Cordon Bleu Potato Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 20 ounces condensed cream of potato soup, undiluted (2 - 10-3/4oz cans)
• 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese (4oz)
• 1 cup diced cooked ham
• 1 cup milk
• 5 ounces chicken meat, drained
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 in a 2-quart microwave-safe dish, combine all ingredients. cover and microwave on high for 5-8 minutes or until heated through, stirring twice.
• 2 enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookie And Cream Tart

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (4 oz)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (or more, to taste)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 for the crust: preheat the oven to 350. butter a 10-inch springform pan.
• 2 sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar till smoothly blended, about 1 minute.
• 4 add the egg and vanilla and mix till blended, about 1 minute. the mixture may look slightly curdled.
• 5 on low speed, add the flour mixture, mixing just till it is incorporated. (i just did this with a spoon.) mix in the chocolate chips.
• 6 spread the dough over the bottom of prepared pan. bake just till the top begins to turn golden but the center is still soft, about 17 minutes. cool the crust on a wire rack.
• 7 make the filling: in a medium saucepan, heat the cream and butter over low heat till cream is hot and butter melts. the mixture should form tiny bubbles and reach about 175 degrees f. (i just put it in a glass measuring cup and put it in the microwave for about a minute.) do not let the mixture boil.
• 8 remove pan from heat, add chocolate chips and let them sit in hot cream mixture for about 30 seconds to soften, then whisk till all of the chocolate is melted and the filling is smooth. stir in the vanilla.
• 9 let the filling cool and thicken at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• 10 leaving a 1-inch edge uncovered, spread the sauce over the crust. refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• 11 use a small sharp knife to loosen the sides of the crust from the pan and then remove the sides of the pan. use a sharp knife to loosen the crust from the bottom of the pan and then a wide metal spatula to slide the tart onto a platter.
• 12 make the topping: in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium high speed, beat the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla till firm peaks form. (i added about 3 t of powdered sugar, but others might not want it as sweet.).
• 13 spread the whipped cream over the chocolate filling, mounding it slightly in the center. top with extra chocolate chips, if desired.
• 14 serve, or cover carefully and refrigerate for as long as overnight. serve cold.

Caramel Crunch Coffee Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon milk
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 10 caramels, cut in half

Recipe

• 1 cream together 1/4 cup margarine, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/2 tablespoon milk.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 heat oven to 275 degrees f.
• 4 combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave proof cup.
• 5 microwave on high 5 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved.
• 6 remove from microwave and stir in vanilla and salt.
• 7 in mixing bowl, mix oats and brown sugar mixture.
• 8 spread onto parchment lined cookie sheet and bake 45 minutes-1 hour until golden brown.
• 9 preheat oven to 325°.
• 10 in a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
• 11 add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• 12 in a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 13 add this dry mixture to the moist ingredients a little at a time.
• 14 add milk and mix well.
• 15 pour half the batter into a 9 x 13 baking pan that has been buttered and dusted with a light coating of flour.
• 16 sprinkle with caramels and cinnamon.
• 17 pour remaining batter over.
• 18 bake 50 minutes or until edge begins to brown.
• 19 spread cream cheese topping over slightly cooled cake.
• 20 sprinkle granola topping over cream cheese.

Amish Cinnamon Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups of packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix sauce ingredients first and set aside.
• 2 for sauce:.
• 3 in a medium sauce pan, combine brown sugar, water, butter and salt.bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.remove from heat and add vanilla.stir well and set aside.
• 4 batter:.
• 5 in a mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. combine the milk, melted butter, and vanilla and add all at once to the flour mixture. blend quickly. spread in an oiled 9x13 pan, then pour the reserved sauce mixture over the tip.do not mix in -- scatter pecans over the top --
• 6 bake for 40-45 minutes or until the center bubbles up.
• 7 serve warm with cream or ice cream -- i used cool whip --
• 8 i must say -- this pudding reheats well in the microwave --
• 9 pour step1 over it and sprinkle with a few chopped nuts, if desired.
• 10 bake 45 minutes at 350*.
• 11 serve with whipped cream or thawed non dairy whipped topping.

Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 rustic style sourdough bread, cubed
• 1 quart whole milk
• 6 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup whiskey
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9 by 13 pan with butter.
• 2 cube the bread and place in a large casserole dish.
• 3 beat together the eggs, yolks, milk, melted butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 4 sprinkle the raisins on the cubed bread and pour the milk mixture over the bread.
• 5 press the bread down into the pan making sure it is absorbing the milk mixture.
• 6 cover with foil.
• 7 bake for 50 min at 350 degrees.
• 8 for the sauce.
• 9 combine butter and sugar, microwave for 2 min and stir.
• 10 add the whiskey, stir and microwave again for 1 minute drizzle the sauce over each individual piece of bread pudding and then drizzle with heavy cream.

Cream Cheese And Olive Everything

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (room temperature)
• 20 -25 stuffed green olives (cut up)
• 2 tablespoons olive juice
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 if my cream cheese is not at room temperature (as it usually is not), i put it in a bowl and microwave it just a little to soften it--don't cook it.
• 2 on a bread board, cut the olives up; if you want more or less, use what you like (i like a lot of olives).
• 3 put in the olive juice and milk and mix well.
• 4 if you want it for a dip, add the sour cream--adding more if you want.
• 5 keep refrigerated.

Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies Drizzled With Chocolate

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons hazelnut-flavored liquid coffee creamer or 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 large egg, yolk and separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 12 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1/4-1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, sugars, egg yolk, creamer or milk.
• 2 and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda gradually add to flour mixture.
• 4 cover and chill, which has to be done or you`ll have flat cookies!
• 5 melt caramels with cream in micro wave of double boiler stirring till melted and creamy.
• 6 remove dough from refrigerator and roll into 24 balls.
• 7 dip into light beaten egg then roll into nuts.
• 8 place on a parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• 9 make indentations with thumb in center of each cookie.
• 10 pour in melted caramel and bake in a 350° oven for 10-12 minutes.
• 11 melt chips and butter in micro or double boiler.
• 12 drizzle on cooled cookies.
• 13 let firm up and enjoy!

Chicken With Red Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 oz each)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh baby spinach
• 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• fresh basil leaf, thinly sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 whisk egg in a shallow bowl.
• 2 combine bread crumbs and salt in another shallow bowl.
• 3 dip chicken in egg , then roll in crumb mixture.
• 4 in a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170.
• 5 meanwhile, place spinach in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1" of water.
• 6 bring to a boil; cover and steam for 3-4 minutes or until tender.
• 7 place the peppers, garlic and italian seasoning in a food processor; cover and process until smooth.
• 8 transfer to a small microwave until heated through.
• 9 divide spinach among four plates; top each with a chicken breast half, about 2 tbsp red pepper sauce and 2 tbsp cheese.
• 10 garnish with basil if desired.

Colorful Brownie Pie (adaptable For Any Season!)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten well
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or 1/2 teaspoon cherry extract or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract or 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (use whatever you like to go with whatever color you want)
• food coloring (red/pink for valentine's day, green for st. patrick's day, red "or" green for christmas, blue for ha)
• 1 (8 ounce) container non-dairy whipped topping, thawed (cool whip)
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips, melted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brownie: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 melt butter and chocolate in saucepan or microwave.
• 3 stir in sugar until well blended.
• 4 add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• 5 stir in flour until combined.
• 6 pour into a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 7 (you can use a regular 9 ince cake pan, but the presentation is not as nice if you serve it in the pan) bake for about 20 minutes or until center tests done with a toothpick.
• 8 cool on wire rack.
• 9 topping: in a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 10 add your choice of extract and food coloring and mix well.
• 11 fold in whipped topping and spread mixture evenly over brownie layer.
• 12 cover and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• 13 remove sides of springform pan just before serving.
• 14 if desired, melt chocolate chips and drizzle over top.
• 15 dollop additional whipped topping around edges if you like.

Bacon-mushroom Baked Potato Topping

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 fresh shiitake mushrooms or 2 button mushrooms, chopped
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 microwave bacon in a microwave-safe dish on high for 2 minutes.
• 2 drain on a paper towel.
• 3 add shallot to bacon fat and microwave 1 minute.
• 4 stir in mushrooms and butter; microwave 1 minute longer.
• 5 crumble bacon; stir into mushrooms.
• 6 spoon over a hot, split baked potato.

Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 graham cracker pie crust
• 16 ounces philadelphia cream cheese
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 325 degrees.
• 2 don't microwave the cream cheese. leave out to soften.
• 3 first, dump the cream cheese in mixing bowl, dump both eggs and mix.
• 4 then put the sugar and vanilla extract in the mix.
• 5 i personally prefer to hand mix the cheesecake.
• 6 after the batter is extremely smooth, pour batter into the graham cracker crust. place into oven for 30 to 50 minutes. when the center is almost set.
• 7 then place in refridgerator over night.

Buttermilk Pancakes That Freeze Well

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (or 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 all-purpose flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon raw sugar or 1 teaspoon honey

Recipe

• 1 stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 mix the egg with the buttermilk and add to the flour mixture, stirring only until smooth.
• 3 add the melted butter and sugar.
• 4 using a 1/4 measuring cup, scoop up batter and fry on a greased griddle between 325-350 degrees.
• 5 to freeze: allow pancakes to cool completely after cooking. then, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place pancakes on sheet without touching each other. add another layer until all are flat and ready to freeze. place in freezer until solid. removed from freezer and add to gallon sized freezer bag and label. reheat on griddle, microwave, or toaster.

Chicken And Spinach Turkish Style Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 skinless chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/3 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (425 g) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 kg english spinach
• 2 turkish bread (44cm)
• 200 g reduced fat feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 combine chicken with lemon juice, oil, garlic and half the mint in a bowl.
• 2 marinate chicken for at least 3 hours.
• 3 remove chicken from the marinade and keep the marinade.
• 4 cook chicken in a non-stick pan until browned on both sides.
• 5 do not overcook, it can still be a bit pink in the middle.
• 6 remove the breasts and cut into 1cm slices.
• 7 heat reserved marinade in same pan.
• 8 add the onion and cook until soft.
• 9 add undrained tomatoes and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until thickened and saucy.
• 10 boil, steam or microwave the spinach until wilted and squeeze out excess liquid.
• 11 top the turkish breads evenly with tomato sauce mixture, spinach, chicken, crumbled feta and remaining mint.
• 12 bake in hot oven about 20 minutes until lightly browned and hot.
• 13 cut each bread into 3 pieces to serve 6 or into small squares or slices to make fingerfood.

Cinnamon Biscuits

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• 3 melt margarine in a small bowl in microwave.
• 4 dip the top of each biscuit in the margarine, then in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• 5 place each biscuit, cinnamon side up, on baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Breakfast Ring

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 (12 1/2 ounce) cans pillsbury refrigerated cinnamon roll dough, with icing
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f
• 2 using 1 tablespoon of the butter, generously butter 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• 3 place remaining butter in small microwave-safe bowl.
• 4 microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted when stirred.
• 5 separate dough into 16 rolls.
• 6 cut each roll in half crosswise.
• 7 place half of roll pieces in buttered pan.
• 8 sprinkle with half of the pudding mix and half of the brown sugar.
• 9 drizzle with half of the melted butter.
• 10 repeat layering with remaining roll pieces, pudding mix, brown sugar and melted butter.
• 11 sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• 12 bake at 375°f for 24 to 28 minutes or until rolls are deep golden brown and dough appears done when slightly pulled apart.
• 13 cool in pan 2 minutes.
• 14 invert onto serving platter.
• 15 cool 15 minutes.
• 16 microwave icing on high for 10 seconds to soften.
• 17 drizzle icing over ring.
• 18 cut into wedges to serve.

Chicken With Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 chicken thighs (leave the skin on at least until it's done cooking, you don't have to actually eat it)
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup chili sauce
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar (both are fine) or 1/3 cup dark brown sugar (both are fine)
• 1 -2 garlic clove
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ginger (don't use powdered) or 1/8 teaspoon ginger puree (don't use powdered)

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in microwave-safe dish with skin side facing up.
• 2 mix other ingredients together.
• 3 pour sauce over chicken.
• 4 microwave on high, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 5 turn chicken thighs over, re-baste with sauce using turkey baster.
• 6 microwave on high, covered, for another 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from microwave, tilt dish so that the liquid flows to one corner. use turkey baster to extract the sauce from underneath the fat which has risen to the top of the liquid.
• 8 reapply de-greased sauce, serve with rice and your choice of vegetables.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup cream
• 1 cup miniature chocolate chip
• 14 ounces chocolate, for coating

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugars and in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 2 add cream and vanilla.
• 3 stir in flour, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed (or by hand) until incorporated.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips.
• 5 cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
• 6 line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. when dough is firm enough to handle (it may help to lightly flour your hands), form dough into 1" balls and arrange on the lined baking sheet lined.
• 7 place sheets in freezer and let chill for at least 30 minutes.
• 8 melt chocolate candy coating in a double boiler or in microwave according to package directions. using forks or a dipping tool, dip cookie balls into candy coating to cover. tap fork on side of pan to remove any excess coating, and return to waxed paper-lined baking sheets. chill until set. store, chilled, in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Chicken And Spinach Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 (10 ounce) package shredded cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) can rotel
• 2 (8 ounce) cans enchilada sauce
• 20 corn tortillas

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small skillet, saute tortillas lightly in oil. this prevents cracking while baking.
• 3 let cool slightly on paper-towel covered plate to drain some oil.
• 4 in microwave, steam spinach. drain well. squeeze all the water out.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, mix chicken, spinach, rotel, half the cheese (or less, depending on your taste), and enough of the enchilada sauce to stick together but not run, 1/2 to 1 can.
• 6 in a casserole or baking dish pour a little enchilada sauce on the bottom to prevent sticking.
• 7 take about 2 tbsp of filling and roll it up in a tortilla. place in baking dish with fold down.
• 8 continue rolling enchiladas until you run out of filling or tortillas or space in the dish. make sure the enchiladas are touching each other.
• 9 pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the top, and sprinkle cheese on top of that.
• 10 bake in 350 degree oven for thirty minutes, or until bubbly.

Bread Pudding With Drunken Prunes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pitted prune, coarsely diced
• 3/4 cup southern comfort
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
• 2 cups french bread, cubed
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 place diced prunes in a small jar or bowl, pour comfort ove rtop; let sit about 4 hours or overnight.
• 2 preheat oven to 350. brush 2-quart baking dish with 1 t. melted butter, set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, drizzle remaining butter over bread cubes. scatter cubes on a baking sheet and brown lightly in the preheating oven. remove and set aside.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine milk, cream and vanilla. add eggs, yolks, sugar and salt, whisking until smooth; set aside.
• 5 dump bread cubes into prepared baking dish. remove prunes from liquor (or it might all have soaked in) and toss with cubes. pour egg-mixture over top of cubes and prunes; cover.
• 6 place baking dish in a water bath (water should come 3/4 of the way up the sides of the dish), in the oven. bake for one hour (or until "set").
• 7 remove dish from water bath, chill for two hours in refrigerator before unmolding from baking dish (or leave in the pan if you're not doing a fancy presentation).
• 8 if you prefer to serve the pudding hot, let it rest only until it is unpuffed--but do not unmold to serve.
• 9 serve with "butter-rum" sauce (1/2 cup each melted butter and powdered sugar with 3 t rum splashed in--heat briefly in the microwave) or vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Cream Cheese And Walnut Sandwiches

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 cups cream cheese, beaten (to soften place cream cheese in the microwave for 15 seconds)
• 1/2 cup crushed walnut halves
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon light cream
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 20 -24 slices bread (banana bread is very good for this)

Recipe

• 1 honey butter:.
• 2 blend together until smooth and spreadable consistency.
• 3 assembly:.
• 4 mix all the filling ingredients together, adding a spoonful of cream if the mixture is too stiff.
• 5 spread 10 to 12 slices of the bread with the honey butter, then with the filling.
• 6 top with a second slice of bread.
• 7 crust and cut as desired.

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons cold butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, divided
• 1/4 cup warm milk
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter or 1 1/2 teaspoons margarine, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons hot water

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. in a bowl, combine the flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and salt. cut in 2 tablespoons of the butter until crumbly. add the milk, egg yolk and yeast mixture; stir well. cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 2 turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. roll out into a 10-in. x 6-in. rectangle. melt remaining butter; brush butter to within 1/2 inches of edges. combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and remaining sugar. sprinkle over dough, then sprinkle with chocolate chips. roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. cut into 1-in. slices; place cut side down in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 3 bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. in a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve drizzling consistency; drizzle over warm rolls. serve warm.
• 4 note: rolls may be frozen for up to 2 months. reheat in the microwave before serving if desired.

1- Hour Crescent Rolls

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter, for tops (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. heat the water and butter in a microwave safe glass. whisk together the buttermilk and eggs in a small bowl. gradually whisk in the hot water/butter. add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 2 turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 3 when your dough is ready, split it in two balls and lay it on a floured surface. roll each half out into a large circle. use a pizza cutter to make triangles.
• 4 roll them up and put them on a baking sheet. let rise in a draft free place for about 25 minutes.
• 5 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 6 bake at 10 to 15 minutes.  use your butter to rub across the top of each roll for an extra buttery taste!

Cinnamon Biscuits

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) package refrigerated biscuits
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 bake biscuits according to package directions. (sam's brand directions are to bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes).
• 2 meanwhile, melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl for 30-40 seconds. mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a separate shallow bowl.
• 3 as soon as the biscuits come out of the oven, roll them in the butter, and then immediately in the cinnamon sugar. (you may need to use tongs, or i guess you could let them cool slightly).
• 4 enjoy them warm.
• 5 i seldom make these, so i like to take the leftover cinnamon sugar and mix it into the remaining butter to spread on toast. it is hard to roll the biscuits if you use any less, but i suppose you could cut it down to 1/4 cup each of the sugar and margarine if you'd rather not have any left over.

Chicken And Tomato Topped Potatoes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium baking potatoes
• 2 cups shredded oven-roasted deli chicken (without skin)
• 1 cup shredded milk cheddar cheese (4 oz.)
• 3 italian roma tomatoes, chopped (1 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper seasoning
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup cooked bacon, pieces

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes; prick several times with fork. place potatoes on microwaveable plate. microwave on high for 15 to 17 minutes or until fork tender.
• 2 meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix chicken, cheese and tomatoes.
• 3 split each potato in half lengthwise; place on microwaveable plate. mash each potato slightly. sprinkle each with garlic pepper blend; top with sour cream.
• 4 spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture on each potato. sprinkle with bacon pieces. microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. serve warm.

Caramel Latte Cake

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix with pudding
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso, coffee granules
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 3 eggs
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can dulce de leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk)
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 3 tablespoons instant espresso, coffee granules
• 1 tablespoon dark rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract plus 2 teaspoons water
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped or 1 teaspoon cocoa

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f for shiny metal or glass pan (or 325°f for dark or nonstick pan). spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• 2 in large bowl, place cake mix. in 2-cup glass measuring cup, stir 1 1/4 cups warm water and 1 tablespoon espresso granules until granules are dissolved. add espresso mixture, butter and eggs to cake mix. beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; scrape bowl. beat on medium speed 2 minutes longer. pour batter into pan.
• 3 bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool cake in pan on cooling rack 15 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, pour dulce de leche into medium microwavable bowl. in small bowl, mix 1/2 cup hot water, 3 tablespoons espresso granules and the rum; stir into dulce de leche until smooth. microwave uncovered on high 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after about 1 minute with wire whisk, until pourable. set aside while cake cools.
• 5 poke cooled cake every 1/2 inch with handle end of wooden spoon. pour dulce de leche mixture evenly over cake; spread mixture over top of cake with metal spatula to fill holes. run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. cover; refrigerate 2 hours.
• 6 in medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar on high speed until stiff. spread whipped cream evenly over chilled cake. sprinkle with chopped chocolate. store covered in refrigerator.

Banana Pudding Cookie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups self rising flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 bananas (you can add more, depends on how much banana you like )
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 8 vanilla wafer cookies
• 1 cup cream cheese frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven on 350 . get out a large bowl and add the butter ( melted ) , then add the sugar and the egg and the lemon and vanilla. beat well until everything is mixed throughly.
• 2 add the flour and then the baking soda, baking powder and salt . mix that throughly then add a little more vanilla and then add the cinnamon and just a little more lemon juice .
• 3 then crunch up the vanilla wafer cookies over the dough. after that , put the cream cheese frosting in a separate bowl and let that sit . then chop 2 of the bananas and put those in the bowl of cream cheese frosting. warm the cream cheese frosting and the bananas up for 30 seconds. after you take that out the microwave , stir up the frosting and the bananas.
• 4 then , pour that into the bowl of dough and mix it well. the dough may seem pretty slimy but thats okay , let the dough freeze for about 10 minutes.
• 5 while that is freezing , get out two cookie sheets and put oil on them .
• 6 after you take the dough out the freezer stir it and if its too slimy add more flour . put flour on your hands and on top of the dough , don't stir it . then roll the dough in your hand into a shape of a ball and flatten it a little and put it on the cookie sheet, then chop up the other banana and put a banana piece in the middle of the cookie and continue to do that for the rest of the dough .
• 7 let the cookies bake for about 10 - 15 mins or until they turn brown around the edges. to keep your cookies soft , take them off the cookie sheet and put the in a plastic closed container and put them in the frig.
• 8 enjoy !, please leave comments and tell me how they turned out .

Caramel Dipped Strawberries

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb strawberry, washed and dry
• 15 caramels
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (i used the ones in a can for ice cream sundaes)

Recipe

• 1 melt caramels and cream in microwave.
• 2 dip strawberries in caramel.
• 3 roll in nuts before caramel sets.
• 4 keep in cool place (refrigerator) until ready to serve.

Coriander Chickpea And Couscous Salad, North Africa

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces couscous (225g)
• 14 ounces chickpeas, drained & rinsed (400g)
• 1 pint boiling water (570ml)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (30ml)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (15ml)
• 1 tablespoon chopped preserved lemon (or lemon juice, 15ml)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed (or finely chopped)
• 6 spring onions, chopped (or 1/2 of a red onion, finely chopped)
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (can use more, depending on personal taste)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• ground sumac (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the couscous, drained chick peas, oils, garlic, spring onion and chopped lemon or lemon juice in a large heatproof bowl or jug.
• 2 pour boiling water the mix and stir together with a fork. the couscous will absorb the liquids quite quickly.
• 3 add the fresh coriander, reserving a little as a garnish if you wish, and season.
• 4 if it is to be eaten hot, this salad should be made just before it is served as it cools quickly. (if necessary, it can be briefly reheated in a microwave, but may need a little more water if this is done although it is best not made too far in advance.) alternatively it can be left to cool and is ideal served cold, perhaps as part of a buffet.
• 5 sprinkle with reserved coriander, or a few individual leaves and a little sumac powder (optional) or ground black pepper.

Buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons melted butter, use microwave
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 put the wet and dry ingredients into separate bowls and whisk each. just a gentle mixing of each.
• 2 add roughly half of the dry mix into the wet and whisk smooth, not too long.
• 3 add the remainder of the dry mix and barely whisk together. make sure all of the flour is mixed inches you don't want to beat this too much as it strengthens the gluten in the flour and makes the pancakes tougher. the batter should not be runny. in fact, it should be fairly thick. if possible, let the batter rest for a few minutes to allow the baking soda and baking powder to perform their magic. this will make for airier pancakes.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. stir continuously, until the brown sugar dissolves. (you can also do this in the microwave but watch it closely. the butter/sugar mixture will boil over fast. stir every 30 seconds or so.)
• 2 remove from heat, whisk in the vanilla and set aside to cool.
• 3 beat the cream cheese and confectioner's sugar for 1 minute.
• 4 slowly beat in the cooled butter mixture and beat again for another minute.
• 5 stir in the chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
• 6 pour into a serving bowl and refrigerate.
• 7 garnish with additional chocolate chips or nuts, if you choose.

Caramel In The Microwave

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in 2 cup microwave-safe measuring cup or glass bowl.
• 2 microwave at full power until mixture is just beginning to brown (this can be from 5 to 8 minutes depending on your microwave).
• 3 remove from microwave and let it sit on a dry surface for 5 minutes or until it darkens to a rich honey brown.
• 4 to make caramel sauce, add 1/2 cup of hot heavy cream a few tablespoons at a time, followed by 1 tablespoon of butter.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake W/ganache

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 24 ounces neufchatel cheese
• 8 ounces part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup mini bittersweet chocolate chips
• 3 cups graham crackers, crushed finely
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 6 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate, and dark chocolate mix
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit.
• 2 crust:.
• 3 crush or process graham crackers until fine and mix with remaining crust ingredients. press into a 9-10 inch foil lined springform pan evenly and up the sides. bake at 375 for 8 minutes. remove and set aside.
• 4 filling:.
• 5 cream together (stand mixer reccomended) sugar and cream cheeses. add eggs/yolk one at a time until incorporated and fluffy. add ricotta, sour cream, vanilla, flour, cornstarch, and splenda, blend well. pour in mini chips and stir until incorporated.
• 6 baking:.
• 7 spread evenly into prepared crust. set in oven on middle rack. bake at 400 degrees farenheit for 40 minutes. reduce to 300 and continue baking until 2 inches away from the center is no longer liquid-y.
• 8 ganache:.
• 9 meanwhile, make the ganache.
• 10 either use double-boiler method or microwave (for microwave, heat heavy cream until steaming and stir in chocolate with mixing spoon. mix until chocolate is completely melted) and set aside.
• 11 final touches:.
• 12 once the cheesecake is done, remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. spread ganache over cheesecake and cover with foil. let cool in fridge for 7-10 hours before eating. enjoy.

Chicken And Spinach Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
• 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 1/3 cups french's french fried onions, divided
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cook pasta and drain.
• 3 cook bacon on stove or in microwave.
• 4 cook chicken and drain.
• 5 return above into saucepan with 2/3 cup french fried onions.
• 6 in separate bowl, combine soup, sour cream, spinach, garlic powder and 1 cup cheddar cheese.
• 7 (it will form into a consistency somewhat of a dip).
• 8 spoon half of the macaroni mixture into a greased 12x8-inch baking dish and cover with half of the "dip" mix.
• 9 repeat layers.
• 10 bake uncovered at 375°f for 30 minutes or until heat through.
• 11 then top with remaining cheese and 2/3 cup onions and bake at same temp, uncovered for about 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown.

Caramel Grilled Pineapple Sundaes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pineapple (fresh and ripe)
• 1 (10 ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping (you will have plenty left)
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream (also, you'll have some left)

Recipe

• 1 peel, core, and slice pineapple into 3/4 inch to 1 inch thick rings. if your pineapple is already cored and sliced in a way that makes it impossible to cut into rings, just cut into big wedges. pieces that are cut too small make it difficult to grill without losing pieces in the grill, as the pineapple will soften somewhat.
• 2 grill on a lightly oiled bbq grill grate over medium to high heat, turning once, until the pineapple has nice grill marks, is warm, and slightly softened. time will vary depending on your grill, but your eyes and your nose will tell you when it's ready!
• 3 warm caramel ice cream topping in microwave according to package directions.
• 4 assemble sundaes by placing a portion of pineapple in the bottom of each bowl. top with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream, end drizzle a large spoonful of warm caramel topping over the top, and serve immediately.
• 5 enjoy the compliments from your guests.
• 6 grin as they ooooh and aahhhh over what a genius you are! :).

Caramel Dip

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (or margarine, 1 stick)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 place ingredients in glass bowl.
• 2 microwave on high 2 minutes.
• 3 stir.
• 4 mictowave on high 2 minutes.
• 5 stir.
• 6 microwave on high 2 minutes.
• 7 store in refrigerator and zap the amount you want to use for a few seconds in the microwave.
• 8 enjoy!

Black Magic Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brewed coffee
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 9 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 8 tablespoons milk, warmed
• 1 dash salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour a 10 x 13 inch cake pan.
• 3 in a large bowl combine the first 6 ingredients (flour - salt).
• 4 in a small bowl beat eggs and add the next 4 ingredients (coffee - vanilla).
• 5 stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
• 6 pour batter into a prepared pan.
• 7 bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 let cake cool while preparing frosting.
• 9 to make frosting: melt the chocolate and butter in a doube boiler over simmering water or melt chocolate in microwave.
• 10 pour melted chocolate into a mixing bowl and beat in sugar alternately with the milk, beating until fluffy and then add the salt and vanilla, beating until desired consistency is reached (you may need to add more sugar).
• 11 spread frosting on cooled cake.

Buttermilk Pancakes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons melted butter (use microwave)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 put the wet and dry ingredients into separate bowls. whisk each lightly. add roughly one half of the dry mix into the wet and whisk smooth, not too long. add the remainder of the dry mix and barely whisk together. don't beat too much - it will make the pancakes tougher. if possible let set a few minutes to let the baking powder and baking soda do their thing. batter should be thick not runny.
• 2 cook on a hot grill till golden brown on both sides.

Cinnamon Candy Popcorn

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 8 quarts plain popped popcorn (not microwave)
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup (not dark it will effect the color)
• 1 (9 ounce) package red-hot candies

Recipe

• 1 place popcorn in a large bowl (i used my tupperware that's a bowl make sure bowl is large enough to hold all the popcorn) set aside.
• 2 in a non stick saucepan, combine butter, corn syrup and candies; bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly.
• 3 boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 pour over popcorn and mix thoroughly (be careful very hot) turn into two greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pans.
• 5 bake at 250 for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• 6 remove from pans and place on waxed paper to cool.
• 7 break apart and store in air tight containers.

Banana Porridge

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 medium banana, mashed
• 1/2 cup low-fat soymilk, calcium-fortified

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil; turn down. stir in oats and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stirring occasionally.
• 2 stir in sugar, banana and milk.

recipe

• 3 microwave directions:.
• 4 combine oats, water and salt in a large bowl.
• 5 microwave on high [100%] for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally (or place in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until mixture boils and thickens).
• 6 stir in sugar, banana and milk.
• 7 variations:.
• 8 * for children substitute enriched rice milk.
• 9 can substitute quick-cooking oats for regular.

Bread Pudding With Caramel Rum Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 lb purchased brioche bread
• 5 cups cold whole milk
• 2 (4 1/2 ounce) boxes jello brand american custard mix
• 1/3 cup dark rum
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces, lightly toasted & chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisin (optional)
• 2/3 cup butterscotch caramel sauce (smucker's)
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons dark rum

Recipe

• 1 bread pudding:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 3 spray a 13x9" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 4 soak the raisins in the rum for at least 5 minutes.
• 5 tear brioche into 1" pieces and place in prepared dish.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine milk. custard dessert mix, eggs and mutmeg.
• 7 whisk until well blended.
• 8 stir in nuts and raisins, if using.
• 9 pour over brioche; press down gently on brioche to submerge into custard.
• 10 let stand 10 minutes, or until brioche absorbs custard slightly.
• 11 bake for 50 minutes, or until top is golden brown and bread pudding puffs.
• 12 serve warm with caramel rum sauce.
• 13 caramel rum sauce:.
• 14 combine caramel sauce, cream and rum in medium glass bowl.
• 15 heat in microwave for 45 seconds.
• 16 whisk to blend.
• 17 drizzle over bread pudding.
• 18 serve warm and enjoy!

Black Magic Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, cut up
• 3/4 cup chocolate syrup
• 8 (2 1/2 ounce) milky way bars, cut up
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 3 in 4qt.
• 4 microwave safe bowl, combine butter, syrup and candy bars, heat 5 1/2 minutes on medium (50% power) whisking once.
• 5 whisk until smooth.
• 6 whisk in sugar, then buttermilk, vanilla and eggs.
• 7 stir in flour, cocoa, salt and soda.
• 8 pour batter into pan.
• 9 bake 1 1/2 hours or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
• 10 cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• 11 loosen cake from pan, invert onto rack to cool.
• 12 after cake has completely cooled sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 13 (the cake is so rich it needs no icing).

1-2-3-whiteout!

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 quart of toasty pecans (see recipe # above)
• 1 (12 ounce) bag toffee pieces
• 1 lb almond bark
• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 drops green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 spray a glass pan with cooking spray and line with wax paper (the spray will glue the paper down). spray wax paper with cooking spray. caryn's note: i don't use the wax paper,just spray really good.
• 2 melt almond bark in microwave in a microwave safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. don't overdo the nuking or it becomes hard as a rock!
• 3 work quickly so almond bark doesn't harden on you before second pour! pour a thin layer of melted almond bark on bottom of pan. sprinkle all the pecan pieces in almond bark sprinkle toffee bits on top of pecans. pour rest of almond bark on top.
• 4 let set then slice w/sharp knife into squares. wrap in waxed paper inside a sealed container. keeps for 1 week (if it lasts that long).
• 5 to make this festive looking for christmas, just mix up your colored sugar (2 tb sugar plus 2 drops food coloring) in a little ziploc bag with your fingers and then sprinkle on top of the whiteout. pretty!

Chicken With Sauce Supreme

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs broiler-fryer chickens
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 1 cup onion (onions to be whole onions, drained, (16 ozs))
• 3 cups rice, hot cooked

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into pieces; cut each breast half into halves.
• 2 arrange chicken sides up and thickest parts to outside in oblong baking dish, 12 x 7 1/2 x 2-inches.
• 3 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 4 cover loosely and microwave on high (100%) until chicken is done, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 5 remove chicken from dish; reserve juices.
• 6 stir soup and parsley flakes into chicken juices.
• 7 arrange chicken in dish, coating with soup mixture.
• 8 add onions.
• 9 cover loosely and microwave unti hot, 7 to 9 minutes.
• 10 serve with rice.

Black Forest Oatmeal (chocolate Cherry)

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
• 6 -8 sour cherries, chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix oats, milk, cocoa powder, and sugar in large microwaveable bowl.
• 2 microwave on high 2-3 minutes. if you like your oatmeal very thick, microwave for an extra 2 minutes on half power.
• 3 stir in chocolate bits and sour cherries.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (1 lb) package frozen refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• frosting, of choice for decorating

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*f. grease 24 muffin pan molds or line with paper liners.
• 2 combine the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl; blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. scrape down sides of bowl.
• 3 increase mixer speed to medium and blend another 2 minutes, scraping down bowl as needed.
• 4 scoop a heaping 1/4 cup batter into each cupcake well, filling at least 2/3 full. (you should get between 22 and 24 cupcakes; remove any empty paper liners).
• 5 cut the frozen cookie dough pieces in half to make 24 pieces (or enough for how many cupcakes you wind up with); place a dough chunk on top of each cupcake.
• 6 bake until cakes are golden and spring back when lightly touched, 23-37 minutes.
• 7 cool on wire racks for 5 minutes, then carefully remove cupcakes from pans and cool another 15 minutes before frosting (they may sink a bit in the center). serve warm.
• 8 store cupcakes in a cake server at room temperature for up to 3 days or up to 1 week in the refrigerator. bring to room temperature and then microwave for about 8 seconds to "re-goo" the texture.

Bacon, Tomato, & Cheese On Toast

Total Time: 8 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 slice bread, toasted very lightly
• 3 slices cheese (your choice)
• bacon, broke into pieces
• sliced tomato

Recipe

• 1 toast bread.
• 2 place bacon on top.
• 3 then tomatoes.
• 4 now cheese.
• 5 toast in toaster oven or microwave.
• 6 you may put the ingredients on differently after you get the hang of them-- darn i don't have any bacon!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dunkers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (filberts, optional) or 1/2 cup hazelnuts (filberts) (optional)
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, allowing edges to hang over sides of pan; set pan aside.
• 2 beat butter and 1/4 cup shortening in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. add brown sugar, granulated sugar, and baking soda. beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. beat in egg and vanilla until combined. beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. stir in any remaining flour. stir in miniature semisweet chocolate pieces and, if desired, nuts.
• 3 press dough evenly onto bottom of prepared baking pan. bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is evenly golden brown and center is set. cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour. reduce oven temperature to 325°f
• 4 use foil to lift baked mixture out of pan. transfer cookie to a cutting board; remove foil. cut baked mixture into 9x1/2-inch slices using a serrated knife. place slices, cut sides down, 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. bake in 325°f oven about 20 minutes or until crisp, turning carefully halfway through baking time. cool completely on the cookie sheet on a wire rack. trim ends, if desired.
• 5 microwave chopped chocolate and 1 tablespoon shortening in a small microwave-safe bowl on 50 percent power (medium) for 2 to 3 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring twice. brush or spread one end of each cookie stick with melted chocolate mixture; let excess drip down sides of cookie. place cookies on parchment paper or waxed paper; let stand about 1 hour or until set. makes 18 cookies.
• 6 to store: place cookies in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. thaw cookies, if frozen, before serving.

Amish Cup Cheese ' Spreading Cheese'

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 4 cups milk
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 lbs processed cheese or 5 lbs yellow american cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat milk and water to boiling.
• 2 mix with cheese and soda.
• 3 melt in microwave or oven till completely melted.
• 4 beat until smooth.

Caramel Fudge Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) package fudge brownie mix
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine brownie mix, 1/4 water, 1/4 cup oil and 1 egg. stir with spoon about 50 strokes until well blended.
• 2 spread into a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 4 cool for 10 minutes.
• 5 in microwave, melt caramels with milk. pour over brownie crust. sprinkle with pecans.
• 6 combine the cream cheese and sugar; mix well.
• 7 add eggs, beating on low speed just until combined. stir in melted chocolate.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.