Girlfriends' RECIPE Collection

Inspired by this recipe , I made the following for dinner last night. It was super easy, quick and very yummo! Quick Sweet and Sour Pork 4 or 5 boneless pork chops 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges 1 15 1/4-oz can crushed pineapple in juice 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white vinegar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons soy sauce Hot cooked rice (optional) Cooking Directions Partially freeze pork. Cut across the grain into 2 1/2 x 2 1/4-inch strips; set aside. Preheat a large skillet over high heat; add oil. Stir-fry peppers and onion in hot oil for 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove from pan. Add more oil, if necessary. Add half the por...

Joe introduced me to these, and Paula Deen has a recipe for them on Food Network . So I am jumping to the conclusion that they are popular in the South... :) Here's how we made ours. Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a large pot on medium heat. You want to heat to about 350 degrees, so we used a candy thermometer to monitor the temp. Prepare the toppings. Note - For the toppings, we didn't actually measure any of the ingredients, just eyeballed it. But this is about how much we used. Glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp milk (add more to thin as necessary) Whisk together, set aside. Chocolate Glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 Tbsp cocoa powder 1 Tbsp milk (add more to thin as necessary) Whisk together, set aside. Cinnamon Sugar Coating: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 Tbsp Cinnamon Whisk together in a dish with a lid or a paper bag, set aside. Peanut Butter Chocolate Glaze: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 Tbsp cocoa powder 1 Tbsp milk 2 Tbsp peanut b...

This is a family recipe from my dad's side. Everyone seems to like at least some aspect of the dessert, even if it's just the crust! Crust 3 egg whites - SAVE the yolks for the filling 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 3/4 c. sugar Filling 16 oz. Chocolate Chips 1/4 c. light corn syrup 1/4 c. water 3 egg yolks 1 T. Pero (or instant decaffinated coffee) 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. whipping cream Topping 1 c. whipping cream 2 T powdered sugar (or so, to taste) For the crust: Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar and beat until really stiff peaks. This takes about 10 minutes, so just let the mixer go until the peaks form, but watch it so it doesn't go too long and get grainy. Spread into ungreased pie pan.* Pour into the middle and spread it up to form the sides. Bake at 225 for 1 hour. At this point, you can turn off the oven and just let the crust sit there to cool off gradually. It's not in the original recipe to do so, but we fo...

Sorry to be posting oven recipes when it's summer but with the cool weather we had over the past weeks I was eager to warm up the house! My mother-in-law gave me this recipe and she got it from a friend. They are so easy now that I've made them by hand many times! I don't have a bowl mixer of any sort besides my bread machine. I love that you freeze them and just pull out what you want when needed. One batch lasts us 4 to 5 Sunday dinners! The freezing step can also be skipped if you want them the day you make the dough. They are delicious and perfect for Thanksgiving rolls. 2 cups warm water 2/3 cup dry instant milk 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 Tbsp. dry yeast 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup dry instant potatoes 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs 5 to 6 cups flour Mix in order given. Knead or mix until soft and dough is forming a ball. Divide dough in half and roll one into a circle on lightly greased or floured surface. Spread with soft butter and cut with pizza cutter into...

The ONLY banana bread recipe I use. Everyone in the house loves it. 1¼ cups sugar ½ cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1½ cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium bananas) ½ cup milk with ½ Tbsp. lemon juice (let sit a few minutes) 1 tsp. vanilla 2½ cups flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt Mix ingredients in order until just moistened. Grease loaf pans or line with foil. I use 1 regular size loaf pan and 2 small ones. Move oven rack so that tops of pans are in the middle. Bake at 350 for an hour. Check at 45 minutes and test for doneness with toothpick. The original recipe says: ½ cup buttermilk (instead of my substitute of milk/lemon juice) use 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 or 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x 2 1/2.

I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from her sister, who got it from...I'm not sure who, but I tried it and Mike and I liked it. It is not an exact replica of PF Changs infamous Lettuce Wraps, but it is similar. Brown chicken (the recipe calls for 2-3 chicken breasts - I used 2) in skillet. Remove and set aside and then either shred or cut into small chunks. Pour 2 T canola or olive oil into skillet and add 1 T grated or minced fresh ginger root and some rice straws, if desired. I used my kitchen shears to cut a bunch off. Rice straws have to be softened in the oil. Cook about 4-5 minutes. Then add back in the chicken you have either shredded or cut. Continue cooking while adding vegetables. I added shredded carrots, broccoli cut into small pieces, water chestnuts cut into quarters, Italian green beans cut into small pieces (slender whole beans cut up would work), red pepper, green onion (or use onion powder), baby corn cobs cut into 2 or 3 slices, and whatever else you would...

I've probably pass this one on to ya'll before, but a college roommate of mine asked for it today (after 9 years, she still remembers it so it must be good) 2 lbs. hamburger 4 carrots, cut & diced 4 celery stalks, cut & diced 1 lrg. onion, chopped 1 green pepper, cut & diced 1 15oz. can of tomato sauce 1/4 cup vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1/4 cup prepared mustard 1/4 cup lemon juice Brown hamburger, celery, carrots, onions & green pepper. Drain. Combine all ingredients. Cook on the stove top on low 1 1/2-2 hrs. or in a crockpot on low 6-8 hrs. Serve on buns.