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Beginning With a Meringue Pie from Hell
Husband sent me this pic and I must marvel. Who on earth would want this much meringue on their pie? But for those who like meringue, this is a winner.
Convenient Ziploc Omelets
Came across this on an email list and was intrigued. Haven't tried it but it seems as convenient as all get out.
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This works great !!! Good when you're alone or when all your family is together. Best feature is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!! Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.
- Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the quart size Ziploc bag (not more than 2) shake
to combine them.
- Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green
pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.
- Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake.
Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.
- Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes.
You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot.
For more, make another pot of boiling water.
- Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.
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Simple, Easy and Quite Good
In fact I did make the cake from the recipe below and in fact it was convenient and tasty. I did not put any frosting on the cake but a dusting of powdered sugar or ready-made frosting would be great.
My picture of the result does not look like much but go with me here, it was very good.Chocolate Lovers' Favorite Cake
1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
1 (4 serving size) box instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups sour cream
1 cup melted butter
5 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Grease one 9 or 10" bundt pan
With electric mixer, med speed, mix together cake mix, instant.
pudding, sour cream, melted butter, eggs and extract.
Add chocolate chips, continue to mix until well combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.
Cool cake completely before serving.
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