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Nacho Cheese Sauce

Ingredients:1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. flour 1 1/2 cups milk (sub part Jalepeno juice) 1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce 2 tbsp. minced jalapeno peppers (omit if using juice) 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Pinch cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon paprika Directions: Mix together peppers, olive oil, and butter in a saucepan. Sprinkle...

Crumb Topping

Ingredients Makes 2 cups. 1 1/2 cups AP flour 3/4 cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 sticks butter, chilled and cut into pieces Directions Mix all dry ingredients together. With food processor, pastry cutter or hands, work butter into dry mixture. Sprinkle over cake, pie or other dump cake for...

Sugar Cookies, Orange Nutmeg

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups AP flour 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp orange extract 1 tsp nutmeg 1 large egg 2 T milk 3/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup lard (or butter) Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and lard together until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla to fat mixture. Beat...

Egg Drop Soup

Ingredients 1 T cornstarch 3 cups + 1 cup chicken broth 2 eggs + 1 yolk lightly beaten 2 green onions, chopped salt and pepper to taste Directions Boil 3 cups chicken broth. Mix cornstarch in 1 cup chicken broth. Pour into boiling stock. Once thickened, slowly add eggs at a drip while stirring in circular motion. Once all eggs are added, remove...

Crab Rangoon

Ingredients 8 oz cream cheese 8 oz fresh crab meat 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp soy sauce 1/8-1/4 tsp white (or black) pepper 1-1 1/2 green onions, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp red onion, chopped 1 pkg wanton wrappers 1 small bowl of water to seal wantons Directions Combine the crab and cream cheese. Mix in remaining filling ingredients...

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 cups sugar (I only used 2 cups, but hope to try honey next time) 1 cup vegetable oil (I used lard, unhydrogenated of course) 4 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup water 2 cups grated zucchini (mine was peeled, shredded and...

Macaroni & Cheese

Ingredients Makes 8-10 servings. 1/4 cup butter 2 cups milk 3 cups shredded cheese 2 eggs sea salt and pepper to taste 8 oz pasta Directions Precook the pasta until al dente (about 1-2 minutes less than recommended cooking time). Drain, rinse and cool pasta. Place the butter, milk and eggs into a 9 x 13 casserole dish and mix with a fork or...

Graham Crackers

Ingredients Makes 10 4 x 4.5-inch graham crackers or 48 2-inch squares 2 1/2 cups plus 2 T AP flours (a swap of 1/2 cup with whole wheat flour or 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour works well here, too.) 1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp course sea salt 7 T unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen 1/3 cup mild-flavored...

Shortcake

Ingredients 2 cups AP flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 T baking powder 1/8 tsp sea salt 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup half and half Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 large baking sheets. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the cold butter until pea-sized...

Spagettio's

Ingredients 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes 1 cup water 2 T brown sugar 2 T onion powder 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 2 T butter 1/2 cup star noodles 1/8 tsp cayenne 1/2 cup shredded cheddar Directions Boil all ingredients except stars. Turn down heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Boil stars separately for 12-15 minutes. Drain and rinse...

Tomato Soup

Ingredients 3 cans tomato paste 6 cups water 3 T brown sugar 1 T vinegar 2 T onion powder 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 6 T butter 1/8 tsp cayenne Directions...