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Roasted Root Vegetables with Pine Nut Pesto

Roasted Root Vegetables with Pine Nut Pesto

Ingredients:

½ pound carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
½ pound turnip roots, peeled and quartered
½ pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 pound parsnips cut into 1 inch pieces
1 pound Brussels sprouts, halved lengthwise
1 large eggplant, peeled and cut in 1 ½ inch pieces
2 large shallots cut in half
4 thyme sprigs
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
¼ cup pine nuts
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
¼ cup of parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. In a large bowl toss vegetables, shallots, thyme and ¼ cup of olive oil. Season plentiful with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 35 – 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Meanwhile in a small skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the pine nuts and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until they are lightly browned, about 2 – 3 minutes. Add the butter and garlic and cook, stirring, until the pine nuts are browned and the garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Let cool, then transfer to a small processor. Add the parmesan cheese and the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil and pulse. Season the pine nut pesto with salt. Toss vegetables with pesto and serve.

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Mandarin Orange and Pineapple Cake

Mandarin Orange and Pineapple Cake

Ingredients:

Solid vegetable shortening to grease pans and flour to dust pans
1 Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Yellow Cake Mix
1 15 ounce can mandarin oranges, syrup reserved
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (for metal or glass pan 325) Grease and flour 2- 8 or 9 inch cake pans. Place dry cake mix in bowl; add syrup from oranges plus water to make 1 1/3 cups liquid. Add eggs and oil then beat at low speed until moistened. Add drained mandarin oranges. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into pans and bake immediately for 33-36 minutes for 8 inch pans, 28-31 minutes for 9 inch pans. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

Ingredients:

20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
12 ounces Cool Whip
3 ounce package vanilla pudding mix

Directions:
Mix together pineapple and Cool Whip then slowly add the pudding mix. Frost the cooled cake layers. Refrigerate.

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Chicken and Mushroom Fricassee

A Fricassee is a catch-all term used to describe a stewed dish typically made with chicken, but other types of white meat can be substituted. It is cut into pieces and then stewed in gravy (it’s all in the gravy). It often includes other ingredients and vegetables. Be afraid, be very afraid, this recipe will make your tongue jump out your mouth and slap your brains out. It makes the best gravy.

Chicken and Mushroom Fricassee

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons oil
8 chicken thighs
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (12 ounce) packages andouille sausage, sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
4 stalks celery with leaves, chopped
¾ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup all-purpose flour
3cups water
3 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoons cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
3 green onions, chopped
8 ounces mushrooms

Directions:
Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Sauté chicken and sausage for 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown on both sides. Remove meat from skillet; add onions, garlic, and celery and sauté until soft. Remove vegetables from skillet. To Make Roux: In the same skillet (with drippings from meat) stir together oil and flour over low heat; cook until color is caramel. Remove roux from pot. Put water and chicken broth in the large pot. Add the chicken, sausage, vegetable mixture, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, salt, and ground black pepper. Bring all to a boil and cook for 20 minutes. Add ½ – ¾ of the roux and stir together; the mixture should have the consistency of chowder. If necessary, add the remaining roux. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Thirty minutes before fricassee is ready add mushrooms. Serve hot over rice, if desired.

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Griffy’s Pasta Salad for a Crowd

Griff has been a part of our family for 20 plus years. She is a wonderful cook and has taught us a lot in the kitchen. This is her recipe and we have used this for all kinds of parties and events. People love it!

Griffy’s Pasta Salad for a Crowd

Ingredients:

2, 12 oz packages angel hair pasta
1, 12 oz refrigerated package mixed cheese tortellini
1, 9 oz refrigerated package four cheese ravioli
Salt to taste
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup olive oil
½ pound Genoa salami cubed
2, 14 ounce cans quarter artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2 cans 2.25 ounces of sliced California olives, drained
½ cup roasted red peppers
2\3 cup chopped green onions and tops
16 ounces fresh mozzarella, crumbled
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons hot sauce
½ teaspoon Worcestershire
½ cup vegetable oil
Salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:
Cook angel hair pasta according to package instructions. Then, cook ravioli and tortellini according to package instructions. Drain all pasta. Toss pasta with vegetable and olive oil. In a bowl combine salami, artichoke hearts, olives, roasted red peppers, green onions and tops, and mozzarella, set aside. Mix mayonnaise, hot sauce, Worcestershire and vegetable oil. In a large bowl combine mayonnaise mixture with pasta mixture. Add vegetable mix to pasta. Add salt and white pepper to taste.

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Anne’s Foolproof Standing Rib Roast

Anne is a lifetime family friend. She was a wonderful cook. The sister’s have shared many meals with Anne and her family. Anne would make this for us on Christmas. This recipe is so simple and it works like a charm.

Anne’s Foolproof Standing Rib Roast
Ingredients:

1 (5-pound) standing rib roast
Salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste

Directions:
Allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour. For a medium rare roast preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Rub the roast with the seasonings. Place roast on a rack in the pan with the rib side down and the fatty side up. Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave the roast in the oven but do not open oven door for 3 hours. About 30 to 40 minutes before serving time, turn oven to 375 degrees and reheat the roast. Important: Do not remove roast or re-open the oven door from time roast is put in until ready to serve.

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The Sisters Marvelous Mac-N-Cheese Soup

mac n cheese

At last my love has finely come along! This soup makes me want to slap my self! It is defiantly the sho-nuff comfort food! I truly hope you get as much pleasure from this as we do!

Ingredients

2 cups dry elbow macaroni

½ cup onions

2 Tbsp, unsalted butter

1/3 cup all purpose flour

½ cup dry white wine

2 cups chicken broth

2 chicken bouillon

1 Tbsp, course ground mustard

2 dashes Louisiana Hot Sauce

1 Tbsp, Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning

2 cups whipping cream

2 cups shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

2 cups shredded Gouda Cheese

1 Tbsp, fresh lemon juice

Salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

2 Tbsp, minced fresh chives

Directions

Cook macaroni in a pot of salted water according to package directions; drain and set aside.

Sautee onions in butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until soft; about 5 minutes. Stir in flour to coat and cook 1 minute. Deglaze with wine and simmer until nearly evaporated. Stir in broth, bouillon, mustard, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning. Simmer until slightly thickened, 5 minutes, then whisk in whipping cream and warm through. Do not let it boil or base may become grainy. Add cheese 1 cup at a time, allowing it to melt completely before adding the next cup. Stir in macaroni, lemon juice, salt and pepper; remove from heat.

Combine blue cheese and chives in a small bowl. Garnish each serving with blue cheese mixture.

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Low Fat Banana Pudding

Even if you are not trying to lose weight you should try this recipe. It is not lacking in goodness. The only thing that this recipe lacks is all the extra fat.

Low Fat Banana pudding
Ingredients:
1 large box French vanilla pudding, low fat/sugar free
2 cups milk, reduced fat
1 can sweetened condensed milk, fat free
1 8 ounce block cream cheese, room temperature, reduced fat
1 large tub whipped cream, reduced fat or fat free
6-8 bananas, sliced
1 box Vanilla wafers, reduced fat
Directions:
Add milk and pudding mix to a large bowl and use a hand mixer to combine. In another bowl combine cream cheese and sweetened condense milk using hand mixer. Add cream cheese mixture to pudding. Fold in half of the whipped cream and bananas. In a glass bowl, line inside and bottom with cookies. Add a layer of pudding and then whipped cream. Continue layering until all ingredients have been used, ending with whipped cream. Garnish with cookie crumbs. I use a zester or grater to make cookie crumbs.

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Spicy Chicken with Mango Salsa

We love the spiciness from the jalapenos and the sweetness from the mango salsa. They work very well together. If you like it hot a hell, then leave the seeds and veins with the jalapenos. If you are a wimp, and don’t like it so hot, then go on ahead and remove the veins and seeds.

Spicy Chicken Thighs with Mango Salsa

Ingredients:
2½ – 3 pounds chicken thighs, skinned and deboned
3 jalapeño peppers (remove veins and seeds for a milder flavor)
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 spring onions, chopped (green and white)
¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
Pulse peppers, garlic, and spring onions in a food processor. Slowly drizzle soy sauce, oil and lime juice. Add cilantro. Poor marinade over chicken thighs and marinate for 1-3 hours. Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Place chicken on a lined baking sheet and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake chicken in a preheated 375 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until chicken is done. Chicken is also great on the grill.

Mango Salsa

Ingredients:

1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted and diced
½ red onion, chopped finely
1 teaspoon of Jalapeño, minced (remove ribs and seeds for a milder taste)
¾ cup cucumber, peeled and diced
2 ½ tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste and serve on top or on the side of chicken thighs.

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Shrimp and Crawfish Casserole

Shrimp and Crawfish Casserole

Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick real butter
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup white onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup cream of mushroom soup
1 pound fresh crawfish tails
1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
1/3 cup cream of shrimp soup
3 cups cooked white rice
½ teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
1 teaspoon of Louisiana hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups Velveeta cheese, grated
1 cup fried onion rings, from a can
2 tablespoons butter

Instructions:
Use a double broiler to melt the 1 stick of butter. Add the cream cheese. Stir until combined. In a separate skillet, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter and sauté the onions, celery and bell pepper, cook for 5 minutes. Add shrimp and crawfish. Add cream of celery and cream of shrimp. Remove from heat. Combine rice with cream cheese mixture. Add rice mixture to the shrimp, crawfish and vegetables, stir well. Season with Cajun seasoning, hot sauce and white pepper. Pour into a greased 9x13x2 casserole dish. Top with the Velveeta and onion rings and drizzle with the 2 tablespoons of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

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