CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY CHEESECAKE

ingredients

For the base

¼ cup pecans

1½ cup chocolate crumbs

2 tbsp sugar

⅓ cup melted butter

For the cheesecake layer

3 8 oz packages cream cheese, room temperature

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

1½ tsp vanilla

3 whole eggs

1 cup canned, fresh pitted or frozen cherries - drained and patted dry.

½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips

1 tsp butter

splash of cream

instructions

Preheat the oven to 325

In a food processor run the pecans through until they become finely chopped. Add the sugar, chocolate crumbs and melted butter. Pulse until it resembles a sandy texture.

Press the mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a Springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cheese and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add the lemon juice, vanilla and eggs. Mix until well combined. Pour the mixture over the crust.

Melt the chocolate chips, butter and cream in a small bowl.

Press the cherries into the cheesecake and drizzle with the melted chocolate. Swirl lightly with a knife.

Bake for 60 minutes. Cool completely in the fridge before serving. Overnight is best.

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Pumpkin Lasagna

ingredients

For crust:

1 cup flour

½ cup butter-softened

½ cup toasted walnuts (or pecans)-chopped

For cheesecake layer:

8 oz. cream cheese- softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup whipped topping

For pumpkin layer:

2½ cups milk

3 small pkgs. vanilla instant pudding mix

15 oz Pumpkin puree

1 tsp. cinnamon

For topping:

1 cups whipped topping

¼ cup toasted walnuts (or pecans)-chopped

instructions

Preheat the oven at 350 F and spray 8x8 inch baking dish. (NOTES : I made Pumpkin Lasagna with these ingredients in 8x8 inch baking dish, but some people have commented that they have a problem to fit it, so I suggest you to avoid this potential problem using a 9x9 inch baking dish)

Mix flour, butter and ½ cup walnuts, press into a sprayed baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven and let it cool completely.

Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until it’s light and fluffy, add 1 cup whipped topping and spread over cooled crust. Set in the fridge while making pumpkin mixture.

Mix milk and vanilla instant pudding mix, add pumpkin puree and cinnamon and mix until it’s smooth. Spread over top of cheesecake layer.

Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle chopped walnuts and set in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

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Garlic Pesto Chicken with Tomato Cream Penne

ingredients

1/2 bottle(s) Lawrys Herb and Garlic Marinade

2 tablespoon(s) Pesto

2 Boneless Chicken Breasts

8 ounce(s) Penne Pasta 1/2 box

2 tablespoon(s) Olive Oil

3 clove(s) Garlic minced

2 tablespoon(s) Pesto

1/2 cup(s) chicken broth

8 ounce(s) Tomato Sauce

1 cup(s) half-and-half

1 tablespoon(s) Flour as needed

instructions

Cut chicken into one inch strips. Using same knife make slits into chicken. Pour lawrys marinade and pesto over chicken. Marinate over night.

Boil water and start on noodles.

Pour entire batch of chicken, marinade and all, into skillet and cook chicken fully (the marinade will evaporate/cook down)

Heat olive oil, cook garlic. Add pesto. Simmer in chicken broth until half has cooked down.

Add tomato sauce. Then add milk. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Toss pasta in. Add flour if it needs to be thickened.

Place chicken on top and serve.

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Make-Ahead Cheesy Turkey Chili Bake

ingredients

1 1/4 lb ground turkey

1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix

2 cans (19 oz each) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained, rinsed

1 can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso™ green chiles, undrained

1 can (11 oz) Green Giant™ SteamCrisp™ white shoepeg corn

1 jar (16 oz) Old El Paso™ Thick 'n Chunky salsa

2 cups shredded Mexican four-cheese blend (8 oz)

instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.

In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat turkey and salt to taste over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add remaining ingredients except cheese; stir to combine. Spread in baking dish. Top with cheese. Spray piece of foil large enough to cover baking dish with cooking spray. Cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of casserole reads 165°F. If desired, serve over rice with favorite chili toppings: cilantro, green onions, sour cream, yogurt, salsa, guacamole.

To freeze: Spray 2 (8-inch) disposable foil cake pans with cooking spray. After covering pans with sprayed foil, place pans in gallon-size resealable freezer plastic bags, or wrap in double layer of plastic wrap. Label and freeze. To bake: Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove from plastic, and place foil-covered pans on cookie sheet. Bake 40 to 50 minutes. If baking from frozen, bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.

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Pumpkin Seed Brittle – Break Some Off This Halloween

This pumpkin seed brittle recipe was a lot easier to make than film. The procedure for nut brittle, or in this case, seed brittle, is very simple, but there are points in the recipe when you have to move fast, which is unfortunate when you have to move a camera and set up shots. 

Even with these challenges, it came out just fine, and I’m only complaining as a way to build confidence. Once your sugar mixture has turned a nice caramel color, you have to immediately turn off the heat, add your baking soda (be careful), then your nuts or seeds (be careful), and hastily mix until combined. As the concoction cools it hardens quickly, so transfer into your pan and press as soon as you can (be careful).

After that, you can relax, unless you are scoring yours into shapes. No pressure, but you only have about two minutes to make your marks. After the brittle is cool, simply break it up, and you’ll be enjoying a crispy, delicious, and very seasonally appropriate treat.

Regarding the salt: you can add it right into the mix like I did, or sprinkle it over the top surface before the brittle is completely cool. That does look kind of cool, but either way, it’s critical, and should not be omitted.

I can’t help you with the tricks, but at least you have one more idea for a treat now. I hope you give this pumpkin seed brittle recipe a try soon. Enjoy!

Makes enough Pumpkin Seed Brittle for 12 witches or 8 zombies:

2 cups white sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

2 tablespoons water
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

1 1/2 teaspoons coarse sea salt (3/4 to 1 tsp if using fine salt)