Wendy's Chili Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. fresh ground beef
• 1 qt. tomato juice
• 1 (29 oz.) can tomato puree
• 1 (15 oz.) can red beans, drained
• 1 medium onion (1 1/2 c.), chopped
• 1/2 C. celery, diced
• 1/4 C. green pepper, diced
• 1/4 C. chili powder1 tsp. cumin (if you like real flavor, add more)
• 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. each: black pepper, oregano, sugar
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
  

Cooking Directions :

In a frying pan, brown the ground beef; drain. Put the drained beef and the remaining ingredients into a 6-quart pot. Cover the pot; let it simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.

A&W Root Beer Recipe

Ingredients :

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1 liter cold seltzer water
• 1/2 tsp plus 1/8 tsp root beer concentrate
  

Instructions :

1. Dissolve the sugar in hot water
2. Add the root beer concentrate and let cool
3. Combine the root beer mixture with the cold seltzer water

Auntie Anne's Pretzels

Auntie Anne's Pretzels
Servings Size: 1

Ingredients :

• 1 1/2 tsp Yeast
  
• 1/2 tsp Brown sugar
  
• 1 tsp Salt
  
• 1 1/2 c Water
• 4 c Bread flour
• 2 tsp Baking soda
• 2 c Warm water
• 1/2 lb Butter
• 2 Tbsp Honey
• White sugar Brown sugar.
  

Cooking Dirrections :

Preparation Instructions: Mix yeast, brown sugar, dash of salt and 1 1/2 cups water. Let sit for five minutes. Add bread flour. Knead well. Let rise for about one hour. Grease baking sheet. Mix baking soda and warm water. Take a piece of dough and roll and shape into a pretzel. The easiest way to shape is to roll into a rope, whatever size you prefer. Pinch ends of rope then bring ends of rope to other side of circle. Dip pretzels in warm water and baking soda mixture and put on baking sheet. Bake at 425F for about 12 minutes. While still hot, brush with melted butter and honey. Sprinkle with white and brown sugar (approx. half and half mixture).

Applebee's Pico de Gallo Recipe

Ingredients :

• 3 large tomatoes diced, 1 large onion diced
• 2 Tbsp. diced Jalapenos, 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (diced)
• 2 tsp. Salt, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil, 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
  

Cooking Directions :

Preparation Instructions: Mix all ingredients together in large container until well blended. Allow to sit for at least 6 hours, it is better if allowed to sit overnight.

Notes: This is a great summer relish to serve with chips, or even on a hamburger.

Olive Garden Breadsticks Recipe

Olive Garden Breadsticks

Ingredients :

• 1 Loaf unfrozen bread dough - (if frozen, thaw in bowl at room temp)
• Pam or oil
• Garlic powder
• Dry oregano leaf -- rub between fingers

Cooking Dirrections:

When dough is soft enough to knead, spray your fingers with Pam or oil and knead just until you can shape into cigar-sized pieces (about 8 to 10). Place these 3" apart on Pam-sprayed cookie sheets. Let rise in warm place until doubled - about 1-1/2 hours. Then holding Pam about 8" from sticks, lightly spray top of each and then dust with garlic powder and oregano. Bake at 375~ about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on rack to serve within a day or two. Olive Garden Breadsticks are just brown and serve soft breadsticks. Brown in the oven and spread liquid margarine over them, then sprinkle with garlic salt.

Burger King® - Big King Recipe

The Burger Wars are becoming the biggest food fight since that cafeteria scene from the movie "Animal House". The two burger giants, McDonald's and Burger King, have each been cloning the other's top products in the bloody battle for the big burger buck. Burger King stepped up first with the Big King - Burger King's version of the McDonald's Big Mac. Yes, it had two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun; although everything was arranged a bit differently, and there's no middle bun in there. Then McDonald's rolled out the Big N' Tasty, which bore a striking resemblance to Burger King's Whopper, with fresh lettuce, tomato, and onion on top of a huge beef patty.

Who's winning this fight by leveraging the popularity of the other company's product? Nobody, really. McDonald's chose to alter its Big N' Tasty recipe by making it smaller n' cheaper, then changed the name to Big Xtra!, while Burger King bailed out on the Big King altogether. But this food fight is far from over. More recently Burger King tweaked its french fry formula in an unsuccessful attempt to steal away fans from McDonald's winning fried spuds recipe. And McDonald's has added more breakfast sandwiches to compete with Burger King's wider wake-up selection. So the war continues. And the battlefield
is splattered with ketchup.

Burger Big King Recipe

Ingredients :

• Spread
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons French dressing
• 2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• dash salt
• dash pepper
• 4 sesame seed hamburger buns
• 1 1/3 cups chopped lettuce
• 8 slices American cheese
• 1 to 2 slices white onion, separated
• 8 dill pickle slices
  

Cooking Instructions :

1. Prepare the spread by combining the ingredients in a small bowl. Set this aside until you are ready to use it.
2. Preheat your barbecue or indoor grill to high heat.
3. Divide the ground beef into 8 even portions (3 ounces each). Roll each portion into a ball, then press each ball flat to form a patty about the same diameter as the bun.
4. Grill the beef patties for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until done. Lightly salt and pepper each side of the patties.
5. As the meat cooks, brown the faces of the buns in a hot skillet, toaster oven, or face down on the grill. Watch the buns closely so that they do not burn.
6. Build each burger by first spreading a tablespoon of the spread on the face of the top bun. Arrange about 1/3 cup of lettuce evenly over the spread.
7. On the bottom bun stack a patty, then a slice of American cheese, another patty, and another slice of cheese.
8. On the top slice of cheese arrange 2-3 separated onion slices (rings), then 2 pickle slices.
9. Turn the top part of the burger over onto the bottom and serve. You may also want to zap the sandwiches in the microwave, individually, for 15 to 20 seconds each.
10. Serves 4.
    

KFC Bean Salad Recipe

KFC Bean Salad

Ingredients :

• 1 16-oz can green beans (Blue Lake or some good quality)
• 1 16-oz can wax beans
• 1 16-oz can kidney beans
• 1 medium green pepper, sliced and chopped
• 1 medium-sized white onion sliced and cut up
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  

Cooking Instructions :

Drain and rinse kidney beans well. Drain additional beans and combine all ingredients together. Marinate and refrigerate overnight. Bean salad tastes better after 3 or 4 days. Makes about 7 cups.