Pacific Northwest Beginner Cook Recipes

"First, these scones are quick, easy, great and a perfect project for a beginning baker. Second...you need to know how to pronounce Puyallup...I wouldn't want anyone to embarrass themselves!!..."Pew-allup", not Pooyloop!!...Here in Western Washington the Puyallup Fair is a huge annual event. It is one of the largest in the US. The fair is..."

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Ingredients: milk, raisins, salt...

"Use up the leftover cranberries, freeze the loaf for later. I often make half of this into a loaf and half into small muffins."

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Ingredients: eggs, margarine, milk...

"Delicious, different supper."

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Ingredients: shrimp, garlic, lemon juice...

"These are a deliciously healthy, filling meal, and good for both everyday eating and when your vegetarian guests come over for dinner! My non-vegetarian husband doesn't even miss the meat when I fix these. This is a *big* batch, so plan on leftovers. :) Good for picnics & potlucks, too... see note below."

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Ingredients: powdered cumin, soy cheese...

"This breads' chewy crust pairs well with a steaming mug of soup. The pretty color and robust flavor are a great pairing with chicken or turkey cold cuts or a summer tomato sandwich. I use this basic recipe in my bread machine using the dough cycle; following my bread machines instructions. I then bake it in the oven. I also omit the red pepper flakes..."

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Ingredients: fresh basil, warm water...

"A friend of mine made this at last year's 4th of July celebration, and after much begging and groveling, shared this super-easy, fun, and VERY yummy recipe, which you can easily double or triple for a big crowd! The cold left-overs (if any) the next day are FABULOUS! TRY THIS WITH CHICKEN!! Grill 4 Chx breasts 4-5 min ea side, then finish in 350..."

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Ingredients: fresh ginger, onions...

"Crusty scallops--excellent! From Cooking Light."

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Ingredients: fresh parsley, lemon wedges...

"Very attractive looking appy! and good too. Had some ladies over for a "crafty evening", making little Christmas thingies, the spirals went over big, and the ladies took the recipe, from "Women's world"."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, 10-inch flour tortillas...

"This is an updated version of my adopted recipe. The review it had stated the pizza dough did not cook thru after toppings were added. This recipe and directions will help that problem."

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Ingredients: fast rising yeast, olive oil...

"Breakfast Frittata. Eggs baked together with cheese and other ingredients to create a very pizza-like breakfast dish. VERY good and easy to modify with your own ingredients. I came up with this method by modifying a baked omelete recipe that just sounded bland. This is very tasty and is easy to make very large in a 12" non-stick skillet. This variant..."

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Ingredients: eggs, garlic...

"Great any time, particularly good on a campout on the camp stove, we have even done over an open fire, in a cast iron pot, a little ash never hurt. (the amount of salt has been corrected to 1 teaspoon, sorry it was a typo)"

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Ingredients: cracker crumbs, potatoes, salt...