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Ingredients: For the soft pretzels: 1 ball pizza dough (store bought or homemade) About 1/4 cup flour, for dusting work surface 1/2 cup baking soda 4 cups hot water 1-1/2 Tablespoons kosher salt, for topping For the cheese sauce: 1 Tablespoon butter 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 3/4 cups milk 3/4 cups shredded cheddar 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste, optional Directions: For the soft pretzels: If using frozen pizza dough, let thaw in your refrigerator overnight. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place pizza dough on a well-floured surface. Divide dough ball into 8-10 portions. Roll each piece into a 24” inch long rope and twist into a pretzel shape (handy video here). Place on the prepared baking sheets. In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in 4 cups hot water. Dip each pretzel into the baking soda-hot water mixture and place pretzels on baking sheets. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake in p...

Yield: Makes 16 deviled egg halves | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 8 large or extra-large eggs 2 Tablespoons Daisy Light Sour Cream 1 1/2 teaspoons spicy mustard 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon pickle relish 1/2 teaspoon paprika Pinch of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 6-8 fresh chives, chopped 6 slices bacon, cooked 'til crisp Directions:   To make hardboiled eggs: Place eggs in a medium pot. Fill with cold water, just until the water covers the eggs. Set on your stovetop and turn to high. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and remove from heat. Set timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, drain water from pot; fill with ice cubes and cold water. This prevents the eggs from further cooking and helps loosen them from their shell. To remove the shell, gently tap egg all over and peel back shell. Rinse under cold water. Place on a cutting board. To make deviled eggs: Slice eggs i...

Makes 3 servings Ingredients: Oil, for frying (vegetable, canola or peanut oil) 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup half-and-half or cream 2 large eggs 1 1/2 Tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 English muffins, halved For serving, optional: Powdered sugar Fresh berries Maple syrup Directions: Turn oven onto warm setting (or 170 to 250 degrees F). In a shallow bowl (or cake pan), whisk milk, half-and-half, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Add English muffin halves to the mixture and soak, flipping a few times, until thoroughly saturated. Pour about 1/4 inch of oil into a large nonstick skillet set to medium-high heat. Line a large plate with paper towels. Once hot, add muffin halves to oil. Cook on first side for about 30 seconds, flip and continue cooking until muffins are golden brown. (Reduce or increase heat, as necessary, to keep oil temperature hot but not smoking.) Gently shake excess oil from muffins and place on prepared plate. Pat with additional p...

Servings: 6 | Active Time: 25 minutes | Total Time to Make: 45 minutes Ingredients 4 seedless cucumbers (about 3 1/4 lbs total), peeled, halved lengthwise, cut on bias 1/4-inch slices 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt, divided 12 oz Daisy Light Sour Cream 2 Tbsp chopped Food You Feel Good About Dill Juice of 1 lemon (2-3 Tbsp), divided 1/4 small (about 1/2 lb) red onion, peeled, cut in thin, match-like sticks 6 salmon fillets (about 6 oz each), skinned Salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbsp Kosher Basting Oil 5 oz Food You Feel Good About Spring Mix 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil Select all ingredients Directions Preheat grill on HIGH 10 min. Make cucumber salad: Toss cucumbers with 1 tsp Kosher salt (to draw out moisture); let set 30 min. Squeeze, then drain water off. Combine cucumbers, sour cream, dill, 1/2 Kosher salt, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, and red onion in large bowl; set aside. Coat cleaned grill grate lightly with vegetable oil. Season both sides of fillets with salt and pe...

Ingredients     1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter 1 large egg 2 cups all-purpose baking mix 2/3 cup almond toffee bits 2/3 cup coarsely chopped peanuts 2/3 cup milk chocolate morsels 10 ounce vanilla caramels 2 to 3 tablespoons whipping cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup milk chocolate morsels, melted Directions TIP: The chocolate drizzle on the cookies will harden as it cools Preheat oven to 350°. Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, beating until blended. Add baking mix, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in toffee bits, chopped peanuts, and 2/3 cup chocolate morsels. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten dough with hand. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool cookies on baking sheets 1 minute; remove cookies to wire racks. Microwave c...

READY IN: 25mins Ingredients 1 cup butter (only real butter can be used in this recipe) 1 cup sugar 1⁄4 cup water 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 3 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares or 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips 1 cup coarsely broken pecans Directions In heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, water, and salt. Cook to hard-crack stage (300°F) stirring with a WOODEN SPOON constantly and watching carefully. Do not try a plastic spoon, it will melt into your delicious candy! Immediately pour into ungreased 13"x9" pan. Cool until hard. Melt chocolate over hot, but not boiling water. Spread over toffee; sprinkle with nuts, pressing them into chocolate. Let stand 2-3 hours or chill 30 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.

Ingredients 1.5kg fresh skinless turkey breast, trimmed 500g fresh chorizo sausages 1 cup dried breadcrumbs 1 bunch English spinach, stems removed 5 sheets frozen puff pastry, partially thawed 1 egg, lightly beaten 275g jar jellied cranberry sauce Broccolini rice (see note), to serve Method Using a sharp knife, cut turkey along 1 long side (do not cut all the way through). Open up turkey to lay flat. Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, flatten until 1cm thick. Discard chorizo casings. Crumble chorizo and combine with 1/2 the breadcrumbs. Using damp hands, spread chorizo mixture over turkey. Roll up turkey, from 1 long side, to form a log. Refrigerate until required. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place spinach in a colander over sink. Run hot water over leaves until just wilted. Drain. Squeeze excess water from leaves. Pat dry between pieces of paper towel. Set aside. Place 1 pastry sheet on a board. Br...

Ingredients For the cake: 2 oranges 6 large eggs 1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups almond meal/flour 1/2 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt For the glaze: 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon honey 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon Cointreau or Grand Marnier Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F. Place oranges in a pot, cover with water, bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours, until fork tender. Cool, cut open and remove pips/seeds if any. Place oranges in a food processor and puree until pulpy. Add remaining ingredients, and blitz until completely incorporated. Grease a square pie pan with butter, and line with parchment paper. Pour batter into pan, and place in oven for 50-60 minutes, or until middle of cake is firm to the touch. Allow to cool to room temperature before un-molding. Place ingredients for glaze in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of barely s...