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Volume One, Number 140, November 19, 2005
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Mini Cheeseburgers and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup ketchup, divided
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 2/3 cup hot cooked Minute White rice
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix meat, 2/3 cup of cheese, 1/4 cup of the ketchup and garlic powder. Shape into 12 balls. Place on foil-lined baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Flatten each ball into patty, about 1/2 inch thick. Bake 15 minutes or until cooked through; drain. Spread remaining ketchup on each patty; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve over rice.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Spicy Mango Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized mangos
- 3 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1/4 small jalapeno pepper
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/4 tsp. coriander seed
Directions
Peel and seed mangos. Place all ingredients in a blender and operate till it reaches the consistency you wish. Chill or eat right away.
By Terri from NV
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Vegetable Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups dry lentils
- 8 cups water
- 1/2 cup spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
Directions
In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.
By Aardvark from Hampton, VA
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Lemon Supreme Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Cake mix (2-layer size)
- 1 lemon Jell-O Instant pudding mix (small box)
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup Mazola Corn oil
- 3/4 cup orange juice (I use undiluted frozen OJ)
Directions
Mix cake mix and instant pudding mix together real well.
Add eggs, oil and orange juice and beat for 2 minutes
at medium speed (scrape the bowl sides down often), until batter is light and well blended.
Turn batter into greased and floured bundt pan, and
bake in a preheated 350º F oven for about 45 minutes.
Test for doneness, and when done, glaze while it's still
hot and resting on wire rack. Place wax paper under wire
rack to catch the drips of glaze to avoid a clean-up job.
Glaze:
Ingredients
- 2 TBS butter... melted
- 1/3 cup orange juice (undiluted frozen OJ)
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar (10X)
Directions
Mix glaze until it's well-blended, and spoon over hot cake
which has had holes punched all over the top. Allow to sit
until completely cool, then remove to plate and cover.
May be decorated with finely chopped candied orange and/or lemon peel, and halved candied red cherries.
Julia in Orlando, FL
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Chocolate Cheesecake Flan
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, cubed
- 4 eggs
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 1 cup of the sugar in small heavy saucepan; cook on medium heat until sugar is deep golden brown, stirring constantly to create a caramel sauce. Pour into 9 inch round pan.
Place chocolate squares in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each minutes; cool. Place milk and cream cheese in blender container; cover. Blend until smooth. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and melted chocolate; cover. Blend well. Pour over caramel sauce in pan.
Bake flan in water bath to ensure a gentle, even heat that will prevent curdling. To create water bath, set round pan holding the mixture inside a larger pan. Add water to larger pan, surrounding round pan about half way up the side.
Bake 1 hour or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. To unmold, run metal knife around edge of flan. Invert onto plate; shake lightly to loosen. Gently twist to remove pan. Add chocolate garnish, if desired. (Note: Caramel sauce on top will drizzle down sides).
By Robin from Washington, IA
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One-Bite Pecan Pies
Ingredients
- 4 ozs. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
Directions
Beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour; mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into 24 balls. Place 1 ball in each of 24 miniature muffin pan cups; press onto bottoms and up sides of cups to form shells.
Beat egg lightly in small bowl. Add brown sugar and vanilla; mix well. Stir in pecans. Spoon evenly into pastry shells, filling each shell 3/4 full.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes; remove tarts from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Let stand until set.
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