I got recipe from Real Mom's Kitchen....I took it to a party and it was a big hit!
Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
3 cups peeled and shredded zucchini 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup oil 1 tsp lemon extract (optional, which I used) 3 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder zest of 1 lemon 2 cups blueberries (I only used 1 1/2 cups)
Beat zucchini, sugar, eggs, oil, and lemon extract. Sift together dry ingredients and stir in with lemon zest. Fold in the blueberries gently. Pour into a well greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 325 for about 65 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean. Let sit in pan for 5-10 minutes, then invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely and frost with lemon cream cheese frosting.
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
3 Tbsp soft butter 3 oz soft cream cheese 2 cups powdered sugar dash salt zest of 1 lemon (2-3 tsp) 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (approximately)
Beat butter and cream cheese till smooth. Add powdered sugar, salt, zest, and enough lemon juice to make a spreadable consistency.
I am in charge of the Hostess' for Miss Russet and we did the tea last week! This was our dessert! It is really good and simple, but does need to be prepared in advance. I just seved it in waffle bowls.....
Chiffon Salad~
4 cups boiling water
1 large cook and serve vanilla pudding
1 large jello
Set up in fridge for 5 hours.
Then mix jello/pudding mixture with large container of cool whip with electric mixer.
Refrigerate until ready to serve and enjoy.
*If using raspberry jello - added fresh raspberries when mixing in cool whip
*If using peach jello - add mandarin oranges when mixing in cool whip.
*Do not use Grape....I don't know why, but that is what I was told??
Cook the pasta according to pkg. instructions. Set aside briefly. In a large mixing bowl or blender mix the tomato sauce, crushed red pepper, salt, basil, and almonds until smooth and combined. Place pasta in bowls and top with sacue & cheese, if using. Serve immediately
This is really good and I am not a Coke fan?? Made it last night and took a sip of the left over coke and thought, how can this cake be so good with Coke in it! haha
Cocoa Cola Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup oil
3 TBSP. Cocoa
1 cup coke (not diet)
1 tsp soda in 3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup mini marshmellows
In large bowl mix flour and sugar. In saucepan mix butter, oil, cocoa, and Coke. Bring to boil and pour over dry mixture, then add soda in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla. Mix well. Stir in marshmellows. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Frost while warm.
Cocoa Cola Frosting
1/2 cup butter
3 TBSP. cocoa
6 TBSP. Coke
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
Powdered Sugar
Mix butter, cocoa, and coke in a sauce pan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add vanilla, nuts, and powdered sugar to thicken. Mix well and spread on hot cake!
Delicious..........if you don't share you will eat the whole thing. I am not joking! :)
Cream Cheese Sheet Cake~
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 1/4 cups sugar
6 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups flour
Frosting~
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate, but you could use semisweet.)
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Pour into a greased cookie sheet. (15x10x1 in) Bake at 325 degrees fro 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely. For frosting, combine sugar and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and cook for three minutes(do not stir). Stir in butter and chocolate chips until melted. Cool slightly. Stir; spread over cake. Yield 24-30 serings.
1 cup (2 cubes) butter, softened, NOT MELTED 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 2 1/2 cup flour 3/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda
Mix butter and sugars - do not overmix. *The key to this recipe is minimal mixing - try a wooden sppon instead of a mixter. Add vanilla and eggs. Sift together dry ingredients and add them next. Mix until everything is combined. Add one package milk chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Take them out when they are barely brown. Enjoy!
I just received this recipe and haven't made it yet, but plan on making it this week! Enjoy~I know I will when I get it made!
Turtle Bars
1 roll sugar cookie dough 2 cups semi sweet choc chips 2 cup pecans, chopped 2 cups almonds, chopped 1 12 oz. bottle caramel ice cream topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cube butter 1 pkg. cinnamon graham crackers, crushed
Preheat oven to 350. Press cookie dough into bottom of 9x13 pan. Sprinkle 1 cup each of the chips and nuts on the dough and gently press into the dough. In medium saucepan, combine caramel, butter, sugar, and crushed graham crackers. Heat just until boiling, stirring occasionally. When the mixture boils, remove from heat and pour over chips and nuts. Sprinkle remaining chips and nuts over caramel mixture. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes, then loosen edges from pan. Wait until completely cool before cutting.
YUMMY~ I am always looking for a jello recipe that I really like and have yet to find one, until this last week! I LOVED this one!
Raspberry Cool Whip Jello
1 package (3 oz.) raspberry jello 2/3 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 2 TBSP. sugar 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup skim milk 2 (9 oz) containers Cool Whip, thawed fresh or frozen raspberries
1. Place Jello in large bowl. Add boiling water and stir until dissolved. Stir in cold water. 2. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for half hour. 3. Meanwhile, beat sugar and cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffly. Beat in milk. Stir in one container of Cool Whip. 4. Remove Jello mixture from refrigerator and stir in the remaining container of Cool Whip until completely smooth. (I also added raspberries to this portion - you can just garnish with raspberries, but I added them in this mixture as well and it was great!) 5. In a glass bowl with tall sides, pour half of the raspberry Jello mixture. Top with cream cheese-cool whip mixture. Top with remaining raspberry Jello mixture. 6. Refrigerate until set, about an hour. Garnish with more raspberries.
NOTE: recipe says low fat cream cheese and cool whip can be used as well.
THESE ARE SO GOOD! I made them Easter morning and a few times since! ~the marshmallow melts and the roll is hollow; so a good object lesson to teach the Easter story.
1 package of marshmallows, large1 package of frozen roll dough (THAWED). i.e. Rhodes Frozen Rolls 1/4 C butter, melted 6 Tablespoons of Sugar 1 tsp of Cinnamon
The Night Before: mix your cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl and then put the bowl to the side. Carefully open your package of now thawed dinner rolls and separate them. With your hands flatten each roll out into a small circle. Place a large marshmallow into the center of each circle. Pinch it closed, carefully making sure the seal is tight.Then roll it in your hands to make it more of a ball shape and hide the seams. Place it on a large cookie sheet with sides (or cake pan). While cooking the marshmallow make leak out and you don’t want a gooey mess in the bottom of your oven. Continue until all the dough is used. Melt your butter in the microwave for around 20 seconds. Then brush the melted butter generously onto each roll.Then sprinkle the rolls with your sugar/cinnamon mixture. Cover your rolls with a plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Easter Morning. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Remove the plastic wrap and place your cookie sheet in the oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes. The smell will be so good you won’t want to wait too long before the whole family devours them.
2 cups Chicken - I used 6 chicken tenderlions (precook them)
1 cup fresh spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 large tomatoes
2 very thin slices firm textured whole wheat bread, toasted and cubed
2 tablespoons shredded parmesan cheese
1. Shred cooked chicken. In medium bowl, combine the 2 cups chicken, the spinach, green onions, basil, vinegar, oil, and garlic. Toss to evenly coat.
2.Cut a 1/4 inch thick slice from the stem end of each tomato; discard slices. Using a spoon, carefully scoop out the tomato pulp, leaving a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick shell. place shells open sides up on a serving plate. Discard tomato seeds. Chop enough of the tomato pulp to measure 1/2 cup; discard remaing pulp. Stir the 1/2 cup tomato pulp into chicken mixture.
3. Divide chicken mixture amon the tomato shells. Top with bread cubes and cheese.
I received this recipe from my cousin-in-law, Devri. It is delicious! Thanks Devri!
Sour Cream Lasgna 1 pkg. Noodles 1 lb. ground beef 2 cans (8oz.) tomato soup (tomato sauce can also be used) 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1 cup cottage cheese 1 cup sour cream 6 green onions 3/4 cup shredded cheese Cook noodles in salted boiling water; drain when done. Brown meat, stir in tomato soup or sauce, salt, pepper, cottage cheese, sour cream, and onions. In a 2 qt. casserole dish, alternate layers of noodles, and meat sauce starting with noodles. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes! Baking time may vary!
1 bag Hershey's kisses 1 cup butter softened 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup light brown sugar (packed) 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1 cup semi-sweet mini baking chips(I used Nestle mini morsels)
preheat oven to 375 degrees. remove wrappers from kisses. mix all ingredients together except kisses. mold a small amount of dough around the kiss and form into a ball. place on ungreased cookie sheet. bake 9-11 minutes. cool on wire rack. cool completely and drizzle with chocolate if desired. For the drizzle use either hershey's chocolate shoppe topping or make your own by placing 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1 tsp shortening in microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir, if necessary, microwave for 20 more seconds or until choc. is melted and smooth. drizzle on cookies and enjoy.
I was looking all morning for a chocolate bread recipe! I found one the other night on a blog and couldn't find it again this morning! :( I was sad, but then I found this one at www.sistercafe.blogspot.com so I decided to give it a try! THIS IS VERY CHOCOLATEY(is that even a word?); I like dark-rich chocolate, but I am not convinced that Spencer liked it? Next time I may use Milk Chocolate chips and a little less cocoa? I will have to experiment with it!
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups mashed bananas (about 3)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 350. Spray bottom of 8x4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. Beat sugar, eggs, and oil in large bowl at medium speed until combined. Beat in banana and vanilla at low speed. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; beat into banana mixture at low speed just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
3 Spoon batter into pan. Bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
DELICIOUS is all I can say! ;) I just made these for Breakfast in the morning and I don't think they are going to make it until morning!
This recipe is similar to one recently posted on the Idea Door for Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins, but I changed it to our favorite! ;) 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted 1 1/4 cups sour cream, (10 ounces) 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries (or blueberries)
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin tin or use paper foils. 2. Whisk flour and baking soda in medium bowl until combined. Whisk eggs in second medium bowl until well-combined and light-colored; about 20 seconds. Add sugar and whisk vigorously until thick and homogeneous, about 30 seconds; add melted butter in 2 or 3 additions, whisking to combine after each addition. Add sour cream in 2 additions, whisking just to combine. 3. Add frozen raspberries(blueberries) to dry ingredients and gently toss just to combine. Add sour cream mixture and fold with rubber spatula until batter comes together and berries are evenly distributed, 25-30 seconds. (Small spots of flour may remain and batter will be thick. Do not over-mix.) 4. Use ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop batter into greased muffin tin. Bake until light golden brown and inserted toothpick comes out clean, 25-30 minutes, rotating pan from front to back halfway through baking time. Invert muffins onto wire rack, stand muffins upright, and cool 5 minutes. Serve as is or with the cinnamon sugar topping below! (Yummy)
Cinnamon/Sugar topping While muffins are cooling, mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon in small bowl and melt 4 tablespoons butter in small saucepan. After baked muffins have cooled 5 minutes, working one at a time, dip top of each muffin in melted butter and then cinnamon/sugar. Set muffins upright on wire rack.
Last night for dinner we had this! I was in a hurry trying to get it out of the oven and on the table before I left for dance so the pictures aren't the greatest, but it would be hard to explain how to do it without pictures! I wish I would of taken one before I braided the roll? I will try and explain?
To make you will need a loaf of Rhodes frozen bread or you can make your own! I didn't have time yesterday to make my own! :( Then your favorite pizza toppings! Since I don't eat much meat ours are pretty simple, sauce, cheese, olives, Italian seasoning, and Spencer likes Pepperoni. Also you will need a couple egg whites. For my sauce I used Shirley J's pizza and pasta sauce with tomato sauce! Yummy! :) 1. Roll out dough into a rectangle. (at least 10-12 inches wide) 2. Place on a greased baking sheet; I used a cookie sheet. 3. Imagine dough in thirds; one third in center will be left to place filling, and the two sides will be cut to braid. Cut dough horizontal on long sides of rectangle about one inch wide. Leaving the center to place the pizza fillings! (DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?) I might need to make it again and take a picture??? Hopefully the picture below helps! 4. Place fillings in center! Sauce, cheese, etc.! :)
These are sooooooo good! :) YUMMY! I attempted to make them on Monday for our FHE treat, but Spencer and the girls ate them all before I could get the frosting done! So I made more today and added the frosting! They are delicious either way! I found this recipe on www.sisterscafe.blogspot.
~HOMEMADE OREOS~
For the Cookies: 1 package chocolate cake mix (I used Chocolate Fudge today, I don't remember which one I used on Monday, but Devil's food is going to make them taste more like an Oreo cookie Chocolate!) 2 eggs 1/2 - cup oil
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Add oil and eggs to cake mix and blend together. Roll dough into balls (a little larger than a quarter). Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on sheet (until warm). Remove cookies from sheet and place on cooling rack. To assemble the cookies, add about a tablespoon of filling into the center of one cookie. Place another cookie similar in size on top of the filling. Lightly press, to work the filling evenly to the outsides of the cookie. Continue this process until all the cookies have been sandwiched with cream.
Cream Cheese Filling Recipe: 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1 block of cream cheese (8 oz) 3-4 cups - powdered sugar (depending on desired consistency) 1 - tsp vanilla extract
Cream butter and add cream cheese and mix well. Add vanilla. Add powdered sugar slowly until you reach your desired consistency.
SORRY I DIDN"T GET ANY PICTURES, BUT I THINK MOST OF US KNOW WHAT AN OREO LOOKS LIKE! :)
This is easy to prepare, but takes a LONG time to cook! It's yummy! (I only added chicken to half of it so I could enjoy it also!:)
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice 1 1/2 cup shredded cheese (can use more cheese if you want!) 3 cups cold water 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1/4 cup ketchup 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1-2 chicken breasts, cut in peices Minced onions Salt and Pepper
Spray bottom of a 9x13 pan with pam spray. Spread rice in bottom of pan. Sprinkle 1 cup cheese over rice. Cover rice with water. Salt and pepper sparingly. Layer chicken over rice. Sprinkle with minced onions. Mix together soup, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Pour soup mixture over chicken. Bake uncovered for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Spread remaining 1/2 cup cheese over chicken, cover with foil and continue baking for another 1/2 hour.
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chicken (I normally use canned chicken so I use 4 small cans) or 6 chicken breasts minced onion and parsley celery salt 1 cup mandarin oranges; SAVE JUICE, drained 1 cup grapes 1 cup celery, diced 1/2 cup almonds, silvered 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons juice of mandarin oranges 1/2 cup mayo
Bake chicken if using chicken breasts with onion, parsley, and celery salt. Cool and chop into pieces. Or just mixed canned chicken with onion parsley and celery salt.
Combine oranges, celery, grapes, and almonds in a large bowl. Then add vinegar and juice. Chill for 1/2 hour.
Mix fruit with chicken and Add mayo right before serving.
Can also use pineapple in place of grapes!
Use for sandwich filling or just place on leaf of green lettuce.
When I decided to make this Spencer was really hesitant? He didn't really want it, but he enjoyed it once it was done.
Pizza Dip ~ Makes: 6 cups Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
8 ounce cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup light mayo 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 8 ounces sliced pepperoni, chopped 2 ripe plum tomatoes ( I used canned) 10 large, pitted black olives, chopped 4 crusty Italian rolls, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayo, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, tomatoes, and olives. Spoon into 6-cup baking dish. 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly. 4. Allow to cool slightly, serve with bread for dipping.
1 15 oz. garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1 T lemon juice 2 green onions 1 clove garlic 1 tsp. salt 1-2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 red bell pepper (optional)
In food processor or blender, blend onion, pepper, and garlic. Add remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth. Serve as a dip or sandwich spread! :)
This was our yummy dinner tonight! :) Quick, Easy, and so Yummy! We had green salad as a side! (Sorry this picture isn't the best; it was late by the time we got home and actually sat down to eat; the light is glaring off of it!)
Italian Chicken
4 Chicken Breast 1/2 cube butter 1 pkg. dry Italian Dressing mix (I use Good Seasoning) Mix butter and dressing mix in crock pot. Add Chicken and coat well.
Cook 6-7 hours on low or 3-4 on high. One hour before chicken is done mix 2 cans cream of mushroom (you can also use cream of chicken or one of each) soup with 1 8 ounce cream cheese. Pour over chicken and cook last hour.
These are seriously the best Peanut Butter Cookies ever! Enjoy! (I have pictures on my other computer so I will add them later! ;)
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 3 TBSP. Milk 1 TBSP. vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 3/4 cups flour 3/4 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. salt
Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg. Beat until blended. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Drop by rounded Tbsp. 2 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly and draw a star pattern with the edge of a fork. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling rack to cool completely. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
I love to cook and bake! I enjoy trying new recipes of every kind!! This is my online recipe box! :) My girls love to bake with me and I love the opportunity to teach them!
p.s. the girls helped me so we kindof had a mess and toppings everywhere!
Sorry this picture really isn't good! I wanted to get one when it was baked and this is what I ended up with! No time to transfer into on to a pretty serving dish! :( 
