February 2010

Beef Heart Chili Recipe

by Jerry 6 comments February 26, 2010 Recipes

Lately I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on the icky-bits.  Firstly, I agree with the nose-to-tail movement.  I firmly believe that if an animal has given me the honor of its very life so that I may eat that no part of that gesture should be wasted. Granted, the animal in question may [...]

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

by Jerry 1 comment February 21, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1/2 cup Butter 1/2 cup Shortening 3/4 cup Brown sugar; packed 1/2 cup White sugar 1 Egg 1-1/2 tsp Vanilla 2 cups Flour 1 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Salt 6 ounces White chocolate chips 7 ounces Macadamia nuts Method: Beat butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla well. Combine dry ingredients and add to [...]

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Brownie Ice Cream Loaf

by Jerry 0 comments February 16, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 1 cup Margarine 1 cup Cocoa 2 cups Sugar 4 Eggs 1-1/2 tsp Vanilla 1 cup Nuts, chopped 4 cups Strawberry Ice Cream, soft Chocolate Sauce (for serving) Method: Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Melt margarine in [...]

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Hot Peppermint Patty

by Jerry 0 comments February 12, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1 oz Peppermint syrup 6 oz Chocolate Whipped cream to taste Method: Mix syrup into warm chocolate and garnish with whipped cream.

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Home-Made Fudgy Chocolate Ice Cream

by Jerry 0 comments February 11, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 5 ounces Unsweetened chocolate 14 ounces Sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) 4 Egg yolks 2 tsp Vanilla 2 cups Half-and-half 2 cups Whipping cream, unwhipped 1 cup Chopped nuts, optional Method: Melt chocolate in a double boiler. In a large bowl, beat the chocolate, milk, egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in the half-and- [...]

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White Chocolate Pretzels

by Jerry 0 comments February 10, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1 pkg. long pretzel rods 1 pkg. almond bark, or vanilla candy coating Decorations, such as red and green sprinkles, holiday M&Ms or crushed up candy canes Method: Place the candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Make sure you don’t get any water in the bowl. Any water at all will cause the candy coating not [...]

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Dark Chocolate Pudding

by Jerry 0 comments February 7, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 3 cups Milk 3/4 cup Hershey’s European Style Cocoa 3/4 cup Sugar 4 tbsp Cornstarch 1 tsp Vanilla 1/8 tsp Salt 3 tbsp Butter or Margarine Method: Mix all ingredients together, stirring until chocolate is dissolved. Place mixture in the top part of a double boiler (have water boiling at start of cooking) Stir [...]

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Herb Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters Recipe

by Jerry 74 comments February 7, 2010 Recipes
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From the archives. This recipe was originally published three years ago, but has managed to be in the top ten most visited recipes here for the entire time.  I thought it deserved an update and a quick polish.  Hope Y’All still enjoy! I don’t know if your local market carries them, but around here they [...]

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Get a great deal on Fiber One yogurt and a chance to win $50.00

by Jerry 10 comments February 6, 2010 Product Spotlight

One of the benefits of running a pretty successful food blog is that every once in a while people make me a few offers I can’t refuse.  In this case, the Safeway family of stores suggested that I give Yoplait’s Fiber One yogurt a try and tell you guys what I thought about it.  They [...]

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Thin Fudgy Chocolate Strippers

by Jerry 0 comments February 6, 2010 Recipes

Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups All-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/4 tsp Salt 1 cup Sugar 3 tbsp Stick margarine, softened 1 tsp Instant espresso granules Or 2 ts Instant coffee granules 1 tsp Vanilla extract 1 (2-1/2 ounce) jar prune baby food 1 large Egg Nonstick cooking spray 1 (1-ounce) square [...]

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