Pumpkin Cake

I'm usually not a big fan of pumpkin cake, but this is the BEST recipe! It is so moist and actually tastes better the next day!

Mix in bowl:
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. applesauce
2 c. pumpkin (15 oz. can)

Add dry ingredients:
2 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Put in greased 13 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Let cool and then frost.

Frosting:
1 stick margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. powdered sugar
8 oz. cream cheese

Provolone Chicken

My friend brought me this dish after I had my baby and it was so delicious. The whole family loved it so I got the recipe from her and it was really easy to make...

4-5 chicken breasts
sliced provolone cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. margerine
1/2 c sour cream
1 pkg dry stuffing mix

Put chicken in baking dish. Put a slice of cheese on each peice of chicken. Mix soup, marg. and sour cream and spread over top the chicken/cheese. Sprinkle with stuffing and bake at 350 degrees for 35 min.

Favorite Breadstick recipe

3 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 c water
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp yeast

Mix ingredients and knead for 3 minutes. Let rest, and make the sauce. Roll dough onto greased cookie sheet, cut into 10 strips (lengthwise) then in half. Spread sauce on and let rise for 30 min. Bake @ 350 degrees for 18-20 min.

Sauce:
1/3 c butter
1/3 c Parmesan cheese
1/3 c mayo
1/4 tsp garlic

Teriyaki Chicken Bowls

To prepare chicken:

1/2 bottle soy sauce
1/2 bag brown sugar
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp mustard
1 tsp ground ginger

4-5 chicken breasts

mix all ingredients together. Put chicken into crock pot. Pour ingredients over chicken and cook on high for 4-6 hours.

Right before you are ready to eat, prepare these sides:

Rice (make according to directions on box)
black beans (heated)
grated cheese
chopped lettuce
sour cream

Layer individual bowls with RICE, CHICKEN, BLACK BEANS, CHEESE, LETTUCE, and then SOUR CREAM. Delicious!

Hearty Wild Rice Cheese Soup

1 cup wild rice (cooked as directions on package indicate)
1 small onion chopped fine
1 lb. cooked bacon crumbled
2 cans Cambels Selects Soups Cream of Potato and Garlic
1 quart half 'n half
1 lb. Velveeta cheese cut into small squares

You can either put this in a saucepan on the stove stirring occasionally to help the cheese melt, or I like to cook it in a crock pot on low for about 4-5 hours. Soup is ready when cheese is completely melted.

Supa Dupa EASY Chicken Cordon Bleu

CHICKEN
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
6-8 pieces Swiss Cheese (or whatever cheese you prefer) cut into slices
6-8 pieces Sliced Ham (I used smoked from the deli cut medium thickness)
Rosemary or Thyme (or WHATEVER spices you like best)

SAUCE
1 1/2 C Sour Cream
1 Can Cream of Mushroom
2 small cans of sliced mushrooms
1 t lemon juice

Cut Breasts in half (so they aren't as thick), smoother with spices of choice, place in 9x13 pan. Place ham slices on chicken breasts, layer with cheese slices. Bake for 20 min until cheese is melted at 350. Meanwhile mix together sourcream, mushrooms, cream of mushroom and lemon juice. Take Chicken out of oven and smoother with creamy sauce. Bake for an additional 40 min.

Serve with wild rice, or whatever! :) Brad claims this is one of his favorite dishes! :) SUPA DUPA EASY! :) Enjoy...

YUMMY HAMBURGERS

SO...I had these over at a friends house in memphis and asked for the recipe...but I guess her husband makes them and he "Guesses on amounts" so I guess just guess and hopefully they will turn out good....because they were SOOOOOO good.

In one pound of meat he puts in:
1 egg
onion powder
granulated garlic
lots of worcesthire (a lot he says... it starts to discolor the meat and turn brown a little bit)
salt and pepper
If you add too many eggs, put in bread crumbs. And you can also put in chopped onion.

GOOEY BUTTER BARS...(HEAVEN)

For the base:
1 box yellow cake mix.
1 stick of margarine
1 egg. Mix ingredients together in a large bowl with a fork until mixed together as thoroughly as possible. The texture of the mixture will be, well, bizarre. Dump into a greased 9"x13" pan, and press down with your hands. (If the mixture is extremely sticky, cover your hands with flour.)
For the gooey stuff:
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 box (16 or so oz.) powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs. Separate out about 1 Tbs. powdered sugar for later. In a large bowl, mix with an electric mixer the cream cheese, eggs, and vanilla. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar while mixing (and I mean *slowly*, else you'll end up with a huge cloud of powdered sugar all over your kitchen!) When you're done mixing, the goo in the bowl should be nice and creamy.
Pour the gooey stuff over the base in the pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let stand to cool; the gooey stuff will appear all puffy, but will settle upon cooling. After about 10 minutes or so, sprinkle the remaining 1 Tbs. of powdered sugar over the top. Cool completely before serving. ( I kept mine in the fridge and they were really good cold)

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Recipe

I love this sauce to dip bread sticks in...sooo yummy!

1 pint of Heavy Cream 
1 stick of butter 
2 T. Cream Cheese 
1/2 - 3/4 C. Parmesan cheese 
1 tsp. Garlic powder 

In a saucepan melt butter. When butter is melted add cream cheese. When the cream cheese is softened add heavy cream. Simmer this for 15 - 20 minutes on low. You may wish to season with a little salt and pepper.

Salsa

My mother-in-law made this and I was a little nervous about all the ingredients...but seriously, it is the BEST salsa I have ever had!

2 cans white sweet corn, drained
2 cans black beans, drained
2 cans pinto beans, drained
2 cans diced mexican tomatoes
2 stalks green onions, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 red pepper, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bottle Italian dressing
Salt and pepper

Put everything together in a bowl and serve with tortilla chips.

Pulled Pork

This is SO versatile! We love to eat it on a salad, a tortilla, a roll, or our favorite is on nachos!

2-3 lb. pork roast (Costco sells a package of 3 of them for $11)

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 1/2 tsp. cumin

1 1/2 tsp.molasses

2 small cans (8oz.) tomato sauce

1/3 c. brown sugar

1 1/2 c. Dr Pepper

Put everything in the crock pot and cook for 5 hours.

Asaragus and Bacon Fondue

4 tablespoons of butter.

4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.

2 cups of milk.

1/2 cup parmasean cheese

16 ounces of asparagus spears, drained and chopped.

2 slices of bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled.

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

Dash of garlic powder

French bread, cubed

Chicken, cooked and cubed

In a fondue pot, melt the butter.Add the flour, mix thoroughly and cook while stirring for 90 seconds.Gently stir in the two cups of milk. Heat, while stirring, until mixture becomes thick. Add Parmasean Cheese and garlic powder. Stir in the bacon and the asparagus.Season with salt and black pepper.Serve with diced bread and chicken.

Does anyone have any good fondue recipes?

I just got some fondue pots and I need some good recipes to try out on my family...I'm looking for all kinds of recipes so let me know any of your favorites! Thanks!

Chocolate Cinnamon Apples

(HOLY COW!!!!!)

Chocolate Cinnamon Apples

Combine in Medium or Large bag:
3 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup raisins
4 teaspoons slivered almonds
1 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons heavy cream
4 medium Granny Smith Apples (I used Gala and Granny Smith) cored and sliced into 1/2 inch wedges (peel if you prefer)

1. Seal Ziploc Zip 'n Steam bag and shake to mix ingredients Place bag in microwave.
2. Cook on full power 2-3 minutes or until apples have softened. (I did 3 1/2 minutes, I like them really soft)
3. Allow bag to stand 1 minute before handling. Gently shake and squeeze bag to combine the melted chocolate and warm cream to smooth sauce.
4. Open bag and allow to cool slightly before serving.
5. Drizzle with additionally melted chocolate, if desired.

Crunchy Coconut Chicken

This recipe is SUPER yummy and SUPER simple. I served it with mushroom rice and corn, but I think it would be equally tasty on a salad.

1 c flaked coconut
13 vanilla wafers, crushed
2-3 chicken breasts slicked thinly (1"x5" - like you would see on a salad at a restuarant)
1 egg beaten
1/3 c butter, melted

On a plate, combine coconut and vanilla wafer crumbs. Dip chicken in egg, then coat with coconut mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish; drizzle with butter. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 min or until done. 4-6 servings.

Strawberries and Sour Cream

This sounds nasty, but wait til you try it. It's AWESOME. Serve as an appetizer or dessert.

-strawberries clean and cold
-small bowl of sour cream
-small bowl of brown sugar
-small bowl of powdered sugar

Take a strawberry, dip it in the sour cream and then dip it in either the brown or powdered sugar.

AWESOME!!! Yum yum yum!

Pear Salad (AMAZING)!

Favorite recipe find ever! Got it from Allrecipes.com. It was rated 5 out ot 5 stars. Haven't meet a person yet who doesn't LOVE this salad! Enjoy

Roquefort Pear Salad

"This is the best salad I've ever eaten and I make it all the time. It is tangy from the blue cheese, fruity from the pears, and crunchy from the caramelized pecans. The mustard vinaigrette pulls it all together."

INGREDIENTS

• 1 head leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (or bag or romaine lettuc)
• 3 pears - peeled, cored and chopped
• 5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled (blue cheese)
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. In a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans. Continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.
2. For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper.
3. In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.

Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup

-3 C diced Potatoes
-1 C diced Carrots
-1 C diced Celery
-1 small onion (diced)

Cover with water and boil until tender. Mash with masher or hand mixer. Set aside.

In a seperate saucepan, add:

-3 T butter
-1/4 C flour

Mix on low til bubbly (rue). Then Add:

-2 C milk

Mix until boiling. Remove from heat and add:

-2 C shredded Cheese
-2 C cubed Ham

Add Cream mixture to mashed veggie mixture. Mix together and serve with grated cheese on top!

SO SO GOOD! :) Enjoy! :)

Amazing Fruit Dip (Dianne's - Brad's Mom)

Especially good with Apples!! This one is a MUST try!

-1 pkg cream cheese
-1/2 C brown sugar
-1/4 C white sugare
-1 t. vanilla
-1/2 bag of heath bar toffee bits

Mix All together and microwave for 1 min. Stir and serve with any fruit! Great to lick alone too! ;)

Lion House Peach Cobbler

1/4 C Maragarine or Butter
1/2 C Sugar
1 C. Flour
2 t. Baking Powder
1/4 t. salt
1/2 C. Milk
1 qt. Freestone peaches (1 BIG can from the store)
Cinnamon and Sugar
*4 oz Cream Cheese (if desired)

-In a Medium bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Add Flour, baking powder, salt, and milk. Mix well and spread on the bottom of 8x8 pan. -Spread peaches over batter. -Cut up 4 oz of cream cheese into small flecks and spread them across peaches. Sprinkle with as much cinnamon and sugar as desired. Bake at 375 for 45 Min.

YUM! This Recipe is awesome! The cream cheese is an addition that I've recently started doing after making Kara's Cobbler recipe. - I usually DOUBLE the recipe and put it in a 9x13 pan. Call me with questions. :)

Provolone Chicken (So EASY and so GOOD!!)

4 chicken breasts
4 slices of Provolone Cheese
1 can Cream of Chicken
1/2 C. Margerine
1/2 C. Sour Cream
Salt & Pepper
1 Pkg. drg stuffing mix

Put chicken in 13X9 dish, lay cheese on top. Mix together Cr. of Chicken soup, Marg. and Sour cream and pour over chicken/cheese. Salt and Pepper to taste and sprinkle the stuffing on top. Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes!

Cream of Broccoli and Potato Soup

Boil in a large pan:
3 ½ Cups Water
5 chicken bouillon cubes
½ onion, chopped
4 small potatoes, chopped

In a separate pan, heat and whisk until creamy:
½ c. margarine
½ tsp. salt
2 c. milk
5 Tbsp. flour
after its creamy, add 8 oz. Cream cheese


Then put creamy mixture into the large pan (boiling potatoes), then add 3 cups broccoli, chopped.
Simmer 5-10 minutes, or until broccoli is tender. Serve with grated cheese.

Baked Brunch Omelet

INGREDIENTS                        

1/2-3/4 (1 pound) loaf white bread, cut into cubes

1 1/2 pounds Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 1/4 cup cubed cooked ham

8 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 pinch salt

1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste

1/4 cup chopped green onion

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Place half of the bread cubes on bottom of baking pan. Sprinkle with half of the ham and then half of the cheese; repeat.

In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, salt, hot sauce and green onions. Pour egg mixture into pan.

Bake at 350 for 60 minutes.

Meat Marinade

1 1/2 c. oil
3/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. worchestershire sauce
2T. dry mustard
1/2 T. pepper
1/2 c. wine or apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 t. parsley
1/3 c. lemon juice
2 1/4 t. salt

Marinade meat over night in the refrigerator. (Make sure you turn the meat so it gets marinaded equally.)

Parmesan Chicken

2 c crushed Ritz crackers

3 T grated parmesan cheese

2 tsp garlic salt

8 chicken breasts

1 c plain yogurt

1/4 c butter, melted

1 recipe sour cream chicken sauce (see below)

Combine cracker crumbs, parmesan cheese, and garlic salt. Dip each piece of chicken in yogurt to coat and then in crumb mixture. Arrange in greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Bake at 350 Degrees for about 45 minutes. Top with sour cream chicken sauce. Serves 8.

Sour Cream Chicken Sauce

2 ( 10 oz) cans cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1 c sour cream

In a small saucepan heat soup and sour cream together over low heat, stirring frequently.

Consumme Rice (very good)

1/2 c chopped onionnn

4 T butter

2 2/3 c instant rice

2 (10 oz) cans beef consommr

1 c water

1 T worcestershire sauce

1 (8 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained

toasted almonds (optional)

In a large saucepan saute onion in butter. Add rice and heat until golden. Stir in consomme, water, and worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 20 minutes or until moisture is absorbed into rice. Makes 8 servings.

German Pancakes with Strawberries

1/4 c butter

1 1/2 c milk

3/4 c flour

1/3 c sugar

3 eggs

1/4 tsp salt

3 c fresh strawberries, halved

2 T sugar

1 (8 oz) carton sour cream

1/4 c packed brown sugar

Maple syrup

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Put butter in a 9-inch glass pie plate. Place in oven for 5 minutes, or until butter melts and bubbles. While butter is melting put milk, flour, sugar, eggs, and salt into blender. Blend on medium speed until smooth. Remove pie plate from oven. Adjust heat to 450 degrees F. Immediately pour mixture into pie plate. Return pie plate to oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake 8 to 10 minutes more until edges are puffed and browned. Remove from oven. 

In a bowl, sprinkle strawberries with sugar. Spoon into center of hot pancake. Cut hot pancake into wedges. Serve topped with sour cream, brown sugar, and syrup. Makes 4 servings.

Lemon-Cream Cheese Cupcakes

1 pkg. white cake mix
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O lemon flavor instant pudding
1 cup water
4 egg whites
2 Tbsp oil
1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
2 Tbsp. lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, egg whites, and oil in a large bowl. Spoon battter evenly into 24 paper lined muffin cups. Bake 20 min. Test with a toothpick, if it comes out clean, remove from oven and cool completely. Meanwhile, beat sugar, cream cheese, butter, and juice until well blended. Put frosting in a ziplock baggie, and cut off one of the ends about 1/4 in. Swirl the frosting on the cupcakes.

Crock Pot Italian Chicken

4-5 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 Cans Cream Chicken Soup
1 Package Sliced Mushrooms
1 Can Artichoke Hearts
1 Envelope Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Cup Sour Cream
Cooked Egg Noodles, or Rice.

Layer Chicken, Soup, Mushrooms, Artichokes, then Dressing Mix in your crockpot. Cook on low 6hrs, or until chicken is done. Add the sour cream last, stirring one or two times. (It doesn't need to be completely mixed in.) Serve over egg noodles, or rice. *This is one of the easiest and yummiest dinners I make.*

Mushroom Pork Chops

Ingredients:

4 pork chops 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced

salt and pepper to taste 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup

1 pinch garlic salt, to taste

3/4 onion, chopped

1/4 c milk

Directions:

1. Season pork chops with garlic salt, salt, and pepper.

2. Chop onions. Sautee onions and mushrooms in frying pan.

3. Mix onions, mushrooms, soup and milk.

4. Place pork chops in lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish and cover with soup mixture. Cover with foil and bake one hour or 400 degrees.

I am still working the kinks out. It was really yummy but my sauce came out a little watery and I wish it were thicket. Maybe more soup? I dunno for sure. If you have any ideas let me know!

Springtime Spinach Salad (It's AMAZING)

I made this one last night for Brad,...and he said it was his FAVORITE salad I have ever made. And I've made a lot of salads! It's so good!!! Let me know what you think! :)

INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
5-6 slices bacon
5 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onion
3 kiwi's, sliced
1/2 mandarin orange, peeled and segmented (or one can)

DRESSING (put in a blender or food processer)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard (I used regular mustard and it was fine)
1 dash garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

1 cup seasoned croutons

DIRECTIONS
-Place the eggs in a saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from hot water and cool. Peel, chop, and set aside.
-Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
-In a large bowl, toss together the eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms, strawberries, onion, kiwi, and orange.
-In a separate bowl, mix the ketchup, water, olive oil, brown sugar, cider vinegar, and brown mustard. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Pour over the salad mixture, and top the salad with croutons.

Cream cheese peach cobbler

Title: Cream cheese peach cobbler

Description:
SO delicious!

Ingredients:
1 big can of canned peaches and 1 small can
cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on top
1/2 pkg cream cheese
1/2 c butter
1 yellow cake mix

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread peach slices into 9 x 13 inch baking dish. 
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over peach slices
Combine yellow cake mix, butter, cream cheese by blending it 
until the consistency is crumbly.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until golden

Number Of Servings:12

Yummy Lasagna

Title: YUMMY LASAGNA

Description:
so good

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon white sugar

12 ounces cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg

9 lasagna noodles
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown. 
Drain. In another skillet over medium heat, cook onion until 
translucent. Combine beef and onion in a large saucepan with 
tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic 
powder, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over medium heat until 
mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 
hour.

While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan 
and egg until smooth. Set aside.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and 
cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking 
dish. Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with one-
third of remaining sauce. Top with half the mozzarella. Place 
another layer of noodles and one of sauce over the 
mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture. Top with 
remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.

Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 
mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and 
bubbly.

Number Of Servings:12

Recipe Blog

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