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Sometimes I cook. More often my wife does. When we find something especially yummy; here it goes.

Fruit Trifle

Ingredients

1 Pound cake
3/4 c Strawberry jam
1 cn Pitted apricots (1 lb,14 oz) - drained and pureed
11 oz Mandarin oranges - drained
1/2 c Marsala or cream sherry
2 c Vanilla custard
1 c Heavy cream
1/4 c Superfine sugar

Directions

Split cake into thin layers, spread with jam and half the apricot puree, and sandwich back [...]

Chocolate Butterscotch Scotcheroos

Chocolate Butterscotch Scotcheroos
Ingredients:

1 cup corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
6 cups Rice Krispies
1 pkg. butterscotch chips

Directions:

In large saucepan, cook corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture begins to boil.
Remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter.
Mix in cereal.
Press in buttered 9x13 pan.
Melt over hot (not boiling) water [...]

Spinach and Egg Pancakes

This is a favorite of Manzabar's and mine. It is a recipe that goes good with a nice salsa to top off the pancakes. It roughly makes six regular pancakes altogether. This is similar to a recipe in a low carb cookbook but I added some extra goodies.
Spinach and Egg Pancakes
Ingredients:
8 oz spinach
1 small leek
a [...]

Honey Puff Pancake

Here is the recipe from the Bed and Breakfast that Manzabar and I stayed at in Davenport. This one pancake can easily feed 4 people.
Honey Puff Pancake
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 c. milk
1c. flour
6 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
3 T. honey
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 oz cream cheese
3T. butter

Honey Butter Spread:
1/2 c. honey
1/2 c. butter softened
1/2 c. powdered [...]

Recipe: Chicken and Broccoli Teriyaki with Noodles

Here is a very tasty recipe from my Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2001 (page 74). It doesn't create a big mess.
Chicken and Broccoli Teriyaki with Noodles
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 regular size foil oven bag
Cooking spray
1/3 cup low-sodium teriyaki sauce
2 Tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger (powder works too)
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 pound skinned and boneless chicken breast cut [...]

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