Grape Salad

http://www.food.com/recipe/best-grape-salad-35450

Potato Candy

http://www.southernplate.com/2010/12/old-fashioned-potato-candy.html

Rice Pudding.

Made instant rice pudding for the first time tonight. I followed the recipe on the back of my instant rice box. Its really good! Here is the recipe. I have 6 children so I doubled it.

Ingredients
1 c instant rice
2 1/2 cups milk
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c raisins (I omitted because I didn't have any)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla

Cooking Directions

In saucepan, combine rice, 2 cups of milk, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and raisins. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; boil slowly 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly. Mix eggs with remaining 1/2 c milk. Slowly add to hot mixture, stirring vigorously with a fork. (I used a whisk) Cook over medium heat until thickened. Add vanilla. Let cool 10 minutes.

I messed up and added all my milk at once. So when it was time to add my eggs, I beat them into some more milk and added some corn starch so it would still thicken and not be runny. Make sure you don't add all your milk at the beginning like I did. So good! That was super easy and the kids are going to love it.

SWEETS!!

http://morganmoore.typepad.com/one_more_moore/2008/08/makin-stuff.html (Peanut Butter Bars!!)

 http://www.food.com/recipe/best-ever-banana-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-67256  (Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting!)


 http://www.beantownbaker.com/2011/06/my-favorite-brownies.html  (Brownies)


http://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-banana-pudding-32625 (Banana Pudding)


Super Moist Banana Bread

What you need:

1/2 cup virgin coconut oil; you can use butter
1 cup yogurt cheese, or cream cheese ( I used sour cream)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 bananas, medium sized one
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t soda
1 t baking powder
pinch of salt
What you need to do:

Heat oven to 350. Line a loaf pan, with parchment paper. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the coconut oil or butter on medium speed, until soft; about 7 minutes. Add the yogurt cheese, and continue beating on medium speed, for 3 minutes. Add the sugar, and beat on medium speed, until fluffy; 5 minutes. Add the egg and bananas, mix until combined. Add the dry ingredients, mix on medium speed, until combined; about 3 minutes. Pour into the loaf pan. Bake for 45 – 55 minutes. Each oven is different, start checking at 45 minutes. You want the bread to be golden brown, and a knive will come out clean, when you slide stick it into the middle of the loaf. Serve. Eat.


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Chocolate Cake

‎2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa (the better the cocoa the better the cake)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water

sift together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for about 2 mins. Stir in the boiling water. The batter will be very thin but it's right. Pour into 2 9 inch greased and floured pans. Bake 30-35 minutes until done in the center @ 350 degrees.

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Christmas Crack

4 oz saltines
1 C butter
1 C Dark brown sugar (there's the key)
4 oz saltines
2 C Semisweet chocolate morsels
3/4 C chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 400°. Spread saltines in even layer on a baking sheet.

In saucepan- combine first two ingredients. Very slowly, heat until mix reaches 270°-275° (about 30 minutes). Cook slow- harder caramelization like candy.

Immediately pour over saltines. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate morsels. Spread and then allow to completely cook before cracking.

Christmas Crack

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cracker-Candy/

Easy Peppermint Bark

Easy Peppermint Bark:

1 bag of Milk Chocolate melts (I use Hershey brand)

1 bag of White Chocolate melts

1 Cup of Peppermint candy- ground to fine powder

1 tsp of peppermint extract (NOT just mint)

Melt chocolate over double boiler or in microwave in 30 second increments. Increments in the microwave b/c they burn easily.

I start melting white chocolate first. After melted, add Peppermint extract.

Spray a flat pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spread the white chocolate on the pan. Layer with powdered Peppermint candy. Melt the milk chocolate in the same way, spread over the WC and Pepperming layers. Let it cool, then place in refridgerator. After 1 hour, remove- break into pieces. Serve immediately or you can freeze. YUMMY!

Random Pumpkin Recipes

:http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-cake-ii-2/detail.aspx

 http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cream-cheese-frosting-ii-2/detail.aspx

http://southernfood.about.com/od/pumpkins/r/bl40104c.htm

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/philadelphia-pumpkin-dessert-dip-52069.aspx


Spiced Pumpkin Dip
Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Ginger
gingersnap cookies
Directions
Blend cream cheese and confectioners sugar until smooth in a food processor. Remove cover, add pumpkin and remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly.
Chill 30 minutes or until ready to serve. Serve with Gingersnap cookies.

Random Desserts

 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-thornton/deepest-darkest-chocolate-cheesecake-recipe/index.html

Instead of the plain chocolate chips in the filling, I used mint cups (think reese's with mint instead of PB) and then in the glaze I used peppermint mocha creamer instead of heavy cream.....really sweet and heavy but super yummy!

http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2011/09/countdown-to-autumn-party-pumpkin.html

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/philadelphia-pumpkin-dessert-dip-52069.aspx

Random Recipes.

Baked Donut Holes: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1813,148186-235200,00.html

No Baked Cookies: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/no-bake-cookies-i/detail.aspx

Puppy Chow: http://www.momswhothink.com/easy-recipes/puppy-chow-recipe.html

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Peanut Butter Cookies:

Preheat oven to 325. Mix 1 cup smooth peanut butter, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 egg until well blended. Roll into 24 balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with fork. Bake 15 min or until lightly browned. Do not overbake. Makes 2 dozen cookies

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Rarah's Cookies:

So, it's really easy. I use a cake-mix cookie recipe- it's standard and works across the board. I used a Butter Pecan cake mix:

1 package of cake mix (any flavor)

1 large egg

1/4 cup of oil

1/4 cup of water

Baked the cookies at 350° for 15 minutes. 

While baking, I took dried apricots, chopped them and brought to rolling boil in 1/4C agave syrup (you can use refined sugar) and about a 1/4 cup water- candied the apricots. Once rolling boil begins, make sure you turn it down to about a 2-3 on the stove. You should have some syrup along with the candied apricots by the end of the process.

After removing the cookies, immediately spoon apricot syrup onto the cookies. Let sit for 5-7 minutes. 

Now, you want to you vanilla almond bark- cook entire bar for 90secs. 

Dip your cookie tops into the almond bark. While still warm, place a single candied apricot on the top. Allow to cool (I placed mine in the fridge). 

The combination of flavors was really good!!

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Apple Tart:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paulas-party/apple-tart-recipe/index.html

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Pumpkin Roll:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/libbys-pumpkin-roll-with-cream-cheese-filling/detail.aspx

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Emily's Hubby's Bday Cake:

its just chocolate cake (premade according to directions), choc pudding (also premade) cool whip and then your choice of candies chopped up. layer choc cake-pudding-coolwhip-cand

ies till its all gone. should get at least 3-4 layers (in a trifle dish is best). top with cool whip and candies and toss it in the fridge for a few hours. SO GOOD!!!!! unfortunately, kitkat do not work. they get mushy =[

Ice Cream in a Bag

http://tastykitchen.com/blog/2011/09/ice-cream-in-a-bag/

Peach Cake

¾ cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tps salt
...1 small pkg dry vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
3 tbls margarine
1 egg
½ cup milk
1 can sliced peaches ( 15-25 oz)
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese – I used a little more
½ cup sugar
3 tbls reserved peach juice
1 tbls sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon

Grease bottom and side of 10” pie pan. Combine in large mixing bowl flour, baking powder, salt, pudding mix, butter, egg and milk. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour into prepared pie pan. Place drained peaches over batter.

Combine cream cheese, ½ cup sugar and reserved peach juice. Beat two minutes at medium speed. Spoon to within 1 inch of edge of batter. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over cream cheese filling. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until crust is golden brown. Filling will appear soft. Store in refrigerator.See More

Peanut Butter Pie

4 oz cream cheese
1 c powdered sugar
8 oz cool whip
1/2 c milk
......1 1/2 c peanut butter
1 9 inch graham pie crust
mix all ingredients put in crust and place in freezer
makes enough for 2 pies

Angel food Cake

Angel Food Cake

1 cup of sifted cake flour,

1 cup of sugar,

12 egg whites,

1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar,

1/4 teaspoon of salt,

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon of almond ,

3/4 cup of powdered sugar:

 

Sift the flour with 1 cup of sugar, set this aside.... Beat egg whites and cream of tartar salt, vanilla, almond, until it forms a soft peaks but still moist and glossy.Add the powdered sugar, just a bit at a time, until the egg whites hold stiff peaks.Fold in the flour and the sugar that you had set aside, about 1/4 of it at a time until you have used it all. Bake in ungreased 10 inch tube pan at 375* or until done. Invert the cake pan and let it cool after you take it from the oven

Cram Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies:

1 c. butter/margarine
3 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
...1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg yolk
(cream together all of the above in that order, then add...)
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Stir until well-blended, then refrigerate a couple hours. Do NOT eat the dough. ;o)

Heat oven to 375* F. On lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/8 " thickness and cut with floured cookie cutters. (I've also rolled the dough into balls and flattened them with the bottom of a glass dusted with powdered sugar.) Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 7-10 minutes at 375*. Cool completely, then frost/decorate.

Recipe makes 5 or 6 dozen, depending upon the size of your cookies and how much dough you taste-test. Be sure you allow the cookie sheet to cool before putting the next batch onto the pan. (A hot pan melts the dough too quickly.)

Preacher Cake

http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/susan-j-swanson/preacher-cake/quick-easy-cake?source=fork_fb_preacher_cake

Paper Bag Apple Pie

Paper Bag Apple Pie - From my "new" Amish cookbook

6 cups coursely sliced or chopped apples
1/2 c sugar
2 Tbls flour
......1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 Tbls lemon juice
Measure apples into a bowl and mix them with the sugar, flour, nutmeg and lemon juice. Turn them into an unbaked pie shell and pat them down evenly.

Topping
1/2 c butter
1/2 c flour
1/2 c brown or white sugar
Measure out the butter, flour and sugar, cutting in the buter with a pastry blender until crumbs are the size of peas. Sprinkly evenly over the apples and pat it down around the edges. Slide the pie into a brown paper bag and fold the end under the pie. Put onto a cookie sheet for easy handling. Bake at 425* for 50 minutes

The benefit of this method is a pie with no scorched rim, no under-baked apples, no boiling over in your clean oven and no grief in general

Rocky Road Ice Cream

‎1 - 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk,
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder,
2 c. heavy cream,
1 c. light cream,
1 tbsp. vanilla,
...1/2 chopped almonds,
1 c. mini-marshmallows
1. heat first two ingredients for 5 min. Let cool slightly.
2. add next two ingredients, and vanilla if wanted. Refrigerate until cold.
3. once cold, put in icecream maker and add last two ingredients in the last 5 min. of freezing.

Grape Salad!

 HERE

Banana Bars

 http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/Frosted-Banana-Bars-recipe-6764.aspx?CCAID=CKSNFBPR

Flourless Brownies

Whole Foods Recipe