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Caramel Apple Cheesecake

I have been making this every year during this time of year, it's Paula Deen's recipe. It's perfect for Thanksgiving. It's an amazingly easy recipe, takes me less than 10 minutes to prepare and the baking time is what takes the longest. It is SO yummy, everyone LOVES it and always asks for it. I love Paula!!! Ingredients 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling 1 (9-inch) graham cracker crust 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/4 cup caramel topping 12 pecan halves, plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Reserve 3/4 cup of the apple filling; set aside. Spoon the remaining filling into the crust. Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Add the eggs and mix well. Pour this over the pie filling. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the center of the cake is set. Cool to room temperature. Mix the reserved pie filling and caramel topping in a smal

The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie (because I said so)

I won't write much besides the fact that this is the best recipe that I have found, and it's amazing, and it's better than any bakery, and you can make them super huge like I like to do, so even though you are eating 3 cookies you are really only eating one. They are everyone's favorite, and here you go..... Ingredients: 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted & cooled until warm 1 c brown sugar, packed 1/2 c granulated sugar 1 large egg plus 1 yolk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips ( I get mine at Trader Joes) Directions: -Adjust oven racks to upper & lower -middle positions & heat oven to 325. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. -Whisk dry ingredients together except sugars; set aside. -With electric mixer, or by hand, mix butter & sugars until thoroughly combined. -Beat in egg, yolk and vanilla until combined. -Add dry ingredients & beat at l

Sesame Chicken

I do love some Chinese food. This recipe is spot on, as long as you have the ingredients. It's easy, and so tasty. Who doesn't get sick of chicken? it's sometimes a headache just staring at it thinking what am I going to make with this thing that we haven't had 2 other nights this week? well this is a great addition to the chicken choices that we must make. Ingredients: 3 pieces of chicken breast or 1/2 chicken - cut to bite size pieces 1 tbsp of light soy sauce 1 tbsp of cooking wine 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil 1 tsp of sugar 2 tbsp flour 1 tbsp rice flour or cornstarch Salt & pepper to taste Sauce: 3 tbsp of sweet chili sauce 2 tbsp of tomato ketchup 1- 2 tbsp of honey (depend on how sweet you want) 1 tbsp of oyster sauce 2 tbsp of light soy sauce 1/4 cup of water some toasted sesame seed 1. Marinate chicken with soy sauce, wine, sugar, sesame oil, salt and pepper and set it aside for at least an hour. Just before frying mix the 2 type of flour together and mix it into

Thanks to Amy....Pumpkin Pecan Swirl Bread

It's so nice to have friends around you that really love food, but more importantly know how much I love food because then you get to go on a playdate and have them give you food!!! This is how I discovered this heavenly bread. Amy walked up to me and the boys and hands me a few pieces of this obscenely delicious bread, I immediately shoved a piece down my throat and couldn't believe how delicious it was!!!! I kept telling her how good it was. She herself was impressed. I made the bread the next day, and everyone loves it!!! 2 loaves are almost gone. This recipe does make 2 loaves, and it is quite easy, the hardest part really is just waiting for it to rise, and even that is a pretty short wait time for bread. Please make this and ENJOY!!!! Pumpkin Pecan Swirl Bread Ingredients: 1 Tbsp active dry yeast 1/4 c. granulated sugar 1/2 c. warm water (115 degrees) 3/4 c. pumpkin puree 1 c. milk 3 Tbsp unsalted butter 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/8 tsp ground cloves 1