Bow-Tie Pasta Salad
Parmesan cheese, creamy salad dressing, sugar, and dried basil are the ingredients in the dressing for this pasta salad with broccoli, celery, and bell pepper.

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

Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite about 12 minutes; drain.

Quickly rinse the cooked pasta in cold water to stop it from continuing to cook; drain.

Mix the cooled pasta broccoli tomatoes sliced green onions celery red bell pepper and green bell pepper in a large bowl.

Gently stir the salad dressing Parmesan cheese sugar basil and salt in a bowl until evenly mixed.

Pour the salad dressing mixture over the pasta mixture; gently toss to coat evenly.

Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight before serving.

ArnoldGreg February 25, 2023

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Easy Cornish Hens
In a lemony broth, seasoned Cornish hens are simmered to produce a succulent, fall-off-the-bone slow cooker dish.

Mix 1/3 cup lemon juice melted margarine 1/2 teaspoon thyme garlic powder cumin and red pepper flakes in a bowl.

Pour and rub lemon juice mixture over Cornish hens.

Mix 1/2 teaspoon thyme salt and black pepper in a bowl; sprinkle over Cornish hens.

Pour chicken broth and 1/3 cup lemon juice into a slow cooker.

Place about 1 tablespoon chilled margarine in the cavity of each hen; place hens in the slow cooker.

Arrange the remaining margarine cubes in the chicken broth mixture.

Cook hens in the slow cooker on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.

ArnoldGreg February 24, 2023

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Simple Broccoli and Brie Cheese Quiche
In a rich egg custard, this savory Brie quiche is stuffed with broccoli florets and slices of Brie. You can serve it for lunch, dinner, or brunch.

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

Spray cooking oil in a 9-inch pie pan.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.

Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.

Add the garlic and cook for about a minute, or until fragrant.

Add the broccoli and cook for 3 minutes, or until it begins to soften.

Get rid of the heat.

In a bowl, combine the cream, eggs, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and Italian seasoning.

The base and sides of the pie pan should be lined with puff pastry.

Trim any extra pastry.

Apply mustard to the floor.

Brie slices and broccoli mixture should be layered before the egg mixture is added on top.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden.

ArnoldGreg February 22, 2023

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Fig Bars II
Bars with a rich fig flavor that are spicy and nutty. These are a comforting food for a snack.

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

Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.

In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale.

Sift together the flour baking powder salt cloves cinnamon and allspice; blend into the egg mixture along with the vanilla.

Finally fold in the chopped figs and walnuts.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven until lightly toasted.

When cool cut into squares and roll the squares in confectioners’ sugar.

ArnoldGreg February 22, 2023

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Easy Butternut Squash and Pear Soup
Roasted butternut squash, pears, onions, and tomatoes are blended together into an aromatic soup in this easy recipe fit for a fall day.

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

In a sizable roasting pan, add the butternut squash, onions, pears, tomatoes, and carrot.

On top, drizzle some olive oil.

Add pepper and nutmeg for seasoning.

Roast in the preheated oven for 1 to 2 hours, or until the squash can be easily pierced with a knife.

Cool the squash for about 10 minutes, until it is easily handled.

With a spoon, remove the squash’s flesh and put it in a pot.

Delete the peel.

Add the carrot, tomatoes, and roasted onions to the pot.

Including 1 cup of chicken stock Use an immersion blender to completely puree the mixture.

Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock.

It takes about 10 minutes to thoroughly warm the soup.

Use salt to season.

ArnoldGreg February 20, 2023

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Grilled Mushroom Swiss Burgers
A hamburger bun is used to hold this mouthwatering combination of grilled beef, savory sliced mushrooms, and Swiss cheese.

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Divide ground beef into 6 equal-sized patties; season with meat tenderizer salt and pepper.

Set aside.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Add mushrooms and soy sauce; cook and stir until browned.

Set aside and keep warm.

Grill patties on the preheated grill until cooked through about 6 minutes per side.

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Spoon mushroom mixture evenly on top of patties on the grill; top each one with a slice of Swiss cheese.

Cover the grill until cheese melts about 1 minute.

Remove patties from the grill and serve on hamburger buns.

ArnoldGreg February 19, 2023

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
cookies with walnuts and semisweet chocolate chips the size of hamburgers.

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

Butter, white sugar, and brown sugar are smoothed out in a medium bowl.

Stir in the vanilla after beating in the egg.

Bake soda and flour together, then stir them into the creamed mixture.

Add the walnuts and chocolate chips and combine.

Scoop ice cream into rounded mounds and place on a cookie sheet, pressing down just enough to flatten.

About two inches should separate each cookie.

Bake in the preheated oven for between 11 and 14 minutes.

Cookies should cool on the baking sheet for five minutes before being transferred to a wire rack to finish cooling.

ArnoldGreg February 19, 2023

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Chef John’s Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya
An inviting dish, rice is cooked alongside the other ingredients in shrimp jambalaya with sausage for a filling meal.

Place butter and sausage in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir until sausage begins to brown 5 to 6 minutes.

Stir in paprika cumin and cayenne; cook for 1 minute.

Stir tomatoes celery green pepper green onions salt and bay leaf into the sausage mixture.

Add brown rice and stir to combine.

Stir in chicken stock bring it to a simmer then turn heat to low.

Cover and cook until rice is just tender about 45 minutes.

ArnoldGreg February 18, 2023

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Air Fryer Pork Chops (No Breading)
With an air fryer you can whip up this delicious recipe for pork chops with no breading in less than 30 minutes.

Combine brown sugar Worcestershire sauce soy sauce lemon juice garlic pepper and Sriracha sauce in a small bowl.

Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 2 minutes.

Place pork chops in a 6-inch silicone cake pan and pour 1/2 of the brown sugar-soy sauce on top.

Transfer the silicone pan to the air fryer basket.

Cook in the preheated air fryer for 9 minutes.

Turn pork chops and cook for another 9 minutes.

Pour remaining sauce on top of pork chops and serve immediately.

ArnoldGreg February 17, 2023

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Best Ever Jalapeño Poppers
Homemade jalapeño poppers full of gooey cheese and savory bacon bits are deep fried to golden perfections. These party poppers are hard to resist!

Mix cream cheese Cheddar cheese and bacon bits together in a medium bowl until well combined.

Spoon mixture into jalapeño halves.

Put milk in one small bowl flour in a second and bread crumbs in a third.

Dip stuffed jalapeños in milk then in flour making sure they are well-coated.

Transfer coated jalapeños to a plate; let dry for 10 minutes.

Dip jalapeños in milk once more then roll through the bread crumbs.

Let dry on the plate for 10 minutes then repeat dipping in milk and rolling in bread crumbs once more; make sure they are completely coated.

Let dry.

Heat oil to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C) in a medium skillet.

ArnoldGreg February 16, 2023

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