Zucchini Cornbread
A cheesy cornbread, made with fresh zucchini, bakes in a hot cast-iron skillet for an old-fashioned taste.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Grease a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and place it into the oven while it preheats.

Place the zucchini milk onion eggs and vegetable oil into a blender and pulse 5 to 8 times until thoroughly mixed and the zucchini and onion have been chopped into very small pieces.

Mix together the cornmeal flour sugar baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Pour the zucchini mixture into the cornmeal mixture stirring to combine and gently mix in the Cheddar cheese.

Carefully pour the batter into the hot greased skillet smooth it out with a spoon and bake until the cornbread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean about 30 minutes.

ArnoldGreg July 19, 2025

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Stuffed Baked Peaches
A tasty and distinctive dessert is made by blending toasted almonds, brown sugar, and butter in a food processor before spooning the mixture into peaches that will be baked in orange-flavored brandy liqueur.

Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

A little skillet is heated to medium heat.

In a hot skillet, toast almonds for three minutes, or until fragrant and lightly browned.

Almonds and brown sugar should be combined in a food processor bowl and pulsed until the butter is thoroughly incorporated.

Place the peaches in the baking dish with the cut sides facing up.

Place 1 tablespoon of the almond mixture in the peach’s center.

Fill the baking dish with liqueur and water, then cover with aluminum foil.

20 to 30 minutes of baking in a preheated oven should result in tender peaches.

ArnoldGreg July 18, 2025

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Mad’s Peach-Curry Soup
The surprising combination of peaches and curry powder gives this innovative soup its sweet-savory personality. Serve it Asian-style topped with cooked shrimp and chopped lettuce.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in the curry and cook 1 minute.

Add the onion and garlic; cook 8 to 10 minutes or until the onion becomes transparent.

Stir in the peaches including their syrup with the tomatoes ginger cream broth salt and pepper.

Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.

Serve hot topped with shrimp and lettuce.

ArnoldGreg July 17, 2025

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Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Alfredo
The provolone, Parmesan, and fontina cheeses are combined with bacon in this extremely decadent rendition of chicken Alfredo.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Add penne and cook stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite about 11 minutes.

Meanwhile place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned and desired crispness is reached 6 to 10 minutes.

Drain bacon on paper towels.

Add chopped chicken thighs garlic salt and cantanzaro herbs to skillet and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear about 6 minutes.

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Remove chicken to a plate.

ArnoldGreg July 16, 2025

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Chilled Coconut-Honeydew Soup
For hot days, make this cool soup with honeydew melon, lime juice, and coconut milk. If you want to make the soup even lighter, use reduced-fat coconut milk.

Combine honeydew melon coconut milk honey lime juice cinnamon and ginger in a blender; blend until smooth.

Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve chilled.

ArnoldGreg July 15, 2025

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Vegan Strawberry Gelato
This vegan strawberry gelato recipe offers a different take on the traditional frozen treat.

Mix lemon juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl and pour into a blender.

Add strawberries soy milk sugar sweetener and salt; blend until smooth.

Pour mixture into a pot.

Heat over medium heat stirring frequently to keep from burning until mixture comes to a boil and starts to thicken 10 to 15 minutes.

Cover and chill thoroughly 8 hours to overnight.

Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions in 2 batches if necessary about 20 minutes.

Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm about 4 hours.

ArnoldGreg July 14, 2025

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Pumpkin Magic Cake with Maple Cinnamon Whipped Cream
This magical confection is part pudding, part cake, entirely delicious.

Set oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees C).

Butter an 8-inch baking dish.

In a bowl, combine 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.

In a bowl, mix milk pumpkin and vanilla extract.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine egg yolks, white sugar, brown sugar, and water.

Beat until creamy at high speed.

Add butter and lower the speed.

Beat at a medium speed increase until fluffy and light.

Turn down the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three batches, blending well after each addition and scraping the bowl’s sides.

Stir the milk-pumpkin mixture into the mixture slowly until barely combined, then transfer to a different bowl.

ArnoldGreg July 13, 2025

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Easter Lamb Cake II
For Easter, a white cake is baked in a lamb mold and then decorated to resemble a young lamb. Spices can be added if preferred right before the egg whites, if using. Anise, nutmeg, or cinnamon are some suitable options.

Make your mould first.

Apply vegetable oil, let sit for a short while, and then wipe with a paper towel to clean.

After that, grease and flour your mould, being sure to cover every crevice.

Set oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees C).

Salt and baking powder should be sifted twice with the cake flour before being set aside.

Butter and sugar are whipped together in a sizable bowl until light and fluffy.

Milk and the flour mixture should be added in turns.

After each addition, the batter should be thoroughly mixed.

the vanilla; add

ArnoldGreg July 12, 2025

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Top Sirloin Roast
This sirloin roast is infused with garlic and paprika for a delicious twist on a traditional roast; adding beer gives the sauce great flavor.

Make small slits in beef roast using a sharp knife; tuck slivered garlic into each slit.

Rub minced garlic paprika salt and ground black pepper over entire beef roast.

Set aside until beef comes to room temperature 15 to 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Arrange potatoes carrots and onions in an even layer in a 9×12-inch roasting pan.

Dissolve beef bouillon cubes in hot water in a small bowl and pour over vegetables.

Pour in beef broth and beer.

Place beef roast on top of vegetables making sure it is not submerged in broth mixture.

Place bay leaf pieces around beef roast.

ArnoldGreg July 11, 2025

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Dazzling Dill Pickle Dip
For all of you pickle lovers out there, here is a dill dip. It can be prepared in 10 minutes and is creamy, crunchy, and mildly spicy. The waiting is the hardest part!

Combine cream cheese sour cream horseradish sauce seafood seasoning garlic powder and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.

Fold in pickles and onion.

Transfer to a bowl with a lid and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

ArnoldGreg July 10, 2025

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