Northeastern Beginner Cook Recipes

"The only way to eat fresh tomatoes! In anticipation of the impending tomato harvest, I share with you a family secret. This is the reason we look forward to the end of summer, to the time when our gardens and our friends gardens are bursting with little red-skinned treasures. When I tell anyone about this, besides my brother and sister -- we learned..."

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Ingredients: pepper, peanut butter, salt...

"WELL - this is a yummy one! My kids LOVE to help make these! ENJOY! D"

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Ingredients: hot water, water, yeast...

"A DELICIOUS alternative to Hot Chocolate. A guilt free drink with almost zero fat!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, fat-free whipped topping...

"Juicy watermelon replaces tomatoes in this salsa that's simultaneously cool and spicy hot, perfect for a summer barbeque. Serve it with tortilla chips, or use it as a topping for grilled chicken or fish."

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Ingredients: watermelon, fresh cilantro...

"The back door swings shut with a loud bang, people are balancing fresh back porch iced tea in frosty glasses, with ice tinkling and bobbing around, in one hand. In the other hand, clutched tightly; holds a sandwich that heralds the start of the long hot summer. A big shade tree has several old lawn chairs randomly placed beneath it, and our friends..."

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Ingredients: fresh chives, fresh tomatoes...

"This was one of my favorite after school snack, lunch or breakfast. This brings back so many memories. Kid Comfort food! Makes you feel young again!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, sugar...

"SO good - and simple, too! Gives a different flavor to the grapefruit. Our kids love it!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, maraschino cherries...

"Just your basic doughnut holes with ingredients most folks usually have on hand... No tedious rolling out and cutting dough into shapes... Simply mix and drop by tsp. into hot fat... Couldn't be easier!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, confectioners' sugar...

"What do you call a hooker's boy friend? - A ho beau!"

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Ingredients: green bell peppers, onions...

"I use this when I have to many apples hanging on the trees, and have enough applesauce to keep us happy and full until 2011. Very easy, every delicious, and oh so easy. Just enjoy the delicate taste of the fresh apple, cinnamon, sugar, and maple syrup. Top with your favorite ice cream, I use butter pecan, well...just cause I love that ice cream! Enjoy!..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, sliced apples...

"Based loosely on Emeril Legasse's recipe for cucumbers in dressing, but adding thinly sliced white onion and *Mary Jane's Crazy salt* to the dish prior to serving. Cooking time = refrigeration time."

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, English seedless cucumbers...