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Ingredients 5 large lemons Gray salt 6 boneless chicken breast halves, skin on Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/2 pounds small new potatoes, such as red bliss, halved 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 2 cups double-strength chicken stock, or 2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth boiled until reduced by half 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, optional...

Ingredients 1 can (15.5 ounces) chickpeas 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar Coarse salt and ground pepper, for seasoning Preparation In a bowl, combine chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and mashed, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh parsley, and red-wine vinegar. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper.

Ingredients 1/2 pound bacon 2 pounds ground round 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 yellow onion, diced 6 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped 3 Anaheim peppers, seeded and diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes 3 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes 2 (16 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained 2 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, drained...

Ingredients 4 medium russet potatoes 1 box or can (14.3 or 15 oz) fat-free vegetarian chili 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese or Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend (4 oz) Chopped fresh cilantro, if desired Preparation Scrub potatoes. Pierce potatoes with fork; arrange in circle on paper towel in microwave. Microwave on High 14 to 16 minutes, rearranging once, until tender. Let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat chili until hot....

Ingredients 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough 4 oz sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled 10 minutes 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 36 Hershey’sKisses™ candy cane flavored candies, unwrapped (from 10-oz bag) Preparation Heat oven to 350°F. Let dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add cooled chocolate and flour; stir with spoon or hands until well blended....

Ingredients 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1/2 cup dried cherries 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted if desired 2/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/8 teaspoon salt Dash pepper 4 lettuce leaves 8 slices multi-grain bread Preparation In medium bowl, combine chicken, cherries, walnuts, mayonnaise, salt and pepper; mix well. Layer lettuce and chicken salad on 4 slices of bread. Top with remaining bread slices.

Ingredients 1/2 pound of chicken breasts or cutlets (can be left out to make it vegetarian) 1 package of chopped frozen spinach, thawed and drained. 15 ounces part skim ricotta cheese 1 cup grated Italian cheeses (mine included parmesan, mozzerella and asiago cheeses) 1 egg 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1-1 1/2 boxes of whole wheat lasagna noodles 1 cup of grated asiago cheese 1 1/2 jars of your favorite marinara sauce...

Ingredients 2 10-oz pkgs. frozen broccoli, cooked slightly to warm 2 c. cooked chicken, sliced 6 Tbls. butter 6 Tbls. flour 3 c. chicken stock 1/2 c. heavy (whipping) cream 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 c. grated parmesan cheese 1 tsp. mustard (Dijon) 2 Tbls. onion, minced 2 Tbls. white wine salt and pepper Preparation In the bottom of a 3 qt. casserole, place cooked broccoli. Place cooked chicken on top....

Ingredients 2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed 1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso™ red enchilada sauce 1/2 cup Old El Paso™ Thick ’n Chunky salsa 1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits (8 Count) 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend (4 oz) 2 tablespoons sliced green onions (2 medium), if desired Preparation Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray....

Ingredients Ingredients for chicken stir-fry: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed to 1/2″ 1 - 8oz can sliced water chestnuts, minced to the size of corn kernals 1/2 cup mushrooms, minced to the size of corn kernals 1/2 onion, chopped fine 3 cloves garlic, minced fine 6 large leaves of iceberg lettuce 1 package of Chinese cellophane rice noodles, cooked according to instructions on the package...

Ingredients 1 cup uncooked converted rice 1 pkg. dry onion soup mix 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts 1 can cr. of chicken soup 1 1/2 cups water 1 chicken boullion cube Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease 13X9 pan with spray. In bowl mix rice, dry soup mix, can of soup, water, and cube. Spread in bottom of 13X9 pan. Cut chicken breasts in two and place on top of rice mixture....

Ingredients 6 cups water 4 cups walnuts ½ cup sugar salad oil (vegetable oil or peanut oil) salt Preparation Bring water to boiling in 4 qt. saucepan. Add walnuts and heat to boiling. Boil for 1 - 2 minutes. Rinse nuts under running hot water and drain. In large bowl, stir warm nuts with sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let stand for 5 minutes. Heat 1 inch of salad oil to 350 degrees....

Ingredients 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 tsp ground chipotle chili pepper 1 small clove garlic crushed 1/2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp chopped cilantro 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice Dash of salt & pepper Preparation Whisk all ingredients in small bowl and chill until ready to use.

Ingredients 3 1/2 lb sweet potatoes 1/4 cup butter 3/4 cup chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups half-and-half 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon pepper 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (12 oz) 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can) Preparation In 4-quart Dutch oven, place sweet potatoes and just enough water to cover potatoes....

Ingredients CRUST: 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar TOPPING: 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup light corn syrup 3 eggs, lightly beaten 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 & 1/2 cups salted cashews, coarsely chopped 1 & 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Preparation CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°. Using an electric mixer on slow speed, mix all crust ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs....

Ingredients 1 large round angel food cake 1 (21-oz.) can cherry pie filling 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 1 (8-oz.) container frozen light whipped topping, thawed 2 tablespoons grated semisweet chocolate Preparation With long, serrated knife and cutting horizontally, carefully cut off top 1/2 inch of cake. Set top portion of cake aside. Cut down into cake 1/2 inch from outer edge and 1/2 inch from hole, leaving a “wall” of cake 1/2 inch thick....

Ingredients 3/4 c sugar 1/4 c butter/margarine 1 1/4 c white sugar 3/4 c brown sugar chips 1 t vanilla 1 1/2 t soda 2 c flour 2 eggs 1/2 t salt Preparation Bake at 350 degrees for 10-13 min. Bake test cookie - if too flat, add 1/3 c additional flour. Remove cookies from oven and bang on counter to make them fall. Remove from pan and cool.

Ingredients 3/4 cup peeled and boiled yucca mashed 1lb (4 cups) flaked coconut 1 tsp mexican vanilla extract COCONUT CONFECTIONERS SUGAR : 5 cup coconut sugar 5 tbsp arrowroot starch/ flour CHOCOLATE SHELL: unsweetened chocolate coconut sugar Preparation peel and chop 1 yucca root into chunks drop in boiling water. boil until yucca is tender easily stabbed with a fork. drain in a strainer tranfer yucca to a bowl mash till smooth....

Ingredients 1 pound good-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/4 cup corn syrup 2 1/3 cups heavy cream Preparation Combine chocolate and corn syrup in a large heatproof bowl. Bring cream just to a simmer over medium-high heat; pour over chocolate mixture. Let stand, without stirring, until chocolate begins to melt. Beginning near the center and working outward, whisk melted chocolate into cream until mixture is combined and smooth. Continue to whisk until frosting just barely begins to hold its shape and is slightly lighter in color....

Ingredients 4 oz egg yolks 5 1/2 oz sugar 1 1/2 oz water 4 oz cake flour 1 oz dutch process cocoa 6 oz egg whites pinch salt 2 oz confectioners sugar Preparation Combine the egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler. Heat over hot water while whisking until sugar is disolved and bright yellow. (Use electric hand mixer if you prefer). Put into a stand mixer and mix with paddle attachment on high until the egg/sugar mixute forms ribbons (this is a sabayon)....