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Summer Salad

*** You can get the majority of these ingredients from your local supermarket or farmers market.

Ingredients:

3 large bell peppers – I use (1) yellow, (1) red, and (1) orange and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

3-5 mini cucumbers or (1) large cucumber and slice into rounds or cubes

1/4 red onion, diced

1/3 cup of fresh cilantro

4-5 Roma tomatoes, diced

Salt & Pepper to taste

Optional: Squeeze of Lime, squeeze of Lemon, or s...

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Spinach Artichoke Dip

You will be invited back to any party if you bring this as your dish. Best appetizer in the world and best artichoke dip you will ever try. *** I went to a Super Bowl party back in 2002 and someone made this recipe. I’ve mastered it by adding new additions over the years and it’s one of the best appetizers I’ve ever had. ENJOY!
Estimated prep and cook time: 1 hour
INGREDIENTS:

4 cloves garlic, minced and to...
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Sautéed Red Cabbage

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small white or red onion, diced
1 small red cabbage or 1/2 of a large one, shredded
1 tbsp garlic, minced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Sriracha (half the amount for less spicy)
1 bell pepper (red, orange, or yellow), diced
Salt, pepper, sesame seeds, and diced chives to taste

Directions:

Heat skillet over medium heat

Chop or put all veggies in a food processor a...

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Rigatoni Pasta with Meat Sauce

Kitchenware
· Colander
· Pot w/Lid
· Liquid Measuring Cup
· Measuring Cup (set)
· Measuring Spoons
· Tongs
· Food Processer
Ingredients
· 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
· 2 pounds Ground Beef
· 1 Onion (diced) white or red
· 6 cloves Garlic
· 2 Carrots (small diced)
· 2 ribs of Celery (small diced)
· 1 bell pepper or 5 small sweet bell peppers (small diced) – optional
· 1 28-ou...
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Rainbow Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 Nordic Ware Smiley Face Pancake pan
http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Smiley-Face-Pancake-Pan/dp/B004ATJGF2
5 food coloring gels (red, yellow, orange, blue, and purple)
1 box of Fiber One pancake mix or your favorite pancake mix
PAM Cooking spray
Butter
Syrup

Directions:

Mix water and pancake mix together with a whisk

Use 5 bowls to mix pancake batter with food coloring gel

Heat pan on medium heat...

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake

Cake Ingredients
 Cookie Dough Filling – no raw eggs
 Buttercream Frosting
 Bake cookies a day or two in advance
 Making the Cookie Dough Filling
 Making the Buttercream Frosting
 Pull cakes out and let them cool
 Added chocolate frosting for color. Only 1 layer
 Added some Buttercream frosting under the bottom of the top cake to hold it together
 Valentine’s Day Cake idea ...
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Bell Pepper Eggs

Ingredients:

Any color bell peppers – I used yellow and red
2 eggs
PAM
Salt & Pepper

Directions:

Cut the tops off the bell peppers and slice thin slices from each bell pepper to create perfect circles.

Bake bell peppers on 350 for 10 minutes.

In a pan, spray PAM and lay bell peppers in the pan. Crack 1 egg inside each bell pepper.

When egg is all white on one side, flip it over...

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake Loaf

Muffin or Loaf Ingredients:
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups All Purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk, plus more if needed
Topping Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts, pecans or cashews (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line muffin tins with paper liners...

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Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients:

1 box of your favorite noodles (we enjoy Farfalle noodles – bowtie from Barilla)
1 can of green beans
1 can of artichoke hearts (Maria’s or Reese)
3 tablespoons of finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup of Olive Oil
1 tablespoon of crused red peppers (more if you really enjoy it spicy)
1 pound of medium or large shrimp (leave tails on or remove them)
Salt & Pepper
Grated Parmesan cheese
Sourdough bre...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe adapted from Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes, by David Lebovitz (Ten Speed Press)

Yield: about 4 dozen cookies

·  INGREDIENTS

2½ cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups ...
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