SOPA SECA (Mexican Rice)
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 large tomato, chopped
1 cup uncooked, converted rice
1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 - 13 oz. can chicken broth
dash of red pepper
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
Heat oil in a dutch oven over moderate heat. Add garlic, onion
and tomato. Cover and cook 3 minutes, or until onion is soft.
Add rice and cook for 2 minutes, stiffing, until rice is shiny
and hot. Stir in green pepper, chicken broth, red pepper,
oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. cover and bake for 20 minutes
at 400 degrees.

MEXICAN CORN

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn or 1 can No.2 whole kernel corn
1/4 cup diced pimiento
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
sweet pepper slices, to garnish
Heat butter or margarine over low heat. Add and cook until onion
is transparent. Add green pepper. Add corn. Cook corn covered,
over low heat, about 10 minutes, or until tender.
During the last few minutes of cooking, mix in diced pimento.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix gently. Garnish with
sweet red pepper slices. Serves 4.

JALAPENO BEAN DIP

5 small jalapeno peppers
2-1/2 cups chili hot beans, mashed
1 tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Cut off tops of peppers. Combine whole peppers and remaining
ingredients in saucepan. Simmer 15 minutes, adding water if
needed, to keep beans from sticking to bottom of pan. Cool
mixture and remove peppers. Serve dip with fresh vegetables.
NOTE: This is a Mexican vegetable dish, but can easily be an
appetizer when served with crackers.

SPANISH RICE
1 cup uncooked rice
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
2 tbsp. cooking oil
2 cups chopped canned tomatoes
1 cup water
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 beef bouillon cube
Saute rice, onion and green pepper in oil until vegetables are
tender. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat
and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is
tender. Serves 6 - 8.

TACO DIP

1 lb. hamburger
1 dry pkg. taco seasoning
6 oz. green taco sauce
16 oz. can refried beans
16 oz. carton sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Brown hamburger. Add taco seasoning, taco sauce and refried
beans. Mix well. Pour into loaf pan; spoon sour cream over and
sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Eat with Nacho chips.

TACO SEASONING

2 tsp. chili powder
1-1/2 tsp. paprika
1-1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. onion powder
3/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. salt
dash cayenne pepper
Combine all above ingredients. Make 3 tablespoons.

MEXICAN CHICKEN SOUP

1 - 3 lb. frying chicken, skinned, cut into serving pieces
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup canned mildly hot California chilies, diced (or 1/3 cup
for milder flavored soup)
2 cups cooked, drained pinto beans
Place chicken pieces in large saucepan; add enough water to
cover. Cook until tender, about 25 minutes.
Remove chicken pieces from broth and put in the tomatoes, garlic
and chilies. Slide chicken meat off the bones and return meat to
the broth. Add beans and simmer about 15 minutes. Yield: about 2
quarts. Approx. calorie serving: 1 cup equals 190 calories.
Serve with tortilla. 1 tortilla equals 60 calories.

Tomato Omelet.

Break twelve fresh eggs in a bowl, season them with a pinch of salt
and half a pinch of pepper, and beat thoroughly for four minutes.
Place two ounces of butter in a frying-pan on a hot stove, let it heat
well without browning, then pour into it half a pint of freshly cooked
stewed tomatoes, suppressing all the liquid. Cook for two minutes,
then throw the beaten eggs over, and with a fork mix the whole gently
for three minutes; let rest for one minute longer. Bring up the
two opposite sides, turn it carefully on a hot dish, and serve.

Plain Omelet.

Crack into a bowl twelve fresh eggs, season them with a pinch of
salt and half a pinch of white pepper, beat them well until the whites
and yolks are thoroughly mixed, or for fully four minutes. Place in
a No. 8 frying-pan two tablespoonfuls of clarified butter ; heat it well
on the hot range, and when it crackles pour in the eggs, and with a
fork stir all well for two minutes, then let rest for half a minute. Fold
up with the fork the side nearest the handle first to the centre of
the omelet, then the opposite side, so that both sides will meet
right in the centre ; let rest for half a minute longer ; have a hot dish
in the left hand, take hold of the handle of the pan with the right,
bring both dish and pan to a triangular shape, and with a rapid movement
turn the pan right over the centre of the dish, and send to the
table. (The omelet should be made on a very brisk range, without
taking the lid off the stove.)
Should the pan be smaller than the above-mentioned No. 8 it will
require three minutes' stirring, one minute to rest, and half a minute
to rest after having been folded.
When making an omelet for one person, for instance, use three
fresh eggs, seasoned with half a teaspoonful of salt, and half a saltspoonful
of white pepper. Thoroughly heat in a small frying-pan
half a teaspoonful of clarified butter ; after sharply beating the eggs
in the bowl, pour into the pan, and gently mix for one minute on a
very brisk range, let rest for a quarter of a minute, fold one side up,
rest a quarter of a minute more, then turn on a small hot dish, and
serve.

Omelet with Fine Herbs.

Break twelve fresh eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of finely chopped
parsley, half a pinch of chopped tarragon, and half a pinch of chives;
also, if desired, half a cupful of sweet cream. Beat the whole thoroughly
without stopping for four minutes ; melt one ounce of good
butter in a frying-pan on the hot stove ; when it is melted and begins
to crackle, pour in the eggs, and mix them gently with a fork,
while they cook for three minutes : let them rest for one minute, then
bring the sides toward the centre, turn it on a hot dish, and serve.

Eggs a la Duchesse.

Place a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar in a saucepan, adding
half a pint of water, a small piece of lemon peel, and a short stick
of cinnamon. Boil until the sugar is reduced to a syrup, then remove
the lemon peel and cinnamon, and add half a teaspoonful of
orange-flower water. Beat together, then strain twelve egg yolks with
a pint of milk or cream, add this to the syrup with a very little salt,
then transfer the whole to a silver baking-dish, place it on the hot
stove, and let cook for ten minutes, stirring briskly, and when it
forms a cream, squeeze in the juice of a fine, sound lemon ; remove
from the fire, lay the dish on another, and send to the table.

Eggs a la Polonaise.

Cut twelve hard-boiled eggs in halves, separate the whites from
the yolks, and pound the latter in a mortar, adding about one ounce
of butter, a pinch of salt, half a pinch of ground spice, a saltspoonful
of grated nutmeg, and five raw yolks ; when well blended, without
any lumps, strew half a tablespoonful of very fine chopped parsley
over, and add the whites of the five eggs well beaten. Garnish the
bottom of a baking-dish with this preparation, laying it in about a
finger thick ; also fill the whites with a part of it, making them have
the appearance of whole eggs. Arrange them tastefully on top, and
set the dish in the oven ; brown slightly for about five minutes, remove
it from the oven, lay the dish on top of another, wipe the sides
carefully, and serve immediately.

Eggs a Ilmptratrice.
Cook twelve eggs exactly as in No. 33, arranging six small slices
of pate-de-foie-gras, one on top of each egg, and serving very hot.
Eggs a la Suisse.
Fry twelve eggs as for No. 33 ; after cooking for two minutes,
cover with half a pint of hot tomato sauce, and add three cooked
sausages, cut in two, also a little grated cheese, then send to the
table.
Eggs a la Chipolata.
Prepare twelve eggs as for No. 33, and cover them with a pint of
hot Chipolata garnishing (No. 112), and serve very hot.
Eggs a rAlsacienne.
Fry twelve eggs as for No. 33, only putting them on a long dish.
Add one chopped onion to four ounces of finely minced calf's liver,
quickly toss them on a brisk fire for about eight minutes, then pour in
about six to eight drops of vinegar, a pinch of salt, and a little pepper
to season. Garnish both ends of the dish with this, then serve.
Eggs a tAurore.
Boil twelve eggs until hard, then let them cool ; shell them, and
separate the yolks from the whites, putting the former into a mortar,
adding one ounce of fresh butter, a pinch of salt, half a pinch of nutmeg,
the same of ground spice, and three raw egg yolks ; pound all
well together. Mince the whites, and put them in a sautoire with a
pint of well reduced bechamel (No. 108), cook without boiling, although
letting them attain a good consistency ; place them on the dish
used for serving, lay the pounded yolks on top, and garnish with
twelve square sippets of bread dipped in beaten egg, and put in the
oven to brown for about four minutes ; then serve.
Eggs a la Polonaise.
Cut twelve hard-boiled eggs in halves, separate the whites from
the yolks, and pound the latter in a mortar, adding about one ounce
of butter, a pinch of salt, half a pinch of ground spice, a saltspoonful
of grated nutmeg, and five raw yolks ; when well blended, without
any lumps, strew half a tablespoonful of very fine chopped parsley
over, and add the whites of the five eggs well beaten. Garnish the
bottom of a baking-dish with this preparation, laying it in about a
finger thick ; also fill the whites with a part of it, making them have
the appearance of whole eggs. Arrange them tastefully on top, and
set the dish in the oven ; brown slightly for about five minutes, remove
it from the oven, lay the dish on top of another, wipe the sides
carefully, and serve immediately.
Eggs a la Saiice Robert.
Peel two medium-sized onions, and remove the hearts, cut them in
slices (the hearts), and put them with a tablespoonful of butter in a
saucepan on a brisk fire, and brown them well. Moisten with a cupful
of lean broth, season with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper,
cook, and let the sauce reduce for about ten minutes. When ready
to serve, cut eight hard-boiled eggs into slices, mix them in the preparation,
and let heat together without boiling for two minutes ; finish
with a teaspoonful of diluted mustard, and then serve.
Eggs a la Hyde.
Boil six fresh eggs for seven minutes, then lay them in cold
water for five minutes to cool them off ; shell them, and put
them on a plate. Hash fine half a small canful of mushrooms
with two branches of parsley and one medium-sized, sound
shallot. Put in a saucepan on the hot stove one ounce of good
butter, and when melted add the prepared mushrooms, and let cook
rather slowly for fifteen minutes, stirring it occasionally. Add half a
pint of Madeira sauce (No. 103), season with a pinch of salt and a
light pinch of pepper, then cook again slowly for ten minutes.
Strain the whole through a fine sieve into another saucepan,
and set it aside to keep warm ; cut the six hard-boiled eggs into
halves, remove the entire yolks, and mash them thoroughly in a bowl,
adding half an ounce of good, fresh butter and half a pint of sweet
cream. Season with a light pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, and
half a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg ; mix well together, and with this
fill the twelve pieces of egg-white. Lay them on a lightly buttered
dish, pour the sauce over, and put them in the oven for eight minutes
before sending to the table.

Eggs & la Tzirque.

Cook twelve eggs the same as for No. 33, and pour over them
six chicken livers, tossed gently but rapidly in a saucepan on a brisk
fire with one ounce of butter for three minutes, and then with a spoon
remove all the butter from the saucepan. Season with a pinch of salt,
and half a pinch of white pepper, adding half a glass of good Madeira
wine. Reduce it to one half, then add one gill of hot Madeira
sauce (No. 103), heat up a little, and then pour the sauce over
the eggs and serve.
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Eggs & la Meyerbeer.

Butter a silver dish and break into it twelve fresh eggs ; or, if desired,
use six small silver dishes, breaking two eggs into each one ;
then cook them on the stove for two minutes. Cut six mutton kidneys
in halves, broil or stew them according to taste, then add them
to the eggs, and serve with half a pint of hot Perigueux sauce (No.
no) thrown over.

Eggs a la Reine.

Prepare twelve eggs as for No. 33, cook them for two minutes.
Make a garnishing of one ounce of cooked chicken-breast, one finely
shred, medium-sized truffle, and six minced mushrooms. Moisten
with half a pint of good Allemande sauce (No. in), heat it up well,
but do not let it boil ; then pour over the eggs and serve immediately.
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Eggs with Melted Cheese.

Grate two ounces of Parmesan cheese on a dish ; set it on a slow
fire, adding half a glassful of white wine, a pinch of chopped parsley, a
pinch of chopped chives, half a pinch of pepper, and a saltspoonful of
grated nutmeg, also two ounces of good butter. Stir thoroughly while
cooking, and as the cheese melts, break in twelve eggs ; cook for
five minutes longer, then surround the dish with heart-shaped crofitons
(No. 102) set it on another dish, and serve very hot.

Eggs en Panade.

Cut out twelve round pieces of bread-crumbs, each one measuring
two inches in diameter, and place them in a pie-plate, spreading a
little butter over each ; brown them in the hot oven for one minute.
Break twelve eggs in a bowl, add one pinch of chopped parsley, half
a pinch of chives, two tablespoonfuls of thick, sweet cream, one ounce
of butter, a pinch of salt, and a very little white pepper. Beat sharply
all together for four minutes. Add the twelve pieces of browned
bread to the beaten eggs ; mix them well together. Place in a fryingpan
on the hot range one ounce of clarified butter, heat thoroughly,
then fry one egged bread at a time for one and a half minutes on each
side. Dress, with the aid of a cake-turner on a hot dish with a folded
napkin ; keep in a warm place. Repeat the same process with the
others, and serve.
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Eggs a la Paysanne.

Put half a pint of cream into a dish, on the fire, and when it boils,
break in twelve fresh eggs, season with a pinch of salt and twelve
whole peppers ; let cook for two minutes, and then set it in the oven
for three minutes, so that the eggs get a good golden color, taking
care that they do not harden. Remove from the oven, place the dish
on another, and serve.
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Eggs a la Rdgence.

Shred an ounce and a half of salt pork into fine pieces (ham will
answer the same purpose), also one onion cut into small squares, and
six medium-sized mushrooms, all of equal size ; moisten with a spoonful
of good gravy, and cook for five minutes. When done, reduce
with a tablespoonful of mushroom essence (liquor). Break twelve
fresh eggs in a dish, with an ounce of melted butter on the bottom,
and set it in a moderate oven for five minutes ; pour the garnishing
over, drip off the fat, wipe the sides of the dish, and add six drops of
strong tarragon-vinegar. Remove from the oven, place the dish on
another, and serve.
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Eggs au Parmesan.

Beat twelve eggs in a saucepan, with two tablespoonfuls of grated
Parmesan cheese, a pinch of pepper, but no salt ; stir them well with
a whip, and make of this six small omelets, as for No. 46. As soon
as they are sufficiently firm, lay them on a dish. Besprinkle the tops
with a little grated Parmesan cheese, roll, and trim them nicely,
sprinkle more cheese over the tops, wipe off the sides of the dish, and
put them in a hot oven for five minutes. Remove from the oven,
pour around the omelets one gill of hot Madeira sauce (No. 103), and
serve very hot.

Eggs a la Bonne Femme.

Slice two large, sound onions, and fry them in two ounces of
butter, in a saucepan, stirring frequently, so that they do not burn ;
when done, dredge in a good pinch of flour, moistening with half a
pint of cream or milk, and season with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of
pepper, and a saltspoonful of nutmeg. Break six eggs, froth th'e
whites, mix the yolks with the onions, and afterward the beaten whites,
stirring well. Lay two pieces of white paper on the bottom of a baking-
tin, butter them thoroughly, lay the eggs on top, and set it in the
oven for about fifteen minutes. When done, turn them on to a hot
dish, remove the papers, add two tablespoonfuls of Espagnole sauce
(No. 105) to the eggs and serve.
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Eggs with Livers.

Remove the gall carefully from abouta pint of chicken livers, wash
them well, drain, and slice them into small pieces. Place them in a
sautoire with one ounce of butter; range the pan on the hot stove,
then season with one pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper ; toss
the contents gently for two minutes ; then add a pinch of chopped
parsley, one pinch of chervil, and three well-minced mushrooms, and
moisten with half a pint of Madeira sauce (No. 103); and let cook for
five minutes ; make an omelet of twelve eggs, as for No. 46, and
when ready to finish, pour the livers in the centre, reserving two tablespoonfuls
of it for further action ; close the sides up carefully,
cook two seconds longer, then gently turn it on a hot dish, and, with
a spoon, pour all the sauce around the omelet. Dress the livers that
were reserved, at both ends of the omelet, equally divided, and serve.

Eggs with Truffles.

Peel three medium-sized, sound truffles. Cut them into thin
slices, place in a saucepan with a glassful of Madeira wine; reduce to
one-half on a moderate fire. Season with one pinch of salt and the
third of a pinch of white pepper; add one gill of bechamel sauce (No.
108); let come to a boil. Prepare twelve heart-shaped croutons (No.
102); dip the thin parts first into the sauce half an inch in depth, then
into fresh, finely chopped-up parsley up to the same depth. Gently
dress (arrange) them on the hot serving-dish in star-shape, so that the
decorated ends of the croutons will just reach up to the edge^of the
dish equally all around. Prepare twelve poached eggs exactly the
same as in No. i; dress an egg on each crouton. Gently pour the
above prepared sauce right in the centre of the dish, being careful not
to pour any over the eggs. Evenly slice one good- sized, sound truffle
into twelve equal slices; dip them in a little hot broth for two seconds;
lay one slice on top of each egg, and serve immediately.

Eggs with Tarragon.

Blanch for one minute in a sautoire a quarter of a bunch of tarragon-
leaves, drain, and chop them up very fine. Break twelve eggs
into a bowl, add the tarragon, season with a pinch of salt and half a
pinch of pepper, and beat well for four minutes; meanwhile adding
half a cupful of sweet cream. Then make an omelet, as for No. 46,
and royit on a hot serving-dish. Prepare a little roux with flour and
butter (No. 109), moisten with half a pint of strong broth and a glassful
of white wine; skim off any fat that may accumulate on top, and
let it cook slowly for ten minutes. Strain through a fine sieve and
pour it around the omelet; then serve.

Eggs with Fresh Mushrooms

Peel, wash, and drain a quarter of a pound of fine, fresh mushrooms.
Place them in a saucepan, with a tablespoonful of very good
butter. Season with half a pinch of salt and a third of a pinch of
white pepper, squeezing in first two drops of lemon juice. Cover the
saucepan, and cook for ten minutes on a moderate fire. Add a quarter
of a glassful of good Madeira wine; reduce to one-half, which will
take two minutes; add now a gill of b6chamel sauce (No. 108), and
let come to a boil again. Prepare twelve fresh-poached eggs, as in
No. i; pour the sauce on a hot serving-dish, keeping the mushrooms
in the saucepan. Neatly lay the eggs over the sauce around
the dish, and dress the mushrooms right in the centre, and serve very
hot.

Eggs with Celery.

Boil for fifteen minutes, in a quart of white broth (No. 101 ), two
heads of well-washed and neatly pared, sound celery. Remove it
from the broth; then cut it up in one-inch-length pieces, and return
it to the pan with the broth in which it was first boiled, leaving it on
the hot stove. Season with one pinch of salt and the third of a pinch
of white pepper. Reduce to three-quarters (which will require ten
minutes). Add a gill of hot bechamel sauce (No. 108), let come to
a boil. Poach twelve fresh eggs exactly as in No. i, neatly arrange
them on a hot dish, crown-like. Pour the celery sauce right in the
centre, and serve very hot.

Eggs en Filets.

Mix in a dish that may be put in the oven (a silver one by preference)
twelve raw egg yolks, with a spoonful of brandy and a pinch of
salt. Cook them for five minutes in a hot oven, then let them cool;
cut the preparation into twelve thin fillets or slices, and steep each
one in a light pancake batter. Fry them in very hot fat for about
two minutes, then lift up with a skimmer, lay them on a napkin to
drain, and serve on a folded napkin laid on a hot dish and garnished
with fried parsley.
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Eggs a la Finoise.

Pour a pint of good tomato sauce into a saucepan on the hot
stove, add two cut-up, peeled, sweet peppers, fry for two minutes in
a tablespoonful of butter, a teaspoonful of chopped chives, and
reduce it gradually to about half the quantity, which will take ten
minutes. Poach six very fresh eggs, as for No. i, pare their edges
neatly. Place six freshly prepared hot toasts on a warm serving-dish,
arrange the eggs carefully on top, and pour the above sauce over
all, then send them to the table at once.

Eggs au Miroir.

Lightly butter a silver dish large enough to hold twelve eggs, one
beside another; carefully break into it twelve eggs, taking care to
keep the yolks intact. Evenly sprinkle over them half a pinch of
salt. Cook for one minute on a hot stove; then place them in the
oven for one and a half minutes. Take out, and place the dish on
another, and serve.
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Eggs a la Vanderbilt.

Place one ounce of good butter on a silver dish, set it on" the hot
stove, and break in twelve fresh eggs, being careful not to disturb the
yolks; season with a light pinch of salt and the third of a pinch of
pepper; then let cook slowly for four minutes. Pour over the eggs a
pint of hot Vanderbilt garnishing as for the omelet (No. 67), and
serve immediately.

Eggs a la Provenfale.

Pour two tablespoonfuls of oil into a small frying-pan, and set it
on the fire. When well heated, break one egg into a bowl, season
with a pinch of salt and half a pinch of pepper (divided up for the
twelve eggs), then drop it into the oil; baste the egg with a spoon,
turn it over, and when a good color on both sides, drain it on a wire
sieve. Cook the twelve eggs separately (each one will take two minutes),
then pare them nicely, and serve crown-shaped on a dish, putting
a niece of fried b/ead between every other one. Pour over half
a pint of reduced Espagnole (No. 105), to which has been added the
zest of a lemon, and six sliced mushrooms, and serve very hot.

Eggs au Grafin.

Knead well together in a bowl, one tablespoonful of bread-crumbs,
two ounces of butter, three chopped anchovies, a pinch of parsley, a
pinch of chervil, one chopped shallot, three raw egg yolks, a good
pinch of salt, half a pinch of white pepper, and a pinch of grated nutmeg.
When ready, put these ingredients into a silver baking-dish (by
preference) with one ounce of butter at the bottom. Place it on a
slow fire for two minutes, then break over it six eggs, which will
be plenty; cook for five minutes in the hot oven, remove, lay the
dish on top of another, and serve immediately.

Eggs a la Tripe.

Fry two medium-sized, sound, sliced onions in a frying-pan with
two ounces of butter, but do not brown them; mix in half a spoonful
of flour, and a large cupful of sweet cream; season with a pinch of
salt, half a pinch of white pepper, and the third of a pinch of grated
nutmeg. Cook for eight minutes, stirring constantly with the spatula;
then add twelve sliced, hard-boiled eggs, and heat together thoroughly
for two minutes without letting it boil again; pour on a hot
dish and serve.

Hard Rock Cafe® Bar-B-Que Beans

Hard Rock Cafe® Bar-B-Que Beans
If you love baked beans you'll go nuts over this clone recipe from
the world's first theme restaurant chain. It's real easy to make
too, since you just pour all of the ingredients into a covered
casserole dish, stir, and bake for an hour and a half. The only
element that may give you pause is the pulled pork from last week's
recipe. It's an effortless addition if you've got some of that
pork on hand. If not, just leave that ingredient out. Or you could
add some cooked bacon to the mix. Either way the beans will still
come out awesome as a nosh-worthy side dish or snack.
2 15-ounce cans pinto beans (with liquid)
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons diced onion
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/2 cup shredded pork (from last week's recipe)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pour entire contents of the can of pinto beans into a casserole
dish (with a lid).
3. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small bowl with the 2 tablespoons
of water. Add this solution to the beans and stir.
4. Add the remaining ingredients to the dish, stir well and cover.
5. Bake for 90 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir every 30
minutes. After removing the beans from the oven, let the beans
cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish.
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Hard Rock Cafe® Cole Slaw

If you want the authentic Hard Rock Cafe Pig Sandwich experience,
you just have to serve your clone of that pulled-pork sandwich
with this creamy, delicious cole slaw on the side. Even if you
don't whip up the sandwich, you'll want to dive into a batch of
this secret slaw. It's just too easy to make, and Who Wants to
be a Millionaire? isn't on tonight. But be sure to let the stuff
hibernate in the fridge for a day or two after you toss it.
That's the only way to get the flavors up to dancing the perfect
tastebud mambo.
1 1/3 cups mayonnaise
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons milk
dash salt
8 cups chopped cabbage (1 head)
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1. Combine all ingredients except the cabbage and carrots in a
large bowl and blend until smooth with an electric mixer.
2. Add cabbage and carrots and toss well.
3. Cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator. The flavors
fully develop after 24 to 48 hours.
Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish.

Great American Cookies® White Chunk Macadamia

Great American Cookies® White Chunk Macadamia
When Arthur Karp shared his grandmother's favorite chocolate
chip cookie recipe with Michael Coles, the business partners knew they had a hit on their hands. They opened their first
Great American Cookies store in 1977 in The Perimeter Mall
in Atlanta, Georgia. Now with more than 350 stores in the chain,
these cookies have quickly become a favorite, just begging to
be cloned. The chain bakes the cookies in convection ovens at
the low temperature of 280 degrees for around 16 to 17 minutes.
But since most of us don't have convection ovens and may have
a hard time getting the oven temperature to this odd setting,
we have made some adjustments. Just be sure, when you remove
the cookies from the oven, that they appear undercooked and
only slightly browned around the edges. This will give the
cookies the perfect chewy texture when they cool.
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup coconut flakes, finely minced
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces solid white chocolate, cut into chunks
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
1. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with
a mixer on high speed.
2. Add the coconut, egg, milk, and vanilla and mix well.
3. In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder,
and salt.
4. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until dough
forms. Mix in the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.
5. Preheat oven to 300 degrees while you let the dough rest for
30 to 60 minutes in the refrigerator.
6. Measure out about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the dough and form a
ball. Drop each ball of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet
about 3 inches apart and bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Do not overbake!
Cookies should come out of the oven appearing slightly browned,
yet undercooked. When cooled the cookies will be soft and chewy
like the original.
Makes 16 to 18 cookies.
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Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup

Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup
8 Bacon slices - fried & crumbled
1 cup Yellow onions - diced
2/3 cups Flour
6 cups Chicken stock - hot
4 cups Potatoes - baked, diced & Peeled
2 cups Heavy cream
¼ cup Parsley - chopped
1½ tsp Granulated garlic
1½ tsp Salt
1½ tsp Red pepper sauce
1½ tsp Coarse black pepper
1 cup Cheddar cheese - grated
¼ cup Green onions - diced
Chop bacon; reserve. Cook onions in remaining drippings
over medium high heat until transparent, about 3 minutes.
Add flour, stirring to prevent lumps; cook for 3-5 minutes,
until mixture just begins to turn golden. Add chicken stock
grdually, whisking to prevent lumps until liquid thickens.
Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, chopped bacon,
parsley, garlic, basil, salt, pepper sauce and plack pepper.
Simmer for 10 minutes; do not allow to boil. Add grated cheese
and green onions, heat until cheese melts smoothly. Garnish
each serving as desired with chopped bacon, grated cheese and
chopped parsley.
Makes 8 Servings.
 
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Hard Roack Cafe Orange Freeze

Hard Rock Cafe Orange Freeze

Here's a quick recipe for the dessert drink served at Hard Rock
Cafes all over the world. With only a few ingredients you can make this one super-quick in the blender. Great on a hot day.
And it's easy to double or quadruple to serve more.
2 cups orange sherbet or sorbet
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup milk
1 sprig fresh spearmint
1. Put the sherbet, juice, and milk in a blender and blend for
15 seconds or just until the sherbet is smooth. You may have
to stop the blender and stir the sherbet up a bit to help it combine.
2. Pour the orange freeze into a tall, chilled glass. Place a
sprig of fresh spearmint in the top and serve immediately.
Serves 1 as a dessert or beverage.
 
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GrandMa's® Peanut Butter Big Cookies

When these cookies are cool, be sure to seal them up
real super duper tight in something like Tupperware or
a Ziploc bag. That's the way to keep these puppies moist
and chewy like the original GrandMa's Big Cookies. In fact,
the real product claims to be the only national cookie brand
that guarantees the freshness of the product or double your
money back. That's very big of the current manufacturer,
Frito-Lay, which purchased the GrandMa's Cookies brand from
General Mills back in 1980.
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup Peter Pan peanut butter
1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla,
and salt together in large bowl until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl combine the flour and baking soda. Slowly
add the dry mixture to the wet mixture while beating.
4. Roll 3 tablespoon-size portions of the dough into a ball in
your hands and press to 1/2-inch flat on an ungreased baking
sheet. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Be careful not to overcook,
or the cookies will not be chewy and you may negatively impact
the full enjoyment potential of the product.
Makes 14 to 16 cookies.
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Great American Cookies® Snickerdoodles

Rather than trying to beat the competitors - especially
if they have an exceptional product - Mrs. Fields Famous
Brands waves the cash at 'em. With the acquisition of
Great American Cookies in 1998 by the company that made
chewy mall cookies big business -- Mrs. Fields is now
peddling her baked wares in more than 90 percent of the
premier shopping malls in the United States. That's how
you make the dough! One of the all-time favorites you can
snag at any of the 364 Great American Cookies outlets is
this clone of the classic snickerdoodle. Rolled in cinnamon
and sugar, it's soft and chewy like the other cookies, and
will seem to be undercooked when you take it out of the oven.
When it cools it should be gooey, yet firm in the middle.
And a couple bites will make you wonder: "Got milk?!"
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Topping
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with
an electric mixer on high speed. Add the egg and vanilla and
beat until smooth.
2. In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and
cream of tartar.
3. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.
4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees while you let the dough rest for
30 to 60 minutes in the refrigerator.
5. In a small bowl, combine the sugar with the cinnamon for the
topping.
6. Take about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the dough and roll it into a
ball. Roll this dough in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and press it
onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat for the remaining cookies.
7. Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes and no more. The cookies
may seem undercooked, but will continue to develop after they are
removed from the oven. When the cookies have cooled they should be
soft and chewy in the middle.
Makes 16 to 18 cookies.

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Good Reasons Italian Dressing

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Dressings Copycat
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Tbls Garlic Salt
1 Tbls Onion Powder
1 Tbls Sugar
2 Tbls Oregano
1 Tsp Pepper
1/4 Tsp Thyme
1 Tsp Basil
1 Tbls Parsley
1/4 tsp Celery Salt
2 Tbls Salt
1 Env. Cup Of Soup Cream Of Chicken Mix
1/4 C Cider Vinegar
2 Tbls Water
2/3 c Oil
Combine all dry ingr. Store covered at room temp. For dressing: Mix vinegar, water, oil and 2 oz of
the dry mix. Shake well. From: GLORIA PITZER "EATING OUT AT HOME" (CB018) *Also good as a
italian spice blend
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NOTES : Yield One Serving

Good Seasons® Italian Salad Dressing Mix

Here's a clone for the instant dressing mix you buy in the
little .7-ounce packets. When added to vinegar, water, and
oil, you get one of the best-tasting instant salad dressings
around. But what if you can't find the stuff, or it is no
longer sold in your area, as I've heard from so many? Or maybe
you want to save some money and make a bunch of your own?
Just use the recipe below to make as much dry mix as you want,
and save it for when you need instant salad satisfaction.
I've used McCormick lemon pepper in the recipe here because
it contains lemon juice solids that help duplicate the taste
of the sodium citrate and citric acid in the real thing.
The dry pectin, which can be found near the canning supplies
in your supermarket, is used as a thickener, much like the
xanthan gum in the original product.
1 teaspoon carrot, grated and finely chopped
1 teaspoon red bell pepper, finely minced
3/4 teaspoon McCormick lemon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dry pectin
pinch ground oregano
1. Place the carrot and bell pepper on a baking pan in an oven
set on 250 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes, or until all of the
small pieces are completely dry, but not browned.
2. Combine the dried carrot and bell pepper with the other
ingredients in a small bowl. Mix can be stored in a sealed
container indefinitely until needed.
3. When ready to use, pour 1/4 cup of vinegar into a cruet or
jar. Add 3 tablespoons of water, then the dressing mix. Seal
and shake vigorously. Add 1/2 cup of oil and shake until well
blended.
Serves 8 to10.
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GrandMa's® Oatmeal Raisin Big Cookies

GrandMa's Cookie Company was founded back in 1914 by Foster
Wheeler, but it wasn't until 1977 that the company introduced
the popular Big Cookie. This large, soft cookie comes two to
a pack and is offered in several varieties, including oatmeal
raisin. Now you can bake up a couple batches all your own with
this spiffy kitchen clone. Just be sure not to overdo it in the
oven. You want these cookies soft and chewy when cool - just
like a happy grandma would make 'em -- so take them out when
they are just beginning to turn light brown around the edges.
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups oats (not instant)
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Combine 1/2 cup raisins with water in a food processor and
blend on high speed for about 1 minute or until very smooth.
3. Combine this raisin puree with the vegetable shortening, egg,
brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix well with electric
mixer until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the flour with the oats, baking
soda, cinnamon, and salt. Pour this dry mixture into the wet
mixture and mix well until ingredients are incorporated. Mix in
1/2 cup raisins.
5. Roll 3 tablespoon-size portions of the dough into a ball in
your hands and press to 1/2-inch flat on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Be careful not to overcook, or the
cookies will not be chewy. Store in a sealed container.
Makes 16 to 18 cookies.
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Honey Baked Ham

Servings: 1
1 (7 lb.) med. smoked pork
picnic
shoulder (bone in or out)
2 c sugar
1 c honey or brown sugar,
packed
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange
juice
concentrate, thawed
1 ts whole cloves
Preparation :
Make crosswise slits, 1/2 inch apart, halfway through ham to where
knife touches bone. Place ham in deep bowl and barely cover with
water. Stir in sugar. Soak at least 2 days in refrigerator.
Drain. Place ham in roasting pan, lined with enough foil to wrap
completely. Pour honey or brown sugar and orange juice all over
pork. Stick cloves all over meat. Wrap tightly with foil. Bake at
200 degrees for 6 to 7 hours or until done, unwrapping and basting
occasionally with honey mixture. Unwrap and bake at 450 degrees
about 15 minutes for slightly crisp skin.

HOSTESS TWINKIES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Margarine
1/2 c Crisco
1 c Sugar
3/4 c Evaporated milk
1 tb Vanilla
-----CAKE-----
3 lg Eggs
3 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Flour
1 c Milk
1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 c Plus 1/2 cup Sugar
Sugar
1 t Salt
FILLING:
Mix together and bake in 13 x 9 pan cut cake into
sections and layer with cake, filling and more cake.

Hershey® PayDay® Candy Bar

Hershey® PayDay® Candy Bar
In December of 1996, Hershey Foods snagged the U.S. operations
of Leaf Brands for a pretty penny. This added several well
known candies to Hershey's already impressive roster, including
Good & Plenty, Jolly Rancher, Milk Duds, Whoppers, Heath, and
this delicious peanut roll, which we can finally clone at home.
The center is sort of a white fudge that we can make by combining
a few ingredients on the stove, then getting the mixture up to
just the right temperature using a candy thermometer (you've got
one, right?). Once cool, this candy center is coated with a thin
layer of caramel, then quickly pressed onto roasted peanuts.
Looks just like the real thing! This recipe will make eight
candy bars. But it's up to you to make the dental appointment.
Centers
1/4 cup whole milk
5 unwrapped caramels
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
20 unwrapped caramels
1 1/2 teaspoons water
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1. Combine all ingredients for the centers, except the powdered
sugar, in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir often as the
caramel slowly melts. When the mixture is smooth, add 3/4 cup of
powdered sugar. Stir. Save the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
for later.
2. Use a candy thermometer to bring the mixture to exactly 230
degrees, stirring often, then turn off the heat.
3. When the temperature of the candy begins to drop, add the
remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar to the pan, then use a hand mixer
on high speed to combine. Keep mixing until the candy cools and
thickens and can no longer be mixed. That should take a minute or
two.
4. Let the candy cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes, or until it
can be touched. Don't let it sit too long - you want the candy to
still be warm and pliable when you shape it. Take a tablespoon-size
portion and roll it between your palms or on a countertop until it
forms a roll the width of your index finger, and measuring about
4 1/2 inches long. Repeat with the remaining center candy mixture
and place the rolls on wax paper. You should have 8 rolls. Let the
center rolls sit out for an hour or two to firm up.
5. Combine the 20 caramels with the 1 1/2 teaspoons of water in a
small saucepan over low heat. Stir often until the caramels melt
completely, then turn off the heat. If you work fast this caramel
will stay warm while you make the candy bars.
6. Pour the peanuts onto a baking sheet or other flat surface.
Using a basting brush and working quickly, "paint" a coating of
caramel onto one side of a center roll. Quickly turn the center
over, caramel-side-down, onto the peanuts and press gently so that
the peanuts stick to the surface of the candy. Paint more caramel
onto the other side of the roll and press it down onto the peanuts.
The candy should have a solid layer of peanuts covering all sides.
If needed, brush additional caramel onto the roll, then turn it
onto the peanuts to coat the roll completely. Place the candy bar
onto wax paper, and repeat with the remaining ingredients. Eat
when completely cool.
Makes 8 candy bars.
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Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix-dressing

Categories: Copycat, Salads, Dressings
Yield: 1 pint
Powder Mix
15 2" square saltines
2 c Dry minced parsley flakes
1/2 c Dry minced onions
2 tb Dry dill weed
1/4 c Onion salt
1/4 c Garlic salt
1/4 c Onion powder
1/4 c Garlic powder
Salad dressing
1 tb Mix
1 c Mayo
1 c Buttermilk
Put crackers through blender on high speed until
powdered. Add parsley, minced onions and dill weed.
Blend again until powdered. Put into bowl. Stir in
onion salt, garlic salt, onion powder and garlic
powder. Put into container with tight-fitting lid.
Store at room temp for 1 year. Makes 42- 1 tablespoon
servings.
TO USE MIX-Combine mix, mayo and buttermilk. Yield 1
pint.

Harley Davidson Cafe® Harley Hog Sandwich®

Harley Davidson Cafe® Harley Hog Sandwich® In late September 1997, the Harley Davidson Cafe celebrated its
grand opening in Las Vegas. This is the second Harley Davidson
Cafe, with the first one located in New York City, just a short
walk from the first Planet Hollywood. Both locations serve up
some delicious "road food" amongst the awesome collection of
vintage Harley's and Harley Davidson paraphernalia. I think this
sandwich is one of their best, and this recipe comes right from
the source. The Pork Producers Council got the recipe from the
cafe's chef, and featured it in a promotional pull-out that ran
in a restaurant trade magazine in 1995. Now the secret can be
shared with you.
6 to 8 lb. boneless pork butt, tied
Rub
1 cup Kosher salt
1 cup course ground black pepper
1 cup paprika (sweet Hungarian is best)
2 cups hickory wood chips
1 cup apple wood chips
Hog Sauce
2 large onions, chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
5 1/4 cups (42 ounces) canned tomatoes, with juice
3 cups cider vinegar
1 3/4 cups ketchup
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup brown mustard
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon coarse black pepper
12 large round rolls
1. Combine all of the rub ingredients. Coat the pork butt evenly
with mixture, shaking off any excess.
2. Soak wood chips in water 30 minutes. Place pork butt in a
smoker on rack at 220 degrees for 8 hours, with smoke going for
2 hours. Let it cool slightly. Break the meat apart with your hands.
3. Sauté' onions in oil in heavy saucepan until translucent. Add
the remaining ingredients and cook until mixture is thick and coats
the back of a spoon. Puree the sauce and let it cool. (Sauce can be
made 2 to 3 days in advance and refrigerated.)
4. Combine the pork and the sauce (to taste) in a heavy saucepan.
Cook until it is heated through.
5. To serve: Pile the pork on the rolls. Serve with french fries
and cole slaw if desired.
Yields 12 servings.
Todd's Tidbits
You can also smoke your pork in a charcoal barbecue, such as a
round Weber Grill. Just arrange the charcoal around the edge of
the inside of the grill. When the coals are hot, place the soaked
wood chips on them, and then place the pork on the center of the
rack above the coals. Cover. Cook the meat for 2-4 hours or until
the internal temperature comes to 150°-165°.
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Heinz 57® Steak Sauce

In the late 1800s Henry John Heinz established the slogan
"57 Varieties," which you can still find printed on Heinz
products even though the company now boasts over 5700 varieties
in 200 countries. Today Heinz is the world's largest tomato
producer, but interestingly the first product for the company
that was launched in 1869 had nothing to do with tomatoes; it
was grated horseradish. It wasn't until 1876 that ketchup was
added to the growing company's product line.
Tomato is also an important ingredient in this tangy steak
sauce. But you'll find some interesting ingredients in there as
well, such as raisin puree, malt vinegar, apple juice concentrate,
and mustard. And don't worry if your version doesn't come out as
brown as the original. Heinz uses a little caramel coloring in its
product to give it that distinctive tint. It's just for looks,
though, so I've left that ingredient out of this clone recipe.
Besides, I've found that the turmeric and yellow mustard will help
get this version close to the color of the real deal.
Raisin Puree
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup water
1 1/3 cup white vinegar
1 cup tomato paste
2/3 cup malt vinegar
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon yellow prepared mustard
2 teaspoons apple juice concentrate
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon turmeric
1. Make the raisin puree by combining the raisins with the water
in a food processor or blender. Blend on high speed for 1 minute
or until the puree is smooth. Measure 1/4 cup of this puree into
a medium saucepan.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
3. Turn heat up to medium high and bring mixture to a thorough boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 1/2 hour or until
thick. Let sauce cool and then refrigerate it in a covered container
for at least 24 hours.
Makes 3 cups.

Hard Rock Cafe® Tupelo Style Chicken

The world's most famous theme restaurant pays tribute to the
birthplace of Elvis Presley with this chicken finger appetizer
dish, and two tasty dipping sauces. It's probably best they
chose to name the dish after a city, rather than after the King
himself. "Elvis Style Chicken" sounds like a concoction that
should include bananas, peanut butter and bacon grease.
4 to 6 cups vegetable oil
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons honey
pinch paprika
Apricot Dipping Sauce
2 tablespoons Grey Poupon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon apricot preserves
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup corn flake crumbs
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
dash garlic
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 pound chicken breast fillets
1. Preheat oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees.
2. Make the honey mustard dipping sauce by combining the
ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Make the
apricot dipping sauce by combing those ingredients in a medium
bowl. Cover and refrigerate this sauce as well, until your chicken
is ready.
3. Prepare the breading by combining the corn flake crumbs, crushed
red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, paprika, onion
powder, and garlic in a medium bowl.
4. Beat the egg in a medium bowl, add the 1 cup of milk and stir.
5. Pour the flour into another medium bowl.
6. Slice each chicken breast lengthwise into strips approximately
1/2-inch wide.
7. When the oil is hot, bread your chicken by first coating each
strip with flour. Dip the chicken into the egg/milk mixture and
then back into the flour. Dip each chicken strip back in the egg/milk
mixture and then in the corn flake crumb mixture. Be sure to coat
each chicken piece thoroughly with the corn flake crumbs.
8. Fry 6 to 8 coated chicken strips at a time in the oil for 4 to 5
minutes or until the chicken is golden brown. Drain and serve
chicken with the dipping sauces on the side.
Serves 6 to 8 as an appetizer

Hardee's Biscuits

Categories: Copycat, Breads
Yield: 1 servings
2 c Self-rising flour
1 tb Sugar
1 c milk
1/3 c Mayo
Combine flour, sugar, milk and mayo into a smooth
dough. Divide batter equally between 10 paper-lined
muffin wells or cupcake wells. Bake 350~ about 25 to
30 minutes or until golden brown and doubled in size.

Hard Rock Cafe® Pig Sandwich

Take a big honkin' bite out of one of these and you'll soon know
why it's the Hard Rock Cafe's most popular sandwich. According
to the menu the pork is hickory smoked for 10 hours. But since
we're impatient hungry people here, we'll cut that cooking time
down to under 4 hours using a covered grill and carefully
arranged charcoal. Just sprinkle wet hickory chips over the hot
charcoal arranged around the inside edge of a grill (such as a
round Weber), and let the smoking begin. You can certainly use
an actual smoker if you've got one, and go the full 10 hours with
this puppy. But while you're still waiting for your sandwiches,
the rest of us will have already dragged our full, round bellies
over to the couch for a nap.
By the way, make your marinated cabbage a day ahead of time,
if you have the foresight.
Marinated Cabbage
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
4 cups thinly-sliced cabbage
4 cups hickory smoking chips
Spice Rub
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds)
vegetable oil
Sauce
2 15-ounce cans tomato puree
1 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (hickory)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
8 Kaiser rolls
1. Make the marinated cabbage at least one day prior to building
your sandwiches. Like cole slaw, this garnish needs some time to
develop in the fridge. Combine the vinegar and sugar in a medium
bowl. Add the cabbage, stir, cover the bowl and store it in the
refrigerator until you are ready to make the sandwiches.
2. Put the wood chips in a bowl and cover with water. Let the wood
soak for at least 1 hour. Light the charcoal after it has been
arranged around the inside edge of your grill. You don't want coals
directly under your pork. When the coals are hot, drain the water
from the wood chips and sprinkle the chips over the top of the coals.
You should now have smoke.
3. Combine the spices for the rub in a small bowl and mix well.
4. Rub some vegetable oil over the surface of the pork roast.
Sprinkle the spices over the entire surface of the roast.
5. Place the roast in the center of your grill and put the lid on.
Let the pork cook for 3 to 4 hours or until the internal temperature
of the roast reaches 175 to 180 degrees.
6. As the pork cooks, make the sauce by combining the ingredients in
a medium saucepan over medium/low heat. Let the sauce simmer for 15
to 20 minutes, then cover and remove from heat. Set this aside until
your pork is ready.
7. When the pork is done, remove it from the grill and let it sit to
cool for 15 to 20 minutes or until you can handle it. Now you want
to tear the meat along the grain, making bite-size strips of shredded
pork.
8. Put the shredded pork into a large saucepan over medium heat. Add
2 cups of the sauce to the pan and stir. Keep the rest of the sauce
for later to serve on the side. Cook the pork for 15 minutes or until
it is heated through.
9. Grill the faces of the rolls and stack about 1 cup of pork onto
the bottom half of each roll. Add a rounded tablespoon of marinated
cabbage on top of the pork, add a tablespoon or so of extra sauce
on top of that, then cap off each sandwich with the top half of the
roll. Serve with clones for the Hard Rock's cole slaw and baked beans
on the side, if desired.
Makes 8 sandwiches.

Hard Rock Cafe® Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

It's the chunkiest dang chicken soup you'll ever slurp down and
it comes from the first worldwide theme eatery and hip hangout.
Crank up the rock 'n roll and throw all this good stuff into a
pot and enjoy this final secret recipe in our series of
mouth-watering soup clones. Bah-bye winter!
1 pound chicken breast fillets
1 pound chicken thigh fillets
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup diced celery
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
1 cup sliced carrot
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
2 cups egg noodles
Garnish
minced fresh parsley
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Rub a little vegetable oil over the surface of each piece of
chicken and arrange them on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the oven when it's done and set it aside
to cool.
3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium
heat. Sauté the onion and celery in the saucepan for just 4 to 5
minutes. You don't want to brown the veggies.
4. Dice the chicken and add it to the pot along with the remaining
ingredients, except the noodles.
5. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30
minutes or until the carrots are soft.
6. Add the noodles and simmer for an additional 15 minutes, or
until the noodles are tender. Serve with a pinch of minced fresh
parsley sprinkled on top.
Makes 6 servings.

International House of Pancakes® Pumpkin Pancakes

During the holiday season this particular pancake flavor sells
like...well, you know. It's one of 16 varieties of pancakes
served at this national casual diner chain. You can make your
own version of these delicious flapjacks with a little canned
pumpkin, some spices and traditional buttermilk pancake ingredients.
Get out the mixer, fire up the stove, track down the syrup.
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons canned pumpkin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with oil cooking
spray.
2. Combine eggs, buttermilk, butter, pumpkin, sugar, and salt in
a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend ingredients.
3. Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Add dry
ingredients to wet ingredients and blend with mixer until smooth.
4. Pour the batter in 1/4 cup portions into the hot pan. Should
form 5-inch circles.
4. When the batter stops bubbling and edges begin to harden,
flip the pancakes. They should be dark brown. This will take
from 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Flip the pancakes and cook other side for the same amount
of time, until dark brown.
Serves 3 to 4

Islands® China Coast Salad Dressing

Here's a cool recipe that clones a favorite from the 30-store
Islands chain of restaurants. This California/Arizona chain
is known for it's hand-made burger buns, specialty sandwiches
and taco platters with names like Shorebird, Pelican, Sandpiper,
Baja, Northshore and Island Fish. Some people, though, go to the
Islands just for a scrumptious salad that's dressed with this top
secret formula. Here's the Top Secret Recipes version of the
delicious Asian dressing that's poured over the China Coast Salad
-- it's a huge bowl filled with sliced chicken breast, lettuce,
red cabbage, julienned carrots, fried noodles, sesame seeds,
mandarin orange wedges and chives. But's it's the dressing that
pulls it all together. In fact, many diners think the dressing's
so good they ask for extra and discreetly smuggle it home. Well,
no more smuggling required. Now, with this simple formula, you
can make your own clone at home and use it on any salad combination.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
5 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix with an electric
mixer until well-blended and sugar is dissolved. Chill.

Howard Johnson's Boston Brown Bread

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meats Cake Mix
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup Unsifted whole wheat flour
1 cup Unsifted rye flour
1 cup Yellow corn meal
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
3/4 cup Molasses
2 cups Buttermilk
Grease and flour a 2 qt. mold. Combine flours, corn meal, soda ,salt.
Stir in molasses, buttermilk. Turn into mold, cover tightly.
Place on trivet in deep kettle. Add enough boiling water to kettle to
come half way up sides of mold; cover. Steam 3 1/2 hr., or until done.
Remove from mold to cake rack. Serve hot with baked beans.
Makes 1 loaf

I.H.O.P.® Country Griddle Cakes

This nationwide chain, which is known for it's big bargain
breakfasts, serves an impressive number of non-breakfast
items as well. In 1997, I.H.O.P. dished out over 6 million
pounds of french fries and over half a million gallons of
soft drinks. But it's the Country Griddle Cakes on the breakfast
menu that inspired this Top Secret Recipe. The unique flavor
and texture of this clone comes from the Cream of Wheat in the
batter. Now you can have your pancakes, and eat your cereal too.
nonstick spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup instant Cream of Wheat (dry)
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Apply nonstick spray.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl with a mixer set on
high speed. Mix until smooth.
3. Pour the batter by 1/3-cup portions into the hot pan and cook
pancakes for 1-2 minutes per side or until brown. Repeat with
remaining batter.
Makes 8-10 pancakes.

In-N-Out® Double-Double®

This is a recipe for making what I believe is the best
hamburger in the world. The secret to duplicating this
and other fast-food burgers is getting the beef patties
real thin...about 1/4 inch-thick. If you like, you can
press the beef thin onto wax paper and freeze the patties
ahead of time. This makes them easier to work with on the
hot pan.
1 plain hamburger bun
1/3 pound ground beef
Dash salt
1 tablespoon Kraft Thousand Island dressing
1 large tomato slice (or 2 small slices)
1 large lettuce leaf
4 slices American cheese (Singles)
-or- 2 slices real American cheese
1 whole onion slice (sliced thin)
1. Preheat a frying pan over medium heat.
2. Lightly toast the both halves of the hamburger bun,
face down in the pan. Set aside.
3. Separate the beef into two even portions, and form each
half into a thin patty slightly larger than the bun.
4. Lightly salt each patty and cook for 2-3 minutes on the
first side.
5. Flip the patties over and immediately place two slices of
cheese on each one. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Assemble the burger in the following stacking order from
the bottom up:
bottom bun
dressing
tomato
lettuce
beef patty with cheese
onion slice
beef patty with cheese
top bun.
Makes one hamburger.

Houlihan's® Houli Fruit Fizz®

Houlihan's® Houli Fruit Fizz®
Restaurateurs Joseph Gilbert and John Robinson needed a name
for the new restaurant they planned to open in the Country Club Plaza of Kansas City, Missouri. To make the job easy,
they kept the name of the location's previous tenant -- a
clothing store called Houlihan's Men's Wear -- and opened
Houlihan's Old Place in 1972. This was at the time when
T.G.I. Friday's was popularizing casual dining, so the concept
was an instant hit. That early success led to more Houlihan's
opening in other states, and another multi-million dollar chain
was born. The Houli Fruit Fizz is a simple blend of fruit juices
and Sprite that can be served with a meal or enjoyed on its own.
This drink is one of Houlihan's own classic, signature recipes.
1 12-ounce can cold Sprite
1/2 cup cold pineapple juice
1/4 cup cold orange juice
1 cup cold cranberry juice
1. Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher and pour into two
glasses over ice. Be sure all of the ingredients are cold when
combined.

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Howard Johnson Spicy Mustard

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Sauces Meats
Cake Mix
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup French's prepared mustard
1/4 cup Honey
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Hot Dog on a Stick® Hot Dog®

Hot Dog on a Stick® Hot Dog® One hot summer day in 1946 Dave Barham was inspired to
dip a hot dog into his mother's cornbread batter, then
deep fry it to a golden brown. You could say that's when
the first Hot Dog on a Stick was born, and Dave soon found
a quaint Santa Monica, California, location near the beach to offer his new creation with mustard on
the sidde along with a tall glass of ice-cold lemonade.
The chain uses only turkey dogs for this treat, so we'll
do the same. Just be sure you find the shorter dogs, not
"bun-length." In this case size does matter. For the stick,
simply snag some of the disposable wood chopsticks from a
local Chinese or Japanese food restaurant next time you're
there and start dipping.
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups fat-free milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
8 to 10 turkey hot dogs
8 to 10 cups vegetable oil
5 pairs of chopsticks
1. Preheat oil in a deep pan or fryer to 375 degrees.
2. Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking soda
in a large bowl.
3. Add the milk and egg yolks to the dry ingredients and mix
with an electric mixer on high speed until batter is smooth.
4. Dry off the hot dogs with a paper towel. Jab the thin end
of a single chopstick about halfway into the end of each hot dog.
5. When the oil is hot, tip the bowl of batter so that you can
completely coat each hot dog. Roll the hot dog in the batter
until it is entirely covered.
6. Hold the hot dog up by the stick and let some of the batter
drip off. Quickly submerge the hot dog in the oil and spin it
slowly so that the coating cooks evenly. After about 20 seconds
you can use a lid to the deep fryer or pan to put weight on the
stick, keeping the hot dog fully immersed in the oil. You can
cook a couple dogs at a time this way. Cook for 5 to6 minutes or
until coating is dark brown. Turn them once or twice as they cook.
Drain on paper towels while cooling, and repeat with remaining hot
dogs.
Makes 8 to 10 hot dogs.
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Hot Dog on a Stick® Muscle Beach Lemonade®

Hot Dog on a Stick® Muscle Beach Lemonade®
Entrepreneur Dave Barham opened the first Hot Dog on a Stick
location in Santa Monica, California near famed Muscle Beach.
That was in 1946, and today the chain has blossomed into a
total of more than 100 outlets in shopping malls across America.
You've probably seen the bright red, white, blue and yellow
go-go outfits and those trippy fez-style bucket hats on the
girls behind the counter.
In giant clear plastic vats at the front of each store
floats ice, fresh lemon rinds and what is probably the world's
most thirst-quenching substance -- Muscle Beach Lemonade.
It's a simple concoction really. Only three ingredients.
And with this TSR formula, you'll have your own version of the
lemonade in the comfort of your own home at a fraction of the price.
Check back next week and we'll have the secret formula for a
taste-alike version of the cornbread coated hot dog -- stick
and all.
1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
7 cups water
1 cup granulated sugar
1. Combine the lemon juice with the water and sugar in an
2-quart pitcher. Stir or shake vigorously until all the sugar
is dissolved.
2. Slice two of the remaining lemon rind halves into fourths for
a total of eight pieces, then add the rinds to the pitcher. Add
ice to the top of the pitcher and chill.
3. Serve the lemonade over ice in 12-ounce glass and add a lemon
rind slice to each glass.
Makes 2 quarts, or 8 servings.
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Hostess® Twinkie Creme Filling

Hostess® Twinkie Creme Filling
Recently I've had an opportunity to go back and improve
the recipe for the Hostess Twinkie clone found on page
47 of the first book, "Top Secret Recipes." Specifically,
I wanted to make the creme filling more stable, using
non-dairy ingredients, so that it could not spoil and would
be easier to make. Here now, is the much improved recipe,
using fewer ingredients than the original clone, and with
marshmallow creme as the new secret component. This recipe
is for all of you who have supported the site by buying the
books, since the cake part of the recipe and mold-making
technique is not included here. But even if you don't have
the books, I'm sure you can find many uses for this versatile,
commercial-style, creme filling. Hope you like it!
2 teaspoons very hot water
rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups marshmallow creme (1 7-ounce jar)
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1. Combine the salt with the hot water in a small bowl and stir
until salt is dissolved. Let this mixture cool.
2. Combine the marshmallow creme, shortening, powdered sugar,
and vanilla in a medium bowl and mix well with an electric mixer
on high speed until fluffy.
3. Add the salt solution to the filling mixture and combine.
Makes 1 1/2 cups.

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KFC Bean Salad

KFC Bean Salad
1 16-oz can green beans (Blue Lake or some good quality)
1 16-oz can wax beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 medium green pepper, sliced and chopped
1 medium-sized white onion sliced and cut up
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Drain and rinse kidney beans well. Drain additional beans
and combine all ingredients together. Marinate and refrigerate
overnight. Bean salad tastes better after 3 or 4 days. Makes
about 7 cups.
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KFC® Cole Slaw Fat Free

KFC® Cole Slaw Fat Free
It doesn't get much easier than this. If you like the taste
of KFC Cole Slaw, but don't like the 10.5 grams of fat per
3/4 cup serving, you're going to love this recipe. Using
fat free Miracle Whip and sugar you can make a guiltless
dressing to recreate the taste of the world's most famous
cole slaw. The most work you'll do on this one is chopping
the cabbage, carrot and onion into tiny, rice-size bits.
That's an important step, if you want the texture of the
original. Plus, the chopping action may help burn off what
little calories you consume eating this original Top Secret
Recipes fat free conversion of a fast food favorite.
1 cup fat free Miracle Whip
1/4 cup sugar
8 cups cabbage, finely minced
1/4 cup carrot, shredded then minced
2 tablespoons minced onion
1. Combine Miracle Whip with sugar in a large bowl. Mix well
with electric beater until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add cabbage, carrot, and onion, and toss well. Be sure
cabbage and carrot are chopped into very small pieces, about
the size of rice.
3. Cover and chill for at least two hours before serving.
Serves 8.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size – Approx. 3/4 cup
Total servings – 8
Fat (per serving) – 0g
Calories (per serving) – 57
Original
Fat (per serving) – 10.5g
Calories (per serving) – 210
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Kellogg's® Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats®

When Kellogg's reacted to spectacular sales of its Rice Krispies
Treats with two new varieties of the popular and addictive snack,
TSR got on the case. It seems we've all tasted the original Rice
Krispies Treats. The homemade version is the next homework
assignment in Cooking 101, after learning how to boil water.
And the Kellogg's store-bought packaged version has been available
to the lazier of us for several years now. This variety, however,
puts that whole Reese's "You got your peanut butter in my chocolate"
thing to work. The crunchy bar has just a touch of nutty essence
that builds nicely on the other familiar flavors. But don't be
fooled by that dark "chocolatey" coating on top. It's not actually
chocolate, but rather a melt-resistant custom blend of cocoa and
uh, stuff, that tastes a lot like chocolate; and that happens to
work better for the product from a manufacturing, shipping, and
shelf-life aspect. But here in kitchen cloning land, we don't have
to worry about those things. So get ready to walk on the wild side,
people, as we step up to the microwave and melt some real chocolate
chips for topping our cinch of a crunchy clone.
1 tablespoon margarine
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 12-ounce bag milk chocolate chips
non-stick cooking spray
1. Combine margarine, peanut butter, and salt in a large saucepan
over low heat.
2. When peanut butter and margarine have melted, add marshmallows
and vanilla and stir until marshmallows have melted. Remove from
heat.
3. Add Rice Krispies and stir until cereal is well coated with the
melted marshmallow mixture.
4. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with a light coating of non-stick
cooking spray. Pour the Rice Krispies mixture into the dish and,
using wax paper or lightly greased hands, press down until it's
flat in the dish. Cool.
5. Prepare the topping by pouring the chocolate chips into a glass
dish. Microwave for 2 minutes on 50 percent power. Stir gently.
Microwave for an additional minute on 50 percent power. Stir gently
once more until smooth. If the mixture hasn't completely melted,
zap it again for another 30 seconds.
6. Use a spatula to spread a thin layer of chocolate over the top
of the Rice Krispies mixture. Cool at room temperature
(at least 72 degrees), or chill until firm. Slice into 16 bars.
Makes 16 bars.

BBQ Sauce like Kenny Rogers

Recipe By :
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Categories : Sauces
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup Applesauce
1/2 cup Heintz ketchup
1 1/4 cups Light brown sugar -- pack
6 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
In heavy saucepan bring mixture to boil. Stir constantly about 4 to 5
minutes. Turn heat to low and continue to stir (about 3 to 5 minutes)
making sure sugar is completely dissolved. Allow to cook without
stirring for 15 minutes on lowest possible heat, uncovered. Transfer to
top of double boiler over simmering watr if to be used as a basting
sauce for ribs or chicken during baking; or cool sauce and refrigerate
covered to use in 30 days. Sauce freezes well.

Kenny Rogers Roasters® Corn Muffins

He knows when to hold em, and he knows when to fold em. And
lately he's been folding em quite a bit as Kenny Rogers Roasters
restaurants across the country have bolted their doors for lack
of interest. Looks like that whole "home meal replacement"
think hasn't worked out too well for this fire-roasted chicken
chain. But that doesn't mean that Kenny didn't know how to make
awesome corn muffins that are served with every meal. And since
it's becoming harder and harder to find a Kenny Rogers Roasters
outlet, we have no choice but to duplicate these at home if we
want to re-create this part of the Kenny experience.
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup frozen yellow corn
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cream together butter, sugar, honey, eggs, and salt in a large
bowl.
3. Add flour, cornmeal, and baking powder and blend thoroughly.
Add milk while mixing.
4. Add corn to mixture and combine by hand until corn is worked in.
5. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan and fill each cup with batter. Bake
for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins begin to turn brown on top.
Makes 12 muffins.

KC Masterpiece' s Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice

Cream Pie
Serves 12
Ingredients
15 chocolate sandwich cookies
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
vegetable cooking spray
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 quarts chocolate ice cream
(7) 1.8 ounce packages milk chocolate covered peanut butter cups
(1) 8 ounce jar milk chocolate fudge topping
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
2 tablespoons coffee flavored liqueur
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a food processor or blender,
blend chocolate sandwich cookies and peanuts until finely chopped.
Spray 9-inch pie plate with vegetable cooking spray. Reserve 1
tablespoon cookie mixture for garnish. In pie plate, mix butter
or margarine and remaining cookie mixture by hand. Press mixture
onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake 8 minutes. Cool crust
completely on wire rack.
Meanwhile, place chocolate ice cream in refrigerator about 40
minutes to soften slightly. Coarsely chop milk chocolate covered
peanut butter cups. In a large bowl mix softened ice cream with
chopped peanut butter cups. Spoon ice cream mixture into cooled
cookie crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top. Freeze until
firm, at least 6 hours or overnight.To serve, let pie stand at
room temperature 15 minutes for easier slicing. Meanwhile, in a
1-quart saucepan over low heat, heat milk chocolate fudge topping
until hot; stir in coffee and liqueur until blended. Cut pie
into wedges and serve with warm fudge sauce.

Kellogg's® Cocoa Rice Krispies Treats®

It's the Rice Krispies Treat for all you chocolate lovers.
By simply replacing regular Rice Krispies with Kellogg's
Cocoa Krispies, then adding a bit of cocoa to the recipe,
we can clone the exact flavor of the product you otherwise
have to buy in boxes in the grocery store. This recipe makes
16 of the crunchy brown bars, or the equivalent of two boxes
of the real thing.
3 tablespoons margarine
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 teaspoons cocoa
6 cups Cocoa Krispies cereal
non-stick cooking spray
1. Combine margarine and salt in a large saucepan over low heat.
2. When margarine has melted, add marshmallows and vanilla and stir
until marshmallows have melted. Add cocoa and stir well. Remove
from heat.
3. Add Cocoa Krispies and stir until the cereal is well coated with
the melted marshmallow mixture.
4. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with a light coating of non-stick
cooking spray. Pour the mixture into the dish and, using wax paper
or lightly greased hands, press down until it's flat in the dish.
Cool. Slice into 16 bars.
Makes 16 bars.

Jacquin's® Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur

Here's a liqueur that's simple to make at home. All you need
is an inexpensive vodka and an empty bottle to store the
Schnapps in. This is another recipe that was created for More
Top Secret Recipes, but just didn't make it into the final
version. Try storing it in the freezer for a cold shot on a
hot summer day. Whoof!
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 16-oz. bottle light corn syrup
2 cups 80-proof vodka
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart pan over medium
heat. Heat until sugar dissolves, stirring regularly
(about 5 minutes).
2. When sugar has dissolved, add vodka and stir well. Remove
mixture from heat and cover tighly with lid. Let cool.
3. Add peppermint extract to mixture and pour into a sealable
bottle.
Makes 4 cups.
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K.C. Masterpiece® Original Barbecue Sauce

K.C. Masterpiece® Original Barbecue Sauce
Even though it's now owned and produced by the Clorox Company,
the taste of Original K. C. Masterpiece barbecue sauce is the
same as when it was first created in good ole' Kansas City,
USA. This is the sauce that steals awards from all the other
popular slathers on the market. It's now even is sold in a
variety of flavors. But this is the clone for the original,
and you'll find it very easy to make. Just throw all of the
ingredients in a saucepan, crank it up to a boil, then simmer
for about an hour. Done deal. And just like the original
Masterpiece, this stuff will make a work of art out of any
of your grilled meats, or burgers and sandwiches; and as a
dipping sauce or marinade.
2 cups water
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup vinegar
3 tablespoons molasses
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over high heat
and whisk until smooth.
2. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45
to 60 minutes or until mixture is thick.
3. Cool, then store in a covered container in the refrigerator
overnight so that flavors can develop.
Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Tidbits
Liquid smoke is a flavoring found near the barbecue sauces and
marinades. Use hickory-flavored liquid smoke if you have a choice.

Jack In The Box® Oreo Cookie Shake

If you live in one of the 15 Western states served by Jack in
the Box, you have no doubt cracked a gut from the hilarious
TV ads produced by this popular hamburger chain. In the spots
a suit-wearing "Jack" runs the company, even though he's got
a bulbous antenna ball for a head with a giant smiley-face
painted on it. He has a private jet, plays golf, even has kids
with mini antenna-ball heads.
Jack also has a featured shake flavor that, it turns out,
is very easy to make at home with a blender, ice cream, milk
and a handful of Oreo cookies. Sure the drive-thru is convenient
and easy. But if you don't feel like getting out, now you can
enjoy this clone at home from the first fast food chain in the
country to use a drive-thru window way beck when.
3 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups milk
8 Oreo cookies
1. Combine the ice cream and milk in a blender and mix on low
speed until smooth. Stir the shake with a spoon to mix, if
necessary.
2. Break Oreo cookies while adding them to the blender. Mix on
low speed for 5 to 10 seconds or until cookies are mostly pureed
into the shake, but a few larger pieces remain. Stir with a spoon
if necessary to help combine cookies.
3. Pour shake into two 12-ounce glasses.
Serves 2.
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Girl Scout Cookies® Shortbread

Girl Scout Cookies® Shortbread
Since they only sell these once a year, right around
springtime, you're bound to get a craving sometime around fall.
And if you're still holding onto a box, they may have begun
to taste a bit like used air-hockey pucks. Now you can toss out
those relics and fill the box with a fresh batch, made from
this clone recipe for the first variety of cookies sold by the
Girl Scouts back in 1917.
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus an extra 1/4 cup reserved for
rolling)
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar,
vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer.
2. Add the egg and beat mixture until it's fluffy. Add the baking
soda and mix for about 20 seconds, then add the buttermilk and mix
for an additional 30 seconds.
3. In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
4. Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well with an
electric mixer until flour is incorporated.
5. Roll the dough into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap, and chill
it for 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
7. Roll dough out on a well-floured surface to 1/8-inch thick and
punch out cookies with a 1 1/2 to 2-inch cutter (a medium-size spice
bottle lid works well). Arrange cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 60 cookies.

Girl Scout Cookies® Thin Mints

Girl Scout Cookies® Thin Mints
If those cute little cookie peddlers aren't posted outside
the market, it may be tough to get your hands on these -
the most popular cookies sold by the Girl Scouts each year.
One out of every four boxes of cookies sold by the girls is
Thin Mints. This recipe uses an improved version of the
chocolate wafers created for the Oreo cookie clone in the
second TSR book "More Top Secret Recipes." That recipe creates
108 cookie wafers, so when you're done dipping, you'll have
the equivalent of three boxes of the Girl Scout Cookies favorite.
(See? That's why you bought those extra cookie sheets.)
You could, of course, reduce the recipe by baking only 1/3
of the cookie dough for the wafers and then reducing the
coating ingredients by 1/3, giving you a total of 36 cookies.
But that may not be enough to last you until next spring.
Chocolate Cookie Wafers
1 18.25-ounce package Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix
3 tablespoons shortening, melted
1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray
Coating
3 12-ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening
1. Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the
water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover
and chill for 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough
to just under 1/16 of an inch thick. To cut, use a lid from a
spice container with a 1 1/2-inch diameter (Schilling brand is good.)
Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with
a light coating on non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove
the wafers from the oven and cool completely.
4. Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening
in a large microwave - safe glass or ceramic bow. Heat on 50
percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition
minute. Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth
consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30-second intervals
until smooth.
5. Use a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate, tap the fork on
the edge of the bowl so that the excell chocolate runs off, and
then place the cookies side-by-side on a wax paper - lined baking
sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
Makes 108 cookies.

Fiddle Faddle® & Screaming Yellow Zonkers®

Fiddle Faddle® & Screaming Yellow Zonkers®
I know the most popular candy corn out there is Cracker Jack,
but my favorite has always been Screaming Yellow Zonkers and
Fiddle Fiddle from Lincoln Snacks Company. Fiddle Faddle is
butter toffee-coated popcorn with almonds thrown in. Screaming
Yellow Zonkers (you gotta love the name) is similar, but without
the almonds. The secret to the yellow coloring of the Zonkers:
buttered popcorn.
Fiddle Faddle (butter toffee with almonds)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 bags plain or natural-flavored microwave popcorn
1/2 cup roasted almonds
Zonkers
1 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 bags butter-flavored microwave popcorn
1. For either recipe, combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, water
and salt in a large saucepan over medium heat. You're going to
bring the candy to 265-275 degrees, or what is known as the hard
ball stage. For this it's best to use a candy thermometer. If you
don't have one, don't worry. Drip the candy into a small glass of
cold water. If the candy forms a very hard, yet slightly pliable
ball, bingo, you're there. Watch your mixture closely so that it
doesn't boil over.
2. While candy cooks, pop both bags of popcorn and spread about 2
quarts or 1 1/3 bags of popcorn (plus almonds for Fiddle Faddle)
on one large or two small cookie sheets. Put the popcorn in your
oven set on its lowest temperature. This will keep the popcorn hot
so that the candy will coat better.
3. When your candy has reached the hard ball stage, add the vanilla.
4. Pull the popcorn from the oven and, working quickly, pour the
candy over the popcorn in thin streams. Mix the popcorn so that
each kernel is coated with candy, put the popcorn back into the oven
for five more minutes, then stir once again. This will help to coat
each kernel. You can repeat this step once more if necessary to get
all of the popcorn coated. Pour popcorn onto a large sheet of wax
paper to cool. Spread the popcorn out, but be careful...it's hot.
5. When popcorn is cool, break it up and immediately put it into a
tightly sealed container, such as Tupperware. This will ensure that it stays fresh. This stuff gets stale very quickly in moist climates
if left out.
Makes about 4 quarts.

Fatburger®

Fatburger®
Southern California - the birthplace of famous hamburgers from
McDonald's, Carl's Jr., and In-n-Out Burger - is home to another
thriving burger chain that opened its first outlet in 1952. Lovie
Yancey thought of the perfect name for the 1/3-pound burgers she
sold at her Los Angeles burger joint: Fatburger. Now with over 41
units in California, Nevada, and moving into Washington and
Arizona, Fatburger has become the food critics' favorite, winning
"best burger in town" honors with regularity. The secret is the
seasoned salt used on a big 'ol lean beef patty. And there's no
ketchup on the stock version, just mayo, mustard, and relish.
Replace the ground beef with ground turkey and you've got Fatburger's
Turkeyburger all up and cloned.
1/3 pound lean ground beef
seasoned salt
ground black pepper
1 plain hamburger bun
1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/4 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
1 tomato slice
1/2 tablespoon mustard
1/2 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon chopped onion
3 dill pickle slices (hamburger slices)
Optional
1 slice American cheese
Grill the unsuspecting beef patty in a hot frying pan.
Slap the hot side and the cold side together.
1. Form the ground beef into a patty that is about 1 inch wider
than the circumference of the hamburger bun.
2. Preheat a non-stick frying pan to medium/high heat. Fry the
patty in the pan for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until done. Season
both sides of the beef with seasoned salt and ground black pepper.
3. As the meat cooks prepare the bun by spreading approximately 1/2
tablespoon of mayonnaise on the face of the top bun.
4. Place the lettuce on the mayonnaise, followed by the tomato slice.
5. When the beef is done place the patty on the bottom bun.
6. Spread about 1/2 tablespoon of mustard over the top of the beef
patty.
7. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of relish over the mustard.
8. Sprinkle the chopped onion onto the relish.
9. Arrange the pickles on the chopped onion.
10. Bring the two halves of the burger together and serve with
gumption.
Makes 1 burger.
Tidbits
If you want cheese on your burger, put a slice of American cheese
on the face of the bottom bun before adding the beef patty. The
heat from the meat will melt the cheese.