Cool New Websites!

The other day, I stumbled across a couple of GREAT new websites and wanted to make sure I shared them with you!

The first one is called Best Copycat Restaurant Recipes Every day, Mark posts new copycat recipes! There's recipes for FABULOUS restaurant favorites like:

TGI Friday's Jack Daniel's Dipping Sauce #2

Ingredients:

1/3 C. Diced Red Onions
1/2 tsp. Finely Diced Garlic
1/2 C. Water
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1/3 C. Teriyaki Sauce
1/4 C. Soy Sauce
1/3 C. White Grape Juice
1/2 C. Jack Daniel's Black Label Bourbon
1/2 tsp. Tabasco Sauce

Directions:

1. Place ingredients in sauce pan in order listed.
2. Mix and stir after each ingredient.
3. Place on medium heat and stir until mixture reaches boiling stage.
4. Turn temperature down to low until mixture is on a slow simmer.
5. Cook sauce for 35 - 45 minutes and remove from heat. Mixture will have reduced in volume about a 1/4 to 1/3.

Link: Jack Daniel's Dipping Sauce

OR, how about this one:

Olive Garden's Spaghetti Carbonara

Ingredients

1/4 C. flour
1/4 C. butter
1 qt. milk
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
24 slices bacon, extra thick
1/4 C. olive oil
3 C. mushrooms, sliced
6 Tbsp. scallions, finely minced
1 lb. spaghetti, uncooked
2 tsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Directions

1. Melt butter in 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat.
2. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add milk, salt and pepper and stir vigorously with wire whip until mixture barely comes to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, whipping frequently while sauce thickens. Keep warm.
5. Cook bacon until fully cooked. Drain on paper towels. Cut into 1/4-inch pieces and stir into sauce.
6. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
7. Add sliced mushrooms and minced onions and sauté until golden. Add to sauce.
8. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well and add to the sauce along with the parsley. Blend well.
9. Transfer to warm serving dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Link: Olive Garden's Spaghetti Carbonara

This month, Mark is offering a FREE COOKBOOK DOWNLOAD EVERY SINGLE DAY! I've downloaded a couple of them and they're GREAT! Don't worry that the month is almost over, you can sign up (for free) and download as many as you want all in one day! Download one or 21, it's up to you!

Not only does Mark write the Best Copycat Restaurant Recipes blog, but he has a couple other FABULOUS sites, too!

Looking for a list? Mark's newest site: Everyday Lists has some great lists that are absolutely 100% free! The Everyday Lists site is still rather new, but I have inside information that Mark is working on all kinds of lists and will be getting them on-line just as quickly as he can.

In the meantime, take a stroll around Best Copycat Restaurant Recipes and download a cookbook or two and print some fabulous restaurant favorites!

Enjoy!

Julie