••••TULIP TOMATOES💐🍅🌷🧀🥒!!••••

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••••TULIP TOMATOES!!!  A HEALTHY GIFT

••••FOR MOM!!

 

Yields: 15 tulips, Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 15 Large Cherry Tomatoes
• 16 stalks of chives
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 cucumber
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• Salt and pepper

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Directions:

1. With stem side down, cut a cross in the top of each cherry tomato (about 3?4 down the tomato).

2. Using a spoon (grapefruit spoon works very well) to gently scrape out the tomato seeds.

3. Take a grilling skewer or toothpick and make a hole where the stem currently is. You may need to twist the skewer in a circle a few times to make room for the chive to fit through.

4. Finely chop or grate cucumber.

5. Mix cream cheese, cucumber and basil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese mixture into each tomato tulip (adjust depending on size of tomatoes).

7. Insert a chive into the hole at the bottom of each tomato.

8. Use a damp paper towel to clean any excess cream cheese filling from outside of tomatoes.

9. Prepare the tulip bouquet on a large plate or platter. Use the extra chive stalk to wrap around the tulip stems to complete the bouquet.

 

••••POUND CAKE FRENCH TOAST🍞🍳🥖🥐🥚🍮🥛🍓🍒🍇🍚!!••••

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••••POUND CAKE FRENCH TOAST!!

••••SO EASY!! PERFECT FOR MOTHER'S DAY!

 

Pound Cake French Toast

 

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Serves: 6

 

Ingredients

• 1 (16 oz.) package Sara Lee® Frozen Pound Cake, thawed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• ⅓ cup heavy cream or 1 cup milk
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• powdered sugar (optional)
• Mrs. Butterworth’s® Original, Lite Or Sugar Free Syrup 

Instructions

1. Slice Sara Lee® pound cake into twelve slices (about ½-inch thick.)
2. Whisk eggs, cream, extracts and spices in a medium bowl until well blended.
3. Dip each pound cake slice into egg mixture making sure to coat all sides, shaking off excess batter into bowl.
4. Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add pound cake slices to skillet. Cook 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden brown.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with fresh fruit, if desired.
7. Coat with Mrs. Butterworth’s® Syrup and serve! 

••••MOM'S MEAT LOAF🐄🍞🍳🍅🥛🍖🍮!!••••

(Source:  tasteofhome.com & photos also & Michelle Beran, Claflin, Kansas)

••••MOM'S MEAT LOAF!!

 

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

MAKES:6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup 2% milk
• 2/3 cup finely crushed saltines
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
• Dash pepper
• 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into an 8x4-in. loaf in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove 1/2 cup for sauce. Spread remaining mixture over meat loaf.
3. Bake 60-65 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce. Yield: 6 servings. 

Test Kitchen Tips

Chicken, beef or vegetable broth can be used instead of milk.

Tips for a tender loaf: Use a gentle touch when mixing and shaping. Also, be sure to moisten the cracker crumbs or bread crumbs before adding them to the meat.

Swap ground turkey for the beef. It pairs perfectly with the earthy rubbed sage.

Short on time? Skip the sauce-making and use your favorite prepared barbecue sauce instead.

Originally published as Mom's Meat Loaf in Taste of Home June/July 1997, p35 

Nutritional Facts

1 slice: 366 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 135mg cholesterol, 1092mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 0 fiber), 26g protein.

 

••••CRAIG'S TOMATO TACO PASTA WITH OLIVES🍅🥘🥙🥗🌮🧀!!••••

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••••CRAIG'S TOMATO TACO PASTA WITH

••••OLIVES!!

 

••1 cup elbow macaroni 

••1 cup taco seasoned meat

••1 Roma tomato, chopped

••1 cup marinara sauce

••1/2 cup olives, sliced

 

••COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS, ENJOY!!

 

 

 

••••BLOOMSDAY 2017🥇🥈🥉🏞🏃‍♀️!!••••

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••••BLOOMSDAY 2017!!

 

 

  

 

••••MINI HOT BROWNS🍞🏇🐴🥘🍮!!••••

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••••MINI HOT BROWNS!!

 

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. 

MAKES:18 servings

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 18 slices snack rye bread
• 6 ounces sliced deli turkey
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 5 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Dissolve bouillon in water; set aside.
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; add cream and bouillon. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. Remove from heat.
3. Place bread on two baking sheets. Layer each slice with turkey, onion and cheese mixture. Bake until heated through, 10-12 minutes. (Or preheat broiler and broil until edges of bread are crisp and sauce is bubbly, 3-5 minutes.) Sprinkle with bacon and parsley. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen. 

Try them as a slider: double the amount of bread slices but only top half. After assembling, use the remaining bread slices to top your mini sandwiches.

Originally published as Mini Hot Browns in Taste of Home April/May 2007, p15 

 

Nutritional Facts

1 appetizer: 98 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 246mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

••••KENTUCKY DERBY 2017🏇🍹🐴🌹!!••••

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••••KENTUCKY DERBY 2017!!