Monthly Archives: March 2008

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

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Submitted by Monica

Ingredients

1-9″ Oreo or graham cracker pie shell 3-8 oz. blocks cream cheese
3 eggs 1 c. mini chocolate chips
1 tsp pure vanilla extract ¾ c. sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. Rest eggs & cream cheese at room temperature.
  3. In mixer on high speed blend cream cheese & sugar until well blended & fluffy (4-5 minutes).
  4. Add eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Add vanilla & chips (reserve 2 tbsp chips for top). Mix until incorporated.
  5. Pour mix into pie shell, scatter remaining chips on top of pie. Place pie on a cookie sheet & place in the over.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F. Bake for an additional 40-50 minutes. Start to check pie at 40 minutes. 
  7. When top is a little browned & just starts to crack, remove from oven.
  8. Let pie cool & refrigerate overnight prior to serving.

Miles’ Chocolate Icing

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Submitted by AkumaZ

Ingredients

1 stick butter or margarine ½ c. cocoa powder
¾ c. powdered sugar 3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Melt butter in microwave or sauce pan. Place in bowl. 
  2. Stir in cocoa & vanilla extract into the butter. Beat in powdered sugar slowly in small amounts. 
  3. Add milk when mixture gets thick. Continue to add powdered sugar & milk to taste. 
  4. Should produce enough to frost a cake.

Double Stuffed Potatoes

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Serves 4

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes 2 tbsp butter or margarine
½ c. chopped onion ¾ c. shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, divided
¼ c. reduced-fat sour cream 2 tsp dried chives
Salt & Pepper

Directions

  1. Scrub potatoes; pat dry. Pierce each potato several times with a fork. Microwave on HIGH for about 10 minutes; rotate potatoes. Microwave until tender, about 3 minutes longer.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. melt butter in a medium skillet over low heat. Add onion to skillet; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Slice off potato tops.
  3. Scoop out potatoes, keeping shells intact; place pulp in a medium bowl. Mash potato pulp; add onion, ½ c. Cheddar, sour cream, chives, salt & pepper to bowl.
  4. Spoon potato mixture into shells, dividing evenly. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining Cheddar. Place in a medium casserole. 
  5. Bake potatoes until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Decadent Potatoes

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Submitted by Saucy
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

2 lbs red potatoes (6-8 large) 2 c. heavy cream
3 c. grated Gruyère cheese freshly ground pepper
ground nutmeg to taste ½ grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter a 12″ baking pan.
  2. Scrub potatoes well & blot them dry, leaving peel on. Slice them very thinly & divide into 3 equal portions. Pour about ¼ c. of the cream into the bottom of the pan. Lay 1/3 of the potatoes evenly in rows on top of the cream. 
  3. Sprinkle 1/3 of the Gruyere on top of the potato slices. Pour 1/3 of the cream over this Grind a little pepper & nutmeg over top. 
  4. Repeat the process until all ingredients (Save for the Parmesan) are used up. You will have 3 layers.
  5. Top it off by sprinkling Parmesan evenly over the top of the dish. 
  6. Cover with foil & bake for 30 minutes. 
  7. Remove the foil & bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until the top is browned & potatoes tender (Cooking time will vary depending on oven).

Super Easy Rosemary Potatoes

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Submitted by jennifer_ann7

Ingredients

1½ lbs red potatoes, quartered 1 tbsp butter
1 tsp garlic, minced 1 tsp dried rosemary
½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper

Directions

  1. Organic Red Potatoes by artizone on FlickrPlace butter & garlic in 8″ square baking dish.
  2. Microwave for 45 seconds or until butter melts.
  3. Add rosemary, salt, pepper & potatoes.
  4. Toss well. Cover & microwave for 7-10 min.
  5. Carefully remove cover (steam is VERY hot) & poke a potato with a fork to check for tenderness.
  6. If they aren’t done, re-cover & continue to microwave at 2 min. intervals until cooked.