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Pumpkin Bread

02 Monday Nov 2009

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This recipe makes two 9×5 loaves or three 8×4 loaves.
This bread is nice and moist.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease the bottoms of your loaf pans.
Don’t grease the sides.

Ingredients:

2-2/3 cups white sugar
2/3 cup shortening or cooking oil
16 oz pureed pumpkin- if you can just find a 15 oz. can that will work
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3-1/3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup chopped nuts(optional)
2/3 cup raisins(optional)

Mix sugar and oil or shortening. Add the pumpkin, water, and eggs. To that mix in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves,and baking powder. Add your raisins and nuts if you are using.
Evenly pour into the prepared pans.
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when you check it.
Cool in the pans for 5 minutes and than remove to cool.

Snickers Salad

19 Monday Oct 2009

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This is a really good dessert. Kids and adults alike love the stuff.


Ingredients:

(1) 3.8 oz. box instant vanilla pudding
1 c. milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
3 apples
3 Snickers regular size candy bars

Mix the pudding mix and the milk and blend in the Cool Whip.
Core and chop the apples. Chop the candy bars. Add both to the Cool Whip/pudding mixture.
There you have it. Very simple.
Store any leftovers in fridge.
Enjoy!

Cinnamon Cookies

01 Tuesday Sep 2009

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 This is a simple drop cookie that is big on cinnamon flavor. If you love cinnamon, you will love these cookies.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

You will need a couple cookie sheets.
 
Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 Tablespoon molasses
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and the molasses. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop by teaspoon or a small size cookie scoop onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take off cookie sheets immediately.
Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Enjoy!

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Whole Wheat Cookies

26 Sunday Jul 2009

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These are a different cookie. Pretty healthy and somewhat addictive.

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F
You will also need an ungreased cookie sheet.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooking oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp maple flavoring
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oatmeal

Mix all ingredients in the order given. Form the cookies in the bowl of a tsp and place on cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

Cheesy Chicken Breast with Onions and Peppers

26 Sunday Jul 2009

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This reminds me of food you can get when out to eat. It is very simple and very delicious.I came up with this one year when I had so many bell peppers I didn’t know what to do with them all.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F

Ingredients:

4 chicken breast halves
1/2 cup cheddar or Monterey jack cheese or a mix of the two
1 bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 medium size onion, halved and sliced
garlic powder
salt
pepper

In a bowl mix the peppers and onion strips and set to the side. On a baking sheet, lay out the chicken breasts and season lightly with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and put the bell pepper and onion strips on the tops of the chicken breasts. Do the same with the cheese. Return to oven for 5 minutes. Take out and serve.

Serves 4.

Works best with flatter chicken breasts.

Black Bottom Banana Bars

14 Tuesday Jul 2009

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These are so good. They are very moist. If you love bananas and chocolate, you will love these bars.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
You will need a greased 13×9 baking pan.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups mashed bananas- you will need 3 or 4 bananas
1-1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup baking cocoa

Cream the butter and sugar.
Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until smooth. Pour half of the batter into another bowl.
To the mixing bowl add the cocoa powder and mix well.
Spread the cocoa mixture into greased pan.
Carefully spread the reserved batter over the top and use a knife to swirl the batter.
Bake for 25-30 minutes til bars test done when a toothpick is inserted in the middle.
Cool before cutting.

Makes 12-16 bars.
They are very moist so don’t stack together for storage, without putting a paper towel in between layers.

Jalapeno Cheese Balls

14 Tuesday Jul 2009

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These are tasty little snack bites. They don’t have a ton of heat, but there is a bit.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You will need one large cookie sheet.

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/2 cup softened butter
3-4 finely chopped jalapeno peppers
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup cheez whiz
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flour

Beat egg well. Add he rest of the ingredients in the order given. Roll in 1″ balls and place on the cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or til light brown on the bottom. Remove from the pan to paper towels or a rack to cool. Sprinkle with paprika or chili powder.
Makes about 2-3 dozen. You can make them smaller and get up to 72 if you truly want them bite size.

Potato Salad

13 Monday Jul 2009

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This is just a simple potato salad. This is basically how my mom always made it. I have just tweaked it a bit to suit my tastes.

Ingredients:

1 small red onion, chopped
3 large hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 large potatoes- I prefer Yukon Gold but will also use Russets.
Approximately 1/3 cup mayonnaise
1-2 Tablespoons mustard
salt and pepper to taste

For variety cook and crumble 2 slices bacon

Peel and cube the potatoes. Cook in a pot of lightly salted water til tender. Drain and cool. Do not rinse them off.
In a bowl add the potatoes, chopped onion, and chopped egg.
Add mayonnaise and mustard. Blend in. If it seems dry add more mayonnaise, just a little bit at a time. Salt and pepper to taste. Now is the time to stir in the bacon if you intend to add it.
Let meld for at least a few hours for best taste.

Shrimp Dip

24 Wednesday Jun 2009

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This is a very simple dip that has great flavor. My friend Jacque shared this with me. Serve with snack crackers.

Ingredients:

1 4-1/2 oz can tiny shrimp or 4 oz of frozen salad shrimp
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 green onions, chopped- tops and all
1 cup mayonnaise

Drain canned shrimp and mash with a fork. If using frozen, thaw and chop finely in a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and chill until serving. If you don’t have green onions, use about 1/4 cup chopped onion.

Cereal – Peanut Bars

16 Tuesday Jun 2009

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These are so very yummy. I have had them with and without the chocolate chips and they are great either way.
If you love peanut butter and cereal bars, you are gonna love these.

You will need to butter a 9×9 square pan.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup light, or golden, brown sugar
dash salt
1 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup corn flakes, slightly crushed
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

In a large pan combine the corn syrup, brown sugar, and a dash salt. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the peanut butter. When it is blended in stir in the vanilla and both cereals. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Press the whole thing into the buttered pan.
Chill for 1 hour and cut into bars.
Store in the fridge.

Serves about 16.