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Black Bottom Cupcakes
(with heart healthy alternatives tried and great)
1 (8oz) package cream cheese (can use fat free)
1 egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 (6oz) package chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups flour (I used whole wheat flour)
1 cup granulated sugar (can use Splenda for baking)
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teas. salt (I used Sea Salt)
1 cup water
1 Tbls. vinegar
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/3 cup oil (I used Extra Light Virgin Olive oil)
Beat cream cheese, eggs, and 1/4 cup sugar; add chocolate chips. Set aside. For batter, combine dry ingredients and set aside. Combine water, vinegar, vanilla, and oil, and beat well with a fork. Add all at once to dry ingredients. Fill paper lined muffin tins 1/2 full with chocolate batter and top with a spoonful of cream cheese mixture. Bake 350 for 30 minutes.
I made a Chocolate icing with Vanilla, softened butter, shot of milk, cocoa powder, and powder sugar to desired consistency and spread on top.
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Sis Marilyn's Awesome Caramel Sauce
(or Buttermilk Glaze for Rolls)
No carmel sauce compares to this!!!
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. butter
1 T. white corn syrup
1/2 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
Combine first 5 ingredients in saucepan;
bring to a boil for 5-6 minutes (for glaze) or
a few more minutes until it turns a caramel color
and thickens for Caramel Sauce.
Add vanilla.
Serve warm.
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Napoleons & Caramel and Pecan Biscuits
Napoleons
Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry 17 oz
2 ready to bake sheets
Thaw sheets of pastry 40 minutes at room temp, or in fridge overnite
Oven @ 400 degrees
Slightly grease cookie sheets
Bake 15 minutes
Prepare Instant Pudding Mix (any flavor) - large box with 2 3/4 c milk
Fold in 1 cup whipped heavy cream
Cut open the pastry with a serrated knife lengthwise and open it - spread pudding/whipped cream filling over the bottom-half then fold top-half back over.
Make sugar glaze with powder sugar and milk, drizzle on top
Melt Ghirardelli choc chips, (in microwave) - drizzle on top.
Cut into squares. Yummmmm
Caramel and Pecan Biscuits
Use a large pie pan or square 8 or 9" pan
One 10-ct refrigerator Pillsbury or Western Family biscuits
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans.
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut up butter into small pieces and cover bottom of pan with the pieces.
Sprinkle brown sugar and pecans evenly over the top of the butter.
Layer the biscuits over the brown sugar and pecans.
Bake @ 400 degrees for 11 minutes.
When you take out of the oven, place a large plate or cookie sheet over the biscuits and invert the pan. The brown sugar has turned to caramel and will glaze the top of the biscuits.
Bon Appetit!
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Lasagne
I make my spaghetti sauce in advance and freeze because I like to cook it all day..
Sauce consists of homemade spicy Italian Sausage made with venison and Italian sausage seasoning
Browned and sauteed with 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 Jalapeno and 1 Bell pepper or adjust to your liking.
Add to the above:
Tomato Sauce (several jars or cans)
Tomato Paste (2 small cans)
tomatoes fresh from the garden and chopped (optional)
fresh herbs- Parsley, Oregano, Basil
salt and pepper
simmer on low for several hours
Cook up Lasagne noodles as directed on package
1) spaghetti/meat sauce from above
2) Layer cooked lasagne noodles in greased cake pan
4) cheese mixture made up of 1 (15 oz.) container of ricotta cheese, 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese,
1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese and 2 eggs mixed together in bowl
Repeat layers at least 1 more time.
Finish with a layer of meat sauce on top.
Cover and Bake in oven at 350 for 40 minutes.
Uncover and baked an additional 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
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Easy White Frosting
1 egg white
3/4 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. cream of tarter or 1 1/2 tsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. boiling water
Covers 9x13 pan size cake
Mix first 4 ingredients in small deep bowl. Add boiling water and beat with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 6-7 minutes.
Frost cake. Don't cover. Store in fridge. Double for layer cake.
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Sweet Potatoe Souffle
2 cans sweet potatoes
1 stick butter-melted
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c. evaporated milk
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Combine above ingredients for souffle. Beat 2 minutes. Pour into buttered 1 1/2 Quart dish. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Topping
!/2 c. butter
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
3/4 c. corn flakes
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. honey
Melt butter, add honey, brown
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Famous Coconut Macaroons
1 can Solo Almond Paste
1 Egg White (extra large)
1/2 Cup Sugar
Optional Maraschino cherries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line Cookie Sheets with parchment paper.
Break almond paste into small pieces and place food processor or mixer.
Add Sugar and mix well. Add the egg white and mix until moist and sticky;
about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 of a 7 oz. bag of flaked coconut and mix in.
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No Bake Cookies
Great for hot weather
2 c. sugar
3 T. Cocoa
1 Sq. of butter (8 TBLS)
1/2 c. milk
Boil 2 1/2 minutes
Take off burner & add:
1/3 c. Peanut Butter
1 t. Vanilla
3 c. old fashion Oats (not Quick oats)
Stir & let set to cool...just a few minutes
Scoop by spoon fulls on to greased
cookie sheet.
May put in fridge to set faster.
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Enily's Oreo Cookie Dessert
28 oreos (crushed)
1/2 c. melted butter
2-8oz. pkgs cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
2-small or 1 large Cool whip
3 oz (Lg) Vanilla Instant pudding
3 oz. (sm) Chocolate Instant pudding
3 cup milk
Mix crushed Oreos with the melted butter and pat
in 9 x 13 pan.
Mix together powdered sugar and both cream cheese
and 1 small cool whip- spread over cookie base
Mix together both puddings
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Summertime Grilled Pizzas
Flatbread, Pita, Boboli, or Baked Pizza Crust
Mozzarella cheese/cheddar cheese (shredded)
Goat cheese/blue cheese (crumbled)
Pepperoni slices, hamburger/sausage (browned and drained), seasoned and cooked chicken breast
Fresh herbs, spinach leaves
Diced and seasoned tofu
Diced roma tomatoes, onion, green bell pepper
Olive Oil
Pizza sauce
Easy to prepare! Set out the condiments and let everyone make their own special pizza.
Set grill to medium heat, place pizzas right on the middle rack, close lid and check after 5 minutes. Takes about 10 minutes total.
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Pink Lady
Use Sparkling Cider or Brut Spumante Champaign
In bottom of Fluted glasses drop a marashino cherry
or a blackberry
Add 1-2 Tbls of pomegranate concentrate
Enjoy!! Beautiful in the glasses and fun to start off your
brunch.
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Huckleberry Cheesecake
Make a crust of 1 1/2 c. crushed pretzels
1/2 c. sugar and 1/2 c. melted butter
blend and pat in bottom of pie pan
bake 7 minutes at 350
Cream together:
2- 8 oz. slightly softened cream cheese (I use fat free)
2 c. powder sugar
Fold in:
1/2 pint of "whipped" whipping cream (no sugar added) or 2 cups cool whip
Spread over cooled pie crust.
I make a syrup of 3 c. huckleberries, 1 c. sugar, 1 Tbls. of butter, water and about 1/4 c. corn starch cook about 20 minutes till sugar is dissolved and it starts to thicken a bit. It will thicken once cooled.
Or make a syrup as you would jam etc. Pour over slice of pie when serving.
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Choco-holic Cake
1 package chocolate cake mix
1 package 3.4 ounce chocolate instant pudding mix
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
2 cups (1 12-ounce package) Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips
optional add walnuts
combine cake mix, pudding, milk, sour creamand eggs in large mixing bowl. Beat on high 2 minutes. Stir in chips and nuts. Pour into prepared baking pan. (Bundt pan or tube pan)
Bake 55-65 minutes at 350 until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and cool completely.
Glaze
2 packets (1 ounce each) Nestle toll house pre-melted Unsweetened chocolate
3 Tbls. butter
1 1/2 c. powder sugar
2-3 Tbls. of water
1 teas. vanilla
Melt Chocolate if solid kind with butter in microwave, being careful not to burn
Remove from heat and stir in powder sugar alternately with water. Stir in vanilla.
Pour over cake.
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Betty Crockers Turtle Bars with a "kick"
Use Betty Crocker Turtle Bar mix and follow instructions
Use 2 T. of Orange flavoring or flavored Liquor in place of 2 T. of water
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Mint Surprise Cookies
Sift together:
3 1/4 c. flour
1 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
Cream together
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening
Add:
2 eggs
2 T. water
1 t. Vanilla ( I always use Pure Vanilla)
Add to dry ingredients.
Mix all above and take a couple tablespoons of dough and wrap around 1 mint chocolate wafer like
Andes mints, Hershey mint or Dove Chocolate mint. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until done.
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Apple Torte
1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1 egg
4 T. melted butter
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together and add 3-4 apples, sliced. Bake in ovenproof bakeware 8x8 round for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm with Ice Cream.
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Lemon Bars
1 yellow cake mix prepared as directed on box(adding the eggs, water and oil as requested) Add 1 can of lemon pie filling (or make pudding) Bake per box instructions or until toothpick comes out clean, but do not overbake. Frost with Cream Cheese Frostingsoft butter, powder sugar, vanilla and cream
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Rice Crispy Bars with chocolate topping
Bars:
1/4 cup butter
40 large marshmallows
6 cups rice krispies
Top with:
1- 12 oz pkg Semi Sweet chips
1- 12 oz pkg butterscotch chips
3/4 c. creamy peanut butter
1/4 c. butter
Melt together in microwave and spread on bars!!!
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Best Ever Swedish Coffee Cake
1 pkg Betty Crocker yellow cake mix
3/4 c. Wesson oil
3/4 c. Water
1 Pkg. Instant Vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. butter flavoring
Beat at high speed 8 minutes. Spinkle chopped nuts in prepared tube pan. Pour batter in pan in layers - layering with a mixture of 1/2 c. brown sugar & 2 tsp. cinnamon. Bake 350 oven 50-55 minutes in prepared Bundt Pan Turn out on cooling rack and pour glaze over top when warm
Glaze:
1 c. powder sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. butter flavoring
Add milk to desired consistancy
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Huckleberry Zuccini Bread
3 eggs
1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
3 c. flour
1 Tbls. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
Mix eggs and oil. Stir in sugar, vanilla. Blend in flour, cinnamon, salt and soda. Blend in 1 1/2 c. grated zuccini with skin on and 1 1/2 c. huckleberries pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 350 or until doneTurn out on cooling rack
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Hot Beverage Ideas
To your coffee for Mint Coffee add 2 Dove or Hershey Chocolate/Mint Candiesand stir with a candy Mint stick.
To your coffee for Cinnamon Coffee add Red cinnamon candiesand stir with Cinnamon Stick
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Baked Blueberry Pecan French Toast
Minimum 8 servings
Ingredients:
1 French baguette
5 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup pecans
1/2 stick (1/4 c) butter
2 cups blueberries (I use frozen)
1/2 c maple syrup
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Spray a 13x9 inch pan with cooking spray (I use Pam!). Slice baguette into 1 1/2 slices and arrange in one layer in pan. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, nutmeg, vanilla and 3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR. Pour evenly over bread. Cover and put in fridge for at least 8 hours (overnite is what I do). All liquid should be absorbed by the bread.
Just before baking, sprinkle 1 cup pecans and 2 cups blueberries over the bread slices. Melt butter, mix in the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and drizzle evenly over the pecan/blueberry topping.
Bake 20-30 minutes, until all bread is cooked through and blueberry mixture is bubbling. I usually bake for 10-12 minutes, then turn pan around for even baking for the remainder of the instructed baking time.
Serve with powdered sugar sprinkled over the top (thru a sifter to make it pretty!) and/or warmed maple syrup.
Bon appetit!
"Cooking with Pam"
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