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Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies

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Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, at cool room temperature 1 cup confectioners' sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup green candy melts (See Kelly's Notes) 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil Assorted sprinkles Equipment: two round 9-inch cake pans; piping bag or sealable plastic bag For Directions please visit http://www.justataste.com/2013/12/christmas-tree-shortbread-cookies-recipe/

Christmas Jello

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Ingredients �  1 box (6 oz or 170 g) of Jell-O or store brand �gelatin dessert� in red color (strawberry) �  1 box (6 oz or 170 g) of Jell-O or store brand �gelatin dessert� in green color (lemon, I had to add a few drops of green colouring) �  1 big can sweetened condensed milk (740 g, or 26 oz) �  12 unflavored gelatin sheets (20 g or 0,7 oz powdered gelatin, two sachets) �  some vegetable oil to grease the molds for optimal unmolding For Directions please visit http://www.larecetadelafelicidad.com/en/2012/05/christmas-jello.html

Santa's Shortbread Bites

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Santa's Shortbread Cookies recipe modified slightly from Good Housekeeping 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cut into pieces 2 tablespoons red and green nonpareils Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Source

Strawberry Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks

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Ingredients 1� cup all-purpose flour � teaspoon baking powder ? teaspoon salt � cup unsalted butter-softened 4 oz cream cheese-softened � cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoons vanilla extract � cup chopped fresh strawberries 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1-2 tablespoon flour 5 oz white chocolate-chopped sanding sugar Source

Cooking Group~ Kelley Miller's Shrimp Portifino

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Shrimp Portofino Here's another favorite meal from Cooking Group for you all to try.  Kelly Miller brought this amazing dinner the other night.  It was really pretty fast to prepare and tasted amazing! It's great for a fast weeknight meal but elegant enough for a dinner party too!  I love it!  5 tablespoons butter, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb. large raw  shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/3 cup white wine 3/4 cup cream scant 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons Italian breadcrumbs 4 cups baby spinach handful of pine nuts for garnish 1 lb. thin spaghetti Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the pasta while you are making the shrimp sauce.   In large heavy skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter, Saute garlic in butter for 30 seconds.  Add shrimp saute for 30 seconds.  Add white wine and saute for 2 minutes, until shrimp are opaque. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside, leaving the sauce in the pan.  Cover shrimp with foil to keep warm. Brin...

Kelly Meyers' Holiday Cream Cheese Press #Cookies #TheChew

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ingredients KELLY MEYERS' HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE PRESS COOKIES 1 cup Salted Butter (softened) 3 ounces Cream Cheese (softened) 1 cup Granulated Sugar 1 Egg Yolk 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract 2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder Green; Red; White Nonpareils Colored Sugars Food Coloring (optional) For step-by-step directions please visit: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Cream-Cheese-Press-Cookies-Kelly-Meyers

Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1-1/2 tablespoons heavy cream 2 large egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract 2-1/4 cups Gold Medal� all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon red liquid food coloring View More

Christmas Cookie, shortbread cookies

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Buttercream Frosting 1 cup butter 1 cup shortening 6 cups powdered sugar 2-4 Tablespoons milk 1 teaspoons vanilla extract, if you are making white frosting use clear vanilla. Beat butter, add sugar and milk along with extract until smooth and creamy. Source

Dutch Oven Crusty Bread

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Dutch Oven Crusty Bread Our visit home to Salt Lake City over the 4th of July this summer was so much fun!   I always come home with some new favorite recipes and this Dutch Oven Crusty Bread is one of them!  My cute nephew Sam Owens, just started college, and I was so impressed to find out he has become a real bread maker!  He treated us to this family recipe of fresh bread every day!  Every night he would quickly stir together this bread dough and let it sit overnight on the counter.  In the morning, he would bake his bread and we would quickly eat it all up!  Sam's bread is so fantastic and so simple, I had to have him give me a demonstration and share his recipe with me!  Sam demonstrated just how quick you can throw this bread together, no kneading required!  It's just a quick stir and then let the dough stand and rise at room temperature for 12-24 hours before baking in a hot dutch oven.  How easy is that?!  How delicious?  Ma...

Cooking Group~ Jayne Layne's Honey Butter Pork Roast

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Honey Butter Pork Tenderloin Jayne Layne brought this delicious dinner tonight.  It was really fast and simple.  She brought a zip lock bag of potatoes, so I could whip up some mashed potatoes while making the roast.  We loved this!  Jayne brought the pork already seasoned and placed in the Pyrex ready for me to cook with the other ingredients measured out.  Can I just say...I am LOVING Cooking Group!!!  And I hope you are too! 1 Pork Roast, seasoned with salt and pepper 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons honey 1/4 cup white wine or 3/4 cup water Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In large heavy OVEN PROOF proof skillet, like a Le Cruset skillet, melt butter and honey on stove top.  Brown roast on all sides in the butter and honey. Transfer the skillet with the roast in it, to oven and roast for 15-20 minutes.  Remove skillet and roast from the oven and place roast on a platter.  Cover with foil.  Place skillet with sauce back on stove t...

White Chocolate Brownies

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WHITE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES  2 (5 oz. each) bars white chocolate 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder GLAZE: 1 oz. semisweet chocolate 1 teaspoon shortening Grease a 9-inch baking pan. In saucepan over low heat melt butter and 1 bar white chocolate, stirring until well blended. In large bowl, combine sugar, salt and eggs and beat at highest speed of mixer for about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add melted candy bar mixture and extracts. Sift together flour and baking powder, stir into candy mixture til just combined. Break up other candy bar and stir in. Bake in a preheated 350�F oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Melt glaze ingredients together and drizzle over cooled brownies. Makes 32 brownies. Source

Indian chicken with cucumber salad recipe

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The Chicken Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious chicken recipes) invites you to try Indian chicken with cucumber salad recipe . Enjoy our collection of quick & easy recipes and learn how to make Indian chicken with cucumber salad. Serves 4 15mins to prepare and 45mins to cook 720 calories / serving Ingredients 1 x 1�1kg pack chicken legs and drumsticks 1tbsp tomato pure�e 2tbsp Indian curry paste 1 garlic clove, crushed 100ml (3�fl oz) plain yogurt 2�5cm (1in) piece root ginger, grated 1tbsp white wine vinegar coriander, to serve lemon wedges, to serve For the rice and salad 400g (13oz) basmati rice 1 cucumber, halved, deseeded and sliced 1/4 red onion, finely sliced 2tbsp plain yogurt 2tbsp olive oil 2tsp mint sauce 2tsp white wine vinegar Score the chicken with a knife several times on each side, right to the bone. Mix the pur�e, curry paste, garlic, yogurt, ginger and vinegar in a large bowl. Add the c...

Cooking Group~ Melanie Bunker's Pasta Milano

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Pasta Milano  Melanie Bunker brought us one of her family's favorites!  We loved it too! 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper 16 ounces fettuccine pasta or other favorite pasta 2 tablespoons butter 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped 2 cups chicken broth divided 2 cups heavy cream 2 tablespoons vegetable oil handful fresh basil, chopped Bring a pot a water to boil.  Prepare pasta according to package directions, while you cook the chicken and make the sauce. In a large skillet, over medium heat heat oil and cook chicken until browned on both sides and cooked through.  While chicken is cooking make sauce.  In a large sauce pan over low heat, melt butter and add garlic. Saute for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth, increase to medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are tender.  Add the cream and bring to a boil, stirri...

Chicken korma recipe

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  The Chicken Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious chicken recipes) invites you to try Chicken korma recipe . Enjoy our collection of quick & easy recipes and learn how to make Chicken korma.  Serves 6 25 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook 750 calories / serving Freezable Ingredients 4 skinless chicken breasts, diced 50ml sunflower oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, finely chopped 1 inch piece of ginger, minced 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper 250ml passata 4 tablespoons chicken stock 2 tablespoons ground almonds 4 tablespoons double cream 4 tablespoons plain yogurt salt pepper parsley leaves, to garnish poppadoms, to garnish For the pilau rice 250g basmati rice, rinsed in several changes of cold water, then drained 500ml boiling water 1tbsp sunflower oil 1/2tsp turmeric salt pepper ...

Cheesy Almond Crackers!

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I found this recipe on Pinterest and these turned out way better than I expected. This was from Kalyn's kitchen. I made them yesterday and put them in plastic bags and popped them in the freezer. Today the boys wanted nachos. Usually I don't have any because.....well they are not good without corn chips. So I tried these. I piped the rackets in the cheese sauce instead of smothering chips in the sauce. Fantastic! These crackers held up nicely under the cheese sauce weight. Can you tell that I am excited about nachos again?!? Please remember a few things before you get started, use room temperature cheddar cheese that is in a block. Do not use the already shredded variety, those just don't weld everything together. Make sure the almond flour is also at room temperature. 2 1/2 C almond flour 4 oz. cheddar cheese, grated 2 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 3 Tbl oil. (I used olive oil) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients together, add the oil and eggs ...

Cooking Group~ Kelley Miller's Pork Loin with Cherry Wine Sauce

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Pork Loin with Cherry Wine Sauce Pork loin is notoriously a really fast entree to prepare, which is one reason I love to make it. This recipe has an amazing cherry wine sauce which is the real kicker, making this dish really sing!  Kelley Miller wowed us with this delicious meal the other night.  She threw in a bag of new potatoes to go along with the main course.  Kelley had the meat already cut and seasoned in a zip lock bag, the sauce ingredients measured out and in a small plastic container, butter and fresh parsley were also measured out and in small zip lock bags.  The cooking part was simple and fast and tasted positively gourmet!  Hope you enjoy it too.  This would make a great, quick Sunday dinner. 1 cup ruby port or other sweet red wine 1/3 cup dried cherries 4 teaspoons seedless raspberry jam 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 1 tablespoon bu...

"Cooking Group"... Getting Started...Teriyaki Steak Stir Fry

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I just started doing this really fun "Cooking Group" with some ADORABLE friends.  They had done this before in their old neighborhood, closer to D.C.  I totally lucked out when they all moved to my neck of the woods, in the countryside!  I had them explain to me what exactly a "cooking group" is, since I was not familiar with the term. They explained to me that it's basically a group of friends who trade off preparing one meal a week for everyone in the group.   That means you only have to think about meal planning for ONE meal during the school week and receive three or four (depending on how many people are in your group) meals delivered to you, so you can quickly cook and enjoy a delicious, hot meal, without all the shopping and menu planning!  I instantly LOVED the idea!  It's such a great way to try all your friends favorite recipes, learn how to make them, and incorporate them into your own repertoire. Plus, your family will love trying new favorite ...

Strawberry Coconut Macaroons Recipe

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Ingredients 14 ounces, weight Sweetened Shredded Coconut ? cups Granulated Sugar 3 Large Egg Whites � teaspoons Sea Salt 1 cup Fresh Strawberries, Hulled, Sliced In Half Lengthwise Instructions Preheat the oven to 325�F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In the bowl of a food processor, blend the coconut for 1 minute. Add the sugar and blend for another minute. Add the egg whites and sea salt and blend for another minute. Pulse in the strawberries until they are largely but not fully broken down. Some of the batter will be white, and other parts will be red. Resist stirring them together. Using a melon ball scooper, or a tablespoon, scoop batter into 1-inch mounds, place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes (time will vary with different ovens; I clocked mine at about 32 minutes), or until slightly golden on top. Let them rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving. They will firm up as they cool, but will remain soft and gooey on the inside, crispy o...

Christmas Tree Cookies

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INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt For the buttercream: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 3 3/4 cups confectioners� sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/3 cup milk Source