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Chocolate Graham Crunch

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Chocolate Caramel Graham Crackers

Ingredients:
15-20 graham crackers – broken in half
¾ cup butter – cut into small pieces
½ cup brown sugar
1- 12oz. package of semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped & toasted nuts – walnuts or pecans *
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Chocolate Syrup Brownie Cake

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Chocolate Syrup Brownie Cake
Ingredients: 
2 cups Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
½ cup Butter (1 stick)
½ cup Brown Sugar
½ cup white Sugar
4 eggs
1 cup All Purpose Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 cup Chocolate Chips
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Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings

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Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples (enough for 16 wedges)
2 cans – 8 piece crescent rolls
2 sticks butter – YES- 2 sticks!!!
1
& ½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 can of Mountain Dew soda
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Hungarian Goulash

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Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

1 – 2to 3 pound boneless chuck roast – cut into 1 inch pieces (I have tried leaner cuts of meat and they don’t tenderize as well the more marbled meat cuts)
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion – chopped
½ cup red wine
1 teaspoon garlic salt
3 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
½ teaspoon pepper
1 can (14 & ½ oz.) diced tomatoes (undrained)
1 bay leaf
1 & ½ cups sour cream
cooked egg noodles-lightly buttered
parsley for garnish
extra paprika
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Banana Bread with Cruncy Pecan Topping

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Banana Bread with Crunchy Pecan Topping
(With Milk Free Substitutions for Milk Allergies)

Ingredients:

8 ounces cream cheese (softened) -- Can substitute with Vegan Sour Cream
1 cup sugar
¼ cup  butter (softened) -- Can substitute with Vegetable Shortening
2 eggs
3  very ripe banana's (about 1 cup)
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 & ¼ cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground flax*
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips (optional) -- Can substitute with Dark Chocolate Chunks

 
Crunchy topping ingredients:
1 cup chopped candied pecans
2/3 cup sugar
Sugar to sprinkle on top
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Scallops a la Diane

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Scallops a la Diane
1 package pasta of your choice
1 package frozen scallops (thawed and dried
thoroughly)
1 tsp butter
1 15 oz. can chopped tomatoes with juice
1 cup heavy cream
1 TBSP olive oil
3 minced garlic cloves
Parmesan cheese (for garnish)
Red pepper flakes (for garnish)
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Grandma Peterson's Oatmeal Cookies

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Grandma Peterson’s
Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup coconut
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups Wheaties cereal
2 cups flour
2 cups salted peanuts
2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
Sea salt
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