Carrot Cake

A piece of cheesecake with berry topping on top.

Ingredients 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup buttermilk 4 eggs 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 2 cups flour 3 cups fresh grated carrots (the food processor makes this a cinch, but you can buy grated carrots at the grocery) 3/4 cup walnut pieces 1/2 cup raisins Icing 8 oz cream…

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Caviar Pie

A bowl of black rice with lemon in it.

Ingredients 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped (they don’t have to be blue and pink unless maybe you’re having a baby shower) Juice of ½ a lemon Salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup mayonnaise ¼ red onion, finely chopped 4 oz Neuchatel or cream cheese 3 Tbsp sour cream Optional: a couple of dashes of…

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Cheddar Biscuit and Beef Pot Pie

A pan of food on the stove

Ingredients 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed ½ onion, chopped 1 cup sliced carrots 2 Tbps butter 1 Tbsp fresh thyme (or tsp dried) 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (or dried) 1 Tbsp fresh parsley (or tsp dried, or omit) 2 lb ground beef Salt and pepper to taste 3 Tbsp flour 2 cups milk 1…

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Cheese Omelette

A white plate with two pieces of food on it.

Ingredients 2 eggs 1 Tbsp water 1/4 tsp each, salt and pepper, or to taste 2 tsp butter 1/3 c your favorite cheese * see note Directions In a small bowl beat eggs with water, salt, and pepper until very well blended. A fork or a whisk will do the trick. Melt butter in an…

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Cheese Pie

A plate of food on top of a table.

Last night was night seven of snow day cooking – presumably the last at least for a while! Truly, even the pups who have been quite entertained by learning to bounce through the snow like Tigger are finally getting fussy.  Football on TV was the entertainment for the afternoon and evening and rather than gorge…

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Cheese Pudding

A casserole dish with some kind of food inside

Ingredients ½ stick butter, softened 8 to 10 slices of firm white bread (depending on the size- I like Pepperidge Farm) 8 oz grated sharp cheese 4 eggs 2 cups milk ½ tsp garlic salt ¼ tsp dry mustard ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce Directions Butter a square-baking dish (8 cup capacity).…

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Cheese Ring with Strawberry Jam

Cheese and cracker appetizer with jelly

Recently I was a guest at a beautiful ladies luncheon. It was the perfect kind of lunch with sweet tea, chicken salad, and precious cookies iced to look like lady bugs. Everyone looked so snappy. If you were raised by a person like my mother, you would not dare to show up at such an…

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Cheese Tortellini Soup

A bowl of soup with carrots and green onions.

Ingredients 2 Tbsp olive oil 12 oz kielbasa cut in bite size pieces 1/2 onion, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tsp dried or 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (more if you like spicy food) 8 c chicken broth 1 can cannellini beans, undrained  3 c chopped kale 9…

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Cheeseburger Salad

A plate of food with meat and vegetables on it.

Ingredients 1 lb. lean ground beef 1 Tbsp steak seasoning (we like Montreal) 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Lettuce of choice (this salad had romaine, spinach and arugula) chopped or torn in bite size pieces 1 onion sliced in rings 1 cup cherry tomatoes chopped in half (or any chopped tomato) Optional toppings – pickles, croutons,…

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