amandaformaro
I’m Amanda Formaro, home cook and baker behind the scenes of Amanda’s Cookin’. I've been baking, cooking, and creating recipes for my family and friends for over 30 years! I provide a mix of recipes from scratch and semi-homemade for all cooking and baking levels.
Blue Hawaiian Mai Tai
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With tropical pineapple and mango flavors complemented by dark rum, blue curacao, and grenadine, this fruity blue Hawaiian mai tai is sweet and refreshing. It's the perfect summertime drink to sip on!
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Beef Tips and Gravy
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Tender beef smothered in a flavorful brown gravy, this beef tips and gravy recipe can't get much better than this.
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Lemon Salad Dressing
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This lemon salad dressing is made with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper for a quick and refreshing dressing to toss into salads all year round.
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Mango Trifle
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This trifle is light and airy piled with angel food cake, vanilla pudding, whipped cream, mango, and macadamia nuts for texture among silky soft layers. It's suited for every kind of gathering, especi
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Honey Garlic Chicken Marinade
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This honey garlic chicken marinade is sweet, sticky, and savory all bundled into one flavor-packed infusion that can also double down as a lip-smacking sauce!
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Butterbeer
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Skip the long lines at Universal for an easy 4-ingredient butterbeer recipe that requires no cooking, no complicated steps, just a creamy delicious butterscotch drink made in only 5 minutes.
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Cajun Shrimp
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You only need a handful of ingredients to get this Cajun shrimp on the table, plus the willpower to hold off until it's finished of course. This dish is spiced with a flavor-packed homemade seasoning
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Dill Pickle Pinwheels
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Dill pickle pinwheels are the perfect creamy, crunchy, bite-sized party appetizer that all the pickle lovers will drool over!
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Melting Potatoes
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The potatoes soak up the chicken broth and surrounding ingredients infusing them with flavor and leaving them creamy, caramelized, and ultra-tender. They are called melting potatoes and not just roast
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Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry
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Honey garlic chicken stir fry is a combination of cubed chicken, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, onion, and snow peas swimming in a sweet and savory sauce that tickles your tastebuds.
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Shrimp Alfredo
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Shrimp alfredo is a classic. It's hard to resist this rich creamy sauce twirled with noodles and plump sauteed shrimp, all made in one skillet with simple but flavorful ingredients.
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Golden Oreo Truffles
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Blitz, roll, and dip into a white chocolate coating. That's all! These golden Oreo truffles are so easy to make, great for prepping ahead of time, and don't require any baking.
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Creamed Spinach
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The rich and creamy sauce elevates fresh spinach leaves into a tender masterpiece when paired with shallots, garlic, and parmesan cheese in this creamed spinach recipe.
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Sloppy Joe Pasta: A Simple Yet Hearty Pasta Dish The Whole Family Will Love!
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This easy one-pot sloppy joe pasta serves four hungry people or stretches to serve six with salad and bread on the side.
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
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This cucumber salad is sweet, tangy, and creamy with a pop of dill for fresh flavor throughout. Plus, it's quick to prepare and chill in advance!
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Beef Bulgogi
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Beef bulgogi takes tender sliced ribeye and marinates it in an explosive combo of pears, onions, ginger, garlic, chili sauce, and soy sauce to create something that's both tangy and sweet with a pinch
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Coconut Cake
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Coconut cake is soft, moist, and delicate with a chewy crumb while the cream cheese frosting adds tangy richness between each layer.
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