Copy Cat Cracker Jack Food Network Version

This is from the May 2013 issue of Food Network Magazine. Just made it with mixed results… I don’t know if it was using Splenda or me learning to use induction but it cooked up WAAAAY quicker than they said, and didn’t coat all the pieces. But the flavor is spot on. I am posting their recipe with the substitution of Splenda for sugar just to see if the carbs are even reasonable for a diabetic. But if you don’t have that concern I’d fall back on real sugar.

White Barbeque Sauce

I got this recipe, if you can believe it, from an advertisement for Gain laundry detergent that appeared in Southern Living magazine last year. I’m posting because I’m tired of digging through clippings to find it (thanks, food.com! I might someday be organized). It is really, really tasty on boneless skinless chicken breast halves, marinate a little while and then grill. Would love to hear some other uses. I used lime juice as that’s what we have here. Did not add wine as I’m allergic, but did add a dash of Salsa Magli, in the past have used a little chipotle, too. Original recipe calls for 1 tsp salt which I did not add. Keeps well in the refrigerator.

Rich Man’s Hamburgers

This came from “The Great Big Burger Book,” by Jane Murphy and Liz Yeh Singh. It makes a rich and tasty splurge of a hamburger. This would also be good served with a mustard-horseradish sauce. An English recipe brought across the ocean to end up in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic states.

Coffee Pecan Toffee

Old fashioned chocolate dipped Coffee Pecan Toffee! This makes a great gift! From Better Homes and Gardens. A popular variant of toffee in the US is English toffee, which is a very buttery toffee often made with almonds. It is available in both chewy and hard versions; there is some debate as to which is the traditional English style and which is an Americanized version. A popular presentation of English toffee is covered in chocolate and almond pieces.

Panera’s Cream Cheese Potato Soup

This is my favorite recipe for potato soup. It’s a copycat of the one they use to serve at the St. Louis Bread Company (Panera). The recipe originally called for shredding your potatoes, but I never could get them to cook that way. I know they should cook faster, but I never could get it to work.

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