Citrus & Herbs Vinaigrette

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

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 4 teaspoons garlic, minced (try roasted)
• 1 tablespoon grey poupon dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons lime juice, fresh is best
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh is best
• 2 1/2 teaspoons parsley (or 2 tsp fresh)
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk all ingredients together in a microwave safe bowl.
• 2 microwave for 1 minute on high.
• 3 remove from microwave and whisk well.
• 4 cove a refrigiate for 1 hour before serving.

Caramel Apple Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening (or 3/4 stick crisco all-vegetable shortening sticks, plus additional for greasing pan)
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 3/4 cups quick oats, uncooked
• 3 -4 granny smith apples (or golden delicious apples)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramel candies, unwrapped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf. grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with shortening.
• 2 combine 3/4 cup shortening and brown sugar in large bowl. beat at medium speed with electric mixer; add egg. beat until well blended.
• 3 mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, salt and baking soda. add gradually to creamed mixture. add in oats. mix until blended. reserve 1 1/4 cups of mixture for topping. press remaining mixture into prepared pan. bake 10 minutes.
• 4 toss apples with 2 tablespoons flour and lemon juice. distribute apple mixture evenly over partially baked crust. press in lightly.
• 5 place caramels in microwave-safe bowl. microwave on high (100% power) 1 minute. stir. repeat until caramels are melted. drizzle melted caramel evenly over apples. crumble reserved topping evenly over caramel.
• 6 bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until apples are tender and top is golden brown (do not overbake). loosen caramel from sides of pan with knife. cool completely. cut into 1 1/2 inch bars. cover tightly with plastic wrap to store.

Chocolate Garbanzo Bean Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drain
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• powdered sugar, for dusting- (optional)

Recipe

• 1 puree in food processor till smooth the beans and eggs.
• 2 add the baking powder and sugar, pulse till smooth.
• 3 in a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips, stirring often till smooth.
• 4 add to food processor, pulse till smooth.
• 5 pour into a greased and floured 9 inch cake pan.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
• 7 dust with sugar if you like.
• 8 *i could not find a 19oz can of beans, so i used about 2 cups.
• 9 *i also added a splash of vanilla flavoring.
• 10 *i also 'floured" my pan with dark cocoa.

Amazing Diet Fruit Dessert. I Have Outdone Myself.

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (8 ounce) carton vanilla yogurt
• 1 large apple
• 4 small pretzels
• cinnamon (to taste)
• nutmeg (to taste)
• butter-flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle cinnamon in yogurt.
• 2 place yogurt in freezer for 1/2 an hour.
• 3 slice apples, sprinkle with nutmeg, and place in a microwave safe bowl. spray with cooking spray.
• 4 microwave 2 minutes on high.
• 5 remove yogurt from freezer and scoop over the apples
• 6 crumble pretzels on top, enjoy!

Citrus And Herb Marinated Chicken Tacos

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 -3 jalapenos, stemmed and seeded
• 7 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 12 small corn tortillas
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup guacamole

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor or blender, combine 1/3 cup of the orange juice, the jalapeños, garlic, peppercorns and salt.
• 2 puree until the peppercorns are completely crushed.
• 3 add the cilantro and the remaining 1/3 cup orange juice and puree until smooth.
• 4 in a frying pan oil pan and cook chicken breasts until thoroughly cooked, add mixture from food processor/blender.
• 5 dice chicken and stir in back in frying pan with juices and marinade until browned.
• 6 warm tortillas in damp dish towel in microwave for 2 minutes.
• 7 add diced chicken, salsa and guacamole.

Caramallow Dip

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups kraft jet-puffed miniature marshmallows
• 25 vanilla-flavored caramels
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• fresh fruit, pieces for dipping
• cookie, for dipping

Recipe

• 1 in a large microwave-safe bowl, micorwave marshmallows, caramels and evaporated milk on high for 2 minutes.
• 2 stir; microwave 1 minute longer or marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 3 cool mixture slightly.
• 4 serve warm as a dip with fruit pieces and cookies.

Creamy Peppermint Or Coconut Patties

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract or 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 9 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and extract until smooth.
• 2 gradually add confectioners sugar, beating well.
• 3 shape into 1 inch balls.
• 4 place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
• 5 flatten into patties.
• 6 the bottom of a cup works great.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 8 in microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth.
• 9 cool slightly.
• 10 dip patties into melted chocolate.
• 11 place on waxed paper.
• 12 store in refrigerator.
• 13 **if you decide to use coconut extract consider sprinkling flaked coconut on top of chocolate while still soft.

Chocolate Fudge Squares (microwave, Super-easy!)

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

Ingredients

• 175 g butter
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• hot water

Recipe

• 1 put butter, golden syrup, sugar and cocoa in a big bowl.
• 2 cook on medium (50% power) for 3 minutes or until butter is melted.
• 3 take out and stir well.
• 4 add sifted flour, baking powder, and coconut. stir well.
• 5 press evenly into a glass casserole dish, 20cm square.
• 6 cook on medium (50% power) for approx 6 minutes. it should bounce back up if you press it lightly.
• 7 let it cool, and ice with chocolate icing while still warm. (if you ice when too hot the fudge will come apart).
• 8 choc icing - sift icing sugar and cocoa together. add enough water to mix to a smooth icing.
• 9 leave until almost cold and then slice.

Caramel Apple Cider

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple juice (not cider)
• 3 tablespoons caramel syrup (more or less to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 fill a coffee cup with the apple juice (not cider) and add the caramel syrup.
• 2 microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 stir until the caramel is fully mixed in with the juice.
• 4 top with whipped topping and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Chocolate Ganache Filling

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 place chocolate chips and cream in a small glass bowl. microwave on high for 1 minute, or until cream is hot and chocolate is melted.
• 2 stir well. stir in vanilla. let cool 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Chocolate Glaze

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons oil
• 4 tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder (or 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder mixed with 6 tbsps powdered sugar)
• 4 tablespoons milk or 4 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients in a medium sized bowl n microwave for a 40-60 seconds (just until bubbly).
• 2 mix well until no lumps add more milk and sugar if required to achieve desired consistency of a chocolate fudge sauce.
• 3 pour over cake spread on sides let it sit sumtime.
• 4 enjoy!

Applesauce Oatmeal Bread

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

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon yeast

Recipe

• 1 in microwave, heat cider to 110-120°. in bread machine pan place warmed cider, brown sugar and yeast. allow yeast to bubble for 10 minutes.
• 2 add applesauce, butter, salt, spice and oats to pan. add flour last.
• 3 set machine to dough cycle and after it runs through, remove dough and form into a loaf. place in greased loaf pan and turn to coat. cover with plastic and a towel and let rise in a warm place till doubled, about an hour.
• 4 bake 350° for 25-30 minutes till golden and hollow sounding. cool in pan for 10 minutes and remove.

Chocolate Ganache Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate (coarsely chopped)
• 7 ounces butter (cut into pieces)
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350f (175c).
• 2 butter a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan* and dust it with cocoa powder, tapping out any excess.
• 3 if you suspect your springform pan isn't 100% water-tight, wrap the outside with aluminum foil, making sure it goes all the way up to the outer rim.
• 4 melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler (or microwave), stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• 5 note: chocolate can be bittersweet or semi-sweet and the butter can be salted or unsalted.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar, then whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 8 pour the batter into the prepared 9-inch springform pan and cover the top of the pan snugly with a sheet of foil.
• 9 put the springform pan into a larger baking pan, such as a roasting pan, and add enough hot water to the baking pan to come about halfway up to the outside of the cake pan.
• 10 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Breakfast Bagel Sandwiches (oamc)

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 miniature bagels (whole wheat or )
• 1/2 cup butter
• 12 pieces bacon (fried crisp and cut in half)
• 12 eggs
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated (or your favourite kind)

Recipe

• 1 slice each bagel in half.
• 2 lightly butter each side.
• 3 to cook eggs, lightly grease a mug or small bowl or ramekin; beat eggs in that bowl and microwave 30 seconds; remove egg in one piece and repeat for remaining eggs. or take swan valley tammi's idea and pre-cook the bacon, chop it up and add it to the eggs. pour into greased muffin tins. bake at 400 degrees fahrenheit for 12 minutes so all 12 egg/bacon 'patties' are done at the same time.
• 4 on the bottom half of the bagel place cooked egg.
• 5 top each egg with approximately 1 tablespoon grated cheese.
• 6 stack bacon on top.
• 7 complete sandwich with top of bagel.
• 8 cool slightly; wrap in plastic wrap individually; place in a large labeled zipper freezer bag.
• 9 to serve, remove 1 bagel sandwich from bag and remove wrapping.
• 10 place upside down in microwave and heat for 30 seconds.
• 11 place right side up and microwave for 30 seconds more or until heated through. **time may vary in your microwave**.
• 12 eat warm.

Amazing Halloween Rainbow Bundt Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) betty crocker supermoist cake mix
• water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) betty crocker supermoist dark chocolate cake mix
• water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
• black gel food coloring or paste food coloring
• purple gel food coloring or paste food coloring
• orange gel food coloring or paste food coloring
• 1 (12 ounce) can betty crocker whipped fluffy frosting
• seasonally colored sprinkles or nonpareils

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f generously grease a 12-cup tube cake pan.
• 2 make cake batters as directed on boxes. divide the cake into two separate bowls.
• 3 add orange food coloring to one bowl and mix to the desired color. then, add purple to the other and mix to the desired color.
• 4 pour 2/3 of the prepared chocolate cake batter into a bowl and mix with a few drops/dabs of the black food coloring. (note: discard the remainder of the batter or use it for cupcakes. only use 2/3 of the chocolate cake batter; using the entire mix will overflow the tube pan).
• 5 pour 1/2 of the black/chocolate cake mix into the bottom of the greased pan. carefully pour the purple over the chocolate making sure you don’t stir it. just pour it on top.
• 6 then, carefully pour the orange batter over the purple batter and finishing by pouring in the remainder of the chocolate.
• 7 bake as directed on box or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool 5 minutes.
• 8 turn pan upside down onto cooling rack that is placed over a cookie sheet. cool cake completely, about 30 minutes.
• 9 once cake is cool, equally divide the canned frosting into 3 bowls. using the food coloring, again, to make one bowl orange, one purple and one black.
• 10 microwave each bowl of frosting for a few seconds on high until it is smooth enough to drizzle over the cake. with a spoon, drizzle the black frosting back and forth around the whole ring in a striping pattern until it's completely used. next, repeat the same pattern with the purple and then the orange frosting.
• 11 store loosely covered; do not refrigerate.

Chocolate Ganache Cake

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• milk, to thin the frosting as needed

Recipe

• 1 for ganache (which should be made first because it needs to cool.):.
• 2 warm the heavy cream in the microwave for about 1 minute, but watch it carefully!
• 3 add the chips and keep stiring until their melted, if they dont all melt, micorwave for a few more seconds.
• 4 once smooth, keep in the refregerator until needed (if leaving it too long it will be to hard to pour on cake! but you could leave it on the counter to warm up. or make chocolate truffles, yay!).
• 5 for buttercream:.
• 6 cream the butter. with mixer on low speed, slowly add powdered sugar until incorperated. add cocoa powder. thin with milk, about 1/2 cup, maybe a little more. but remember, you can always add more milk, its harder to thicken frosting.
• 7 prepare:.
• 8 start w/ a layer of cake (there should be 4) frost with as much buttercream as wanted. add more cake. frost. add more cake. frost. add more cake, and frost the whole cake with a thin layer of frosting. put the cake in the freezer for about 10 minutes. then pour ganache over cake and spread over cake. put in the fridge until set.

Chocolate Glaze

Total Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 combine chocolate, butter and water in bowl.
• 2 microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring once a minute until smooth.

Chocolate Ganache

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces

Recipe

• 1 microwave chocolate morsels and cream in a glass bowl on medium (50% power) 2 to 3 minutes or until morsels are melted, stirring after 1 1/2 minutes; whisk until smooth. gradually add butter, whisking until smooth. cool about 35 minutes or until spreading consistency, whisking every 10 minutes.

Breakfast Burritos

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt and pepper
• 2 slices bacon, cooked
• 1/3 cup leftover cooked beans (i used ranch style pinto beans)
• 2 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream.
• 2 place 1/2 the butter in a 6-inch omelet pan and warm; when the butter is melted, pour in half the egg mixture.
• 3 cook the egg as you would for an omelet, pushing cooked portions to center of skillet and allowing uncooked portion to run to bottom of pan.
• 4 when bottom is set, flip the egg over and allow to cook completely on the other side; season with salt and pepper, remove cooked egg to plate and repeat with remaining butter and egg mixture.
• 5 while the eggs are cooking warm the beans in a small microwave dish, set aside.
• 6 to assemble, warm the tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds, top with cooked egg, a slice of bacon, divide the beans among the 2 tortillas, sprinkle with cheese, top with additional sour cream and salsa if desired.
• 7 fold bottom end up about 1 inch, fold over one side to center and then fold the other side overlapping slightly.
• 8 enjoy!

Cereal-milk Panna Cotta With Caramelized Corn Flake Crunch

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups corn flakes
• 3 cups whole milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tablespoon gelatin powder (about 1 1/2 packages)
• 3/4 cup corn flakes
• 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 1. to make panna cotta, heat oven to 300 degrees. spread cereal on a baking sheet and bake until toasty, about 12 minutes. while still warm, transfer to large bowl or container and add milk and cream. stir to combine and let steep 45 minutes. (dessert will get too starchy if it steeps longer.).
• 2 2. strain into a microwave-safe bowl or a saucepan, pressing to extract liquid. (discard soggy cereal or eat it.) add salt and brown sugar, and heat just until milk is hot enough to dissolve sugar, watching carefully. stir gently to dissolve sugar. ladle 1/4 cup milk mixture into a small bowl and mix in gelatin. set aside 5 minutes, then whisk soaked gelatin back into remaining milk mixture.
• 3 3. divide mixture among 8 ramekins or silicone molds. refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. if using ramekins, cover and reserve until ready to serve. if using molds, freeze 1 hour and pop out onto wax paper (not parchment), then refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 4 4. meanwhile, make topping, if you like: heat oven to 275 degrees. put 3/4 cup cereal in a large bowl and crush lightly with your hands. in a small bowl, stir together milk powder, sugar and salt. sprinkle mixture over crushed flakes and add melted butter. toss to coat cereal evenly. spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (or a nonstick baking mat) and bake 20 minutes, or until deep golden brown. remove from pan and set aside to cool. serve immediately or store in an airtight container up to 1 week.
• 5 5. when ready, serve cold panna cottas in ramekins or turn out onto plates. sprinkle generously with corn flake topping.

Caramel Apple Cider

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1 1/8 ounce) packet splenda caramel flavor accents for coffee
• 1 cup apple cider (or apple juice)
• 2 (1 1/8 ounce) packets splenda quick packs (the recipe calls for splenda flavors for coffee, cinnamon spice but zaar did not list this ingredien)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients together in a large mug or coffee cup. heat in microwave until warm. serve immediately.

Breakfast Apple And Blueberry Gratin

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 425 g pie apples
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
• 125 g philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine apples and blueberries in a heatproof bowl and microwave on high for 1 - 2 minutes or until heated through. divide evenly between 4 x 1 cup heatproof serving dishes.
• 2 combine philly, sour cream and caster sugar and spread over the dishes. sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 3 place dishes under a preheated grill for about 2 - 5 minutes or until sugar has caramelised. serve immediately.

Chocolate Ganache Frosting For Chocolate Velvet Cake

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 (12 ounce) packages milk chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 preparation. let sour cream stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• 2 microwave chocolate and butter in a 2-quart glass bowl at high 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring twice.
• 3 stir in sour cream. yield 4 cups.

Amazing Lower-fat Vegetable Pot Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 phyllo pastry sheets
• 3 cups mixed vegetables (steamed)
• 1 (8 ounce) can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup milk
• cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon margarine (non-hydrogenated)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350-375 (sepending on the oven) degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 spray a 9x13'' baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 fold one sheet of phyllo in half and place in the bottom of the baking pan.
• 4 spray with cooking spray.
• 5 add another two sheets of phyllo in the same manner.
• 6 spread the steamed veggies evenly on top of the 3 sheets of phyllo.
• 7 in a medium-sized bowl, combine the cream soup with the milk (add more or less until you get the desired consistency).
• 8 pour the cream mixture on top of the veggies.
• 9 top with the remaining sheets oh phyllo (folded in half) in the same manner as above (cooking spray between each layer).
• 10 melt the margarine in the microwave and spread with a brush on top of the pie (this will make the top nice and brown & crispy).
• 11 using a knife, cut a few slits in the top of the pie to allow a bit of the steam to escape.
• 12 bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the top is browned and the filling is bubbly.
• 13 serve warm.

Caramel Apple Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 (250 g) bag mini marshmallows
• 2 cups finely diced unpeeled apples
• 16 caramels, unwrapped (!)
• 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, oats, sugar and baking soda.
• 2 cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• 3 set aside 1 cup of crumb mixture.
• 4 press remainder on bottom of greased 13 x 9 pan.
• 5 spread half of the marshmallows on top and sprinkle with apples.
• 6 top with reserved crumb mixture.
• 7 bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 8 sprinkle remaining marshmallows on top and place under broiler just until marshmallows are lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 9 cool.
• 10 place caramels and water in small microwaveable bowl.
• 11 microwave on high for 1 minute, stir until smooth.
• 12 drizzle on top, chill to set caramel.

Breakfast Burritos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb bulk lamb sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
• 4 ounces mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 8 (7 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, brown sausage.
• 2 drain, discarding all but 2 t. drippings.
• 3 add onion, green pepper, and mushrooms.
• 4 saute until tender.
• 5 meanwhile, in another skillet or in the microwave, scramble the eggs.
• 6 place an equal amount of sausage mixture on each tortilla.
• 7 cover with an equal amount of eggs and 2 t. of cheese.
• 8 fold bottom of tortilla over filling and roll up.
• 9 serve with salsa if desired.

Breakfast Brown Rice

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup leftover cooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup apple juice
• brown sugar or cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 put in a bowl and microwave for 2min.

Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 pillsbury microwave frozen buttermilk biscuits (from 16-oz bag)
• 4 slices packaged pre- cooked bacon, cut in half crosswise

Recipe

• 1 spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• 2 in small bowl, mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper. pour into pie plate.
• 3 microwave uncovered on high about 1 minute 30 seconds, lifting edge with spatula to let egg mixture run underneath every 30 seconds, until set. fold in half; if still wet, microwave 30 seconds longer. sprinkle with cheese. cover with plastic wrap.
• 4 microwave biscuits and bacon as directed.
• 5 split warm biscuits horizontally; place on 4 individual serving plates. cut eggs into 4 wedges. place eggs and bacon on bottom halves of biscuits. cover with top halves of biscuits.

Creamy Pesto Shrimp

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb spinach linguine or 1 lb regular linguine
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 whole shallot, minced
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes, reconstituted in warm water (measurement before reconstituting)
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 1 lb uncooked large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 1/4-1/2 cup romano cheese or 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated,for garnish
• freshly ground black pepper, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 cook linguini according to package directions.
• 2 drain and set aside.
• 3 in a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• 4 toss in the minced garlic, shallot, mushrooms, and reconstituted sundried tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, then stir in half and half and season with pepper.
• 5 cook 6 to 8 minutes, while stirring.
• 6 stir the parmesan into the creamy mixture, stirring until well mixed.
• 7 stir in the pesto, and cook for about 5 minutes, until thickened.
• 8 stir in the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, about 5 minutes.
• 9 re-heat the linguini (either in boiling water or microwave) and serve shrimp and sauce over the hot pasta.
• 10 garnish with grated romano and freshly ground black pepper.
• 11 note: this recipe also works well with 1 pound of lump crab instead of shrimp.

Chocolate Glaze

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

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water, plus
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 ounces dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (or 1 1/4 sheets of sheet gelatin)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine cream, sugar, 1/2 cup of the water and the cocoa.
• 2 bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer whisking often until very thick like hot fudge sauce- 8-10 minutes from beginning of simmer.
• 3 watch carefully so miixture doesn't boil over.
• 4 remove pan from heat.
• 5 while mixture cools, bloom gelatin in 1 1/2 tablespoon of cold water.
• 6 melt the bloomed gelatin over very hot water or in the microwave.
• 7 (if using sheet gelatin, soften for 5 minutes in cold water, wring out gelatin and whisk into chocolate mixture).
• 8 whisk gelatin into chocolate mixture and strain the glaze through a medium sieve into a metal bowl.
• 9 let glaze cool at room temperature until thick but still pourable, about 5-10 minutes.
• 10 pour glaze over your cake.

Breadsticks

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

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup warm milk (whole milk gives smoother crust and richer taste)
• 7/8 cup warm water (read directions. an easy way to measure is explained below)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 ounce yeast (i use two packets of rapid rise)
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups enriched bread flour
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal, for rolling
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil, for cookie sheet
• garlic powder (optional)
• egg (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place 2/3 cup milk in a microwave-safe measuring cup. heat to remove chill – optimum is 110 degrees f but is not critical.
• 2 after removing from the microwave, add warm water to bring the total amount of liquid to 1 1/2 cups and place in machine. (this is really 5/6 cup of water but it's close enough.).
• 3 add sugar, salt, yeast and flour.
• 4 use the ‘dough’ cycle on the bread machine. if you use rapid-rise yeast, you may need to watch and make sure the dough does not rise too much. you can take the dough out early if has risen to slightly above the top of the bread machine pan. if using mixer, wait until it is at least double in size.
• 5 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 6 dump dough onto work area that has enough corn meal to keep from sticking. you can use flour if you don’t have corn meal. use a rolling pin to flatten to about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thickness. if the dough is too sticky you can sprinkle a little of the bread flour on top.
• 7 cut the dough into 1/2 to 3/4 wide strips and desired length. i use a pastry scraper to press through it rather than dragging a knife. place on oiled cookie sheet. you can also braid or make other shapes, if desired.
• 8 option – use egg or olive oil to brush top of sticks and sprinkle garlic powder.
• 9 you may immediately place the sticks in the oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 remove and let cool for a minute and serve.
• 11 can be made ahead of time and frozen. preheat oven and place frozen sticks on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.

Caramel Apple Cobbler

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 pinch kosher salt (less if table salt)
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 4 granny smith apples
• 2 braeburn apples
• 3/4 cup apple juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening, butter flavored
• 6 tablespoons ice water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon egg
• 1 teaspoon sugar crystals or 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 filling.
• 2 whisk together dry ingredients of filling in a medium bowl.
• 3 melt butter in microwave.
• 4 place apple juice and lemon juice in dutch oven.
• 5 peel, core and slice apples and place in the pot with the juices, tossing as you go.
• 6 add melted butter, cream and dry ingredients, stir.
• 7 bring to a boil over med-hi heat, stir and bring to a boil once more.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 crust.
• 10 preheat oven to 350f and spray 8 x 11 pyrex baking dish with pam.
• 11 while apples are cooking, make crust using your favorite 2 crust recipe or my ingredients above.
• 12 whisk dry ingredients, cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork.
• 13 when it reaches the consistency of peas, add ice water.
• 14 gently stir with a fork until all of the flour has been absorbed.
• 15 with your hands, form the dough into a clump, then separate into two disks.
• 16 be careful not to overwork the dough once water has been added.
• 17 wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 5 - 10 minutes.
• 18 sprinkle flour on dough board and roll dough out into a rectangle about 8 x 11.
• 19 using a pastry cutter or knife, cut dough into strips.
• 20 repeat with second disk.
• 21 cobbler.
• 22 put strips of dough around the pyrex sides and bottom.
• 23 pour apples into cobbler.
• 24 stir together pecans, sugar and brown sugar to sprinkle on the filling.
• 25 place strips of dough on top of the cobbler, picking up strips to layer them in a lattice manner.
• 26 brush strips on top of cobbler with egg , then sprinkle with sugar crystals and a dash of cinnamon.
• 27 bake for one hour.

Chocolate Fudge Muffins

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

Ingredients

• 400 g plain flour
• 250 g caster sugar
• 100 g light brown sugar (or muscovado)
• 50 g cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 150 ml sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 125 ml vegetable oil
• 175 g butter, melted and cooled
• 300 ml water
• 175 g dark chocolate
• 250 g unsalted butter
• 275 g icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c and line 12 cup muffin tin with papers.
• 2 in a large bowl sift together the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate and salt.
• 3 in another bowl whisk together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended.
• 4 in a third bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together the melted butter and oil until just blended then beat in the water (yes this really works).
• 5 add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture all at once and mix on low speed.
• 6 add the egg mixture and beat until everything is blended well.
• 7 fill each muffin cup 3/4 full and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
• 8 cool on wire rack while making icing.
• 9 -- to make the icing --
• 10 melt the chocolate in the microwave (2-3 mins on medium) and let in cool slightly.
• 11 in a large bowl beat the butter until it is soft and creamy and then add the sifted icing sugar and beat again until everything is light and fluffy.
• 12 gently add the vanilla and chocolate and beat until smooth.
• 13 ice the cupcakes with a spatula or piping bag.

Chocolate Grits

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons quick-cooking grits
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon butter

Recipe

• 1 combine grits and water in a bowl. microwave on high for approximately 3-4 minutes until it reaches the desired consistency. or as your quick grits label suggests.
• 2 remove from microwave and stir in cocoa. add butter and sugar. the butter and sugar measurements are to my taste, but you can add more or less as needed.

Breakfast Sandwiches - Oamc

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 dozen large egg whites
• 1 dozen large whole egg
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 large green bell pepper, diced
• 12 slices ham
• 12 slices american pasteurized sandwich cheese, unwrapped (i prefer to use 2% cheese if available)
• 12 100% whole wheat english muffins, split in half

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 whisk together the eggs and stir in salt, pepper, onion, and bell pepper.
• 3 pour into a casserole dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• 4 bake in preheated over for 15 minutes.
• 5 stir.
• 6 bake for 15 more minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• 8 cut out 12 "egg circles" with a cookie cutter; place on bottom halves of the english muffins.
• 9 top with ham, cheese, and top of english muffin.
• 10 wrap sandwiches in foil, then freeze.
• 11 to serve, allow to defrost in the fridge overnight. alternatively, you can defrost for a few minutes in the microwave.
• 12 microwave on high for about a minute, or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Creamy Philly Porridge

Total Time: 3 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (30 g) sachet instant oats
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese
• golden syrup or honey
• cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 mix together the porridge and 1/2 cup of the milk. ( i also add the cream cheese at this step so it melts into the milk but you can add it at the end if you wish.).
• 2 microwave on high for 1 minute. stir, and cook a further 30 seconds.
• 3 pour remaining milk over porridge, top with cream cheese, drizzle with golden syrup or honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon. serve immediately.

Cherry-topped Chocolate Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 5 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, divided
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, divided
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 24 maraschino cherries, with stems well drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 melt butter and chocolate squares in a large microwave-safe bowl, on high in 30 second intervals until melted.
• 3 stir until smooth and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• 4 add sugar and stir until combined.
• 5 add 4 eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• 6 stir in flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 7 spoon chocolate mixture into 24 paper lined muffin cups, filling halfway.
• 8 in a separate mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, remaining egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and powdered sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer: mix until fluffy.
• 9 spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over the chocolate mixture in prepared cups, spreading to edges of paper liners.
• 10 bake for 20-22 minutes.
• 11 immediately press a cherry into each cupcake while cupcakes are still hot.
• 12 allow to cook on wire racks.