Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 20 mins


• in a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. stir in chocolate chips. cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans before serving.

Quinoa And Black Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. bring the mixture to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.

sourdough cheese bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (1 1/2) pound round loaf sourdough bread
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt (such as spice islands® beau monde seasoning)
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 pound swiss cheese, sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• cut a checkerboard pattern into the sourdough bread round by cutting 5 or more slices about 1 inch apart into the sourdough bread round with a serrated knife, taking care not to cut all the way through the loaf. rotate the bread a quarter turn, and cut 5 or more slices going the other way, to finish the checkerboard pattern. the slices will still be attached at the bottom.
• melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan, and stir in the mustard, lemon juice, poppy seeds, seasoned salt, and onion until the mixture is well combined. place the bread loaf the prepared baking sheet, and carefully pour the butter mixture all over the bread, including in the cracks between squares, letting the butter mixture soak into the bread. stuff slices of swiss cheese into the spaces between the bread squares.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and bubbling, and the loaf is browned, about 30 minutes. to serve, let guests pull the bread apart into individual squares.

Easy Salmon Patties

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can salmon, drained and liquid reserved
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups shortening, or more as needed
• 1/4 cup cornmeal, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• mix salmon, onion, and egg together in a bowl; stir in flour. stir baking powder and 2 tablespoons reserved salmon liquid together in a separate bowl; stir into salmon mixture until mixture holds together when shaped. add more flour if mixture is too soft. add more reserved salmon liquid if mixture is too firm. shape salmon mixture into small patties.
• heat shortening in a skillet over medium heat.
• spread cornmeal into a shallow bowl and press patties into cornmeal until evenly coated on both sides.
• fry patties in the hot shortening until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. transfer patties to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.

Quinoa And Black Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. bring the mixture to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.

Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten Free)

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 2 1/4 cups gluten-free baking mix
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f ( 190 degrees c). prepare a greased baking sheet.
• in a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. gradually add replacer eggs and vanilla while mixing. sift together gluten- free flour mix, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. stir into the butter mixture until blended. finally, stir in the chocolate chips.
• using a teaspoon, drop cookies 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. bake in preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. let cookies cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• in a small bowl beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; set aside.
• in a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla. beat until smooth, then fold in whipped cream.