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The Secret Ingredient: Tasty Recipes with an Unusual Twist

Recipes using common ingredients in unexpected combinations like Apple Pie with Ketchup, Cola Sloppy Joe’s, Chicken Wings with Beer & Peanut Butter, Pork n’ Bean Bread, Cheesy Chocolate Fudge, Twinkie Ice Cream Shake & Popcorn Salad. This cookbook includes more than 90 tasty recipes for beverages, soups, salads, breads, sauces, main dishes, side dishes, sandwiches and desserts. Size: 5.5” X 8.5”, Paperback, 76 pages. ISBN 978-0-980224-1-2 $7.95 Also Available as an E-Book $5.95 (No Shipping)

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Text Box: Chuck Wagon Roast Beef from The Secret Ingredient 1 (3-4 lb.) beef rump roast 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 small onion, chopped 1 cup milk 1 cup coffee Place roast in a 4-1/2 quart crock pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl and blend well. Pour over roast and cook on LOW 8-10 hours or on HIGH 4-5 hours or until tender.

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The Secret Ingredient: Tasty Recipes with an Unusual Twist

For years, proud cooks have boasted that their own special version of a popular recipe included a “secret ingredient” that made their dish exceptional. They carefully guarded this “top secret” information to maintain a culinary edge over their competition.

Out of sheer boredom, many cooks began combining common ingredients in dishes where you’d least expect to find them, in an attempt to spark their own creativity and surprise and delight the taste buds of their families and dinner guests.

Many other unusual ingredient combinations came about because of cooking contests sponsored by large food and beverage corporations in their quest to generate more sales for their products. Cooks everywhere challenged their culinary expertise to concoct thousands of tasty recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. And the search for these unique flavor combinations continues to this day.

The Secret Ingredient: Tasty Recipes with an Unusual Twist is a collection of just a small sampling of these recipes for using familiar ingredients in an unexpected combination. Try a few of the recipes below.

Text Box: Cheesy Pita Pockets from The Secret Ingredient 2-1/2 cups green or red seedless grapes 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 small pitas, halved
Lettuce (optional)
Blend together first 7 ingredients; mix well. Spread mixture inside pita pockets. Add lettuce if desired. Serves 4.

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Text Box: Hurry-Up Cherry Cobbler from The Secret Ingredient 2 (21 oz.) cans cherry pie filling
1 (18 oz.) package yellow cake mix
1 (12 oz.) can 7-Up Preheat oven to 350°. Pour pie filling into a 9” X 13” baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix over pie filling. Pour 7-Up over cake mix. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.

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