Raspberry Applesauce Jello Salad

RASPBERRY APPLESAUCE JELLO SALAD

Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1843,149166-249205,00.html Content Copyright © 2011 Cooks.com - All rights reserved. 1 (3 oz.) pkg. raspberry Jello 1/2 c. boiling water 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen raspberries, thawed & juice reserved 1 c. applesauce 1 tbsp. lemon juice Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add juice from drained raspberries. When slightly thickened, add applesauce, raspberries and lemon juice. Prepare 8 inch square pan with non-sticking spray or oil and pour in mixture. Chill in refrigerator until set. Serves 9.

Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad

2/3  cup  slivered almonds
3  cups  chopped cooked chicken
3/4  cup  sweetened dried cranberries
2  celery ribs, diced
1/2  small sweet onion, diced
3/4  cup  mayonnaise
2 tablespoons  fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°. Bake almonds in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7
minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant. Cool completely in pan on a
wire rack (about 15 minutes).Stir together almonds, chicken, dried cranberries,
and remaining ingredients; serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 24 hours.

Yogurt

A few years ago on Valentine's Day my husband gave me a yogurt maker because he knew how much I liked yogurt.  It is a Salton that retailed for around 20.00 but today it retails for 289.00 on Amazon.  Now I am talking a matter of a few years so that is an incredible jump in price!  You don't have to use a yogurt maker to make yogurt as illustrated in this recipe.  The key to making good yogurt is all in temperature and yogurt culture.  Anyway, here is a guide for you to follow if you want to make yogurt without a maker.

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White Chili

Guess what we are going to have for dinner SOON?

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Weight Watchers Recipes

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Beef and Macaroni Goulash

My mom made the best goulash with ground beef that I have ever tasted.  I have tried and tried to match hers but I failed to do so.  When I saw this recipe I thought that it came close but I am sure she always added celery and onion.  Maybe a pinch of brown sugar and prepared mustard too.  Mom is gone now but I will continue to try and duplicate her recipe.  She always made it from scratch and never followed any written instruction.  We talked about it on occasion but I never wrote down her helpful hints.  I wish I had now.

    * 1 lb. ground beef
    * 1 med. onion
    * 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
    * 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce or 1 (1 lb. 13 oz.) can undrained tomatoes and 1 can tomato sauce and omit water
    * 2 c. water
    * 2 c. macaroni noodles (6-8 oz.)
    * 2 tbsp. sugar
    * 2 tsp. salt


INSTRUCTIONS
In Dutch oven, brown ground beef. Drain excess fat. Add onion and green pepper.
Continue frying until tender. Add rest of ingredients. Cover; reduce to simmer 20
minutes or so until macaroni is tender. The beef goulash recipe serves 4-6 persons.

Christmas coal candy

Unfortunately, the Christmas holidays are gone.  But I will post this recipe for the 2011 Christmas holiday and beyond.

1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with a piece of aluminum foil large enough to overhang the sides by about 2 inches. Set aside.
2.  Bring sugar, corn syrup and 3/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve sugar, and wash down sides of pan with a pastry brush dipping inwater to prevent crystals from forming.
3.  Once mixture comes to a boil and all the sugar has dissolved, clip a candy thermometer to pan, and raise heat to high. Continue cooking without stirring until mixture registers 300 Fahrenheit (hard crack stage). Remove from heat.
4.  Carefully add food coloring, extract and baking soda; stir slowly with a clean    wooden spoon until thoroughly combined and mixture no longer bubbles, about 2 minutes.
5.  Pour into prepared pan, and let cool completely.
6.  Lift foil to remove candy from pan, and transfer candy to a large plastic bag. use a kitchen mallet or hammer break candy into pieces.

Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

Makes 12 to 16 servings

2 1/2 cups sweet potato chunks

1 cup bittersweet baking chocolate squares

2/3 cup margarine

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

5 Tbsp semi-sweet mint chocolate chips

» Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

» Over a saucepan of boiling water, steam sweet potatoes until very tender. (Make sure there is a gap between the top of the water and the bottom of the steamer basket.) Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl and mash using a potato masher. Add chocolate and let stand for 2 minutes or until melted, then stir to combine. Let cool.

» In another large bowl, beat margerine and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and beat in vanilla. Beat in cooled sweet potato mixture.

» In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into chocolate mixture until combined. Scrape into parchment paper-lined 13- by 9-inch baking pan and spread evenly in pan. Bake for about 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

» Immediately after cake comes out of oven, sprinkle chocolate chips over top of cake and let cool.

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Cooking Light Jambalaya

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Mardi Gras is right around the corner so I thought I'd post this recipe.  Some people have substituted Smoked Turkey Sausage in place of the shrimp in other recipes I have read.

Congealed Diet Dr. Pepper Salad

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I just have to give a shout out to one of my favorite websites Southern Plate.  Christy Jordan is the publisher of this website and she does a super job.  She has a new cookbook out if anyone is interested.  It is titled: Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family.  

Lemon Blossoms

Lemon anything is a favorite in our house.  So when I saw this recipe on Southern Plate's website I thought I should share it.


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Meatball Sub Casserole

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