MUNCHIE KITCHEN

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Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli


3 tsp. Oil
2 lb. Ground beef
12 oz. Onion; chopped
14 oz. Carrots; slivered
14 oz. Celery; diced
48 oz. Tomatoes; canned, diced
2 C. cooked Red Kidney beans
2 C cooked White kidney beans
88 oz. Beef stock
3 tsp. Oregano
2 1/2 tsp. Pepper
5 tsp. Parsley; (fresh chopped)
1 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
48 oz. Spaghetti sauce
8 oz. dry pasta Shell macaroni; or other pasta


Sauté beef in oil in large 10-qt. pot until beef starts to brown. Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse beans and add to the pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, Tabasco, spaghetti sauce, and noodles. Add chopped parsley. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes. Makes 9 qts. of soup! **Just cut the recipe in 1/2 for smaller family needs!

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TGI Friday's Sizzling Vegetable Fajitas

8 oz. chopped cilantro, for pesto
3 cloves garlic, for pesto
1/2 C. olive oil, for pesto
1/8 tsp. salt, or to taste, for pesto
1/8 tsp. pepper, or to taste, for pesto
2 oz. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for pesto
1 medium onion, sliced
1/2 tbsp. margarine
carrots, zucchini and yellow summer squash, cut julienne-style
broccoli and cauliflower, cut into small florets
green pepper and mushrooms, thinly sliced
snow peas, whole
juice of 1/2 lemon
3 flour tortillas, warmed
lime wedge, for garnish
PICO DE GALLO SAUCE (RECIPE FOLLOWS), FOR CONDIMENT
guacamole, for condiment
sour cream, for condiment
shredded Cheddar cheese, for condiment
salsa, for condiment
Methods/steps


To make pesto, put cilantro and garlic in a food processor and process until finely chopped. With machine on, gradually add olive oil. Season and blend in cheese.

Slice enough onion to equal about 1/2 cup. Sauté with margarine in a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook past translucent stage until browned, about six to eight minutes.

Prepare about 2 cups of vegetables -- the combination depends on personal taste. Cook all vegetables except mushrooms in lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of pesto over medium to medium-high heat. When almost at al-dente stage, add sliced mushrooms. Continue cooking for about one minute. (The remaining pesto can be refrigerated for future use.)

Place vegetable mixture over sizzling onions, then spoon vegetable-onion mixture into center of warmed tortillas. Top with condiments, to taste, then roll up tortillas.

Three tortillas make one very generous portion.


PICO DE GALLO SAUCE
1 small to medium jalapeno pepper, minced
1/4 C. diced tomato
1/4 C. onion, finely diced onion
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp. salt, or to taste

Preparation Instructions:

Combine all ingredients. Let sit for at least a half hour so flavors will blend.

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Sara Lee Pound Cake

1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 C. sugar
3 eggs
1 C. cake flour
2 T. dry powdered milk
1 T. corn syrup
juice of half a small lemon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. mace (optional)
Methods/steps
Allow butter to reach room temperature, if you can try to use unsalted butter. Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add in flour, powdered milk, and corn syrup. Beat each in well. Add juice of half a lemon, salt, vanilla, nutmeg, and mace. Make sure everything is well blended, and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, checking for done-ness by inserting a toothpick and seeing if it comes out clean. You almost want to under bake this

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McDonald's Secret Sauce

1 C. Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. Indian Relish Drained
1/2 tsp. Granulated Sugar
2 Tbsp. Thousand Island Dressing
Methods/steps
Mix all ingredients well. Let stand for at least 20 minutes, allowing to sit overnight is desired.

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Starbucks Frappucino II


1/2 C. milk
1/2 C. condensed milk
2 C. Ice (approximately)
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. cocoa mix (Carnation instant cocoa mix)
1 Tbsp. Vanilla syrup (coffee syrup)
2 shots espresso = 1/4 cup strong coffee
Methods/steps
Fill glass (intended to drink from) with ice. Combine milk and condensed milk in separate container. Pour 'milks' into glass over ice, up to 3/4 full. Now add remainder of into glass of milk and ice. Pour into blender and mix on high until completely blended. This should be enough for one serving.

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would the peanut butter candy be like reeses??

try it and see. just use a hershey bar for the chocolate.
If anyone likes this thread i can post more. I make these at home and mrs.gatekeeper and I love em all.
YUMMY!:rastasmoke: :hippy:
Use canna butter or canna oil in place of regular butter or oil. for that special effect. are there any requests ?
ENJOY!

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Keebler Pecan Sandies


1/2 C. Vegetable Shortening
1/2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Powder Sugar
1 Egg (beaten)
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Cream of Tarter
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 3/4 C. Flour
1/2 C. Finely Chopped Pecans

Methods/steps
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda together and set aside. Beat vegetable shortening and sugars together until fluffy. Add vanilla, salt, and egg to sugars and butter mixture beat until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tarter to sugar and shortening mixture about a third at time. Beat until completely mixed through. Dough will seem a little thick. Stir pecans into cookie doe with a spoon and blend well.
Chill dough for 30 - 45 minutes.
Roll cookie dough into a 1 - 1 1/4 inch balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch thick. Bake in a preheated oven for 12 - 15 minutes until they are slightly golden.
***USE A NONSTICK BAKING LINER****

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Snicker Cookies

/2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. firmly packed Brown Sugar
1/2 C. Butter, softened
1/2 C. Peanut Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 Egg
1 1/2 C. Flour
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
10 Snicker's fun size candy bars
Methods/steps
Heat oven to 375. In large bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, peanut butter, vanilla and egg; beat well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to sugar mixture; mix well.

Shape about 1/3 cup dough smoothly around each candy bar making sure bar is completely covered. Place 4 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 13 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

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Cat Poop Cookies

1/2 C. honey
2 C. flour
2/3 C. margarine
1/3 C. cocoa (may want to use 1/2 c.)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Grapenuts Cereal
Methods/steps
Microwave honey on high until bubbly (about 1 min.) Add margarine. Mix. Add egg and mix well. Mix all other ingredients, except cereal. Chill 1 hour in freezer or several hours in fridge.
Roll dough into asst. shapes of cat poop. Roll in cereal. Bake at 350 for 10-15 min. Serve in new litter box on a bed of grape nuts. Use a new litter scoop to remove.
Gingerbread Ones:
1/4 c. honey
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/3 C. flour
2/3 c. margarine 1
/2 tsp. each ginger and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
Follow chocolate directions, except when you add margarine. to bubbling honey, and add molasses.

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1/2 C. flour

1/3 C. cocoa

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 stick butter or (1/4 lb.)

1 C. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 large eggs

1 C. walnuts, broken into pieces
Methods/steps
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9" square pan with foil and butter the foil. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Melt butter in a 10 - 12 c saucepan over moderate heat. Stir in sugar and vanilla, and add eggs one at a time. Stir in dry ingredients, and stir in nuts. Spread smoothly in prepared pan. Bake 20 - 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center just barely comes out clean.

Cool in pan 15 minutes. Cover with rack and turn pan over. Remove pan and foil lining. Cover with a cutting board and turn back over again.

Let stand until cool. Cut into 16 squares.

TRy it with canna butter!