Copycat Olive Garden Sangria

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 liters red table wine
1 cup grenadine
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 1/4 cups sweet vermouth
strawberries, cut into thirds
oranges, slice and quartered
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Combine the sugar and water in a large container until dissolved. Add the remaining ingredients except for…

Copycat Lipton’s Onion Soup

Why buy those little packets when you probably have all these ingredients in your kitchen already?
3/4 cup minced onion
1/3 cup beef bouillon
4 teaspoons onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed celery seed
1/4 teaspoon sugar
Mix together all of the ingredients. Store in an air-tight container
5 tablespoon…

Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

I love getting the Mexican pizza from Taco Bell. The perfect late night snack! It is really easy to prepare that at home and is a great dinner or snack concept to manufacture when you have leftovers from a taco dinner.
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon …

Copycat Dairy Queen Hard Chocolate Sauce

Perfect for you summer ice cream sundaes!
6 ounces chocolate chips
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1/4 cup corn oil
In a double boiler melt chips and butter together. When melted, add oil. To serve, pour the sauce by ice cream and it will harden in a couple seconds.
Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Copycat Famous Dave’s Corn Bread with Honey Jalapeno Glaze

I am a huge corn bread fan and nobody does it better than Famous Dave’s. I recreated that recipe using my new oven and it came out amazing! I recommend doubling the recipe considering everyone is going to eat them up in a flash. You can prepare the glaze ahead of date and store it in a seal…

Chipotle Cilantro-Lime Rice

Steamed white rice tossed with freshly chopped cilantro, a dash of citrus juice and a little salt.
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh cilantro
2/3 cup white basmati rice
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Lime
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil by low heat. Add rice and the juice from half of on…

Copycat Tony Roma’s Onion Loaf

6 white onions, sliced and separated into rings
1 cup milk
3 eggs, beaten
salt, to taste
2 cups pancake mix
Combine milk, eggs, and salt in a mixing bowl. Soak the onions in that mixture for about 30 minutes. Place pancake mix in a shallow bowl. Heat oil for frying in a heavy skillet to 375 degrees…

Copycat Friendly’s Peanut Butter Sauce

My grandma treated me to lunch yesterday at Friendly’s. It had been so expanded since i had been there. I forgot how much I liked the food and of course, we had to indulge in a little ice cream at the end. Here is a great recipe for making Friendly’s Peanut Butter Sauce at home. I lo…

Copycat Chili’s Honey-Chipotle Sauce

Everyone seems to be on a “chipotle” pepper kick these days. Chipotle peppers are smoked jalapenos. that has become one of my favorite dipping sauces. It goes great with chicken fingers. So sweet and so spicy!
2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon white vinegar
…

Copycat McDonald’s Sweet Chili Sauce

Sweet and spicy at the same date. You are going to love that dipping sauce.
2 tablespoons water
2 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup light corn syrup
6 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons chili sauce (Huy Fong make or similar)
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash ground cayenne pepper
dash ga…

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