Ashley's Amazing Recipes

Oreo Buttercream Frosting

2011-04-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

So I had a student bring cupcakes with this frosting on the other day, they were amazing, not sure where the frosting recipe is from, but I definitely don't want to loose it.

3/4 C. butter
1/2 C. shortening
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp salt
6 crushed oreos, crush well before using your mixer.

Blend together and enjoy! Top with oreos, it will make a pretty thick frosting, but it is awesome!

Awesome Play Dough Recipe by Shannon Oler

2011-03-31T15:07:00.000-07:00

Here's my playdough recipe:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup water
...2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. food coloring

Combine flour, salt and cream of tartar in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in 1 cup water mixed with oil and food coloring. Cook over medium to high heat, stirring constantly until a ball forms. Remove from heat, cool and knead until smooth on wax paper. Store in airtight container.
It's a really weird consistency until the chemical reaction happens to form the playdough so it may seem like it's not working, but just keep stirring. Have fun!

So I keep loosing this recipe, because it is saved on Facebook, so I thought I would post it here. Enjoy!

Easy No Fail Coconut Cream Pie

2010-10-21T20:27:00.000-07:00

This recipe was taken from allrecipes.com

I just made a few variations.

2 cups cold milk
2 3.4 oz. packages of jello Vanilla flavor instand pudding and pie filling (Honestly, I accidentally bought the coconut cream pie flavor and it was really good)

1 cup coconut divided
2 cups thawed cool whip topping, divided
1 6 oz. Honey Maid Honey Graham Pie Crust. (I actually recommend making the pie crust in the Betty Crocker cookbook, you can find it online easy and it is super easy to make)

1. Pour milk into large bowl, add dry pudding mixes and 3/4 cup of the coconut. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes( I actually used my hand beater for this)
Gently stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping, pour into crust.
2. Refrigerate 4 hours or until well set.
3. Spread the remaining 1 cup of cool whip and toast the remaining 1/4 cup coconut and add on the top, keep in the refrigerator.

To toast it, just put it in a skillet and turn it on low and use a spatula and keep turning it until it starts to brown and then it is ready to put on top. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dip

2010-10-21T20:24:00.000-07:00

When I made this, I just make a half of a batch. If you make the whole thing, you will have a ton or dip so if you need it for a lot of people, make it all, but for just your family, I would just do half.

1 15 oz. pumpkin pie puree
2 8 oz. cream cheese
1 8 oz. cool whip
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Whip cream cheese and powdered sugar together until they are smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients until well blended, serve with fruit, ginger snaps, or whatever you would like. My husband has put this on rolls, pumpkin pie, and all sorts of variations.

I also added a little extra powdered sugar and whip cream to mine just because I love powdered sugar and I also love cool whip. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Choco Chip Bars or Cookies

2010-10-21T20:21:00.001-07:00

2 box spice cake mix
1 cup quick oats
1 29 oz. can pumpkin
1 pck. milk chocolate chips.

Line 2 10 x 15 sheet pans with foil, spray with cooking spray. Combine all four ingredients and pour into both pans. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

I actually just made 1/2 of the recipe and made it into cookies, the recipe that I prefer for pumpkin spice cake is listed under treats and desserts on the blog and it has the cream cheese frosting recipe and it is easy to make and tastes awesome!!!

Grandma Berrett's Homeade Potatoes Augraten

2010-06-08T13:56:00.000-07:00

6 cups boiled, cooked and diced potatoes (Usually boil them before and let them sit because it takes a while for them to cool before you peel them to make the potatoes)
( I usually double the recipe for two 9 by 13 containers of stuff )

Make a white sauce in heavy pan with 6 TBS of flour and 6 TBS melted butter

Bubble flour into butter, slowly add 3 cups of milk. Cook until thickens, stiring constantly one minute before removing from the heat.

Add 1 TBS small, diced onion dehydrated. 2 tsp of salt and 2 TBS chopped parsley. Grate 2 cups of cheese and add to white sauce. Pour sauce over potatoes. and stir until well mixed. Grate 1/2 cup of cheese and put on top

Cook 350 for 30 minutes. Enjoy.

Grandma Berrett's Homeade Macaroni

2010-06-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

Cook 1 package 12 to 15 oz macaroni noodles...drain and set aside, or cook while mixing the following.
2 cups milk
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp pepper

Heat in heavy saucepan.

Take 1 cup milk in a separate bowl and put 1/3 cup of corn starch in it. Mix it with a spoon.

Add this to your other mixture, it will start to thicken, cook until it starts to thicken and then add 3 cups...or more of grated cheese.

Add 1 tsp. worchester sauce(optional)
Put crackers on top (optional)

Add it to your cooked noodles....mix it and bake it at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

It is tasty tasty!

Gingerbread Cookies

2009-12-13T22:31:00.001-08:00

I was shocked when I realized that I didn't have this recipe on this blog. I love making gingerbread and can't wait to have it tomorrow during my daughters Toddler Time. This is an awesome recipe and makes a ton of great and festive gingerbread.

Enjoy!

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Cream together then add:

1 cup molasses
2 tbsp. vinegar (White)

Next, sift dry ingredients together (I just stir them together because I don't own a sifter, but the recipe said to do it)

5 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2-3 teaspoons ground ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Let it chill in freezer for 1 hour or in the fridge for 2-3 hours.

Bake 375 for 5-7 minutes.

An Amazing Loaf of Bread

2009-12-08T21:31:00.000-08:00

I have made a lot of things in my day...but I have never baked a loaf of bread in the oven. I have made it in the breadmaker, but today my friend inspired me to begin baking bread. I am glad she did. This bread was super easy to make and it turned out awesome. It is not the healthiest recipe I found, but it was easy and turned out well. I did substitute one of the cups of flour for wheat flour so that helped.

Ingredients

1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package bread machine yeast
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Place the water, sugar and yeast in the pan of the bread machine. Let the yeast dissolve and foam for 10 minutes. Add the oil, flour and salt to the yeast. Select the dough option on your breadmaker.

This usually takes 90 minutes or so.

After it is ready....put the bread in a pan and then let it sit to rise again for another 30 minutes.

After it's second time rising.....it is ready to bake.

Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes. If it starts to get to brown....add aluminum foil to the top and it will help it. Mine cooked for 35 minutes and was perfecto!!!

Delicious Dressing

2009-11-23T11:59:00.000-08:00

2 apples, diced, peeled, and cored. Usually use sweet apple, like a granny smith or braeburn.
½ pound of sausage....like the kind you buy in a circle tube with sage.
½ cup of onions chopped up.
1 tsp. Of garlic minced.
¼ cup of pinenuts.
½ cup of parsley chopped.
1 bag of Pepperidge farm stuffing mix....herb seasoned stuffing by pepperidge farm, blue bag, kind of in crumbs.
2 tsp. Of fresh sage chopped, or buy sausage with sage. (Can omit this if you get the sage sausage)
2 cups of chicken broth.
1 egg beaten.

Brown sausage and drain the fat off of it, add onion and garlic, and cook until it is kind of soft, not very long. Add apples, and keep stirring. Then add bread crumbs, salt and pepper a few shakes, add pinenuts, parsley, and the egg. Then add the chicken broth, and mix it up in a big sauce pan.

It should be kind of squishy, or add some more chicken broth. Sometimes you need to add more chicken broth to make sure that all the breadcrumbs are moist. It should be a little bit stiffer than cake batter.

Have the heat turned off while mixing everything up. Once it is all mixed, transfer it.

Bake for 45 minutes to an hour at 350. Bake in 9 x 13 glass baking dish or a 9 x 13 aluminum dish.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

2009-11-23T11:58:00.000-08:00

3 tbsp. Butter

3 tbsp. Honey

¼ cup orange juice(Just regular orange juice)

4 medium sweet potatoes.....2 lbs. Total.

On the potatoes, peel them, half them crosswise and quarter length wise. Chunk them so that they are all about the same size.

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Use butter in the pan, use a big baking dishing, bigger than a 9 x 13 pans.

Or do in 2 batches.

Lightly butter the dish, 1 tbsp. Of butter throughout the dish.

In a small saucepan, melt 3 tbsp. Of butter, whisk in honey and orange juice. Add sweet potatoes into the buttered baking dish, then pour on the honey and orange juice mixture, toss it around so they are coated.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, roast until the potatoes are brown and tender. 45 minutes.

Have them made and then throw them in the crock pot to keep them warm.

Stir them about every 15 minutes until they are tender and they seem done.

Fabulous Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

2009-11-22T16:14:00.000-08:00

1 tsp. garlic minced
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup parmesan cheese.....Shredded
1 tsp. parsley

In 1 tsp. olive oil saute garlic about 1 minute. Add cream, bring to a rolling boil, then add the parmesan cheese, bring back to a rolling boil. Turn down head to medium- let it continue to bubble until it thickens. This can take up to 20 minutes. Mix into your pasta and add parsley to add color.

This alfredo sauce is awesome, just don' t eat to much of it if you are on a diet.

Feel free to add shrimp or chicken to your pasta.

Easy Pumpkin Pie

2009-11-15T21:52:00.000-08:00

I made this pumpkin pie the other day, it was so easy, it seriously only took about 10 minutes. Making the crust took a few minutes, but the pie part was a since.

Here it is: It is also awesome!

1 9 inch unbaked pie crust (If you make it yourself, I just used the Betty Crocker cookbook recipe that can be found on the internet)
1 can 15 oz. pumpkin
1 can sweeten condensed milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla and cinnamon extract
1/2 tsp. nutmeg, salt, and ground ginger

Preheat oven to 425. In a large bowl, beat all ingredients together with a whisk or mixer. Pour into pie crust and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 35-45 minutes longer. Cool before serving.

Weight Watchers Lowfat Pumpkin Cookies

2009-10-10T15:59:00.000-07:00

1 spice cake mix
1 can (29 oz. of 100% pumpkin)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Mix together cake mix and pumpkin together. Add chocolate chips.

Cook 20 minutes at 350

These cookies are awesome. They are 1 point a cookie...unless your like me and add extra chocolate chips and they are 2.

Sister Aljets Sensational Buttercream Frosting

2009-10-10T15:56:00.000-07:00

1 lb. powdered sugar....4 cups...I usually use a little more than this
1 stick real butter at room temperature
1/2 cup crisco shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
2-3 tbsp. milk

Blend butter and shortening....then add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the milk to the consistency that you want. I continue adding milk and powdered sugar until it tastes how I want it. Note: I always heat my milk when I do this, but you can do whatever.

Also...I add 1 capful of almond flavoring to frosting to add more flavor.

Katy's Famous Strawberry Ice Cream

2009-07-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

1 3 oz. package strawberry jello
2 cups of sugar

Pour into the ice cream container

Pour into that 1 cup of boiling water

Stir this until it is all dissolved

Add to that 1 beaten egg

1 tbsp. of lemon juice

Add 1 can of evaporated milk

½ pint of whipping cream

½ pint of half and half

1 quart of mashed fruit (She usually uses strawberries, but any fruit would work.)

Put the strawberries or your fruit in a blender…….Mix it with either the evaporated milk, whipping cream, or half and half. This will help the mixture and it will make it so the fruit isn’t chunky. (You can mix it with any of the three things to help the fruit be smooth.)

Put it all in the ice cream machine

All of this should take it up to the fill line….if not, add more fruit or regular milk.

You can either make it right then or put it in the fridge….1/2 hour before you want to eat it, start churning it.

Pack the ice and rock salt around it…..layer ice and salt around

1 bag and ½ of ice.

Note: If you want to have everything ready before hand:

Mix everything together and put it in the fridge for as long as you need….1/2 hour before you want to eat it, start churning it. This will make it so you don’t need to use as much ice and rock salt to make the ice cream and to help it set up.

Best Cake in the West

2009-07-20T11:47:00.000-07:00

In my ward in Oklahoma, my friend Sister Aljets makes wedding cakes professionally. They are awesome. I asked her what her secret is and surprisingly, this is all she does to make and awesome and easy cake.

1 Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
3 egg whites at room temperature(Just put your egg in warm water for 10 minutes or so and it will get your egg to room temperature)

Follow the other baking directions on the box and Waaaalaaaa.......You will have a fabulous cake ready to decorate.

You can also use any other Betty Crocker cake mix for this recipe if you would like, just add the 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oil, and get your eggs to room temperature before mixing them in. Your cake will be moist and awesome.

Biggest Loser Baked Ziti

2009-06-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

Nutrition at a Glance
Per serving: 350 calories, 22 g protein, 57 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat (3 g saturated), 20 mg cholesterol, 8 g fiber, 429 mg sodium

Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients

Olive oil spray
1 (14 1/2-ounce) box fiber-enriched ziti or penne rigate (I used Ronzoni Smart Taste)
1 (15-ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
2 large egg whites
8 ounces (4 cups) finely shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
3 1/2 cups low-fat, low-sodium, marinara sauce
2 tablespoons grated reduced-fat Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly mist a 13" x 9" x 2" ceramic or glass baking dish with the olive oil spray.

Cook the ziti according to package directions until al dente. Drain.

In a large mixing bowl, mix the ricotta, egg whites, and all but 1 cup of the mozzarella until well combined. Add the garlic powder and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the cooked pasta until well combined.

Spread 1 cup of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the prepared dish.

Add half of the pasta in an even layer over the sauce.

Layer the remaining pasta over the sauce. Spoon the remaining 1 1/2 cups sauce evenly over the top of the pasta, then sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and the Parmesan over the top.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 10 minutes longer, or until the mozzarella is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces or spoon among 8 bowls and serve.

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Oatmeal Cookies Made famous by Greg Mosley

2009-06-26T21:52:00.000-07:00

1 cup flour

½ tsp. each of baking powder and baking soda

¼ tsp. of salt

½ cup butter (unsalted real butter)

½ cup packed brown sugar light

¼ cup regular sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract (This is important)

1 ½ cups rolled oats (Minute oats)

Preheat oven to 350

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer mix on medium high cream together butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs and vanilla until mixture is light and creamy.

Stir flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.

Fold in oats, cover and chill for 30 minutes.

Using a cookie sheet, scoop out, baked until golden but still moist for 11-13 minutes.

Remove and cool on sheet.

Carolyns Chicken Pappardelle

2009-06-26T21:51:00.001-07:00

Chicken Pappardelle

1 box of bowtie pasta or broken pieces of lasagna noodles
4 strips of bacon diced
1/3 c sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and minced
3 chicken breasts grilled and sliced
1 T garlic minced
1/4 t red pepper flakes
2 cups of chicken broth
3/4 c heavy cream I sometimes use half and half
salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta drain set aside
saute bacon till crisp,remove as much oil as possible and then add tomatoes saute 1-2 minutes add grilled chicken garlic and pepper flakes cook 1 minutes or until garlic just starts to brown.
add chicken broth, cream amd bring to a simmer . add pasta and it should thicken slightly. I like mine kinda thick so I usually add a mixture of 2 t water 2 t flour mixed together to help make it thicker.. If if you need to stretch the sauce add equal parts of cream and broth

Brisket

2009-06-26T21:50:00.000-07:00

5 pound brisket

1/3 cup lemon juice

1 can beef broth

1 jar of liquid smoke (4 oz. ) use ½ bottle (2 oz. or 1/8 cup)…..barbeque section

1 small bottle of soy sauce (3/4 cup)

½ tsp. garlic powder

Marinate it in a cooking bag……Marinate at least overnight.

Put it in the crock pot or put it in a pan in the cooking bag.

Keep it in the cooking bag.

6 hours in the crock pot on high or 6 hours in the oven at 250.

When finished, take meat out of cooking bag. Save some juice. Shred the meat or slice it.

Cut it across the grain. Pour the juice on top.

Meatballs

2009-06-26T21:47:00.000-07:00

Meatballs.

1 and ½ pounds of hamburger.

2 tsp. of minced garlic

2 eggs

Salt and pepper…..not to much

Parmesan cheese……1 tbsp.

Bread crumbs………..1/3 cup…..if it seems loose, add another pinch to the mix.

Find panco Japanese bread crumbs in the Asian aisle.

Mix all of this together with fingers, don’t mash it.

Form them into meatballs, put them on a cookie sheet.

Put them in the oven

Bake at 400 degrees

Bake like 3- 5 minutes, they will be not quite done.

Take them out of the oven and put them into the spaghetti sauce

Let the sauce and meatballs simmer slowly.

Simmer about 20 minutes on low.

Makes awesome spaghetti and meatballs. Freeze the meatballs that you don't use in plastic bags, unthaw them for later use in water and you can make meatball sandwiches or more spaghetti and meatballs.

Tortilla Soup

2009-03-28T13:08:00.000-07:00

This recipe can be doubled and frozen if preferred.

2 tbsp. olive oil.
1 1/2 cup chopped onion.
3 tbsp. minced garlic.
3 corn tortillas, broken into 1 inch pieces.
1 can rotelle.
4 cups chicken broth.
1 tsp. cumin.
1 tsp. ground coreander
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. or 2 shakes of cayenne pepper.
2 cups chicken, shredded or cubed.
1 1/2 cups frozen corn.
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup monterey jack cheese shredded.

Heat oil, add onions and garlic. Sautee for 3 minutes. Stir in the tortilla pieces until they are soft.
Add rotelle, tomatoes, broth, spices, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, let it cool for 5 minutes.

Blend the mixture together in a blender, you may need to do this in 2 different times.

Return mixture to the pot, add chicken, corn, and cream. Boil and simmer about 5 minutes.
The mixture will thicken. Reduce to medium heat and it will thicken. Add salt and pepper as desired and serve with chips or whatever else you might enjoy.

Potato Soup by Heather Perkins

2009-03-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

12 slices of bacon
1/4-1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup flour
7 cups milk...if you use skim, you may need to add a little more flour so that the mixture will thicken. (Or you can use powdered milk)
4 large baked potatoes, cut up and cubed, equivalent to 6 cups of potatoes.
8 green onions chopped up nice and small (Can use less if preferred.)
1 1/4 cups shredded cheese.
1 cup sour cream.
1 tsp. of onion salt.
1 tsp. of pepper.

Cook bacon, break into pieces and drain, set aside. You can use the precooked if you prefer.
In a big pot, melt margarine, whisk in flour until it is smooth. Turn off the heat and take off element after the butter is melted. Gradually, stir in the milk, which constantly until it thickens. Place it back on the heat to do this. Then add the potatoes and onions and bring to a boil.
Once the potatoes are cooked add the cheese, sour cream, bacon, onion salt and pepper.

Your soup should be ready to serve at this point, but check the potatoes to make sure that they are cooked thoroughly.

Refrigerator Rolls or Cinnamon Rolls by Heather Perkins

2008-12-18T20:43:00.000-08:00

2 tbsp. Yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup scalded milk
2 eggs
4 1/2-5 cups flour

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl, cup up margarine, add sugar and salt.
3. Add hot milk, let margarine melt, then mix with a wisk.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, mix with wisk.
5. Add eggs, mix.
6. Add yeast, mix.
7. Add the rest of the flour. Mix with a wooden spoon, dough will be wet and sticky.
8. Cover dough with a damp cloth and set in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or overnight.
9. Once the dough is cold, you can work with it. Roll it and shape it into cinnamon rolls or dinner rolls.
10. Let the rolls rise until they double in size.
11. Bake at 375 degrees
Cinnamon rolls 12-15 minutes Dinner rolls 8-10 minutes, do not overcook.

Cinnamon Roll Frosting.............
1 lb. powdered sugar
1/4 cup margarine, cut up
1/4 cup hot tap water
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together until smooth, put on top of the cinnamon rolls after they have cooled a little bit.

Another note on the cinnamon rolls..

Put on a well floured surface
Roll out dough to about 6 inches by 18 inches, about 1/3 inch thick
Spread butter, cinnamon, and sugar on top of the dough with a spoon
Roll into a jelly roll
Pinch the two ends closed so the sugar and cinnamon doesn't come out.
Cut with a sharp knife or you can also use a string
Place on a cookie sheet, place them in an array of 3 x 4.

Enjoy!!!

Easy to Make Chocolate Fudge

2008-12-10T13:58:00.000-08:00

I would recommend this for someone who has never made fudge, but has wanted to try. The recipe is super easy and it is super tasty.

1 12 oz. package of semisweet chocolate pieces(Baking chocolate, not chocolate chips)
1 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
4 cups sugar

Butter a 9 x 13 pan and set aside. Combine chocolate pieces and marshmallow creme, set aside for later.
In a HEAVY 4 quart saucepan combine milk, butter and sugar. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a boil. Boil, stirring occasionally for 6 minutes.

Pour this mixture over your marshmallow and chocolate pieces mixture. Using a wooden spoon beat the mixture. It will get creamy and the chocolate will melt. Pour the fudge in a prepared pan and let it sit for several hours, preferably overnight.

Cut up into 1 inch squares, it makes a lot of fudge. It will also keep well in the refrigerator for several days so enjoy. This recipe make 117 pieces.

Enjoy!!!

For Rocky Road Fudge, you can add marshmallows and nuts.

Caramels

2008-12-10T13:52:00.000-08:00

1 cup butter, no margarine
2 cups sugar
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla....after the mixture is up to 244 degrees

Line a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with tin foil, extend foil over the edges, butter the foil well and set aside.

In a HEAVY 3 quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. After butter is completely melted, add sugar, condensed milk, corn syrup, salt and mix well. Carefully clip a candy thermometer over the side of your pan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, till the candy thermometer reaches 244 degrees. I really watch this. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes to get to this temperature. The mixture scorches easily so be careful not to have the stove up to high. The mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Remove heat from saucepan and add the vanilla to the mixture. Stir it in to mix it.

Quickly pour the candy out without scraping into your butter foiled pan. Cool for several hours, preferably overnight. After it is firm, use the foil to lift the candy out of the pan and place onto a cutting board. Remove the tin foil. Discard. With a buttered SHARP knife, cut immediately into 1 inch squares.

Wrap individually into waxed paper. Makes 64 pieces of awesome caramel.

Healthy and Yummy French Toast

2008-11-16T18:11:00.000-08:00

2 lg. egg whites
1 lg. egg
3/4 cup low fat milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
8 slices firm wheat bread

Whisk everything together. Dip bread slices and add to your griddle. Make sure to either spray pam or add butter to the griddle.

Enjoy!!!!

Marinating Hamburger Patties

2008-11-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

1 cup worchester sauce
1 cup soy sauce
Add garlic powder and onion powder and marinate for 5 hours.

This will make your hamburgers taste awesome.....almost like Texas Roadhouse.

Butter Cream Frosting

2008-11-16T18:08:00.000-08:00

1 1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. or 4 cups of powdered sugar

Heat 1/2 cup of milk and add it as needed to the mixture...it calls for 2 tbsp., but you might need more.

Enjoy.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

2008-10-09T10:06:00.000-07:00

Mix together 4 eggs
2/3 c. of sugar
1 small can of pumpkin
1 cup of oil (I would recommend using 1/2 oil and 1/2 applesauce)
Mix these things together well then add:

2 cups of flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. of cinnamon
1 tsp. of salt
1 tsp. of baking soda

Mix everything together and spread on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

For the topping, mix the following:

2 8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick of butter
1/2 to 1/3 bag of powdered sugar

Mix all together and spread on the top when the pumpkin cake is cooled.

Optional: Put 1/2 cup of nuts on top if you would like.

Special K Bars

2008-10-08T14:04:00.000-07:00

This is an awesome recipe, these are kind of like rice crispy treats, but much much better.

1 cup sugar
1 cup white karo syrup
1 cup smooth peanut butter

Heat in a thick pan, mix while heating, heat until it is about ready to boil then take off the heat.

Mix 7 cups of Special K cereal in the pot. Make sure that it is off the heat.

Put on a cookie sheet pan and spread, using a spoon, or press down with your hands.

For the topping, add 1/2 bag semi sweet or milk chocolate chips and 1/2 bag butterscotch chips.
Put them in a glass bowl and heat in the microwave, you need to melt them together SLOWLY, be careful not to burn the chocolate.

Spread over the Special K mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes or so. Take out of the fridge and cut.

Note: Do not let them stay in the fridge to long or they will be to hard to cut.

Easy to Prepare Bowtie Lasagna

2008-10-01T14:58:00.000-07:00

Things you will need:
1 package of bowtie noodles
1 small onion
1 bell pepper, optional
1 large can of Hunts spaghetti sauce
1 small container of cottage cheese
1 package of shredded mozarella, or just shred as much as you prefer

Cook 1 package of bowtie noodles.

Boil and cook

Cook hamburger with 1 onion and 1 bell pepper. Cook until the onions are cooked, you don’t have to add the bell pepper, it is just to add extra flavor.

Add 1 can of Hunts Spaghetti sauce to the hamburger, or whatever spaghetti sauce you have, I am not a Hunts representative, so it doesn’t matter to me.

Put half of the mixture of the bowtie lasagna on the bottom of the pan.

After adding half of the bowtie on the bottom add cottage cheese and shredded cheese of any kind.

Repeat and add the remaining bowties, add cottage cheese, sauce mixture, and put mozzarella shredded cheese on top.

Cook at 350 for 30 minutes until the cheese in melted.

This is an easy lasagna recipe that anyone can make and it won’t take to much time.

Brown Sugar Muffins by Don Jeffs

2008-08-03T13:17:00.000-07:00

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup milk

Cream together first three ingredients. Add vanilla. Put all dry ingredients into a sifter. Add alternately with milk.

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.

These muffins are excellent, this was my favorite recipe as a kid that my mom would make.

Orange Salad by Grandma McKell

2008-08-03T13:15:00.000-07:00

Combine 1 pkg. of cottage cheese
1 can of mandarin oranges
1 can of pineapple tidbits
1 pkg of orange jello

Fold in 1 pkg. of cool whip (3/4 of a large container)

Chill and serve.

Carameled Popcorn Balls by Penny Nelson

2008-08-03T13:12:00.000-07:00

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cube butter
1 cup white karo syrup
2 cups brown sugar packed

Mix 2 cups sugar and butter. Add karo syrup and stir until boiling. Add condensed milk. Stir and bring to a boil. Cook until it reaches the soft ball stage. It will cover 3 gallons of popped popcorn.

Yum Yum!

Coconut Bars by Noni Banks

2008-08-03T13:08:00.000-07:00

2 cubes margarine
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cups brown sugar
4 tbsp. water
2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
2 tsp.vanilla
1 cup of coconut
1 cup of nuts (optional)
1 6 oz. package of chocolate chips

Melt margarine, add sugar and water. Add dry ingredients, then add the egg, vanilla, chocolate chips, coconut.
Bake 30 minutes at 350.

IHOP Pancakes

2008-08-03T13:06:00.000-07:00

1 1/4 cups flour
1 egg
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder, heaping
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract

This recipe is better if you make it the night before, use an ice cream scoop to scoop it out onto your griddle.

Corn Bread by Elaine Peterson

2008-08-03T13:04:00.001-07:00

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup corn meal
2 cups flour
2 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups milk

Mix well with hand mixer or your mixer.
Bake in a greased 9 x 9 pan at 350 for 45 minutes.

Scone Dough and Cinnamon Rolls

2008-08-03T13:00:00.001-07:00

2 tbsp. dry yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water

Mix these two ingredients together

Then add 2 2/3 cups warm water to your mixing bowl
Add 1/4 cup sugar

Let this part of your recipe get frothy and bubble up.

Add 9-10 cups of flour
Add 3 tbsp. oil
Add 1 tbsp. salt

Let it sit and use this to make yummy scones.

To turn this into cinnamon rolls do the following:

Roll out, put melted butter on top, add cinnamon and sugar, cut into squares and bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

Sensational Snickers Salad by Chanda Hackanson

2008-07-19T09:46:00.001-07:00

There are two ways to make snickers salad, the following recipe is simple, but it makes a ton. If you are wanting to make enough for one family, I would definitely half this recipe. People will love this!!!

1 1/2 large boxes of vanilla pudding (not cooked)
1 large container cool whip
8 granny smith apples, skinned and cubed.
2 cups of buttermilk (If you don't have buttermilk, you can make this using 1 cup of milk and either 1 tbsp. of lemon juice or 1 tbsp. of vinegar) Either one works. Let it sit for a few minutes before mixing it into the recipe.
1 package of fun size snickers, cut up.

Mix everything together and let the salad chill for at least an hour before serving. It is sure to be a hit at any party.

You can also make snickers salad by doing the following:

Cut up 4-5 granny smith apple
Cut up 4-5 snickers candy bars
Add 1 large container of cool whip

Mix it all up and it will be great, this recipe of less fattening than the other, but John prefers the top recipe.

Delicious Deviled Eggs

2008-07-17T14:02:00.000-07:00

The other day, we were at a party where they served deviled eggs. John was like, these are my favorite things in the entire world and he ate a ton of them. It was at this point that I felt bad and decided I need to learn to make them myself.

I found the easiest recipe I could find and made these. They were much easier to make than I thought that they would be. If you want to try it, here is what I did.

I put 8 eggs in cold water and then brought the water to a boil, as soon as the water had big bubbles and was really boiling, I took it off the heat. Make sure to have a lid on the pan that you use. The recipe said 6, but I wanted to eat one and thought that one might break, so this is why I used 2 extra eggs. This recipe would also be really easy to double if you are making it for a party.

After taking them off the heat, let them sit in the hot water for 30 minutes, add 1 tsp. of salt to the water, for some reason, it makes the eggs easier to peel.

Next, I dumped out the water and added cold water with ice to help the eggs cool. I let them sit for a few minutes.

Next, I peeled the eggs....This is the fun part.

Next, I cut the eggs in half and scooped out the middle part, it actually just fell out in the bowl.

I mixed the egg yokes with the following and now we have deviled eggs.

6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and cut lengthwise
¼ cup Light Mayonnaise
½ teaspoon dry ground mustard
½ teaspoon white vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Paprika for garnish

Pop out (remove) the egg yolks to a small bowl and mash with a fork. Add mayonnaise, mustard powder, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Fill the empty egg white shells with the mixture and sprinkle lightly with paprika.

Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.

I found this recipe on the internet.

Homeade Oreo Cakesters

2008-07-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

1 devils food cake mix
1/2 c. shortening or 1/3 cup oil.
2 eggs

Mix these ingredients together. Roll the dough into dime sized balls and put them on a cookie sheet. I then pressed them down a little bit so that they would bake flatter.
Bake at 350 degree for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, they might not seem done, but take them out anyways, or they will get hard. As they cool, they will get softer.

Let them cool.

Then spread cream cheese frosting in the middle of two cookies and wala....They are done and they are great.
This will make about 15-20 cookies. I would strongly recommend doubling the recipe if you have a large family.

You can also make thicker cream cheese frosting using the following mixture if you would like a thicker middle:

1 8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 square butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 to 4 cups of powdered sugar, based on how thick you want it.

Mix these things together until they are smooth.

(I use cream cheese frosting out of pure laziness and it still tastes great!)

Outrageous Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins by Heather Perkins

2008-06-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

These muffins are very filling, they are 3 weight watchers points per muffin. They are easy to make and hard to resist. (I am a big muffin person so these are great!)

1 1/2 cups oats, not the minute kind
1 1/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp. salt

Topping:
1/2 cup oats
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. margarine, melted.

Directions:
Heat over to 400. You can make these in baking cups or not, if not, make sure to spray your pan well with Pam spray so that they won't stick. Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Add applesauce, milk, brown sugar, oil, and egg. Mix until the ingredients are moistened. Fill muffin cups almost completely full, maybe 3/4. Combine the remaining topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over the batter, I used my hands to do this so that it would be even.

Bake 15-17 minutes or until golden brown. In my oven, because it cooks hot, I only cooked them for 12 minutes and they were completely done. Do not overcook these.

Makes about 15 muffins....The recipe said 12, but I made 15.

Enjoy these for breakfast, or for a fun snack.

Low Calorie Jammin' Jello Cake

2008-06-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

This cake is only 3 weight watchers points for 1 piece (About 170 calories, compared to regular cake which is usually over 500 calories per piece!)The recipe makes 12 servings. It is great!!!

1 cake mix (I used butter recipe yello)
1 can of Fresca, diet sprite, or diet 7up. I always prefer Fresca. Or you can measure 1 and 1/2 cups of Fresca.

Mix these ingredients together, bake according to the directions on the box. Note: My cake was done about 5 minutes before the directions said that it would be, do not overcook it.

When the cake is out, poke holes on the top of the cake. Poke tons of holes, this will help with the jello mixture. I think I could have poked more holes and it would have spread the jello mixture better.

Mix 1 strawberry jello package (Sugar free, or any flavor you love) with 1 cup of warm water.
Spread on the top of the cake.

Refrigerate the cake for about 20 minutes.

Then, spread light whipped topping on top. I didn't use very much, maybe half of one of the small containers.

Cut and serve!!!

This is yummy!!! (Mostly because I love jello and I love cake!)

Easy to Make but Hard to Resist Fruit Dip

2008-06-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite fruit dip that we always make to have at parties and special events.

1 small marshmallow cream topping, the kind you put on ice cream.
1 8. oz. strawberry cream cheese

Mix together and serve with fruit.

You can double this recipe easily. Just use the large marshmallow topping and 2 of the small cream cheese. It is yummy!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies by Heather Perkins

2008-06-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

3/4 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
6 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups chocolate chips

Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes

Weight Watchers Points: 2 points if you make 36 cookies or 3 points if you make 24. This recipe makes closer to 36 cookies.

Easy 10 Minute Pizza Dough

2008-06-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

1 tbsp. active yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
1 cup warm water (I make sure that it is really warm, just not to hot to kill the yeast)
1 cup water

Mix these together and let them sit for about 5 minutes. It will foam up.

Add enough flour to the dough to make it workable, I usually add 2 cups, and then see what it is looking like and add more.
Before adding the above ingredients, add 1 tsp of salt. Mix it in with the flour before hand or else, it can kill the yeast.

Tips: Don't add to much flour, and let the dough rise at least 30 minutes before adding it to your pizza pan.

I always cook my pizza on a cookie sheet.

After adding the dough add to the pan, sprinkle a small layer of parmesan on the dough, it will make it taste better.

Then, add: (Or whatever you like on pizza)
1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
Salt and pepper
Garlic salt
Italian Seasoning
Pepperoni and cheese. I just use 1/2 of the small mozarella low moisture skim cheese.

Weight Watchers Points: 4 points for 1 slice, makes 12 slices.

Easy 5 Minute Cheesecake by Patty Brooks

2008-06-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

This recipe is awesome and so easy to make.

Beat 1 oz. pkg. of cream cheese
Add 1 can sweetened condensed milk.
Mix these ingredients well.
Add 1/3 c. lemon juice and 1 tsp vanilla
Pour into a graham cracker crust.

Enjoy!!!

Mom's Meatloaf

2008-06-25T07:09:00.000-07:00

This is a super easy recipe to make.

2 lbs. ground beef, thawed
2 eggs
2/3 cup quaker oats
1 package dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup ketchup

Cook at 350 for 45-50 minutes in a bread pan.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2008-06-25T07:03:00.000-07:00

I have used this recipe forever, since I was a little girl and they always turn out well.

3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 cubes of butter
2 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla

Mix these together, then add:

2 1/2 cups of flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups of oats....not the minute kind
1 bag of chocolate chips

Combine ingredients, bake for 10-12 minutes at 375.

Orange Julius

2008-06-25T07:02:00.000-07:00

1/2 can of orange juice
1/2 cup of sugar (I use splenda that it tastes awesome)
1 cup of milk
1 cup cold water
1 tsp. vanilla
10 ice cubes. I sometimes add more, it just depends how it looks after blended.

Mix together and blend for about 45 seconds. This is an easy recipe and it is great.

Healthy and Low Calorie Key Lime Pie

2008-06-24T18:54:00.001-07:00

(This is a weight watchers recipe I found on the internet.)
1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
1 3 oz. package sugar free gelatin, lime
1/4 cup boiling water
1 8 oz. container fat free whipped topping
2 6 oz. key lime pie yogurt, low calorie.

In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water
Stir in yogurt with a wire whisk
Fold in whipped topping with wooden spoon
Spread in crust
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

You can use any flavor of jello and yogurt, I have made strawberry pie, raspberry pie, and the key lime pie. They are all excellent. You can also add fruit on top to make it healthier.

3 points for 1 piece of pie. Makes 8 servings.

OLD FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES by Jenny Groberg

2008-06-24T18:43:00.000-07:00

(it's the sour cream that makes them so soft)

3 1/4 C. Flour (I use about 3 C.)
1 tsp Soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C. Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 C Butter
1/2 C. Sour Cream

Sift together flour, soda and salt. In a large bowl combine remaining ingredients and beat 2 minutes. Add flour mixture and stir until well mixed. Roll our 1/4" thick on lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8-10 min (in my oven it's about 8) or until done. You DO NOT want to over bake these! They should kind of puff up while baking and make sure you take them out before they brown.

Frosting

1 stick of butter
1 cap full of Almond Extract (about a tsp?)
1 tsp of Vanilla
touch of milk
Powdered sugar until desired consistency
(I use pink food coloring)

Beat until creamy.

The key to this frosting is the almond extract. I'm crazy about almond extract and flavoring and in my opinion that's what makes these cookies so good is the frosting.

Snickerdoodles by Shirley Condie

2008-06-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

1 cup shortening, or you can use butter. I have used both.
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs

Cream these three ingredients together until they are light and fluffy.

2 3/4 cup sifted flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Put 3 tbsp. sugar and combine with 2 tsp. of cinnamon. Put in a bowl. Roll the cookie dough in the sugar and cinnamon.
Put the cookies 2 inches apart.

Cook at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook, they will seem like they aren't done and take them out and place them on a cookie sheet. If you wait until they seem done, they will be crisp.

Weight Watchers Points, 3 pts. a cookie. This recipe make about 32 cookies.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins by Heather Perkins

2008-06-23T17:48:00.000-07:00

2 eggs
1 1.2 c. milk
1 c. vegetable oil... Or, I use 1 cup applesauce to cut calories. Or you can use 1/2 c. oil and 1/2 c. applesauce.
2/3 c. sugar
2 c. flour (1 cup wheat, 1 cup white) If using all wheat flour, use 2 1/4 c. )
2 c. oats
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. salt
6 tsp. baking powder
Add at least 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, I use the mini chocolate chips for this recipe.

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Combine ingredients. Fill muffin tin 3/4 cup full. Bake 400 degrees for 13-15 minutes.

I also make these using the mini muffin tins. Baking time varies.

Makes 24 or more muffins.

Weight Watchers Points on these muffins is 3 points a muffin.

Chelsea's Healthy but Tasty Rolls

2008-06-23T17:41:00.000-07:00

Makes 24 rolls

Note, you need a bread maker to make this dough. Unless you are an expert dough maker and you probably don't need one.

Amount	Measure	Ingredient and Preparation Method
1 1/2	Cup	warm water
2	TB	applesauce (in place of oil)
2	TB	Honey (or whatever sweetener you want, or no sweetener)
2	Ea	egg whites, beaten lightly (or you can omit this. I've done it both ways)
3	Cups	Whole Wheat Flour
2	TB	Vital Gluten
2	TB	powdered milk
1/2	Tsp	Salt
1	tsp	Bread Machine Yeast

Place the water, salt, applesauce, and honey into the bread machine container. Lightly beat the egg and add it. Add whole wheat flour and vital gluten. Add this mixture to the bread machine container. Make a depression into the flour and add the yeast to the very top. Process using the dough setting on the machine (takes about 90 minutes).

Divide dough into whatever size rolls you would like, round them into balls, and place in muffin tins in warm oven (lowest temp possible). Allow to rise for about 20 minutes with a paper towel or kitchen cloth on top (sprayed w/ nonstick spray so it doesn't stick). It will almost double in size. Bake at 350° for 14 to 16 minutes. Allow rolls to cool on rack...or just eat them right away.

little tips:

After the first 5 minutes of the dough cycle, correct the dough by adding either 1 Tablespoon of flour or 1 Teaspoon of warmed water, to achieve a dough ball of even consistency. This may not even be necessary.

Another way to let the dough rise: turn oven to 400 for two minutes, then turn OFF, and put rolls in to rise.

Flour your hands to work with the dough.

Weight Watchers Points, 2 pts. a roll, makes 24.

Taco Soup

2008-06-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

1 lb. ground beef, I only use 1/2 pound in the recipe.
1/2 chopped onion
2 16. oz. can stewed tomatoes
1 16 oz. can tomato sauce
1 taco season mix
2 cans corn
2 cans dark red kidney beans

When I make this, I only make half of this recipe for our family. If I make the above, there is just to much, but it would be great for a larger family.

In large pan, cook ground beef and onion until the meat is browned. Drain off fat (I never do this)
Add undrained tomatoes, undrained corn, kidney beans, tomato sauce and taco season mix. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve with chips. Break up chips into soup bowl.

Add salt and pepper to taste.
Also, serve with sour cream, grated cheese and guacamole if you like.

Judy's Jello

2008-06-23T17:21:00.001-07:00

I got this recipe from a relief society thing that I attended. It is an awesome recipe for a side dish.

1 lg. pkg. of jello
1 lg. pkg. of cooked vanilla pudding, not the instant kind. For some reason, this can be hard to find.
3 cups water.
1 cup fruit, or more if you like. I added almost 2 cups and it worked out.
2 cups heavy whipping cream. For this recipe, I used about 3 cups of whipped cream, the light kind and it turn out just as well to me, it just has way less calories and tastes great!!

Mix lg. vanilla pudding and water, bring to a boil.
Mix lg. jello into pudding and cool for 1 hour.

Whip two cups cream and mix into pudding, add fruit and chill.

When I add my fruit, I blend it up really well, using my kitchen aid or a hand blended. It is really smooth and then it seems more like a whipped treat.
Also, my preference for this recipe is lime jello and pears.

Chicken Noodle Soup by Debbie Christiansen

2008-06-23T14:59:00.001-07:00

8 quarts chicken broth
2 cups cooked diced chicken
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups sliced carrots
2 sliced celery
Package of thick egg noodles

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil and simmer until vegetables are tender.

Serve with bread sticks, I use the recipe posted under breads.

When I made this recipe, I halfed everything. If you use 8 quarts of broth and everything else, the recipe would be huge. I think that half would work unless you have more than 6 people in your family.

50/50 All Star Muffins, by Heather Perkins

2008-06-23T09:36:00.000-07:00

(Means, half wheat flour, half white flour)

Recipe makes 12 muffins
1 cup white flour
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup milk
1/3 cup oil or applesauce
2 eggs beaten

Use two separate bowls to mix the ingredients. Sift the dry ingredients, then add brown sugar, mix well. Mix the wet ingredients separately.

Add the two mixtures until dampened, do not overmix, the batter will be lumpy, and that is great.

Add to a greased muffin tin, 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.

Weight Watchers Points 3 points a muffin

Yummy and Healthy Banana Bread by Heather Perkins

2008-06-23T09:17:00.001-07:00

1/2 Cup Applesauce (In place of oil, if you are really skinny, use oil)
3/4 Cup sugar
2 beaten eggs
3 ripe smashed bananas
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup white flour (You can use all white flour if you want)
1 cup wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream applesauce and sugar, add eggs, lemon juice, and smashed bananas. After mixing these together, add flour, baking soda, and salt. It says to sift these ingredients, I never use a sifter, but you can if you want.

Bake in two loaf pans at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes. It will look dark, and keep checking it, because my oven takes less time to cook it than 30 minutes.

Weight Watchers points, 2 points a muffin...Makes 20 servings.

Basic Whole Wheat Muffins

2008-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:00

Heather Perkins

You can add anything to these muffins, my friend will add craisins, cheese, or anything to make them unique. If you want to add cheese, mix everything together, then add 1 cup grated cheese after recipe is mixed.

1 1/3 cup flour: Wheat or white flour works (I use wheat)
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder

2 eggs beaten
3 tbsp melted butter
3/4 cup milk

Mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, margarine and milk.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir until dampened. Mix as little as possible....Batter will be lumpy. Fill the muffin tin 2/3 full.

Bake at 400 degree 15-17 minutes.

This recipe also works well to use the mini muffin tins, I usually cook the muffins about 10 minutes when I do this and they are more bite sized and yummy.

Weight Watchers Points, 2 pts. a muffin. 1 point using the mini tins.

Easy Breadsticks

2008-06-23T08:21:00.000-07:00

This is the easiest recipe! And the are SOOOO good.
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 TBSP Sugar
1 TBSP Yeast

Let that sit for 5 minutes.

Then add:

3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp Salt

Mix until smooth and let sit for 10 minutes.
Roll out dough on a floured board, make sure that you have a lot of space to work with when you are rolling these out, or just use half of the dough to start with.
Brush with melted butter and garlic and then sprinkle with salt.
Fold in half and cut into 1 inch strips. Twist before placing on a cooking sheet.
Let sit for 15 minutes.
Bake at 400* for 7-10 minutes (a few minutes longer if baking on a stone)
Immediately after baking, brush with more garlic butter and sprinkle with salt and grated parmesan cheese.
(Supposedly they are better if you use real butter and kosher salt.)

This recipe was taken from a recipe blog that I found.

These taste almost exactly like the ones that they serve at the Pizza Factory in Utah.

Whole Wheat Crepes

2008-06-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 TBSP Oil (I use grapeseed oil)
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar

Mix together and pour on greased griddle. Tilt to spread.

Serve with our favorite, powdered sugar and strawberries, or any fresh fruit, syrup, jam, whip cream and cinnamon. Great for breakfast or a treat. Yum

Weight Watchers Points: 2 pts. a crepe. Makes about 8-10 crepes.

This recipe was found on someones recipe blog.

Sopapilla Cheesecake by Ashley Schneidau

2008-06-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

2 cans crescent rolls
1-8oz cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Spread crescent rolls on bottom of greased 9x13 pan. Blend sugar, vanilla, and cream cheese. Spread cream cheese mixture on bottom layer of rolls. Take the other package of rolls and spread on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle with mixture of 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 stick of butter (melted). Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cut into small squares and enjoy!

These are so easy to make....Great for a Mexican dessert or any dessert

Brenda's Peanut Butter Blossoms

2008-06-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

First, let me say that I don't know anyone who doesn't love these!!!!!!!

These are so good and easy. The best thing is that you can bake 3 dozen cookies in the oven at the same time. You can use any peanut butter cookie recipe.

Peanut Blossom Cookies (makes 3 dozen)
Sift together: 1 3/4 cup flour (I don't use a sifter)
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream Together: 1/2 cup shortening (I use butter flavored)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar

Add and Beat Well:

1 egg
2 Tab. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Blend together. Grease mini-muffin tins (I bought 3 to bake 36 at once)

Spoon dough into tins (don't overfill).

Bake 375 for 7 minutes

*while baking, unwrap 36 miniature Reese's (it takes the whole 7 minutes)

Push Reese's into the baked cookie ASAP. Let cool for a few minutes and remove from tins.

** You may use a Hershey kiss. I baked some extras just on a cookie sheet and they were great!
If you use a kiss and don't use the mini-muffin tins, roll balls of dough into sugar and put on cookie sheet. When you remove from the oven, just press a kiss into the center of the baked cookie ASAP.

Mexican Lasagna.........John's Favorite

2008-06-23T07:50:00.001-07:00

1 lb. ground beef, you can use 1/2 if you are cutting calories. It works.
3/4 cup onions, combine this with the hamburger when you are browning it.

After browned add:
1 16 oz. can of refried beans.
1/2 teaspoon oregano.
2 tsp. cumin
3/4 tsp. garlic powder

Next step:

12 uncooked lasagna noodles.
2 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups salsa

After above is cooked, add this to the top of the lasagna.

1 cup sour cream
1 small can of olives.
1/2 cup shredded mexican cheese.

Preheat oven to 350.

Brown hamburger, add the onion to the hamburger then add beans, oregano, cumin, and garlic powder.
Mix well, but you don't need to mix these together for long as long as your hamburger is cooked. This is just to combine them to add to the recipe.

In a large bowl, combine the salsa and water.

Put a small layer of the water/salsa mixture on the bottom of the pan.

Put 4 uncooked lasagna noodles down.
Spread the mixture on top of the noodles.
Add 4 more noodles.
Add more mixture.

Continue until you have used all 12 noodles.

Now dump the rest of the salsa/water mixture on top of the recipe.
Put aluminum foil on this and put it in the over and cook it for 90 minutes at 350.

Take it out and put sour cream, olives, and cheese on the mixture.

Spread over the top.
Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese melts.

Let it sit for 10 minutes and then it is ready to serve, it is important to let it sit, or it goes all over. I learned that when the missionaries came to eat.

Freeze for leftovers.

Weight Watchers Points, 5 pts. for 1 piece. This recipe makes 12 servings.

Mom's Lasagna...............Barbara McKell

2008-06-23T07:39:00.000-07:00

I am sure that all of us have a recipe from our mom's that we love for lasagna. However, I have always loved this recipe and feel like it is easy to make.

1 lb. meat, I usually just use a 1/2 pound to cut calories, but either way works just great.
1 tomato sauce, small
1 tomato paste, small can
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 16 oz. can whole tomatoes
2 tsp. oregano

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Other ingredients you will need:
1 box noodles
1 small container fat free cottage cheese
Parsley flakes
Parmesan
Cheese, grated. I usually use 1/2 of one of the small things of cheese. I always use the low moisture skim cheese, it has less calories.

Brown the meat, add spice to the meat if you would like, I usually do.....Combine with other ingredients, let it simmer for 1/2 hour or so. I usually start the sauce simmering while I am browning the meat. Then, I add the meat so that I don't have to wait as long for the sauce to simmer.

While you are doing this, cook one box of noodles in a pan, I always use whole wheat noodles when I am cooking. They are a good source of fiber and help with my weight watchers attempted diet.

After noodles are cooked and sauce is simmered:

Put a layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.
Add noodles.
Add sauces, cottage cheese, parsley, parmesan.
Continue to layer the noodles and sauces with cottage cheese. On the last layer, just put the cheese on top.
Cover in aluminum foil and cook for 30 minutes at 375. Adjust time and temperature based on your oven.

Weight Watchers Points: 5 points for 1 piece, 12 servings for this recipe.

Hollywood Squares

2008-06-23T07:32:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe on the internet, I decided I wanted to find a recipe for these because I loved them in elementary school and they had them at the schools where I have taught, they are the peanut butter squares that they used to have. This recipe is awesome and it is sooooooo easy to make, kids and husbands love this treat.

Note: I always half this recipe because they can be a little thick if you use the recipe below. This is also because John and I don't really need to eat the entire pan of these on our own, a half a pan is plenty of calories for us.

2 c. peanut butter
2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 ts. vanilla
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter

Topping:

2 squares semi sweet baking chocolate
1 tb. peanut butter

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients except the topping ingredients. Mix well and place in a buttered 9" square pan. Melt the topping ingredients together, the microwave works great. Spread over the top of the peanut butter mixture and then refrigerate until the topping is firm. People will love these.

Yummu Fruit Dip by Shannon Mitchner

2008-06-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

1 8 oz. Cream Cheese, I always use light.
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mix all these together until smooth, serve with granny smith apples, or whatever kind of fruit you like. This recipe almost tastes like caramel dip, it is awesome and so easy to make. Everyone loves it.

Why I Am Starting A Recipe Blog?

2008-06-23T07:20:00.000-07:00

I know that I am not really an amazing cook and don't really have amazing recipes. However, the recipes I do have are usually covered in sauce, flower, butter, oil, and all sorts of things that get splattered on them. One thing I have been doing lately is typing my recipes on the computer, then I just keep the laptop nearby when I am cooking. I find that this is easier for me. I also never misplace the recipes, because I know that they are on the computer. I don't have very many recipes, but I thought that someday, Alli might want to try some of these recipes out. You know, the family favorites. Since I am a picky eater, I don't have very many recipes, but I think that this will be a fun blog to create. All of these recipes are tried and tested and John loves them.