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Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I have a 1 lb tub of sour cream and it is about to expire.

Any good ideas of what I can make for a quick snack or meal.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
beef stroganoff or onion dip?

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I was going to suggest beef strofanoff, too. You can even make it with ground beef.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Cheesy potatoes need sour cream. :-) So do certain cheesecakes....

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Mix the sour cream with whippng cream, a bag of marshmallows, a can of pineapple chunks, a can of mandarin slices, and a bag of green grapes. It has to sit for a few hours before its best, though - the acid in the sour cream breaks down the marshmallows just enough to make it heavenly.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
these all sound good. thanks for the suggestions

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
LOL I was looking for a thread like this.

I have too much mayonnaise in the house. What recipe can I make? Please not anything that has to do with tuna. I am maxed out on tuna.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Hmmm, deviled eggs, potato salad, chocolate cake, hair massage, face massage.

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Nyheat you said nothing with Tuna. Instead of tuna you could substitute hard boiled eggs or diced up chicken and have either a egg salad or chicken salad. Or you could add some pasta in with the chicken salad and make it a pasta salad.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
banana bread

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Nyheat, mix your mayo with Sherbabe's sour cream, add spices, and you'll have a veggie dip. (I usually add mexican seasonings to an onion dip to make a spicy onion dip.) Of course, Sherbabe's sour cream is probably gone or spoiled by now! :-)

There are a bunch of appetizers I used to make using mayo as a base. I think the recipes came from Pampered Chef, and I no longer make them the way the recipes state. But I think you use pizza dough, parbake the dough, spread mayo on the still warm dough, top with canned artichokes, sprinkle with cheese (I think I used to use a mix of gruyere and parmesano reggiano). Bake till bubbly. (Note: I do something similar but now I use olive oil instead.)

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Yummy to all of these! What a good thread. I ended up getting red potatoes for red potato salad. Yum I love deviled eggs. Thanks again for the suggestions.

Er, banana bread? Sounds interesting.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
When I used to eat seafood... I'd make tuna salad but I'd up the ante. A can of tuna, mayo, chopped celery and green onion (just a bit), a chopped up hard boiled egg, and a few chopped up pickled jalapenos. Makes a totally delish tuna salad, with the egg and jalapeno!

Karen
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09-07-2004

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Costa, I thought I was the only one who enjoyed jalapenos with my tuna / seafood salad!

There are a lot of baking recipes where you can use mayonnaise instead of the eggs and oil in a recipe, and makes a delish moist cake / bread.

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

This classic chocolate mayonnaise cake truly is probably the best moist chocolate cake recipe you will find. The use of mayonnaise ensures a moist cake every time.

Homemade chocolate cake is just about everyone's favorite. This such an easy chocolate cake to make any day of the week you will bake it over and over again I'm sure.


Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup mayonnaise
1 1/3 cups water

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Grease and flour 2 - 9" round cake pans.

Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder. Mix well and set aside.

Beat together eggs, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl for 3 minutes, using the high speed of an electric mixer. Mixture should be smooth and creamy. Reduce speed to low and beat in mayonnaise until blended.

Add flour mixture in batches, alternating with water, in 4 equal additions (1/4 of the flour, then 1/4 of the water etc). Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the center of the cake springs back when lightly touched or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake is clean when removed. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and allow to cool completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.

Note:

* This recipe calls for mayonnaise and not Miracle Whip or another similar salad dressing. I have not substituted salad dressing so I can't tell you how that would turn out. I would personally stick with the mayonnaise.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
OMIGOSH what a brilliant thread. I LUV it! We have tons of leftovers all the time. I tend to make too much or we buy too much... We end up with science projects in the fridge all too often.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, October 12, 2007 - 8:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Actually now that tuna/jalapeno combo sounds really good. Maybe on some crackers, like a spread?

I have a tuna prejudice because my old roommate made it all the time and the smelly can would sit in the recycling reminding me of itself until it went out. The mayo was his too!!!

Great idea about the sweet cakes. Never thought of that. My red potato salad came out a little crispy but better a bit undercooked than over.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Nyheat, that tuna/egg/jalapeno salad goes well on sandwiches or crackers. I first had it years ago when I worked with three other writers. We'd bring food in and share, and basically graze all day. One of the writers would bring that tuna salad in with Ritz crackers. I no longer eat Ritz, but a really good cracker would still be yummy. (BTW, you get an extra boost of protein with the egg, and the jalapeno cuts the fishy taste. Win win, really! :-))

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I went looking for that Pampered Chef recipe. I can't find it, but I found Easy Artichoke Melts. They are kinda similar, although I remember using pizza dough.

At any rate, RazzleDazzle.com has tons of Pampered Chef recipes as does the PC site. And for some odd reason, the pampered chefs love using mayo!!!

Karen
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09-07-2004

Saturday, October 13, 2007 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I figured out the jalapeno / tuna combination back in high school, when we used to have a Subway across the street. Tired of everyone wanting "just one bite" of my lunch, I started loading it up with what everyone else thought was disgusting. Then I came to love it, LOL.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
anyone have a good skillet recipe for smoked sausage/potaotes?

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Not skillet, but I cut up the potatoes and the sausage, add some sliced onion, sprinkle on some rosemary or thyme, and bake it in the oven.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Cook in the skillet until ready, reduce heat, add some broccoli and velveeta cheese, cover - warming until cheese melts and coats, sprinkle with a little curry, salt and pepper.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I do Prisoner's thing with potatos and onions, but drizzle with olive oil and toss before putting into the oven. I don't eat sausage so can't help with the rest.

Beekindpleez
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07-18-2006

Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beekindpleez a private message Print Post    
I cook it in the skillet, too. But I add corn to the sausage and potato.

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Costa, do you eat cheese? I add parmesan cheese and a little lemon juice when I do the potatoes and onions without sausage. And butter. It needs a little butter (just a 1/2 a tablespoon. More like the essence of butter. Enough butter to think it makes a difference....)

I cleaned out my frig freezer this week of the unidentifiable leftovers, so I have room to put some more in. Time for meatballs this weekend!