.. I make it all up at once and freeze the balls.. and put the sauce in gallon milk jugs.. easier to transport to parties this way..

I am looking for recipes for this fish. I am on the South Beach diet, but I don't know what to do with all this fish I bought!!!

I've got a dead hippo in my soup, should I curry it and stick it in thhe fridge? Or?

Hey Scooby got a cat.lol

Thought some of you would like this site
just about everything covered in here from A to Z.

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/house/house.html?l

This is a 'Friendship Cake' sent to me by someone in Leipzig University a while ago. It is delicious.


Day One: Put 1 cup milk,
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup SR flour
in a LARGE mixing bowl, mix thoroughly cover and leave in a cool place (not refrigerator)
The bowl needs to be large because it grows!
Stir daily for 5 days.

Day 5: Add I cup milk,
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup SR flour
Mix thoroughly, cover and leave for 5 days, stirring daily.

Day 10. Remove 2 cups, one for the next cake, the other for a friend.

To the remaining mixture add:
2 cups SR flour
I cup raisins.
I cup white granulated sugar.
2/3 cup butter
1/2 tsp each of bicarb of soda and salt
2 tsp baking powder,
I tsp mixed spice.
2 beaten eggs.
Mix well and put in a large flat baking tin (the kind used for roasting potatoes), greased thoroughly.
Before baking:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup soft brown sugar
1 tsp mixed spice.
Mix together and pour over mixture, swirling thorugh with a fork.
Bake Gas 5/ 335 deg F for 35 - 40 minutes, unitl well done.
Immediately after taking out of the oven, glaze cake with
1/4 cup butter,
1/2 cup bronw sugar
1/4 cup milk
Boil together for 3 - 4 minutes before pouring slowly over the cake to glaze.
Leave to cool. Cut into squares to serve.

Thanks for posting this recipe Nirvana. I have been making "Friendship Cakes" for years and share with friends. You are right, it is delicious!

And thanks to Foxy Lady for the recipe site!

Hey Dolittle isn't that a great site.Everything is covered in that site.
I been doing alot of printing.

I agree Foxy, it is terrific. I had to go buy more copy paper!!:)

Anybody wants to moderate this board?

I think Foxy Lady should do it. She posts a lot, loves the subject and would be a great moderator.

Sure i'll Moderate the board.
Thanks for the compliment Harley

When I was 10 my high school aged cousin wrote out this recipe on a 3x5 card and gave it to me. It was the first such of many family and friends would give me over the years and treasured for that.

Quick Oatmeal Cookies
mix in a pan
2 C. sugar
1/3 C. cocoa
1/4 C. butter
1/2 C. milk
bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring, boil for 2 minutes
then add
3 C. quick oats
1/4 C. peanut butter
stir to mix
drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper

Mock Goose

A tasty war~time recipe for a layered lentil loaf, good served with gravy and either mint or apple sauce. Also nice with salad. I use it as a vegetarian alternative for Sunday lunch.

6oz split red lentils.
1/2 pt water
1/2 oz butter
I lemon for juice and rind.
salt and freshly ground black pepper.
1 bay leaf


Thoroughly grease a large saucepan then add water bay leaf and lentils, bring to boil and simmer gently until cooked and all the water has been absorbed.
Mix in butter, lemon juice and rind, salt and pepper.

For the stuffing :
1 medium onion, chopped and softened in butter. Add 1 1/2 tsp sage 1/2 tsp parsley, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Turn 3 slices of thick sliced wholemeal bread into fresh breadcrumbs and add. Stir to mix.

Grease a 2lb loaf tin, put half the lentil mix in, then cover with stuffing mix (any left over ~ serve separately) then cover with remaining lentil mix. Cover with a butter wrapper and a piece of foil.

Bake in over Gas mark 6 400deg F 200 deg C for 40 minutes.

Will freeze if not all used.

Take 1/4 side of roo, skin and tendorise well.
Add gravy and into the pot.
slow cook in webber for 1 hour.
Meanwhile....
take selected veggies, anything really but reccommend, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion, tangerals, snow peas, wallerangas, and broad beans, peel, chop, pluck vegies depending on what they are.
Add to the pot and continue to slow cook in webber for 45min - 1 hour.
add herb and spices, once again anything you like but i reccomend: red bush pepper, salt, talacmurra, and albaneanie.
Pour into dish (possibly 3 dishes) top with puff or mash. Serves 6-8

I tried these cookies they were real good.

Frikadellen ... ( or, Bulletten)
(German Hamburgers)

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 egg
1 roll
salt
pepper
dash of nutmeg
parsley
oil or shortening

Soak roll in water until soft. Squeeze out excess water. Mix egg, roll, onion, salt, pepper, nutmeg and parsley and add ground beef. Mix well and form patties. In a skillet heat oil or shortening and brown patties slowly on each side for about 10 minutes.

Sounds good Dano... over here we call it meatloaf, except it is cooked in the oven :)

surprise turkey stuffing:
2 cups breadcrumbs
2 tbls sage
1 teaspn pepper
1/4 cup cranberries
3 cups popcorn
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mix well,stuff turkey.put in oven at 400 degrees.set timer for 2 hours.....get the heckut of the kitchen before the popcorn blows the turkeys butt thro the kitchen.

ROFLMCA!!! OMG!!! TOO funny!!

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http://w
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explore this one for great idea re recipes & stuff for couples.