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Gooey Butter Cake

This classic gooey butter cake has a delicious buttery cake crust and a gooey cream cheese topping. Finish with a dusting of powdered sugar for an absolutely incredible treat! Only seven ingredients and 15 minutes of hands-on time are required! It's perfect for any occasion and will be the star of your next gathering!

AmericanCake, Dessert1 hrServes 16322 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeRenal

Main ingredient: box

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-1018 · Hand-built original

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Graham Cracker Toffee

Graham crackers covered with a boiled butter and brown sugar toffee full of chopped pecans, baked briefly and scattered with mini chocolate chips, then cooled until firm and broken apart.

AmericanMain course1 hrNot specifiedGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: sleeves graham crackers

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-9020 · Hand-built original

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Grain Free Tabouleh Salad

A cauliflower-based tabouleh with cucumber, tomatoes, olives, parsley, mint and scallions in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

AmericanSide10 minServes 4288 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: cauliflower

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-11619 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Butterscotch Pie

A pre-baked pie crust filled with a brown sugar butterscotch custard made with milk, egg yolks, butter and vanilla, topped with a vanilla meringue baked until lightly golden.

AmericanDessert2 hr 40 min8 slices292 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-8980 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Fall Sangria

Red wine combined with orange juice, homemade ginger syrup, Cognac and Grand Marnier, chilled for hours with cubed apple, orange slices and allspice berries.

AmericanDrink6 hr 30 minServes 6224 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-9494 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Perfect Homemade Bread

Soft, golden homemade sandwich loaves from a simple yeasted dough, proofed twice and baked in two 9x5-inch pans.

AmericanBread, Side Dish, Snack3 hr 45 minServes 16151 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-13899 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Red Velvet Cake

A vivid red velvet layer cake with a hint of cocoa, filled and covered with a mascarpone buttercream and ringed with white chocolate truffles.

AmericanCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 823 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-14449 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Texas Sheet Cake

A large thin chocolate sheet cake made with cocoa, brown sugar, cinnamon and sweetened condensed milk in the batter, spread while warm with a cocoa and condensed milk icing and optional chopped pecans.

AmericanDessert0 minServes 20195 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cocoa powder

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7399 · Hand-built original

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Grandma’s Beef Stew Casserole

Beef stew meat browned and layered in a casserole with potatoes, carrots and peas under a flour-thickened beef broth gravy with tomato paste and thyme, then baked low and slow under foil.

AmericanSoupServings: 6–8636 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-9021 · Hand-built original

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Grandpa's Buttermilk Biscuits

Tall, layered buttermilk biscuits made by folding a sour-cream-enriched dough, then cutting rounds and baking them hot until golden.

AmericanBread0 minServes 8165 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: buttermilk

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-8618 · Hand-built original

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Grandpa's Smoky BBQ Sauce

A tomato-based barbecue sauce sweetened with brown sugar, molasses and corn syrup and sharpened with mustard powder, cayenne, garlic powder and liquid smoke. It simmers uncovered for a full hour so the flavours deepen.

AmericanSauceGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: tomato sauce

HB-7522 · Hand-built original

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Granny's Buttery Crab Cakes

Rounded mounds of jumbo lump crab bound lightly with mayonnaise, egg, Dijon mustard and Old Bay, brushed with melted butter and baked until lightly golden. The crab is the star, so the mixing is kept gentle and the mounds are not packed tightly.

AmericanMain course30 minServes 4281 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: crab

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-12566 · Hand-built original

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Grape Jelly Meatballs

Cooked meatballs simmered in a glossy grape jelly and chilli sauce glaze in the slow cooker.

AmericanAppetizer2 hr 5 minServes 24217 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: meatballs

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-4877 · Hand-built original

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Grapefruit Martini

Fresh grapefruit juice and lime shaken with vodka and triple sec until frothy and bracingly cold. Tart first, then sweet, and ready in five minutes.

AmericanDrink5 minMakes 1171 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: grapefruit juice

Pairs well with: goat cheese crostini, shrimp cocktail, citrus salad, brunch quiche

HB-18754 · Hand-built original

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Greek Yogurt Fruit Cocktail Muffins

Vanilla Greek yogurt keeps these fruit cocktail muffins moist, with drained fruit folded through a cornstarch-lightened crumb. They bake up tender with clean, domed tops.

AmericanBreakfast35 minServes 8177 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17983 · Hand-built original

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Green Bean Casserole

Blanched green beans baked in a mushroom cream sauce with cheddar and parmesan, finished with a layer of crisp fried onions.

AmericanSide1 hr 30 min8 servings414 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: beans

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-9867 · Hand-built original

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Green Chile Cheese Dip

A hot baked dip of browned ground beef or sausage folded into cream cheese with green chiles, salsa, Monterey Jack and cheddar, served warm for dipping.

AmericanAppetizer25 min8 servings271 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: cheese

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-9022 · Hand-built original

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