Jam Heart Butter Cookies
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Jam Heart Butter Cookies are an adorable and delicious sweet treat! Tender and crisp butter cookies with a heart pressed into the middle filled with either raspberry (or strawberry) jam. The perfect Valentine's Day cookie!
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 6 ounces raspberry jam (or strawberry)
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Roasted Jalapeño Poppers
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These Roasted Jalapeño Poppers have three cheeses, fresh cilantro, minced green onions stuffed in jalapeños and are roasted in your oven instead of deep fried. So deliciously spicy, these will go fast at any party or gathering!
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1¼ cup freshly grated jalapeño white cheddar (or substitute with either Monterey jack, pepper jack or white cheddar)
- 1/2 cup Cotija cheese (or use feta)
- 2 sliced green onions (light and dark green parts only)
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 20 fresh jalapeños (halved with seeds and ribs removed)
- cilantro leaves (for serving)
- ranch dressing (for serving)
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Kentucky Butter Cake
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Kentucky Butter Cake is a simple, moist and delicious buttermilk Bundt cake brushed with a vanilla sugar glaze. Once it cools it creates a delicious sugar crust. Save a little glaze and pour over your slice! It's like your favorite glazed doughnut meets cake. Yields 12 to 16 servings.
- 1 tablespoons melted butter (for greasing pan)
- 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour (for dusting pan)
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 cup buttermilk (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- homemade whipped cream (optional - for serving)
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Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast
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Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast is ridiculously tender, flavorful and comforting. A chuck roast cooks low and slow with homemade au jus gravy mix, ranch seasoning, butter and pepperoncinis. Serve shredded over mashed potatoes or tucked into a sandwich. Serves 6 to 8 depending.
- 3½ pound beef chuck roast (use up to 4 pounds)
- 1 ounce beef au jus gravy mix
- 1 ounce ranch seasoning mix
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 6 to 8 pepperoncini peppers
- 1/3 cup pepperoncini pickling liquids
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Holiday Antipasto Wreath
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Tis the season for parties and gatherings! This Holiday Antipasto Wreath is so easy, fun and festive. Skewers of salami, mozzarella, basil and an assortment of peppers and olives are shaped into a wreath and adorned with sprigs of fresh rosemary.
- 30 to 40 4-inch skewers
- 6 ounces thin sliced salami (see notes)
- 15 ounces jarred artichoke hearts (in water, quartered)
- 16 ounces jarred sweet cherry peppers ( drained, seeded and halved)
- 8 ounces Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegine
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- pepperoncini
- pitted olives (see notes)
- fresh basil
- fresh rosemary sprigs
- balsamic glaze (for serving (optional))
- Italian dressing (for serving (optional))
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Hot Hawaiian Sloppy Joes
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This Spicy Hawaiian Sloppy Janes are so easy and deliciously spicy! Cooked lean ground turkey, peppers, onions and pineapple simmer in a simple sweet and tangy sauce. Serve on a toasted bun with melty peppery jack cheese and your favorite toppings!Yields 8 depending on how sloppy you like your joes to be.
- olive oil
- 1/2 cup red onion (diced small)
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper (diced small)
- 2 medium jalapeños (diced (remove ribs for less heat))
- 1½ pounds lean ground turkey
- 1¼ cup ketchup
- 8 ounces crushed pineapple (drained)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 8 slices pepper jack cheese (or havarti)
- 8 sweet Hawaiian hamburger buns (toasted)
- pickled jalapeños
- thinly sliced red onion
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Irish Whiskey Cake
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Wow your guests and serve this boozy Irish Whiskey Cake on St. Patrick's Day. A simple vanilla sour cream bundt cake brushed with an Irish Whiskey glaze. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and extra glaze. This recipe yields 12 to 16 servings.
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (plus more for pan)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup full fat sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnuts ( or pecans, chopped)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Irish whiskey
- 3 tablespoons orange juice (freshly squeezed about 1 large orange)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Easy Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps
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Ginger Beef Lettuce Wraps are exploding with delicious flavor and texture. Ground beef is cooked with garlic and green onions in a ginger hoisin sauce, then piled into tender lettuce leaves and topped with carrots, radish, crushed peanuts, cilantro and for some spice, sriracha.Serves 6 in about 25 minutes.
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons ginger paste (finely grated or a 2-inch piece finely minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup beef stock ( or broth)
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium tamari
- olive oil cooking spray
- 4 green onions (sliced, light and dark parts separated)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (plus 1 teaspoon cold water for slurry)
- 2 heads Bibb lettuce (iceberg or romaine lettuce (depending on size))
- 1/3 cup chopped lightly salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 1/2 cup matchstick radishes
- cilantro leaves
- green onions (dark parts)
- Sriracha hot sauce
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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Craving crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries? You've come to the right place! I'm sharing a few of my tips and tricks so you too can have perfectly crispy, oven-baked sweet potato fries.Serves 4 or about 20 fries each.
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch (or arrowroot)
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt (plus more if desired)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil (or extra light olive oil)
- avocado oil nonstick spray (or extra light olive oil spray)
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Roasted Broccoli Cauliflower Kale Salad
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Great for dinner, a side salad or meal prep! This Roasted Broccoli Cauliflower Kale Salad is exploding with nutritious goodness and lots of delicious texture! Roasted za'atar broccoli, cauliflower and chickpeas tossed with wild rice, dried cranberries, raisins, pipitas, toasted pine nuts and fresh herbs (to name a few!) with a little fresh lemon juice and olive oil.
- 1 small broccoli (cut into florets)
- 1 small cauliflower (cut into florets)
- 15 ounces canned chickpeas (drained, rinsed and patted dry)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- za'atar
- 2 cups cooked wild rice (see notes)
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (or sunflower seeds for a nut-free version)
- 1/4 cup pepitas
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 5 ounces baby kale
- 1/2 lemon (juiced)
- 1 pinch kosher salt (more or less to taste)
- 1 pinch black pepper (freshly ground, more or less to taste)
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