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OMG! Macaroon Pie

 One thing I love about this recipe is the fact that I keep each of these items on hand at all times. I normally keep coconut in the freezer, alone with extra margarine. I buy my vanilla in a large bottle from Mexico so we always have plenty, and everything else is pretty much an everyday item. If you are in a pinch and need to make a dessert or money is tight, this makes a great presentation for a very little amount of money. If you serve it warm it’s more like a custard, but if you refrigerate it you will have more of a typical pie. Quick, Easy, Yummy, and Cheap! Wah-la! What more can you ask for?
Ingredients
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar or Sweetner (Sometimes I used Ideal, then the pie is sugar free, and really good)
  • 4 eggs (3 will work if they’re extra large)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cup flaked coconut

Directions

  • Combine all of the ingredients, except 1 1/2 cups of the coconut, together in a blender.
  • Cover and blend on low speed for 3 minutes.
  • Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
  • Let stand about 5 minutes
  • Mix in 1/2 Cup coconut
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1 Cup of coconut
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
  • Refrigerate for 5 hours or until cold.


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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

This has to be the best recipe for mashed potatoes I have ever made or eaten. I love the roasted garlic flavor. There is just something so good about roasted garlic. Plus I love how the house smells while the garlic is roasting. This recipe is thick and creamy, and the taste… devine! I use my KitchenAid mixer to remove the lumps, and to insure everything is mixed up well.

Ingredients:

  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 1/4 Cup Margerine
  • 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1 large pod of Garlic
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions for Roasting the Garlic:

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • Peel away the outer layers of the garlic bulb skin, leaving the skins of the individual cloves intact. Using a knife, cut off 1/4 to a 1/2 inch of the top of cloves, exposing the individual cloves of garlic.
  • Place the garlic heads in a piece of foil. Drizzle a couple teaspoons of olive oil over each head, using your fingers to make sure the garlic head is well coated. Cover with aluminum foil.
  • Bake at 400°F for 30-35 minutes, or until the cloves feel soft when pressed.
  • Allow the garlic to cool enough so you can touch it without burning yourself.
  • Use a small knife cut the skin slightly around each clove. Use a fork or your fingers to pull or squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins. Set aside

Directions for the Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes:

  • Boil potatoes in salted water until tender Do not remove the skin.
  • In a mixing bowl add Margerine, Sour Cream, and all the Garlic cloves that were roasted.
  • Mix until smooth. (I used my Kitchen Aid mixer it works perfect!)
  • Add the drained boiled potatoes to the mixing bowl
  • Mix again until smooth combining all the ingredients
  • Add Salt and Pepper until smooth

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Big Thicket Chicken and Dumplings

This is soooooo good! I can’t even believe how good it is! The flavor is amazing, and the smell is to die for! The key is  your chicken broth. Make sure it’s homemade if you can. Thank you Susie in Texas!!!

Ingredients:

Bisquick Dumpling Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place whole chicken and water into large pot or dutch oven.
  2. Add poultry seasoning, garlic powder& pepper.
  3. Add celery, onion, carrot and bouillon cubes to remaining stock and continue to cook on simmer.
  4. Bring to boil and reduce heat to medium.
  5. Cook chicken for about 1 hour or until tender.
  6. When done, carefully remove chicken from pot; set aside to cool.
  7. Remove from heat and cover pan.
  8. Remove skin and debone cooled chicken, then return the chicken back to the pot
  9. Reseason broth if needed
  10. In a medium bowl add Bisquick mix and milk stirring until a soft dough forms.
  11. Return chicken stock to a boil; drop dumplings in, a few at a time, as quickly as possible.
  12. Cook about 10 minutes with the lid off
  13. Then cook another 10 minutes with the lid on
  14. Last enjoy!!!
  15. This recipe will serve a family of 4 two main course meals. Leftovers can be frozen.

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Homemade Italian Breadcrumbs

I can’t remember the last time I purchased breadcrumbs because this is so economical. Any time I have pieces of bread left over from the loaf I put them in a Ziploc bag until I have enough piece then defrost them to make breadcrumbs. They taste as good or better than anything you can get in the store for a fraction of the cost.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, tossing to blend thoroughly.
  2. Store in an airtight container and use in any recipe calling for Italian breadcrumbs.

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Irresistible Pan Fried Potatoes

This is such a great recipe. It makes a great side dish, and it goes great with breakfast. It’s easy and the flavor is incredible. The key is to make sure the potatoes get crispy to bring out the flavor.

Ingredients

Directions
  1. Microwave potatoes for 5-6 minutes to soften all the way through.
  2. Cut potatoes in half then into bite size pieces about 1 inch cubes
  3. Dice onion and mince garlic.
  4. Add 2-4TBS cooking oil to skillet and heat oil
  5. Saute garlic and onions until they are half cooked.
  6. Add potatoes and paprika
  7. Cook on medium heat until tender and browned.
  8. When done, add salt and pepper to taste.


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