Old Fashioned Donuts

Just in time for Christmas!  My Mom used to make this donuts on Christmas morning.  So tasty.  This recipe came from the Gold Medal Flour bag. 2 T. shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flours 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 c. buttermilk or sour [...]

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Coconut Cupcakes

Taste of Home was just nice enough to email this to me, and I know I will forget all about it if I just leave it sitting there in email world…so here you go.  I have been looking for a good coconut cupcake/cake recipe for a long time (do you have one?  huh huh do [...]

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Bombay Sliders w/ Garlic Curry Sauce

1 cup greek yogurt, divided  (original recipe calls for mayonaise, I am not a fan of the mayo) 6 1/4 teaspoons curry powder, divided 1 1/2 tablespoons plain yogurt 1 1/2 tablespoons ketchup 1 garlic clove, minced 2 pounds ground turkey 6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 cup minced green onions 2 tablespoons minced peeled [...]

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Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake

2 cups sugar 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows) Directions: 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch [...]

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Hershey’s Chewy Brownie Cookies

2/3 cup shortening 1-1/2 cups packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S Dutch Processed Cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 1/4 cup chopped walnuts(optional) Directions: 1. Heat oven to [...]

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Beef Volcanoes

I LOVE these things.  I don’t think I have had them since I was about 14, but I am making them ASAP. 1 1/2 lb ground beef 2 eggs 3/4 c. tomato juice 1 1/2 c. quick oats 1/4 c. chopped onion 1/4 T. dry mustard 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 [...]

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Pizza (and Pizza Sauce)

This is my Mother’s pizza recipe, and it brings me great memories of birthday parties, Friday night pizza parties and every Christmas after the year one of us said, “Why do we always have to have big fancy dinners on Christmas? Why can’t we have pizza?” We are a lazy pizza making family, and our [...]

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Devil’s Food Cake

2 c. flour 2 c. sugar 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 c. milk 1/2 c. butter 2 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350.  Mix everything but eggs.  Mix 2 minutes.  Add eggs.  Mix 2 minutes. Bake 15-20 mins. — This is one of my personal recipes.  I [...]

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California Roll

From Saveur MAKES 7 ROLLS 7 tbsp. rice vinegar 1 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt 2 tbsp. sugar 2 1/4 cups short-grain sushi rice 1/4 cup mayonnaise 3 T. chile sauce, such as sriracha (asian ketchup!!!! my favorite.) 7 half sheets thick nori (dried seaweed) 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds 1 1/2 cups lump crabmeat [...]

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Sloppy Joes

From Saveur Saveur found this recipe in a book called My Best Meat Recipes, put out by the National Live Stock and Meat Board in 1945.  I made it for dinner pretty much as soon as I read it, and it was fandiddly-tastic. Sloppy Joes Heat 2 T. butter in a large skillet over medium [...]

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