I got a food processor recently and have been making all kinds of delicious things with it. Here are some recipes of what I’ve made so far:

Pesto Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups (2 oz) firmly packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons walnuts
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup (4 oz) grated Parmesan-Romano cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temp)
- pinch of salt

In a food processor, combine the basil, nuts, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Process until very finely chopped. With the machine running, gradually add the olive oil in a steady stream and process until smooth. Turn off, add the cheese and butter, and pulse a few times until the ingredients are blended.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro or parsley leaves
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 large clove garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

In a food processor, combine all ingredients and process until smooth.

Butternut Squash Soup
- 6 tablespoons chopped onion
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 6 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
- 3 cups water
- 4 cubes chicken bouillon
- 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

Cut squash in half and roast in oven before peeling and cubing it. In a large saucepan, saute onions in butter until tender. Add squash, water, bouillon, marjoram and black pepper. Bring to boil; cook 10 minutes, or until squash is tender. Puree mixture and cream cheese in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to saucepan, and heat through. Do not allow to boil.

Grandma Delma’s Fresh Cranberry Relish
- 1 bag cranberries
- 2 red apples – cored and sliced but not peeled
- 2 oranges – peeled and with seeds taken out
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Grind all ingredients together in a food processor. Chill until served.

Last year I made a million pies. This year I’m all about the breads.

Apple Breakfast Bread
Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread
Banana Cranberry Bread
Blueberry Orange Bread
Spiced Banana Bread
Strawberry Pineapple Bread
Pear Bread
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread
Zucchini Pineapple Bread

I guess these breads are more like cakes but boy are they good. Easy to bring camping or visiting too.

Delicious recipes:
Peach-a-Berry Pie
Chicken Pot Pie

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I finally saw all of Broken Trail. It was amazing.

Irish Bananas
Irish Chicken & Dumplings
Glazed Corned Beef
Bumbleberry Pie
Raspberry Topped Lemon Pie
Ham-Stuffed Manicotti
Three Cheese Chicken Bake
I could keep going…

Allrecipes.com lets you change the number of servings and it calculates new amounts for you. Not hard to do on your own but a neat feature. They don’t change the cook time according to how much you’re making though.

I am making apple butter in my crockpot right now and it is making my apartment smell so wonderful.