Funfetti Cookies

Recipe By : The Pillsbury Company
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cake Mix/Misc. Flavors

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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18 1/4 ozs Funfetti® cake mix
1 1/2 c unbleached flour
1/4 c olive oil
4 whole egg whites — slightly beaten
8 ozs reduced fat vanilla frosting
1/4 c sprinkles, rainbow mix

Preheat oven to 375. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, flour, oil, and
egg whites. Mix well. Stir in sprinkles from cake mix. Shape dough into one
inch balls. Place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets. With bottom
of glass dipped in flour, flatten to 1/4″ thickness. Bake for 8 minutes or
until edges are light brown. Cool completely. Spread frosting over cookies.
Immediately top each cookie with a few sprinkles. Allow frosting to set
before storing.

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Per serving: 123 Calories; 4g Fat (27% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 21g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 101mg Sodium

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Title: RED COOKED TANGERINE CHICKEN
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
Yield: 4 servings

3 1/2 lb Frying chicken (or chicken
-parts)
1 lg Piece dried orange or
-tangerine peel
1/3 c Dry sherry
1/2 c Peanut oil
3 1/2 c Boiling water
Cornstarch paste
Flower roll for garnish
Parsley or watercress for
-garnish

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3 lg Slices ginger root
3 tb Hoisin sauce
2 tb Dark soy sauce
3 Whole star anise
2 lg Lumps rock sugar
1 ts 5-spice powder
3 Green onions, quartered

Preparation: Rinse and soak dried peel in sherry for
1 hour. Remove chicken neck, heart, gizzard and liver
(use in stock pot). Wash chicken and chop into large
chunks. Mix sauce ingredients.

Browning: Add peanut oil to moderately hot wok. When
oil is hot, brown chicken pieces; remove pieces from
oil with strainer and drain over bowl.

Slow-cooking: Remove all oil from wok; heat to
moderate. Add peel, sherry, and sauce (remixed
first); add boiling water. Bring to simmer. Add
chicken pieces. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until
chicken is tender but still adhering to bones. When
tender, remove pieces from sauce. Transfer 1 cup of
sauce, less the spices, to a saucepan; thicken with
cornstarch paste to a light gravy.

Arrange chicken pieces on large serving platter to
resemble the shape of a chicken. Place bunch of
parsley or watercress at the tail, a flower roll at
the head with a piece of star anise for a beak. Pour
sauce over chicken when ready to serve.

Posted by Fred Peters.

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Title: Fig Newtons # 2
Categories: Bar cookies
Yield: 1 servings

Dough:
5 tb Unsalted butter
2 tb Sour cream
2/3 c Packed dark brown sugar
2 Eggs; room temp
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
Filling:
2 c Dried figs
1 3/4 c Water
1/3 c Sugar
2 ts Lemon rind; grated
1/4 ts Salt

In a large bowl, beat butter and sour cream until light.
Gradually add brown. sugar, beating until mixture is very light
thick. Add eggs one at a time; beat in vanilla. Sift together, flour,
baking powder., soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture,
beating on low speed or by hand. Mix well and turn out on sheet of
floured plastic; wrap, then refrigerate for at least 2 hrs.
Cut heavy stems off figs. Combine figs and water in heavy
saucepan and simmer, covered, for 30 min., or until fruit is soft.
Add sugar, lemon rind, and salt and simmer, covered, for 15 min.
longer. Press mixture thru food mill and cool.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cover large. baking sheet with parchment or
spray with food release. Divide the chilled dough into thirds and
refrigerate 2 parts. Roll remaining piece on well floured surface to
form rectangle about. 5 x 11". Spread 1 third of fig filling slightly
to one side of center, along the length of the dough, leaving 1/2″
margin around edges. Mound filling slightly in center along whole
length. Moisten edges with water.
VERY GENTLY, lift uncovered pastry with spatula and fold over
filling. Press 2 halves together to seal. Trim edges and shape roll
into a neat, half-cylinder form about. 11″ long and 2-2 1/2″ wide.
Place on prepared baking sheet.
Repeat until all filling dough is used, then bake for 25 min,
or until they are slightly browned. Cool rolls somewhat on rack,
then trim off the ends and, with a sharp serrated knife, cut each one
into slices about 1 1/2″ wide. Replace slices on rack. When bars are
completely cool, store airtight.

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Title: PARSNIPS WITH ALMONDS
Categories: Grains, Side dish, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 lb Fresh parsnips
— scraped and sliced
1 Egg; lightly beaten
3 tb Butter or margarine
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/8 ts Pepper
1/4 c Toasted almonds
— slivered and blanched

Cook parsnips in boiling salted water 10 minutes or until tender. Drain
well; mash. Add egg, butter, nutmeg and pepper; stir well.

Spoon parsnip mixture into an ungreased 1 qt. casserole. Sprinkle top
evenly with toasted almonds. Bake at 325 F for 30 minutes.

From Elizabeth Porter in _Our Town Cookbook_ by The Historical Society of
Peterborough, NH. In _America’s Best Recipes: A 1990 Hometown Collection_.
Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1990. Pg. 316. ISBN 0-8487-1009-6.
Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

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Title: Peanut Pie
Categories: Pies
Yield: 8 servings

3 Eggs
1 c Dark corn syrup
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Peanut butter
1 t Vanilla extract
1 c Salted peanuts
Cream Cheese Pie Pastry,
-chilled
Whipped cream

From “A Taste of the South” by Terry Thompson (HP Books; 1988).

Beat eggs, corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla until smooth
and thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in peanuts and blend.

Roll out pastry to fit 9″ pie pan. Pour in filling. Bake at 400’F. 15
minutes, then reduce heat to 350’F. and bake until knife inserted in
center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely before
serving. Top each slice with whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.

Each serving contains about: 583 calories; 118 milligrams sodium; 122
milligrams cholesterol; 34 grams fat; 62 grams carbohydrates; 13 grams
protein; 1.38 grams fiber.

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Title: Ginger Lemon Stir-Fry
Categories: Veg, Asian, Stir-fry
Yield: 4 Servings

MMMMM————————-THE SAUCE——————————
1.00 c Water
2.00 tb Cornstarch
0.25 c Lemon juice
2.00 tb Honey
1.00 tb Fresh ginger, grated
2.00 tb Miso

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2.00 tb Canola oil
1.00 ea Medium onion
2.00 c Broccoli, chopped
4.00 oz Tempeh
0.50 lb Mushrooms
0.50 lb Snow peas, sliced
1.00 ea 8 oz can water chestnuts
– drained and sliced
2.00 tb Mirin
1.00 tb Low sodium soy sauce

In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch. Whisk in the lemon
juice, honey, ginger and miso. Set aside. Heat the oil over medium
heat in a wok or heavy skillet and add the onion. Cook 2 min., then
add the broccoli and tempeh. Continue to cook 5 min. Stir in the
mushrooms, snow peas, water chestnuts, and mirin and continue to cook
4 min. Stir the cornstarch mixture to recombine, then add to the
skillet and increase the heat. Cook 2 more minutes, stirring
frequently. Stir in the soy sauce, cook an additional minute, and
serve hot.

Recommended comapanion dish: Steamed Basmati Rice.

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Fusilli with Lentil Sauce

Recipe By : Eating Well Magazine
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Legumes Low-Fat
Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium onion — chopped
1 medium carrot — chopped
4 cloves garlic — minced
2 cups chicken broth — defatted
1/2 cup lentils — rinsed and drained
pinch rosemary
1/4 teaspoon thyme
2 cups tomatoes — chopped
4 cups fresh spinach — torn
1 pound pasta — fussilli or rotini
4 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese

Saute onions, garlic and carrots in olive oil till softened. Add broth,
lentils and herbs and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, 15 min. Add
tomatoes, cover and cook 15-20 min. till lentils are tender. Stir in
spinach and cook 5 min. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook pasta, toss with sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan.

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Title: LIVER, BLACK BEANS, AND SNOW PEA STIR FRY
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
Yield: 4 servings

2 tb Peanut oil, divided
1 lb Chicken livers, trimmed,
-sliced
2 tb Fermented black beans,
-rinsed, drained
1 Garlic clove, minced
1 ts Finely chopped fresh ginger
1/4 lb Snow peas, trimmed
1 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Sherry
1/2 c Chicken broth
2 Green onions, finely chopped

Heat 1 tb oil over high heat in large wok; add liver;
stir fry 3-5 minutes, or until liver is browned but
still pink on the inside; remove from wok; reserve.
Reduce heat to medium; heat remaining oil in wok;add
black beans, garlic and ginger. Stir fry 1 minutes.
Add soy sauce,sherry, broth and green onions; bring to
a boil. Add liver; stir until sauce coats the liver
and liver is heated through. Remove from heat and
serve immediately.

Origin: Appeal, Quarterly magazine by Overwaitea/Save
On Foods.

Shared by Sharon Stevens.

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CANNED TUNA CASSEROLE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fish Main dish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 c Brown or white rice
1 cn Mushroom Soup, 10 1/2 oz
1 cn Light tuna or bonito 6 1/2
Oz can, drained
1 t Butter or margarine
1 1/2 tb Dry bread crumbs
2 oz Cheddar Cheese, or more to
Taste, grated

Cook rice following package directions. Stir soup
into rice. Mash tuna and stir into rice mixture.

Spread butter over inside of 1 3/4-quart casserole;
sprinkle bread crumbs over butter. Pour tuna-rice
mixture into casserole and sprinkele with grated
cheese. Bake on middle shelf of preheated 375-degree
oven 30 minutes. Serves 4 to 6.

Variation: Add any vegetables you fancy to the rice
mixture. It’s a good way to use up leftover peas
and/or carrots.

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Remoulade with Vegetable Crudites

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 28 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Appetizers

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 c Creole or brown mustard

1/2 c Salad oil

1/4 c Catsup

1/4 c Cider vinegar

1/4 ts Tabasco sauce

2 tb Finely chopped celery

2 tb Finely chopped onion

2 tb Finely chopped green pepper

Cherry tomatoes

Mushroom slices

Cucumber slices

Celery slices

Carrot slices

1. Combine mustard, oil, catsup, vinegar, Tabasco and chopped vegetables;

cover and chill.

2. Serve dip with whole and sliced vegetables.

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