Chocolate Lava Cakes Recipe

A delicious recipe for Chocolate Lava Cakes dessert. Amazing.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe

Learn how to make chocolate chip pancakes with this new startcooking video. No need to buy a box of pancake mix, making delicious pancakes from scratch is easy. Follow the instructions and get the maple syrup ready. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of white flour
1 1/2 tablespoons of white sugar
3/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter - Melted
7/8 cup of milk
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
4 tablespoons of chocolate chips

Directions:
In a medium size bowl whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder and the salt.

In another bowl mix together the: melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla, (wet ingredients).

Add these wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together until just combined.

Pre-heat large non-stick frying pan for 3-4 minutes on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of Vegetable oil.

Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, scoop out the batter and pour it into the frying pan. Repeat so there are three pancakes in the pan.

Sprinkle on about 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips on each pancake. Cook the pancakes until bubbles appear on the surface and start to pop. Flip the pancakes and cook until golden brown on the flip side.

Repeat with remaining batter.

Makes six 4-inch pancakes

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Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Fingers and Zucchini Sticks Recipe

One of Rachael’s most popular recipes - Turn this hit 30-Minute Meal into a family favorite with this Finger-Dippin’ Good recipe – Your kids can help!

Check it out in the NEW March issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray, on newsstands Today!

“My Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Breasts, published in Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats is on of the most popular recipes I’ve ever written over in the last decade (and I’ve written literally thousands!). Here, I’m turning the recipe into a family favorite using the kid crowd-pleaser: chicken tenders! To bump up the health factor, I used whole grain pretzels and added zucchini sticks, too.” – Rachael Ray

Servings: 4

Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
½ cup chicken broth
½ cup milk
8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
Salt and pepper
One 12-ounce bag whole grain pretzels
2 teaspoons dried thyme
4 large eggs
2 zucchini, halved crosswise and cut into sticks
1 ½ pounds chicken tenders
¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
Carrot ticks, celery sticks and dill pickle spears, for serving

Directions

1. Ask a GH (grown-up helper) to melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Have your GH whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in the chicken broth and milk. When the milk begins to bubble, stir in the cheese and mustard. Season the sauce with salt and pepper; remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
2. Preheat the oven to 250oF. Using a food processor with your GH, finely grind the pretzels. Transfer to a shallow bowl and add the thyme. In another shallow bowl, beat the eggs. Coat the zucchini with the pretzel crumbs, then the egg, then the pretzel crumbs again. Repeat with the chicken.
3. In a large skillet, have your GH heat ½ cup olive oil over medium heat. Cook the chicken in 2 batches, turning, until firm, about 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels; keep warm on a baking sheet in the oven. Repeat with the zucchini, adding more oil if necessary.
4. Serve the fingers and zucchini sticks with the cheese sauce, along with the carrot sticks, celery sticks and dill pickle spears.

For additional recipes go to http://www.rachaelraymag.com/

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Rhodes Chicken Fajita Pizza

Learn to make a delicious chicken fajita pizza using rhodes frozen dough. Perfect for any occasion.

Ingredients:
16 Rhodes dinner rolls
Cheese
Salsa
Chicken fajita mix

Directions:
First thaw the rolls and roll them in to a big dough ball. Then flatten it out in to a rectangle and place on baking sheet covered in a none stick spray. Now pre bake for 20 min when done spread with the chicken fajita mix (onions, green peppers, a little olive oil, and chicken) now spread some salsa and cheese and bake for 15 min or until the cheese is melted.

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The Perfect Treat for Your Sweetheart

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with tempting chocolates, cookies and heart shaped cakes can be challenging on New Year’s resolutions, but now you can satisfy your sweet tooth with a little less guilt.

For anyone who likes to indulge while controlling their sugar intake, the maker’s of Pillsbury baking products, one of the biggest names in baking, recently introduced reduced sugar cake mixes and frostings. Sweetened with Splenda instead of sugar, these delicious desserts have 50 percent less sugar than regular Pillsbury cake mixes and frostings, but still have the same great taste. So, this year, you and your sweetheart can have your cake and eat it too.

“We’re excited to introduce reduced sugar cake mix and frosting,” says Maribeth Badertscher, director of corporate communications for The J.M. Smucker Company. “We strive to offer consumers a full range of choices while maintaining our commitment to quality. Now, they can enjoy the same great taste with half the sugar.”

Pillsbury offers two cake varieties to mix and match with frosting flavors. Pillsbury Moist Supreme Reduced Sugar Cake Mix is available in Classic Yellow and Devil’s Food, and Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Reduced Sugar Frosting is available in Vanilla and Chocolate Fudge. Try them alone or as part of a delicious new recipe like this one for a reduced sugar indulgence any time of the day:

Pillsbury Reduced-Sugar Zebra Biscotti

Ingredients:

Crisco No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 (18.25 oz.) Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Devils Food Cake
1/2 cup Crisco Butter Shortening
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon water
1/3 cup Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Vanilla Frosting
1/3 cup Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Preparation Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray large cookie sheet with no-stick cooking spray. Place cake mix in large mixing bowl. Melt shortening in microwave-safe bowl in microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Add melted shortening, eggs and water to cake mix. Stir with wooden spoon until evenly moistened. Batter will be stiff. Spray hands with no-stick cooking spray. Work dough with hands until cake mix is totally absorbed.

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 9x3-inch loaf on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool on cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Cut each loaf into 3/4-inch slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet. Bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool 10 minutes.

Place each frosting in a separate quart-size resealable freezer bag. Close. Microwave on high for 8 seconds or just until soft. Knead gently in bag. Press frosting to one corner of bag. Cut very small opening off the corner. Drizzle each frosting over cooled biscotti to make stripes.

Pillsbury reduced sugar varieties are now available nationwide in the baking section of local retailers. For a product locator, more delicious recipes and cooking tips, log on to www.pillsburybaking.com.



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Bowtie Pasta with Veggies and Cheese Recipe

Roasted vegetables add flavor and nutrition to this simple pasta dish.

Ingedients:
1 peeled chopped butternut squash
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 shalet cut in to fourths
1 green bell pepper chopped
2 tbsp Olive oil
Bowtie pasta
¼ c. Grated Gouda cheese
Cherry tomatoes chopped
Saga

Directions:
In a pan place all the chopped vegetables and drizzle 2 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of sea salt, and balsamic vinegar. Place in oven at 450 degrees for 15 min then toss and place in oven until tender. Start boiling some water and cook the bowtie pasta. When done drain and pour back in to the same pot off the stove and add the cheese and stir. Now add the veggies and mix well. Now add the tomatoes and sage.

Barbecue Country Ham Recipe

Nothing beats this delicious county ham when you're looking for a quick and easy 5 star recipe for the barbecue grill.

Ingredients:
7-9lbs bone in ham butt (shoulder)
½ c. ham glaze
1/8 c. soy sauce
Soy sauce
Apricot jelly

Directions:
First in the pan pour some apple juice in the pan just to keep it moist. Now place the pan with the ham on the grill. Bake over indirect heat at 300-350F. In a small bowl add some apricot jelly and soy sauce and mix to make the glaze. After an hour has gone by spread the glaze on the ham. Then keep basting it every half hour or so. Once the internal temperature of the ham reaches 135F let cool for about 30 min wrapped in aluminum foil. Now cut the ham and enjoy.

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Fortune Cookies Recipe

Easy, good and you can write any fortune you'd like.

Ingredients:
2/3 c all purpose flour
½ cup super fine sugar
3 egg whites.
1 tbsp cornstarch
1tbsp almond extract
6 tbsp butter

Directions:
In a large bowl add the ingredients and gently whisk them all together. Prepare a pan by coating it in cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 350F, using a tbsp spread the cookies on the pan only four a pan place in oven until edges begin to brown, now form the cookie and place in a muffin pan to keep the shape. Let cool and enjoy.

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Pan Seared Steak with Red Wine Reduction Sauce. Easy, step-by-step instructions on how to prepare delicious and steak and red wine sauce in your own kitchen.