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Ode to Help I Have a Fire In My Kitchen

Written & Sent in by Paula & Appreciated: Ode to Help I Have a Fire In My Kitchen The welcome mat in place For all who wish to join Submit or ask a question Be it chicken or tenderloin You’ve shown us you fear nothing Armed with spatula or knife You hosted our little pie fight Brought those recipes to life Novices and pros alike Gather at your site Always finding what we need Morning, Noon and Night Tags: Cooking , Baking , Recipe , Cooking Related Appliances , Humorous Stories , Ingredients , Kitchen Appliance , Parve (Meat or Milk) Recipe , Kitchen Utensils , Kosher , Meat Recipe , Milk Recipe , Kosher Home , Spices , Single Parenting , Vegetarian , Cooking Stories

Raspberry Shortbread Thumb-Print Cookies

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Man oh Man...Paula is driving me crazy for cookies! Getting out the Oreo's! Since I’m on a cookie kick.. here is another favorite of mine. During the holidays I make all different kinds of cookies and make trays up for people.. These never really make it onto the tray. They get eaten up too quickly. I prefer them without the glaze but if you tend to like a sweeter taste, use the glaze. Raspberry Shortbread Thumb-Print Cookies Ingredients: 1 Cup of Butter (2 sticks) Softened ( you can replace with margarine) 2/3 Cup Sugar ( I use powdered sugar instead of granulated) 1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract 2 Cups Flour 1/2 Cup Raspberry Jam (or preserves, not jelly as jelly melts down to liquid) Ingredients For Glaze: 1 Cup Powdered Sugar 1 ½ Teaspoons Almond Extract 2-3 Teaspoons Water Variations: Powdered Sugar in the dough (makes a smoother dough , in my opinion) Boysenberry Jam Blueberry Jam Strawberry Jam Serve without glaze. Utensils You Need: Electric Mixer Large Bowl Small bowl (for

Ginger Cookies

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Paula has gone insane over cookies: Seeing as though cookies are my favorite, I thought I’d send this one in. Ginger is a natural way to settle a queasy tummy, perhaps not in the form of a cookie, but good to know none the less. Ginger Cookies Ingredients: 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Margarine, melted 1 Cup Dark Molasses 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger 1/2 Teaspoon Cloves 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 Cup Boiling Water 1 Large Egg 3 Cups Flour Utensils You Need: Large Bowl Measuring Cup Rolling Pin Cookie Cutter or Glass with small mouth Directions: Dissolve baking soda in boiling water Mix all other ingredients in large bowl Add baking soda mixture and mix well Roll dough thin Cut with cookie cutter (or glass) Bake @ 325 degrees (Fahrenheit) until light brown.. watch carefully as they brown quickly. AllPosters Gets a two cause you need to bake em...and you need to roll the dough! Hah...no one here! Cookies .. yummmmmmyyyyyyyy! And these are Parve too! Tags: Cooking , Baking , Recipe , Cook

Italian Cookies

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When Paula makes cookies - Man does she make cookies! She writes: Cookies.. my favorite indulgence.. keep the chocolate, keep the pies and cake but you better hide the cookies. My idea of the perfect dessert is a variety of them. This looks difficult but honestly, it is easy and delicious. Italian Cookies Ingredients: 5 1/2 Cups Flour 1 1/4 Cup Sugar 4 Large Eggs, Separated, beat the yolks (reserve the whites) 2 Cups Butter or Margarine 1 Ounce Whiskey ***Zest of 1 Lemon Confectioner’s Sugar for dusting ***Lemon Zest is the outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring. On a lemon, it is the yellow part of the peel on the outside of a lemon. It has an intense lemon/citrus flavor with very little bitterness. The bitterness is primarily found in the white part of the lemon. When removing the skin from lemons or other citrus fruits, be sure to take only the thin outer zest or colored portion. The white pith will give your dish a bitter underta

Potato and Eggplant

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Paula sent in this side dish. She writes: This is a great side dish. It goes with anything and is fairly easy and inexpensive. Served over rice as a side to chicken, fish or beef. Potato and Eggplant Ingredients: 5 Medium to Large Potatoes , cubed 1 Medium Eggplant, peeled and cubed 2 Medium Onions, diced 2 Medium Tomatoes, diced 1 Clove Garlic, minced 1/4 Teaspoon Ginger 1/4 Cumin 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric 1/4 Teaspoon Coriander 1/2 Cup Cilantro , chopped (Coriander is commonly called cilantro in North America) Olive Oil for sauté , Plus 4 Tablespoons Utensils You Need: Large skillet Directions: Heat olive oil in skillet Add onions, garlic and sauté for about one minute Add ginger, cumin, turmeric and coriander Mix well and continue to cook for two minutes Add potatoes and eggplant and continue cooking for 20 minutes Stirring occasionally Add tomatoes and cook for three minutes and sprinkle with cilantro AllPosters *Paula calls for both Coriander and Cilantro. These are basically the sam

Lemon Caper Chicken

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I want to thank those who sent amazing emails to me asking if all was o .k. Actually, I had just decided that I needed a bit of a break from Blogging and all the work that goes into it. But now we are back in business. And with quite a few recipes waiting in the queue as well. And I have not forgotten the Great Cake Recipe Contest - I will be putting up the winners in the next few days. I left promising a recipe which would include the Pepper Sherry recipe. This one is from Nancy. Lemon Caper Chicken Ingredients: Kosher salt (I just sprinkle enough salt to lightly coat the bottom of the skillet. Besides bringing out the good flavor of the meat, the large Kosher salt granules kind of hold the meat up off the bottom of the pan so it doesn't stick. I know....sounds crazy, but it works) 4 large chicken breast halves 1/4 Cup Pepper Sherry 2 Tablespoon(s) Olive Oil (subsituted for butter) Juice of 1/2 medium Lemon 1 Tablespoon(s) capers, drained Directions: Sprinkle surface of nonsti