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Sweet-and-Sour Cucumbers

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Sweet-and-Sour Cucumbers
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Recipe Type: Condiment
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ C. dill, fresh, finely chopped
  • 2 large cucumbers, sliced thin
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. coarse salt
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • ½ C. white vinegar
Instructions
  1. Place cucumber slices in a large bowl and sprinkle them with salt.
  2. Toss to coat and let them stand for 15 minutes.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine vinegar, dill, sugar, and pepper and mix until sugar is dissolved.
  4. Drain cucumbers well; pat dry. Add cucumbers to sauce and stir to coat cucumber slices.
  5. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. serve cold.

 

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Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce

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Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. onion, chopped
  • ¼ C. vegetable oil
  • 1½ C. Dr. Pepper
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • ½ C. orange juice
  • ¼ C. cider vinegar
  • ½ C. honey
  • ½ tsp. cayenne
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil over medium heat and saute the onions until translucent.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  3. Allow to simmer for 30-40 minutes
  4. Process the sauce in a food processor and blend until smooth,
  5. Return to stove-top and simmer for 1-2 hours.

 

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Red Onion Dressing

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Red Onion Dressing
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Recipe Type: Sauces
 
Ingredients
  • 1 med. red onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ C. sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. celery seed
  • 3 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ⅓ C. vinegar
  • ¾ C. vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor until desired texture is reached.

 

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Caramel Sauce

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Caramel Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. brown sugar, packed
  • ½ C. heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp. butter
  • ⅛ tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a pot.
  2. Mix in brown sugar, cream and salt.
  3. Cover the pot and cook on low for about 7 minutes. Whisk occasionally.
  4. Remove the cover, add the vanilla and whisk in well.
  5. Cook for 1 more minute to allow mixture to thicken.
  6. Place in a jar and store in the refrigerator.

 

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Sweet And Sour Dipping Sauce

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Sweet And Sour Dipping Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ c light brown sugar
  • ¼ t salt
  • 1 T ketchup
  • 1 T regular soy sauce
  • 3 T cider vinegar
  • ½ c water
  • 2 t cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water)
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together, except cornstarch and water.
  2. Place in a pan and bring to a boil.
  3. Begin adding cornstarch mixed with the water to thicken the mixture.
  4. If you like it spicy, you can add a little Tabasco sauce.

 

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Spinach Pesto

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Spinach Pesto
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Recipe Type: Sauces
 
Ingredients
  • 2 c spinach washed
  • ¼ c slivered almonds or pine nuts toasted
  • ¼ c Parmesan cheese
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ¼ c extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into a blender and process to a fine paste.

 

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Marinara Sauce

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Marinara Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 sm can tomato paste
  • 1 sm can tomato sauce
  • 1 fresh tomato blended
  • 2 t basil
  • 2 t oregano
  • salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Brown minced garlic in olive oil.
  2. Add all remaining ingredients and simmer ½ hour.

 

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Frank’s Spicy Chicken Spread

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Frank's Spicy Chicken Spread
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Recipe Type: Sauce
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Ingredients
  • 1 pkg cream cheese softened
  • ½ c salad dressing, ranch or blue cheese
  • ½ c Frank's Red hot Buffalo Wing Sauce
  • ½ c shredded mozzarella, cheddar, or crumbled blue cheese
  • 19½ oz chicken breast(Swanson premium chunk, water drained)
  • vegetables, assorted fresh, or your favorite crackers
Instructions
  1. Combine the first 5 ingredients together.
  2. Mix well.
  3. If you want to serve it more like a dip, use more dressing and wing sauce.

 

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Enchilada Sauce

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Enchilada Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
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Ingredients
  • ¼ c vegetable oil
  • ½ c flour
  • ¼ c chili powder(California style)
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1½ cups water
  • 1½ t ground cumin
  • 1½ t oregano
  • 1½ t garlic salt
  • ¼ t onion salt
  • salt(taste)
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir in flour and chili powder, reduce heat to medium, and cook until lightly brown, stirring constantly to prevent burning flour.
  3. Gradually stir in tomato sauce, water, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, and onion salt into the flour and chili powder until smooth, and continue cooking over medium heat approximately 10 minutes, or until thickened slightly.
  4. Season to taste with salt.

 

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Cream Cheese Chive Sauce

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Cream Cheese Chive Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese(cubed)
  • ½ c milk
  • 1 T chopped chives
  • 1 t lemon juice
  • ¼ t garlic salt
Instructions
  1. Heat all ingredients in a small sauce pan until smooth.
  2. Serve over baked potatoes, heated green beans, or cooked asparagus.

 

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Classic Cocktail Sauce

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Classic Cocktail Sauce
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Recipe Type: Sauces
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 2½ t prepared horseradish
  • ¼ t salt
  • ¼ t pepper
  • 1 t chili powder
  • 1 T fresh squeezed lemon
Instructions
  1. Stir all ingredients together in a small serving bowl.

 

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Cilantro Ranch Dressing

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Cilantro Ranch Dressing
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Recipe Type: Sauces
 
Ingredients
  • 1 packet TRADITIONAL Hidden Valley Ranch mix (not BUTTERMILK)
  • 1 c mayonnaise
  • 1 c buttermilk
  • 4 tomatillos, remove husk, diced
  • ½ bunch of fresh cilantro
  • 1 clove garlic
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 jalapeno (I like it SPICY so I kept the seeds in it, if you like it mild, just remove the seeds)
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together in the blender. Chill.

 

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