Kat Food

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  • Friendship Cake

    1 c brandy
    16 oz can lite sliced peaches
    20 oz can pineapple tidbits
    3 – 6 oz jars maraschino cherries
    2 boxes butter golden cake mix
    2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
    8 eggs
    2 c each raisins, walnuts, pecans, coconut

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  • Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole

    1 (26-ounce) bag frozen country-style hash browns
    2 cups shredded Colby cheese
    1/4 cup minced onion
    1 cup milk
    1/2 cup beef stock or canned broth
    2 tablespoons melted butter, divided
    Dash garlic powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

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  • Toll House Pie

    1 unbaked pie shell
    2 eggs
    1/2 c. all purpose flour
    1/2 c. sugar
    1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
    1 c. butter, melted & cooled
    6 oz. semisweet chocolate morsels
    1 c. chopped walnuts
    Whipped cream or ice cream

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  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

    16 oz. pkg pound cake mix
    3 eggs
    2 Tbs. butter, melted
    4 tsps. pumpkin pie spice
    8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
    14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
    16 oz. can pumpkin
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 c. chopped nuts

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  • Tuscan Pantry Soup

    2 Tbs. olive or vegetable oil
    1 medium onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    30 oz. low sodium chicken broth
    1/4 c. prepared pasta or tomato sauce
    1 tsp. dried basil
    1/2 tsp. dried oregano
    1/2 c. macaroni
    15 oz. can white cannellini or
    Great Northern beans, drained
    Salt & pepper
    4 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
    1 c. croutons

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  • Baked Ziti

    1 lb. ziti
    12 oz. ricotta cheese
    2 eggs, beaten
    3/4 c. Parmesan cheese
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. pepper
    2 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley
    3 c. marinara sauce
    8 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2″ cubes

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  • Chicken Tortilla Soup

    3.5 lb. whole chicken
    1 lg. onion, chopped
    1 green pepper, chopped
    1 jalapeno pepper, minced
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    2 Tbs. oil
    1 Tb. chili powder
    1 tsp. ground cumin
    14 oz. can whole tomatoes, crushed
    3 c. reserved chicken broth
    2 c. crumbled corn tortillas softened in 1 c. broth for 30 minutes
    Reserved chicken, cut up
    15 oz. can kidney beans, drained
    1 tsp. salt
    Pepper

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  • Jeb’s Favorite Cookies

    8 oz. package pitted dates, snipped
    1/3 c. sugar
    2 Tbs. lemon juice
    1 1/2 tsps. vanilla
    3 c. flour
    1/2 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 c. butter
    1/2 c. shortening
    1/2 c. sugar
    1/2 c. brown sugar
    1 egg
    3 Tbs. milk

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  • Dark and Stormy

    2 1/2 oz. Pusser’s rum
    Ginger beer (Pinder’s Old Bahamian is a good brand)
    1/4 section, fresh limes

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  • Tricolor Antipasto Salad

    1 package tricolor fusilli
    16 oz. spicy pickled mixed vegetables, drained
    8 oz. mushrooms, halved
    6 oz. marinated artichoke hearts, quartered
    6 oz. pitted ripe olives, drained
    3 medium fresh tomatoes, diced
    1 Tb. basil
    2 Tbs. oregano
    1/2 c. parsley, minced
    4 oz. pre-sliced pepperoni
    8 oz. provolone, cubed
    Salt & pepper to taste

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