Chocolate And Peanut Butter Fudge Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 45 wafers crushed)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup hershey's cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 24 ounces light cream cheese, softened (don't use fat free!!)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 1/4 cups peanut butter chips, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine wafer crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa, and melted butter in medium bowl.
• 3 press onto bottom and up the sides of 9 inch springform or pie pan. bake 8 minutes then cool.
• 4 beat together cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. add eggs, sour cream, flour, vanilla, and salt; beat well until blended.
• 5 add two cups of cream cheese batter to bowl with melted chocolate and mix well. add two cups of batter to melted peanut butter chips and mix well. cool in fridge for 10 minutes.
• 6 spread chocolate batter over prepared crust. gently and slowly pour the peanut butter mixture over the top of the chocolate. do not stir.
• 7 bake 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set. (tip for less cracking: cook in a water bath).
• 8 cool completely, cover and refrigerate.
• 9 if using springform pan: cool on wire rack 10 minutes before using knife to loosen crust from sides of pan. cool completely then remove sides of pan.
• 10 stores for up to one week in refrigerator.

Chicken Satay

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cut in strips
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne (optional)
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 mix all marinade ingredients together and add chicken. refrigerate one hour minimum, up to 24 hours.
• 2 soak wooden skewers in water or wrap handles in foil.
• 3 stir together all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. simmer a couple of minutes until blended, adding a little water if too thick.
• 4 thread chicken onto wooden skewers and grill over hot coals about 3-5 minutes per side.
• 5 serve with sauce and fried rice.

Chicken Satay

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
• 1 tablespoon toasted cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon toasted coriander seed
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 shallot, peeled
• 1/3 cup light coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 serrano chili, stem removed
• 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 36 pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 7 ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth.
• 2 add coconut milk,brown sugar, fresh ginger, and ground turmeric, and serrano chile and process until smooth.
• 3 spoon this mixture into a large zip-loc bag, add chicken, and seal.
• 4 marinate for 1 hour, turning after 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• 6 remove chicken from bag, and dicard marinade.
• 7 thread chicken evenly onto 12 (6 inch) skewers, and lightly sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 8 grill 6 minutes on each side, or until chicken is done.

Chocolate And Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• crisco® original no-stick cooking spray
• 1/2 cup crisco® butter flavor all-vegetable shortening or 1/2 stick crisco® baking sticks butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate square, melted and cooled
• 1 cup pillsbury best® all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet miniature chocolate chip
• 2 tablespoons crisco® baking sticks butter flavor all-vegetable shortening or 2 tablespoons crisco® butter flavor all-vegetable shortening
• 1/3 cup jif® creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf. spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• 2 combine 1/2 cup shortening, sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and egg yolk in medium bowl; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. add melted chocolate; mix well. combine flour and salt; add to chocolate mixture. mix until blended.
• 3 stir in chocolate chips. form dough into 1-inch balls. place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. press thumb gently into center of each cookie.
• 4 bake 8 minutes. re-press centers after baking. remove to cooling rack; cool completely. spoon or pipe peanut butter cream filling into center of each cookie.
• 5 peanut butter cream filling: combine 2 tablespoons shortening and peanut butter in medium bowl. stir until blended. add powdered sugar; stir well. add 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; stir until smooth. fill cooled thumbprint cookies.

Chocolate And Peanut Butter Praline Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
• 1 9" unbaked pie shell

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 stir together all dry ingredients.
• 3 add eggs, milk, vanilla, peanut butter and melted butter.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips and pecan pieces.
• 5 pour into pie crust.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or just until set and golden brown.
• 7 cool completely on wire rack.
• 8 refrigerate to set further.
• 9 serve chilled with ice cream or whipped cream.

Chocolate And Peanut Butter Ribbon Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup oreo cookie crumbs
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups cool whip, topping thawed, divided
• 2 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine crumbs and margarine (setting aside 1 tbsp of crumbs for topping); press onto bottom of foil-lined 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• 2 mix cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended.
• 3 gently stir in 1 1/2 cups of the whipped topping.
• 4 spoon 1/2 cup of the cream cheese mixture into a small bowl; stir in melted chocolate until well blended.
• 5 spoon half of the remaining cream cheese mixture over crust; top evenly with chocolate mixture and cover with remaining cream cheese mixture.
• 6 freeze 4 hours or overnight until firm.
• 7 invert onto plate; remove foil, then re-invert onto serving platter so that the crumb layer is on the bottom.
• 8 sprinkle with reserved 1 tbsp of crumbs.

Chow Chow Bok Choy

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 8 heads baby bok choy, washed, split if half is large
• 6 -8 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat the oil with the garlic over medium high heat.
• 2 add the bok choy and saute for 1 minute, turning to brown all sides.
• 3 push bok choy to the side of the pan and add the mushrooms.
• 4 stir fry about 2 minutes, then reduce heat slightly.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sherry.
• 6 add this mixture to the skillet and stir, coating the bok choy well until completely coated and heated throughout, about 4-5 minutes, or until done to your likeness.
• 7 serve immediately, dividing the bok choy and sauce among 4 plates. enjoy!