October 31, 2007

• Easy Ice Cream Cake

  Using a boxed cake mix. Prepare 2 round 9” cake pans as directed on the cake mix box.
  Allow the cakes to cool after baking.  Remove one of the cakes from the pan. (…)

August 29, 2007

• Blondie Brownies (no Chocolate)

  ½ cup shortening        ½ tsp baking powder
  1 Tbsp milk                   1/8 tsp salt
  1 cup brown sugar      1 tsp vanilla extract
  1 egg beaten                 ½ cup chopped walnuts
  1 cup all-purpose flour
   
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour an 8 x 8 inch pan. (…)

• Pecan Tartlets

  Pecan Tartlets
  Crust:     2 cups sifted flour
                  1 tsp salt
                  2/3 cups Crisco + 1 T
                  ¼ cup water
  Mix these ingredients with a fork to make the crust. (…)

August 28, 2007

• Italian Anise Pillows

  4 cups of flour                     
  1 cup sugar
  1 cup butter                          
  3 eggs
  5 Tablespoons baking powder
  1 Teaspoon Anise
  Combine all ingredients. (…)

• Taco Tartlets

  Preheat oven 425 degrees
  Mini muffin pans
   
   
  1 lb of lean ground beef
  2 Tablespoons of ice water
  2 Tablespoons of Taco seasoning mix
  1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
  1/2 pint of sour cream
  2 Tablespoons of taco sauce
  3/4 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips
  1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
   
   
  a)Mix the lean beef, ice water and the taco seasoning.. (…)

• Dinner Rolls

  These dinner rolls are FANTASTIC
  You can make mini sandwiches
  You can use them as dinner rolls
  Make them larger and make hamburger or frankfuter rolls.
  I have made them and froze them. (…)

• Venetian Cookies / a.k.a Tri color layered cookies

  Red, Yellow and Green cookies
  Preheat oven to 3500 … Bake for about 15 minutes
   
   
   
  3 Foil (Redi-Mix) Pans > Grease pans / line with wax paper / grease the wax paper
   
              12 ¼ x 8 ¼ x 1 ¼  (oblong cake pans)
  I have doubled the recipe and used three jelly roll pans. (…)

• Roasted Chicken

  There are two strategies for this meal
  A) Roast two whole chickens ( or two cornish hens) instead of one.
      I usually season my chickens with salt, pepper, paprika, parsley. (…)

August 27, 2007

• Dream Bars

  Dream Bars
  Another great recipe to freeze. Make it for one occasion and freeze a portion for a later date.
   
  Pre-heat oven 350 F. (…)

• Sherry Cream Bars

   
  Base
   
  4 oz baking chocolate    1 cup butter
  4 eggs                            2 cups sugar
  ½ tsp  of salt                  1 teaspoon of vanilla
  1 cup sifted flour
   
  Method:
  Preheat oven to 325
  Melt chocolate and butter over boiling water, let cool. (…)

• Cherry Nut Bars

  These easy bar cookies freeze very well. I
  Suggestion: make more than one recipe of bar cookies and divide them into thirds. (…)

• Fudge Scotch Bars

   
   
  Fudge Scotch Bars
  I suggest that  these bars are cut into small squares, around 1 1/2" squares
  These bar cookies are great for freezing. I often double the recipe. (…)

August 24, 2007

• Grandma Aida's meatballs / meatloaf

  1.5 pound of lean chopped beef
  1.5 tablespoons of parsley, oregano, & basil
  About ¾ cup of seasoned bread crumbs
  ¼ Gulden’s mustard
  ¼  Ketchup
  Mix / bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes to an hour, depending upon the oven. (…)