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Quinoa Pumpkin Seed Granola

Quinoa Pumpkin Seed Granola

Turn oven to 350 degrees Ingredients: 3/4 cup rinsed quinoa (do not cook in water for this recipe) 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup almonds or sunflower seeds 2/3 cup cranberries 1/4 cup honey 2 heaping tablespoons of coconut oil Directions: Put rinsed quinoa, pumpkin seeds, almonds or sunflower seeds, and cranberries in food processor. Then add the honey and coconut oil. Turn on food processor until seeds and cranberries are chopped up. Place ingredients in a glass baking dish…

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Brownie Refrigerator Cake

Brownie Refrigerator Cake

For this recipe you’ll need a 9 x 13 pan. Mix together a box of brownie mix according to the directions and add an egg. Bake the brownies and set aside to cool. Mix: 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1-8 ounce container of whipped topping Put that mix on the top of the cooled brownies. Now blend a 3 ounce package of instant chocolate pudding and a 3 ounce package instant vanilla pudding and 3…

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Lemony Lemon Brownies

Lemony Lemon Brownies

Doesn’t this look like spring? Lemony Lemon Brownies Ingredients: • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened • 2 large eggs • 2 tablespoons lemon zest • 2 tablespoons lemon juice For the tart Lemon Glaze: • 4 tbsps lemon juice • 8 tsps lemon zest • 1 cup icing sugar Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish…

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Buttermilk Pie

Buttermilk Pie

Haven’t tried this yet, but it looks yummy. You might make this as a special treat today to cheer people up on this glorious tax day. SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK PIE: ½ C. buttermilk 1¾ C. sugar 2 large eggs 3 tbsp. flour pinch of salt 1 stick butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix everything togher and pour into an unblked 9 inch shell. Sprinkle The top lightly with nutmeg. Bake 15 minutes. REduce over…

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Zebra Cake

Zebra Cake

I’ve never heard of a zebra cake until I saw this online one day. I’m anxious to have an occasion to try it. Zebra Cake • Makes about 10 servings Ingredients: • 4 eggs • 1 cup sugar • 1 cup butter (200 g), at room temperature • 1 cup milk • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 3 cups flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp salt • For the chocolate batter • 3 tbsp cocoa powder •…

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Super-easy Fudge

Super-easy Fudge

Super-Easy Microwave Fudge Ingredients: 1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk 1 12oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup pecans (optional) Steps: 1. Pour all ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl. 2. Microwave until the chips melt, about 1 minute. Stir until smooth. 3. Set in fridge. After about 2 hours of solidifying, take out and cut into squares.

Company Chicken Crescents

Company Chicken Crescents

A friend recently shared this recipe with me. It sounded yummy. I tried it a couple of nights later. Oh my gosh! It was delicious! Let me know if you agree. Company Chicken 1 cup cooked, cubed chicken breast 8 oz. cream cheese (onion with chives) 2 Tbsp. butter ½ cup mushroom slices (optional) ½ cup crushed Pepperidge Herbed Croutons ½ cup chopped Pecans 3 Tbsp. melted butter 1 can crescent rolls Mix together the softened cheese and 2 tablespoons…

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Yummy Angelfood/Pineapple Cake

Yummy Angelfood/Pineapple Cake

Try this. Take box of Angel Food Cake mix (just the contents of the box, no need to follow the directions on the box), and combine it with a 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple in its own juice. (No need to use a mixer, just stir it by hand) When you do this, something magical happens. The mixture starts to froth and it turns into an amazingly airy, fluffy bowl of deliciousness right before your eyes. Once it’s all…

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Blackbottom Pecan Pie

Blackbottom Pecan Pie

When our children were little we waited for the first hard freeze in the fall. On a cool, wet Saturday in late October or early November we headed south of Kansas City to a pecan grove near Pleasanton, Kansas armed with boxes and gunnysacks to carry our treasure. The farmer had a large clamp on the front of his Ford tractor. He attached the clamp around the tree. “Get back. It’s gonna rain pecans.” When he activated the machine the…

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Pumpkin Processing

Pumpkin Processing

Do you have some left-over pumpkins? Don’t throw them out. Cook them. They make the most delicious pumpkin pie. Stab it a few times with a knife around the top. Put it in a glass dish and pop it in the microwave for 20 to 30 minutes. Take it out and let it cool. Cut it in half, dig out the seeds, then scoop out the meat. Blend it in the food processor until it’s smooth. Put 1 1/2 cups…

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