Category: Recipes

Mango and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients: 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced medium. 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced medium. 1 small red onion, diced small. 1/4 cup

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Rigatoni with Goat Cheese

Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 pound rigatoni salt and pepper 1  1/2 cups crumbled goat cheese 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese Topping variations:

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Homemade Lemon Curd

This recipe comes from Marcia, she is an excellent cook and you should give this one a try if you are looking for some lemon

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Fish Provencal

Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 teaspoons finely graded lemon zest1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes1/4 teaspoon anise seed, crushedcoarse salt and ground pepper1

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Snow Balls

This is a great candy for kids, who tend to be big fans of white chocolate. However, if you are making these for kids, you’ll

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Pecan Pie

This is wonderful INGREDIENTS  1 (9 inch) deep dish pie crust 2 cups light brown sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 cup melted margarine 1

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Easiest Indian Stew

My wife and I tried this the other day and it was wonderful. We did not have all the things we needed so we did

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Coconut Macaroons

Easy to make great to taste  Serves 20 – 22 Time 25 min Ingredients 14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 1

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Crock Pot Asian Beef Ribs!

These are wonderful but rich. Enjoy! Ingredients     * 2 tablespoons soy sauce    * 2 tablespoons ginger, minced    * 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed    * 1/4

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One-pot Pasta

Fitting a sit-down supper into your family’s busy schedule can be a challenge, but with this easy, cheesy pasta, it doesn’t have to be. Ingredents:Penne

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Easy Dinner Spoon Rolls

Serves/Makes: 24 Ready in 30 min Ingredients: 1 Package dry yeast2 cups lukewarm water (100 – 115 degrees)4 cups self-rising flour1/4 cup sugar3/4 cup oil1

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Port Wine Blue Cheese Ball

Solid Starter: With a unique blend of cheese and a little spice, guest will realize this isn’t their grandmother’s cheese ball. Note: I have only

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Chicken with 40 Cloves!

Ingredients Serves 4 40 garlic cloves (3 to 4 heads), unpeeled 1 whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), rinsed and patted dry (giblets removed)

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Spicy-Sweet Pretzel Mix

Ingredients: 2 cups thin pretzel sticks 1 cup natural almonds 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper   Directions:

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Cuban Black-Bean Stew

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium red onion (can use half if you like) 1-2 garlic cloves minced 1 red bell pepper chopped 2

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Curried Hummus

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) 2 (15.5 ounce) cans chick peas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 garlic cloves, crushed 4 teaspoons curry powder

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Crock Pot Chicken!

This one I got it from my mother. It is wonderful and super easy. All you need is: 6 chicken breasts 1 pkg Good Season

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Paris Chocolate Macaroons

Pierre Herme, a fourth-generation French pastry chef, was only 24 when he took over the pastry kitchens of Fauchon in Paris. From there, he went

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Sugared Asparagus

Delicious, super easy and a nice change from the more savory asparagus dishes. A classic to be. Serves 4-6  2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons brown sugar Melt

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Mediterranean Tuna Melt

2 Cans (6 ounces each) chunk light tuna packed in water, drained 1 can (15 1/2 ounces) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1/4 cup minced

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Yummy Pie Crust

Mix the following in a bowl: Enough for two pie crusts.  2 Cups Flour  2/3 cup canola oil 6 T cold water (use ice to

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Almond Tea

1 Cup boiling water 4 decaf tea bags steep the tea bags in the cup of water On stove heat up 2 qts water until

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Coconut Cream Pie

If you’re searching for a perfect coconut cream pie recipe, end your search with this one!  INGREDIENTS 3 cups half-and-half 2 eggs 3/4 cup white

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ASPARAGUS GRUYERE TART

From Great Food Fast, the great little cookbook from the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living. Try to find asparagus of uniform width. Makes one tart

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Pumpkin Curry

    Ingredients: two peeled onions chopped two cloves garlic chopped 4 Tbsp sliced almonds  1 bag spinach 3 Tbsp yellow curry 1/2 pumpkin squash chopped into

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Italian Lemon Chicken

This one is one of our favorites. It is so simple and truly produces a wonderful chicken.                            Roast Chicken with Lemon Recipe By     : Marcella Hazan, The

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Iowa Salsa

Now here is Mr. Matera favorite salsa. 1 can black beans drained 1 can white shoepeg corn drained 1/2 red onion chopped into small pieces

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Hominy Bean Dip

This recipe is a good one to make a lot of dip that will get eaten up no prob.<br> <br> 1 small jar of your

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Fudge Oat Bars

This one is great! My friends and I grew up on this little treat from our small town coffee shop. They have since gone out

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Eclair Cake

This is a very quick and simpleno bake dessert cake. It uses graham crackers and a pudding mixture. It tastes just like an eclair, but

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Simply Citrus Cream Cake

Sour Cream and lemon pudding makethis citrus cake amazingly rich and moist. Prep: 15 min Total: 45 min INGREDIENTS 1 pkg. (two layer size) yellow

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Treasured Brownie Treats

Prep time: 10 min Bake time: 30 – 35 min 4 squares Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate 3/4 cup (1 and 1/2 sticks) margarine or butter 2

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Anzac Biscuits

AnzacBiscuits are wonderful. A student Luke made these for the class and I have to say they were wonderful. Ingredients 1 Cup rolled oats 3/4

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Carrot Cake

Ahhhhh Java Dock. This was a coffee house that was in my home town of Port Washington Wisconsin. I have been going there since I

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Asian Crunch Salad

16oz Brocoli Slaw 5 green onions Chopped 2 packages (3oz. each) Ramen Noodles 1/2 c butter or margarine 4 1/2 T. sesame seeds Dressing: 1/3

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Curried Rice with Lentils

Prep Time: 20 min Unsupervised Cooking: 40 min this has always been one of my standbys. It’s good by itself, topped with yogurt and chutney

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Spring Pasta

This is a colorful recipe thattaste great! Serves: 4 people Time: 25 min Make pasta of your choice according to package or preference In a

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Smokey Hummus

garbanzoThis Hummus is wonderful and smokey! Heidi and I both love this one. It has a little heat but I would say just the right

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Gorgonzola with Pear

This is a very easy but great recipe. Its mixture of sweet with salt is a perfect balance. Mix Gorgonzola cheese with Soy sauce Take

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Best Guacamole

3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled 1 lime, juiced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 medium onion, diced

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Italian Apple Mix

This is an excellent little healthy dessert or a sack! I am sure your whole family willlove it. Serves: 6 Time: 20-30 min INGREDIANTS &

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