Honey Cornbread Muffins

Ingredients

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted
1/4 cup honey

Special equipment
paper muffin cups and a 12-cup muffin tin

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Into a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the whole milk, eggs, butter, and honey. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed.

Place muffin paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Evenly divide the cornbread mixture into the papers. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.

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I made these because my mom tried making cornbread for Thanksgiving and there were very dense and tasted like flour. Also, we have a whole bag of corn mean so I wanted to use some.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
3 tbs. all purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ginger
1 cup heavy cream
1 tbs. vanilla extract
1 can (1 lb.) mashed pumpkin (Libby's Brand is fine)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and yolks.

3. Add the flour, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.

4. Beat in the cream and the vanilla, then add the mashed pumpkin and beat at medium speed on an electric mixer until just mixed thoroughly.

5. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees and bake for an additional hour. Turn off the heat, but leave the cake in the oven overnight to cool.

6. As indicated above, serve the cake either warm or chilled, with whipped cream.

Source: The Joy of Cheesecake, Barron's, 1980.

Review: I found this cheesecake cookbook in my basement, as you can see it is really old, older than me. I made this cheesecake for Thanksgiving. It was really easy to make and it made the house smell of fall.

Shortbread Crust (for cheesecake)

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups (about 14 to 16) shortbread cookies, crushed
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F.

2. COMBINE cookie crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press onto bottom and 1-inch up side of 9-inch springform pan.

3. BAKE for 6 to 8 minutes (do not allow to brown). Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.

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Review: I used Lorna Doone shortbread cookies by Nabisco. It take about one box. I used more than 1 tablespoon of melted butter. I used this crust as oppose to making it from scratch for my pumpkin cheesecake.

Juicy Tasty Turkey Burgers

Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
3/4 cup gruyere or swiss cheese (3 ounces)
2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
kosher salt
black pepper

Directions

1. Oil grill grate.
2. Cook on medium-high.
3. Mix up the turkey, cheese, and garlic.
4. Form into 3/4 inch patties.
5. Make a shallow well in each patty so it cooks more evenly.
6. Season with the chili powder, salt and pepper (either right in the mix or on top of the burgers).
7. Cook em up, about 6-8 minutes per side.

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Review: My friend had some gruyere cheese so he asked me to find a recipe with it. Since I did not have much I wanted something simple so I found this burgers. The came out super juicy. Real quick and easy to make!

Ranch Cheeseburgers

Ingredients

1 1 oz. packet dry ranch-style salad dressing mix
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 larger hamburger buns, toasted

Directions

1. Combine dressing mix with beef and cheese and shape into 4 patties.

2. Cook on charcoal grill until thoroughly done. Serve on buns.

Source: Best Burger Cookbook, Mud puddle Books, 2007.

Review: These burgers were really good and juicy, bursting with ranch and cheese flavor. Some bacon would be great on them too.

Goat Cheese and Spinach Turkey Burgers

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground turkey breast
1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 tablespoons goat cheese, crumbled

Directions

1) Preheat the oven broiler.
2) In a medium bowl, mix ground turkey, spinach, and goat cheese.
3) Form the mixture into 4 patties.
4) Arrange patties on a broiler pan, and place in the center of the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until done.

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