A holiday recipe how-to

Ingredients: ¾ cup margarine 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt   Directions: Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt Chill at least 1 hour Roll dough into balls and place on baking sheet Bake at 400º for 6-8 minutes ...

Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil 8 oz lean ground beef ¼ cup finely chopped yellow onion 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 2 tsp dried basil  ½ tsp dried oregano Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 15 oz ricotta cheese 1 large egg 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 2 ½ cups freshly grated mozzarella cheese ¾ cup finely ...

Ingredients: 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup ½ cup milk 1 tsp soy sauce 1 dash black pepper 4 cups cooked cut green beans 1 ⅓ cups French's® French Fried Onions   Directions: In a casserole dish, mix the soup, milk, soy sauce, black pepper, beans and ⅔ cup onions Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until the bean mixture is hot and bubblin...

Ingredients: 5 cups flour 3 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground cardamom 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp baking soda 2 tbsp brandy or rum flavoring 3 sticks (1 ½ cups) butter ½ cup honey ¼ cup molasses or maple syrup ¼ cup water 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed 3 tbsp sugar 4 eggs 2 tbsp water 3 tsp baking powder mixed with 2 tbsp flour   Directions: ...

Sift together: 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1/8 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon anise seeds or 1 teaspoon ground cardamom seeds   Cream together: ½ cup butter or shortening ...