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Banana Cream Pie





Serves 8

Ingredients:

¾ cups of Sugar
½ cup of Water
¼ cup Light Corn Syrup
¾ cup of Heavy Cream
2 tbsp of Butter at Room Temp
¼ tsp of Salt
½ tsp of Vanilla Extract, optional
3 bananas, sliced
1 Store Bought 9” graham cracker crust
1 cup Whipped Cream


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Monkey Bread






Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

16 Buttermilk Biscuits, uncooked

1/2 cup of Granulated Sugar

1 Tbsp of Ground Cinnamon

1 cup of Brown Sugar

1 cup of Unsalted Butter



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Cranberry Orange Muffins





Makes 12

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Orange Juice
1 tsp Orange Zest
½ cup Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Fresh Cranberries, halved
2 Eggs


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Minestrone Soup






Serves 4
Ingredients:

2 tbsp of olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
3 ounces of thick cut pancetta cut into small pieces
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 5oz bag of fresh baby spinach washed and trimmed 
1 large russet potato, peeled and cubed
1 14oz can of diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 15 oz can of red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
4 14 oz can of low sodium chicken stock
1 cup of short cut pasta
Salt and pepper 
6-7 leaves of fresh basil

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Crustless Broccoli-Cheddar Quiches





Ingredients...

Butter, for ramekins

Coarse salt

1 package (10 ounces) frozen broccoli florets

6 large eggs

1/2 cup half-and-half

Ground pepper

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (3 ounces)

Crusty bread and mixed salad (optional)


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3 Musketeer Bars






Ingridients...

2 cups semi sweet choc chips
1 (8oz) tub of Cool Whip (thawed but not melted)
2 cups chocolate  candy coating wafer melts


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Cool Avocado Soup





Ingridients...

2  avocados, pitted and peeledsee savings  

1/2  English cucumber, peeled and chopped

4  scallions, green parts only, coarsely chopped

2  cupslow-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth

  Juice of 1 lime

1/3  cuppacked cilantro or parsley leaves and thin stems

1  jalapeno pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped

1  clove garlic, coarsely chopped

1/8  teaspoonground cumin

1/8  teaspoonpaprika

1/2  teaspoonsalt

4  slices Panera Bread Tomato Basil Bread, toasted and cut into wedges

  Cilantro sprigs (optional)


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Monster Cookie Dough Dip







Ingridients...

8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 Cup Butter, softened

1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter

1 Cup Powdered Sugar

3 Tbsp. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 Cup Oats (regular or quick)

1 Cup  Miniature Plain M&Ms

1 Cup Miniature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips


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Apple Crisp Cheesecake





Ingredients:

CRUST

graham cracker crumbs - 1/2 cup

quick cooking oats - 1/4 cup

brown sugar - 4 tsp

butter - 3 tbsp, melted


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Spicy Vegan Sloppy Joes






Ingredients...

  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms, halved

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 large sweet onion, diced

  • 1 3/4 cups light beer (drink what's left in the bottle)

  • Kosher salt

  • 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

  • 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder

  • 1/4 cup ketchup

  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 6 whole grain hamburger buns

  • Shredded red cabbage or lettuce, pickled jalapeno and scallions, for serving, optional

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Vegetarian Chili





Ingredients...

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions

1 cup chopped red bell peppers

2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 to 3 serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced, 
depending upon taste

1 medium zucchini, stem ends trimmed and cut into 
small dice

2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 3 ears)

1 1/2 pounds portobello mushrooms (about 5 large), 
stemmed, wiped clean and cubed

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespooon ground cumin

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

4 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

3 cups cooked black beans, or canned beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup vegetable stock, or water

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves


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Costa Rican Banana Cake



Ingridients...
  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon ground gloves

  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • 8 ripe bananas

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted & cooled

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar (The cake was pretty sweet so next time I would reduce the sugar to 1 cup or 3/4 cup!)

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Pork Tenderloin With Raspberry Sauce






Ingredients:

2- 1 pound pork tenderloins loin

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons dijon mustard 

olive oil

the juice and zest of 3 lemons 

2 rosemary sprigs

salt and pepper


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Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese





Ingridients...

for soup

1 28 oz can of high quality tomatoes like San Marzano

4 cups of vegetable stock

2 carrots

2 stalks of celery

2 cloves of garlic 

1 yellow onion

1/2 cup of cream

handful of fresh basil

sea salt & pepper

chili flakes 

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