My new favorite summer salad!!
Spinach leaves
Sliced mushrooms
Diced strawberries
Sliced red onion
Can of mandarin oranges, drained
Cubes of mozza or Swiss cheese
Poppyseed dressing
Toss everything together & lightly coat with dressing. Super quick & SO yummy!!!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Hot Pizza Dip
A great appetizer for a party, yummy with corn chips!!
8oz cream cheese
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 cup shredded cheese
3/4 cup parm cheese
8oz pizza sauce
2 TBSP chopped green pepper
2 TBSP sliced green onion
Mix cream cheese & seasoning together, then spread in the bottom of a microwavable dish. Sprinkle half the cheeses, top with pizza sauce, remaing cheese, peppers & onions. Microwave on highg for 3 - 4 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 3 minutes before serving.
8oz cream cheese
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 cup shredded cheese
3/4 cup parm cheese
8oz pizza sauce
2 TBSP chopped green pepper
2 TBSP sliced green onion
Mix cream cheese & seasoning together, then spread in the bottom of a microwavable dish. Sprinkle half the cheeses, top with pizza sauce, remaing cheese, peppers & onions. Microwave on highg for 3 - 4 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 3 minutes before serving.
Veggie Bars
This is from my sister in law, Melissa. It`s so yummy (and healthy!), and even my boys like it!!
8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup mayo
1 pkg Ranch powder
2 cans of crescents dough
Mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, celery, carrots)
Shredded cheese
Flatten crescents onto cookie sheets & bake at 375* for 10 min or until lightly golden. Mix cream cheese, mayo & Ranch togehter, & spread on cooled dough. Sprinkle on veggies & cheese, then cut into bars.
8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup mayo
1 pkg Ranch powder
2 cans of crescents dough
Mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, celery, carrots)
Shredded cheese
Flatten crescents onto cookie sheets & bake at 375* for 10 min or until lightly golden. Mix cream cheese, mayo & Ranch togehter, & spread on cooled dough. Sprinkle on veggies & cheese, then cut into bars.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Cheery, Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Mmmm. These are super yummy, moist cookies. They are PERFECT for Valentine's Day too! I just used a cherry chip cake mix I had in the cupboard, tossed in oil, eggs & vanilla, then chocolate chips, of couse. Sadly, I burnt the first 2 dozen :( But the good news is, I still have 2 dozen to enjoy!!
1 box Cherry Chip cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 TBSP vanilla
6 oz chocolate chips
Mix half of the cake mix with the oil, eggs and vanilla. Add remaing cake mix & stir in chips. Put a tablespoon of dough on cookie sheets, & and bake at 350F for about 8 minutes.
1 box Cherry Chip cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 TBSP vanilla
6 oz chocolate chips
Mix half of the cake mix with the oil, eggs and vanilla. Add remaing cake mix & stir in chips. Put a tablespoon of dough on cookie sheets, & and bake at 350F for about 8 minutes.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Homemade Brownies
I finally found the recipe for brownies I've been looking for. Only took about 3 years!! I'm going to make more Peppermint Brownies tonight, but I'll use this recipe instead of boxed brownies. I'll also just throw in the peppermint extract. Oh, & by the way. The brownies? Tasted AMAZING. I'll take pictures tonight, when I make them (yes again, already). Ok. Here is my brownie recipe!!
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Preaheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter & flour an 8" square pan, shaking out excess flour. Whisk flour, cocoa & baking powder in mixing bowl & set aside. Whisk remaining ingredients together, & combine with first 3 ingredients. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool.
Sometime I add white chocolate chips, or regular chocolate chips to these. No nuts though!! Well, mostly because G & the boys are all allergic to nuts, but also because I believe nuts do NOT belong in brownies!! You can frost these, or leave them as is.
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Preaheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter & flour an 8" square pan, shaking out excess flour. Whisk flour, cocoa & baking powder in mixing bowl & set aside. Whisk remaining ingredients together, & combine with first 3 ingredients. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool.
Sometime I add white chocolate chips, or regular chocolate chips to these. No nuts though!! Well, mostly because G & the boys are all allergic to nuts, but also because I believe nuts do NOT belong in brownies!! You can frost these, or leave them as is.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Peppermint Brownies
Oh people. I have not even eaten one yet, but the smell of these brownies are AMAAAAZZZZING. Seriously. Chocolate. Mint. TWO kinds of frosting. How could they NOT taste good?!?! Here goes (I'll come back with our verdict after we eat them!).
Brownies
1 box of brownie mix
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup water
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
Place parchment paper into a 9x13" pan, & lightly grease. Beat all the ingredients together for 2 minutes (until moistened). Pour into prepared pan & bake at 350F for 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool
Peppermint Buttercream
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 TBSP milk
1/4 tsp each of vanilla & peppermint extract
Beat butter together with 1 cup of sugar until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients & beat until smooth. If you have to, add more icing sugar (up to 1/2 cup) so it's not too runny. You can tint this red or green if you want to make it more festive! Smooth over cooled brownies & refrigerate until buttercream is firm.
Chocolate Frosting
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
12oz chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup icing sugar
Bring milk & butter to a boil over medium heat. Pour over chips in a heat proof boil & let sit for a couple minutes. Add vanilla, then whisk until smooth. Using your mixer, beat in icing sugar until smooth & glossy. Spread over buttercream layer. You can use decorator's gel (red & white) & swirl across the top in a pretty pattern.
Seriously. Try these. You will drool hours before you even eat one & I can GUARANTEE that you will be asked to make this every Christmas!!!
Brownies
1 box of brownie mix
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup water
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
Place parchment paper into a 9x13" pan, & lightly grease. Beat all the ingredients together for 2 minutes (until moistened). Pour into prepared pan & bake at 350F for 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool
Peppermint Buttercream
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 TBSP milk
1/4 tsp each of vanilla & peppermint extract
Beat butter together with 1 cup of sugar until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients & beat until smooth. If you have to, add more icing sugar (up to 1/2 cup) so it's not too runny. You can tint this red or green if you want to make it more festive! Smooth over cooled brownies & refrigerate until buttercream is firm.
Chocolate Frosting
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
12oz chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup icing sugar
Bring milk & butter to a boil over medium heat. Pour over chips in a heat proof boil & let sit for a couple minutes. Add vanilla, then whisk until smooth. Using your mixer, beat in icing sugar until smooth & glossy. Spread over buttercream layer. You can use decorator's gel (red & white) & swirl across the top in a pretty pattern.
Seriously. Try these. You will drool hours before you even eat one & I can GUARANTEE that you will be asked to make this every Christmas!!!
Christmas Means Baking!!
At least, it does in my house!! We bake for gifts, we bake for us, we BAKE! I love making Christmas cookies, & the boys love decorating (okay, and eating too!) them. I love to try new recipes, but have to REALLY want to try them if it's a recipe I've never made before. I've found a couple VERY good ones, "keepers", that I end up making every year. Some are ick, but for the most part, they are all yummy!
So, in the spirit of the season, I'm going to post some of my very favorite Christmas recipes. A couple I won't, just because they are "family secrets", but everything else is game!! I'm also hoping to go back & take pictures of what I've made, or what I make. Maybe I'll even post in here more often!!
Let the baking begin!!
So, in the spirit of the season, I'm going to post some of my very favorite Christmas recipes. A couple I won't, just because they are "family secrets", but everything else is game!! I'm also hoping to go back & take pictures of what I've made, or what I make. Maybe I'll even post in here more often!!
Let the baking begin!!
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