Stuffed Cabbages

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• 2 heads of cabbage
• 2 lbs ground beef (or veal/beef/pork mix)
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp garlic
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 2 slices diced onion
• 1 -15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1-28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce (in meat)
• Salt & Pepper to taste

How to Make It

• Put a head of cabbage in a pot of boiling water, and peel off the cabbage leaves one at a time.
• Cut off the rough part on the end of the cabbage leaf with a sharp knife.
• Mix all ingredients together except the 15 oz can of tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes and put a small amount (size of a sausage) on a cabbage leaf, and roll up like a fajita and place seam side down in a casserole dish.
• I put tomato sauce and a cabbage leaf or 2 on the bottom of the casserole dish so the Halusky won't burn.
• Pour crushed tomatoes over Halusky.
• Cover and bake approximately 75 minutes at 375°.
• Turn oven down to 325° and bake for approximately 90 more minutes until cabbage is tender. Baste every hour.
• Serve with tomato sauce.

bySara Lilian

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Strawberry shortcake cheesecake

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

Bottom crust

• 22 Golden Oreos Crushed
• 5 Tbsp Melted butter

Filling

• 4 8oz packages cream cheese
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• 1 Tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 Large Eggs
• 3/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• Jar of smuckers strawberry ice cream topping

Topping

• 12 Golden Oreos Crushed & divided into 2 bowls (one for plain Oreo topping, one for your strawberry ones)
• 1 1/2 Tsp Softened Butter
• 3 Tbsp from a small package of strawberry gelatin

How to Make It

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line the outer perimeter of your pan with aluminum foil and generously apply butter to the inside to prevent sticking.

Crust -

• crush the Oreo's & incorporate the butter.
• press into the bottom of your springform pan.

Filling

• Place one 8-ounce package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low until creamy, about 3 minutes, then beat in the remaining 3 packages of the cream cheese.
• Increase the mixer speed to high and beat in the remaining 1/3 cups of the sugar, then beat in the vanilla.
• Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating the batter well after each one.
• Blend in heavy cream.
• At this point mix the filling only until completely blended. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
• Gently spoon 1/2 of the cheese filling on top of the prepared crust. spoon plops 1/2 the jar of strawberry topping here and there. Drag a butterknife through the strawberries to marblize the cheese/straberries. Spoon in the other half of the batter and the repeat the strawberry process on top. Bake for 1 hour or until there is only a slight jiggle when shook gently.

crumb topping

• In a small bowl or the food processor, add the Oreo cookies and pulse into large crumbs.
• Add the softened butter and mix gently with a fork or your hands to make pea-sized pieces stick together.
• Scoop out 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a small bowl and set aside.
• Pour strawberry jello powder over the remaining crumbs and continue pinching the pieces together.
• Add more softened butter if needed for mixture to stick to the cake.

bySara Lilian

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Southern Caramel Cake

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• Cake

• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting cake pans
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp soda
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

• Frosting:

• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Dash of salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

How to Make It

1. Cake:

2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
4. Sift 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour and salt into large bowl.
5. Add sugar and whisk until blended.
6. Combine butter and water in a saucepan.
7. Bring to a boil and pour over the flour and sugar. Whisk until blended.
8. Add the soda, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla, and whisk until well blended and smooth.
9. Pour into greased and floured baking pans.
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes, checking cake after about 15.
11. Cake is done when tester comes out clean but be careful not to overcook.
12. Remove pans from oven and allow to cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn layers onto parchment covered racks to cool completely.

13. Caramel Frosting

14. NOTE: You will have two pots going while making this frosting so have everything ready to go and have a large hot pad.
15. In large saucepan, place 2½ cups sugar, butter, cream, and a dash of salt.
16. Cook on medium until almost to a rolling boil then pour in sugar syrup that you are making in another skillet.
17. At the same time, in a small skillet, put ½ cup sugar and melt on medium until it becomes an amber color.
18. You don't stir this sugar but you will need to shake the skillet every few minutes to help distribute the sugar. This is the sugar syrup that you will pour into the saucepan.
19. Once you pour in the syrup, cook on medium to medium-high, stirring constantly until almost soft ball stage or 232 on thermometer.
20. Remove pot from heat, stir in vanilla, and let cool for about 15 minutes.
21. Either transfer to large stand mixer and beat on medium speed or use hand mixer on medium and whip until it becomes frosting consistency, 15-20 min.
22. If frosting sets too quickly or gets too thick, you can add a little additional cream.

bySara Lilian

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Easy Lemon 7­Up Cake!

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• From Scratch Ingredients:

• 5 eggs
• 3 cups self rising flour
• 3/4 lb butter, softened (3/4 LB of butter equals 3 sticks)
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon Juice (real or squeeze kind is fine) or extract if you want a deeper lemon
• flavor
• 3/4 cup carbonated lemon­lime beverage, any brand

• Ingredients using Box Cake Mix

• one box of yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1­ 4 ounce box of instant lemon pudding
• 3/4 cup of carbonated lemon lime soda of your choice/any brand

• Lemon Glaze Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon of milk

How to Make It

1. From Scratch Directions:

2. Mix butter and sugar together for about 10 minutes.
3. Add in your eggs­1 at a time, beating after each is added in.
4. Add in flour and lemon extract/juice.
5. Fold in your lemon­lime soda of choice.
6. Pour into well­greased 12­cup Bundt pan
7. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 hour & 15 min or until fully set
8. Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack to cool, then drizzle your glaze on top
9. ENJOY!

10. Directions using Box Cake Mix

11. Preheat your oven to 325F
12. Grease your bundt pan
13. In a separate large bowl combine all the cake ingredients, plus pudding ans the soda and mix
14. well
15. pour the mixed batter into the greased bundt pan
16. Bake for about 45 to 55 minutes or until set
17. allow to cool completely before removing from the pan
18. top with Glaze
19. ENJOY!

20. Make Lemon Glaze­

21. Both recipes from scratch and from the box mix use the same easy, delicious glaze
22. Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice and milk together and drizzle on cooled cake one removed
23. from the pan..

bySara Lilian

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HOMEMADE PIMENTO CHEESE

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 4 ounces diced pimentos, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard

How to Make It

1. With an electric mixer, mix the cheddar cheese and cream cheese together.
2. Mix for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add in the mayo and mix.
4. Add in the garlic powder, paprika, onion powder and dry mustard.
5. Stir everything together.
6. Mix in the pimentos.
7. Refrigerate for at least 10-15 minutes before serving.
8. PREP TIME: 10M
9. TOTAL TIME: 10M
10. YIELD: ABOUT 2.5 CUPS

bySara Lilian

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Creamy Chicken Noodle Chowder

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• 2 tbsps of butter.
• 1 diced onion.
• 4 diced stalks of celery.
• 6 diced carrots.
• 12 cups of chicken stock or broth.
• 6 peeled and diced russet potatoes.
• 3-4 cups of cooked and cubed chicken.
• 1 cup of butter.
• 1 cup of flour.
• 1 cup of cheese whiz.
• ½ tbsp of chicken bouillon granules.
• 1 tsp of onion salt.
• 2 cups of dry egg noodles.
• Salt and pepper.

How to Make It

1. Melt 2 tbsps of butter in a large stock pot and cook the onions, celery and carrots for 6 to 7 minutes stirring occasionally. Pour in the chicken stock, diced potatoes and cubed chicken and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Melt 1 cup of butter in a second saucepan whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Transfer the butter/flour mixture to the large stock pot while stirring to combine.
5. Now, fold in the cheese whiz, chicken bouillon and onion salt and bring to a boil then add the noodles. Simmer for 15 minutes on low heat stirring occasionally.
6. Season with salt and pepper and let set before serving.
7. Bonne Appétit.
9. Easy, peasy and delicious! You won’t believe how good these egg noodles taste with chicken and seasonings. Just give it a try, you will adore it.

bySara Lilian

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Blueberry Pound Cake

This is one of my all-time favorite foods, After doing some research I found this recipe and I have made it in the past and it is absolutely delicious!

What You'll Need

• One half cup butter
• Three eggs
• Three halfs cups all-purpose flour
• Two tsp. baking powder
• One quarter tsp. salt
• Two cups sugar
• Four cups fresh blueberries
• One cup milk

How to Make It

1. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, grease a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
3. In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
4. In a very large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is well combined. Beat in eggs.
5. Stir blueberries into flour mixture.
6. By hand, stir blueberry mixture into butter mixture.
7. Stir in milk just until combined. Spread batter in prepared pan.
8. Bake in a 325 degrees F oven for 60 to 75 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted near center comes out clean.
9. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
10. Loosen cake from edge of pan with a narrow metal spatula. Remove cake from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

bySara Lilian

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