Quick And Simple Broccoli And Cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli florets, thawed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

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


• place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. drain and transfer to a microwave safe casserole dish.
• pour melted butter over broccoli (use more or less, to taste) and season with salt and pepper. sprinkle cheese over the top and microwave, on high, for 1 minute, or until cheese is melted.

chorizo breakfast burritos

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 3/4 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 green chile pepper, seeded and diced
• 4 eggs
• 4 flour tortillas
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• generously coat a large frying pan with cooking spray. cook and stir chorizo over medium high heat until well browned and crumbled. add onion and chile pepper, and continue cooking until onion is tender.
• beat eggs in a bowl, and add to chorizo mixture. reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until eggs are scrambled and no longer runny.
• warm flour tortillas in the microwave for 30 seconds. spoon mixture into the middle of each tortilla and top with shredded cheddar cheese. roll up like a burrito, and enjoy!

Chocolate Covered Peppermint Patties

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar
• 8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 50 mins


• in a large bowl, mix together the potatoes, salt, butter, and peppermint extract. gradually mix in confectioners' sugar; mix in enough to make a workable dough, between 6 and 8 cups.
• knead slightly, and roll into cherry-size balls. flatten balls to form patties. arrange on sheets of wax paper, and allow to dry overnight.
• place chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. heat in microwave, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. dip patties in melted chocolate, and let cool on wax paper.

halloween bloody baked rats

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 (1.25 ounce) packet meatloaf seasoning mix
• 1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
• 3 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 ounce uncooked spaghetti, broken into fourths
• 1/2 carrot, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
• 1 tablespoon frozen green peas

Recipe

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

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, egg, bread crumbs, and meatloaf seasoning. use your hands to mix until well blended. measure out 1/3 cupfuls of the meat mixture and mold around a cube of cheese like a meatball. shape into a point at one end and lengthen the body a bit by rolling between your hands. place your ''rat'' into a shallow baking dish, and continue with the remaining meat. insert pieces of uncooked spaghetti into the rounded end of the rats to make tails.
• in a medium bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, sugar and worcestershire sauce. pour over the rats in the dish and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
• bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. uncover the dish and continue to bake for another 20 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally with the sauce to glaze the rats.
• while the rats finish baking, heat the peas and carrots in a small bowl in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
• carefully transfer the rats to a serving platter so that their delicate tails don't fall off. press peas into the pointy end to make eyes, and insert carrot slices to make ears. spoon some of the tomato sauce around them and serve.

A-plus Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 tablespoons powdered chocolate drink mix
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk

Recipe

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


• in a 16 ounce glass, combine chocolate drink mix, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. add water to fill the glass.
• place in microwave and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. stir and serve.

british hot cross buns

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, cut into pieces
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup dried currants
• 1/4 cup diced candied citron
• glaze:
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• icing:
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 45 mins


• heat milk in a small saucepan to 110 degrees f (43 degrees c); pour milk into a bowl. whisk 1/2 cup flour and yeast into milk; cover with plastic wrap and let stand until bubbly, about 15 minutes.
• place 1 2/3 cups flour, 1/3 cup white sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg into the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment; turn mixer on for a few seconds on low speed to combine. place butter into flour mixture; mix on low speed until incorporated, about 2 minutes.
• place yeast mixture and egg into flour mixture; mix on low speed for 2 minutes. stop mixer and allow to rest for 10 minutes; mix on medium speed until smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes. at slowest speed, mix currants and citron into dough until evenly distributed, about 1 minute.
• butter the inside of a large bowl; place dough in bowl, turn to butter dough on all sides. cover bowl with plastic wrap; let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• line a baking sheet with parchment. turn dough out a lightly floured surface. pat dough into a rough square, and cut into 12 equal pieces. form each piece into a round bun; place on prepared baking sheet. press a cross into each bun with the back of a knife; cover buns with a damp cloth and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• bake buns in the preheated oven until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• bring 2 tablespoons white sugar with 1 tablespoon water to a boil in a small saucepan. remove buns from oven; lift parchment and transfer buns to a wire rack. brush immediately with sugar glaze; allow buns to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• stir confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 teaspoons water together in a small bowl; heat icing mixture in microwave until smooth and warm to the touch, about 10 seconds. place icing in a sandwich bag, snip off one corner of the bag, and pipe in a cross over fully cooled buns; allow icing to dry for 30 minutes.

Cream Puffs Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• in medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. add butter and stir as it melts, then return to a boil. add flour and salt all at once and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each until smooth. drop by heaping tablespoons, 3 inches apart, on a cookie sheet.
• bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven then reduce heat to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) and bake 25 minutes more. remove puffs from oven, split and remove soft dough from center. turn oven off, and replace puffs to dry in cooling oven, 20 minutes more. cool completely on wire rack.
• in medium bowl, whip cream with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. stir in vanilla and sugar. fill puffs with whipped cream. melt chocolate chips in microwave or slowly over low heat. drizzle melted chocolate over tops of cream puffs. serve immediately.