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Ingredients vegetable oil, for greasing flour, for dusting 1 cup pecans, or walnuts, finely chopped and divided 1 box yellow cake mix, no pudding added 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding, small ½ cup dark rum ½ cup vegetable oil, or avocado oil ½ cup water 4 eggs, large 4 tbsp butter 2 tbsp water ½ cup sugar ¼ cup dark rum Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush or wipe bundt pan with oil making sure to get into all the crevices so that the cake will come out easily....

Suitable for vegan, gluten-free, low carb, Keto, paleo and Whole30 diets. Weight Watchers points included. This particularly homemade seasoning mix effortlessly blackens your fish, meat, pasta dishes and more so you can kick things up a notch by adding southern cajun flavor to your everyday dishes. #igotyourspiceback!!! And what’s great about this spice blend is that you can easily adjust to suit your taste and/or to use what you’ve already got on hand....

Sorbet should taste like freshly picked fruit, and this one surely fits the bill, with an intense blueberry flavor and vibrant purple color. The subtle hint of ginger gives this sorbet a little something extra. This recipe was inspired by a particularly memorable scoop of sorbet we had in Zagreb, Croatia. The day may have been drizzly and cool, but that didn’t stop us from popping in to the adorable little French cafe called Amélie....

2 cups chocolate ice cream, or any flavor 16 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, divided Using a baking sheet or plate that will fit in the freezer, line with parchment paper and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes. Scoop rounded tablespoons of ice cream onto prepared pan and freeze for about 1 hour until firm. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water....

All the Buffalo things If you’ve been following us for the past year or so you’ll know that we love our Buffalo sauce. It’s appeared in everything from an easy slow cooker meal to a stuffed spaghetti squash dish to dipping sauce and even a gluten-free snack mix. We’ve even gone so far as to making a spicy, gut-healing latte with it. KIDDING! We didn’t do that. But now that I have your attention… Let’s talk about these Buffalo Chicken Sliders with two saucy options – Blue cheese or creamy ranch....

Ingredients 1 cup ice ½ cup brewed coffee, or 1 to 2 espresso shots 1 cup milk, of choice 1 tbsp granulated sweetener, of choice 3 tbsp caramel sauce, sugar-free, divided ¼ cup whipped cream 1 tbsp candy, keto, crushed, optional Preparation In a high-speed blender, add the ice, coffee, milk, sweetener, and 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce. Blend until completely combined. Transfer into 2 glasses and top with whipped cream, drizzle with the remaining caramel sauce, and sprinkle the crushed up candy pieces....

Basically this recipe was the same as this one, with a few small changes. – Spinach instead of peas. We added about half a bag of baby spinach (leftover from our Roasted Veggie Salad) right at the end of the cooking, so it just slightly wilted. – Added a few sprigs of fresh thyme in with the onions and bacon. Carbonara is a great leftovers recipe. As long as you have a few slices of bacon, eggs, and some white wine lying around, you can do it, and throw in whatever else you have left in the fridge....

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 cup onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups steak, cooked, chopped 1 cup cream of mushroom soup 1 cup sour cream 1¼ cups milk salt and pepper, to taste 6 potatoes, peeled and diced into small pieces 1½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. While oven is heating, pour olive oil in a skillet. Sauté onion and garlic until soft....

Ingredients 7 chicken breast fillets 60 g ghee, or 2 oz 30 g ghee, or 1 oz 2 onions, chopped 1 garlic cloves, crushed 1 stem lemon grass, chopped finely 2-3 small red chilies, finely chopped ¼ tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. cardamom 2 tsp. curry powder 340 ml coconut milk Preparation Melt ghee in pan, add chicken, fry gently until golden brown and tender; drain, slice. Serve topped with coconut curry sauce....

As I write this up my leg muscles are screaming, I have a hot water bottle on my back and I can barely move. All in the name of burning of those calories. Yeap, I have been at the exercise DVD’s again folks. And I did all 35 mins of it without a break. Go Bintu, go Bintu. So how did I reward myself for being such a good, good girl?...

Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 4 oz red onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 oz jalapeno, pickled, pepper, drained and chopped 4 oz green pepper, chopped 15 oz chicken breast, boneless and skinless, poached and shredded 2 cups corn kernels, canned and drained ½ cup white wine 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 18 oz chicken broth 14 oz tomatoes, diced, seeded 8 oz tomato sauce...

SUGAR DOUGH 2 ⅓ cups cake flour , or pastry flour ⅓ cup sugar, granulated ½ lb unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces 2 egg yolks 2 tbsp heavy cream TART FILLING 2 tbsp unsalted butter 8 large ripe plums, halved, pitted, and cut into slices 1/4 inch thick ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp plum brandy, optional 1 egg Powdered sugar First, make the Sugar Dough....

We’ve been talking about this trip for years. Pretty much as soon as we got home from our (belated) honeymoon in Italy 5 years ago, it’s been “Where should we go next?” It was pretty clear that France and Spain (Paris and Barcelona, to be exact) topped our shortlist, and being that they are somewhat close together, it seemed logical to hit them both in one go. Finally, after years of “what ifs” and “whens,” we pulled the trigger and picked a date and booked the tickets, planning to spend 5 nights in Paris and then meeting up with my sister for 6 nights in beautiful Barcelona....

Ingredients ¼ cup olive oil, divided 1 large onion, chopped 1 lb mushrooms, Portobello or domestic, diced 1 lb Osem whole wheat farfel 5 cup water, tap water OK, hot 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp dry thyme Preparation Heat half the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and cook on a medium flame, stirring occasionally, until nice and dark. Transfer to a bowl. Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet, and sauté the mushrooms until all liquids evaporate....

Farro isn’t something we’d cooked with before. Arborio, barley, bulgar, quinoa… all grains with regular shelf space in our pantry. But farro was a new one. In fact I had to spell it out for Taylor when I first mentioned it, and ever since then he bursts into song, “The fairest daughter of the Pharaoh’s son” (from Josh Ritter’s Monster Ballad) every time I say the word farro (leaving the tune stuck firmly in our heads during the entire hour and a half preparation)....

Ingredients 1½ cups warm water ¾ tbsp instant yeast, or 1 tbsp active dry yeast 2 tbsp granulated sugar 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp salt 4 cups all-purpose flour Preparation In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the warm water, yeast, sugar, oil, salt, and 2 cups of the flour. Begin mixing then continue to add the rest of the flour gradually until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl....

Ingredients 8 cloves garlic 1 onion, perferably red but yellow will work 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 28 oz crushed tomatoes ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp dried basil ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp ground pepper 5 skinless chicken breast Preparation In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in 4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on low until light golden brown. In separate large skillet with 2 tbsp olive oil fry the chicken breast until browned on both sides....

For Crust: 1½ cups almond flour 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1⁄2 cup granulated sweetener 4 tbsp melted butter For Filling: 2 cups heavy cream 24 oz cream cheese, (3 8-ounce blocks) softened 1 cup powdered sweetener 1 tsp vanilla extract lemon juice, from 1⁄2 lemon Crust: In a small bowl, mix all of the crust ingredients with a fork until it resembles wet sand. Line the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper....

1 lb sweet potatoes, salt-baked, peeled, and mashed ½ cup all purpose flour, add more for dusting 3½ oz granulated sugar 1¾ oz cornstarch 4 tbsp water ½ tsp salt 5 cups vegetable oil , (up to 8 cups), for frying cooking spray Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray and dust with flour. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, and salt. Add the mashed sweet potatoes and mix until a dough is formed....

14 oz lemons, (roughly 7 pieces), washed, scrubbed clean, trimmed of both tops and ends 4¼ cups water, plus more as needed 1¾ lb granulated sugar Place the lemons in either a soup pot or a Dutch oven then pour enough water to cover. Bring this to a boil, then to a simmer. Continue simmering for roughly 1½ hours until lemons are tender or until you easily piece the lemons with a fork....