Chocolate Snow Balls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped
• powdered sugar, sifted, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 2 gradually add sugar and vanilla, beating well.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, salt, and peanuts; gradually add to butter mixture until blended.
• 4 portion dough by teaspoonfuls; roll into balls.
• 5 place balls on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes.
• 7 roll warm cookies in sifted powered sugar.

Chinese Beef Stir Fry In Oyster Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean beef sirloin, pounded
• 15 pieces green onions, cut to 1-inch long
• 15 slices ginger, julienned
• 1/2 lb snow peas or 1/2 lb broccoli
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, lee kum kee brand
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 tablespoon rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 slice beef thinly into 1 inch square. put in a bowl and marinate for 1 hour.
• 2 heat wok and add 1 t oil, stir fry vegetable until crisp tender.
• 3 pour in seasoning sauce for veg, blend well and arrange vegetable on plate.
• 4 heat wok again and stir fry beef in 4 t oil till light brown, set aside.
• 5 in the same wok, stir fry ginger and green onions.
• 6 add beef stir quickly then add the seasoning sauce.
• 7 stir until thickened and heated through.
• 8 pour over vegetable and serve with rice.

Deb's No Fail Fudge Recipe

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 lb butter (only use butter, no margarine or butter blends)
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 lbs powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 melt butter (no margarine!)and peanut butter in pan over low heat. do not boil.
• 2 add baking cocoa and stir until smooth.
• 3 remove from heat and stir in vanilla and powdered suger until smooth.
• 4 pour into your container or a baking pan.
• 5 put in fridge and cut when cool.
• 6 if you want peanut butter fudge simply omit baking cocoa and increase peanut butter to 1 cup.

Authentic Butter Chicken

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg chicken thigh, diced
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 475 g diced tomatoes or 475 g tomato puree
• 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 in a wok or large pan, add oil, sautee onion and set aside.
• 2 brown diced chicken until just cooked and set aside.
• 3 melt ghee over medium heat in wok or pan.
• 4 add ginger, garlic, garam masala, sweet paprika, coriander and chilli powder to the melted ghee, maintaining medium heat.
• 5 stir with a wooden spoon until aromas are released from the spices and they start to turn into a paste (about 1 minute) be careful not to let it burn.
• 6 return onion and chicken to the wok or pan, stirring until everything is coated in the spice paste.
• 7 add diced or pureed tomatoes and sugar.
• 8 bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. (sauce should start to thicken).
• 9 add lemon juice, cream and yogurt. (for creamer sauce add more yogurt and cream).
• 10 simmer for 2 minutes.
• 11 serve over steamed rice.

Chicken Salad With Peanut Butter Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 cups romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
• 4 cups cooked chicken
• 1 apple, cored and cut in wedges
• 1 1/2 cups grapes, halved
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 on six salad plates arrange romaine, chicken, aplles, and grapes.
• 2 in a small bowl whisk together water, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, ginger, and crushed red pepper.
• 3 drizzle peanut butter mixture over arranged salads.

Chocolate Snack Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 3 (2 ounce) snickers candy bars, chocolate coated caramel peanut nougat bars cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Recipe

• 1 combine first five ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2 add eggs and butter, stirring well. stir in morsels.
• 3 spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13x9" pan.
• 4 bake at 350° for 30 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 5 sprinkle immediately with candy pieces.
• 6 cool completely before cutting into bars. enjoy!

Authentic Chicken Fried Rice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup long grain rice, cooked
• 1 boneless chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons leeks, chopped
• 1/4 cup bean sprouts
• 1 tablespoon chives
• 1 egg
• salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook rice.
• 2 heat oil in a medium saucepan, add onion,garlic, bean sprouts and chicken.stir fry until chicken and onion is slightly golden brown.
• 3 add rice to saucepan.pour soy sauce over rice, and stir fry over medium heat until golden brown, making sure that sauce is fully absorbed by rice.sprinkle salt and pepper to taste over rice and chicken.
• 4 scramble egg,and cook egg in separate saucepan.
• 5 cut up egg into small pieces.add egg to pan with rice and chicken, and stir fry, for about 3 minutes.
• 6 add leeks and chives to pan with rice and stir fry for 3 minutes.
• 7 remove rice from pan and serve.