Triple chocolate cheesecake
Recipe of the Week
Triple chocolate cheesecake
Courtesy of
Tanya Kelley
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Crust:
1-1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies (about 10 cookies)
1/4 cup butter
1/2 of a 1-1/2-oz. chocolate bar
Filling:
2...
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Courtesy of
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Courtesy of
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Jamaican Beef Patties
Courtesy of
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Ingredients
Pastry
2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup solid shortening
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine
1/3 cup cold water
Meat Filling
2 tbs margarine
1 small white onion finely chopped
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