Chocolate Cognac Truffle Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons -unsweetened cocoa ; powder 1 pn Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature (1 ; stick) 1/2 c Packed golden brown sugar 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract -FILLING AND TRUFFLES- 1 1/4 c Whipping cream 2 tb Unsalted butter; (1/4 stick) […]

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Fudge # 3

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c Sugar 1 cn Evaporated milk 3 pk Chocolate chips (12 oz ea) 7 oz Marshmallow cream 1/2 lb Margarine 2 c Nuts 1 ts Vanilla Mix 4 1/2 cups sugar with one (1) can evaporated milk. Boil 7 to 8 minutes, stirring often. (rolling boil) Mix together in a […]

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Mashed Potato Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour, sifted 4 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1 tb Butter 1 ts Caraway seed 2 c Mashed potatoes 1/2 c Milk Mix and sift dry ingredients; work in butter and add caraway seed, mashed potatoes and lastly the milk. Roll about as thick as biscuits; cut into squares. […]

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Syrian Meat Pies

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Ground meat 1/2 c Pomegranate juice 1/4 c Lemon juice 2 tb Mom’s Allspice; see recipie Salt and pepper; to taste Pillsbury Buttermilk -Bisquits Mix all ingredients (except for the bisquits) and let marinate overnite in the fridge. As mom described it…”we’ll see what it says in the morning”! Open […]

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Lemon-lime Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Unsalted butter, softened 4 Egg yolks 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Fresh lemon juice 2 tb Minced lemon zest 3 tb Fresh lime juice 2 tb Minced lime zest 3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt – (approximately) These are nicely crisp and are very good with a […]

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Quick Cheese Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 4 t Baking powder 1 1/2 t Salt (optional) 1 c Grated sharp cheddar cheese 2 ea Eggs, beaten 1 c Milk 1/4 c Melted shortening Sift together the dry ingredients. Stir in grated cheese. Beat the eggs, and mix with the milk and melted shortening. Add liquid mixture […]

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Brown Butter Almond Torte With Sour Cherry Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Unsalted butter -; (1 stick) 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Blanched whole almonds -; -(abt 4 oz) 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 3/4 ts Salt 6 lg Egg whites 1/3 c Sliced almonds Sour Cherry Sauce; see * -Note * Note: See the “Sour Cherry Sauce” recipe which […]

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Biscuit Topped Seafood Gumbo Pie

Ingredients & Directions -GUMBO- 3 tb Plus 1 teaspoon vegetable -oil 3 tb All-purpose flour 3 tb Butter 3/4 lb Smoked sausage; sliced 3/4 lb Cooked bonelss ham steak; -cut into 2 by 1/4 inch -strips 1 lg Onion; chopped 2 Garlic cloves; minced 1/2 Green bell pepper; chopped 1/2 Red bell pepper; chopped 1 […]

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Walker House Apple Pie Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 ts Baking soda 2 Egg 1/4 c Margarine; melted 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 1/3 c Apple slices Mix all ingredients except apples. Fold in apples gently, so as not to break slices. Grease a 9 or 10 inch […]

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Boston Cream Pie

Ingredients & Directions === EMERILIZED SPONGE CAKE -=== 1/4 c Milk 1 tb Butter; plus 2 tb Butter; for pans 8 Eggs 2 c Sugar; plus 2 tb Sugar 1 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla 4 1/2 c Pastry cream; recipe follows 2 c Chocolate fondant icing; -store bought === PASTRY […]

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