Monday, August 23, 2010

Black Forest Trifle

Black Forest Trifle


1 Red Velvet cake mix
make according to package directions
2 cans cherry pie filling
1 larger contain Cook Whip
1 Giradelli milk Chocolate bar, shaved


1. Bake cake and crumble into large pieces
2. Using 1/3 of cake, place in trifle dish
3. 1/3 Cool Whip in top of that
4. 1/3 cherry pie filling on top of that
5. Then Repeat
6. On last layer of cake, spread pie filling into center
7. Sprinkle chocolate around edges
8. Cover in plastic wrap
9. Refrigerate
(i forgot to take a before we ate it pic)

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Cashew Chicken

I got the recipe off a app I have.
AllRecipes

You Need
3 T melted butter
1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup cashews
10 buttery round crackers
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
or I do frozen chicken tenders sometimes


Directions
Coarsely chop in a food processor
crackers, cashews, and coconut

Dip chicken in butter (or egg)
Then in cracker mixture
Place on a pan at 350 for 30 or 35 minutes

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

French Strawberry Pie


One Cooked Pie Crust
1- 3 oz pkg cream cheese- spread at bottom of pie shell
1- qt. of strawberries
Half in pie shell (whole; upside down)
Mash other half in food processor
with a little water to make 1/2 a cup
On stove combine strawberry mash
with 1 cup sugar and 3T cornstarch
Cook until thick, but keep stirring
Pour Over Top of Pie
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours
Add Cool Whip On top
(WHIP: 2 cups whip cream and
1/4 cup powdered sugar until fluffy)



Sadly I forgot to take a pic of the final result

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Dirt Cake

Dirt Cake Recipe
Click HERE

Monday, June 7, 2010

Homemade Crust

1 and 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
"cut in" a 1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Crisco
until there are fine clumps
3 Tablespoons of ice cold water
Add a Tablespoon at a time
Just enough to come together


Place it on the center of wax paper
Then add another piece on top
Roll it out with a rolling pin



Pull off both sides of wax paper
Place it on pie pan
Repair Sides


If you are filling the pie crust
Fork it
and
Cook it at 475 for 11 mins

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Cranberry/ Pumpkin Bread


Dry
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet
2 eggs
2 cups of sugar
1 can pumpkin
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Add Wet to Dry and Mix Well
Then add 1 to 2 cups of dried cranberries

350 degrees for
40 mins if you are doing mini's
or 55 to 60 if your doing a regular loaf

I borrowed my mother-in-laws
four cavity loaf pan,
and made some for Bella's teachers.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Lemon Cookies



1 box lemon cake mix
1 egg
2 cups cool whip
powdered sugar

Mix by hand cake mix, egg, and cool whip.
Roll into small balls.
(dough is very sticky)
Roll in powdered sugar.
Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake @ 350 for 8-10 minutes.
With my oven it was more like 10-15.
enjoy.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

My friend, Julie, gave me the recipe a
and I love this cake.
It would probably even better
with some sort of icing.


1 box yellow cake mix
1 box vanilla pudding
1 cup of oil
3 eggs

Mix Together

Add a half of bag of mini chocolate chips
Then fold in a melted German Chocolate Bar

Bake @ 350 for 50 minutes

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Enchiladas

This is an old favorite.
My niece taught me how to make
these enchiladas soon after
B and I got married
.

You Need These Things:
(plus cheese,chicken,&oil)
I used a rotisserie chicken
but
usually I cook
frozen chicken tenders


Mix sour cream, rotel,
onion powder,
and cream of chicken.

Cook the corn tortillas in
oil for a few seconds
on each side to soften them


Place them on a paper towel
to soak up the remaining oil


Tear into fourths and
place in a 9 by 13 baking dish

Layer tortillas/chicken/
sour cream mixture/ cheese
Repeat

Cook

Monday, February 22, 2010

Sausage Cream Cheese Roll

You Need These Items:

brown sausage
{drain}

add cream cheese to the meat

layout the crescent rolls in a long rectangle

add meat cream cheese mixture in the center

fold over sides add poppy seeds

Bake As Directed on Crescent Roll Package
or
Until Golden Brown

Great For Breakfast

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Insert Name Here

Chocolate Brownie,
Pudding Brownie Trifle???


I'm not sure the real
name of this dessert.

You Need These:

{plus milk for the pudding}

And it Makes This:

~layer~
brownie.pudding.coolwhip.heath.
brownie.pudding.coolwhip.heath.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Spaghetti Pie

This recipe along with the Chicken Pot Pie
I got out of here:

You can order one HERE

or e-mail me lesleyswartz(at)yahoo(dot)come &
I can get you one.
It's great!

All you need for this recipe is this:

And it makes this:

So delicious!

Monday, February 15, 2010

Chicken Pot Pie


What You Will Need:

I cheated and got
an already cooked chicken
I use a pie crust on bottom- and crescent rolls on top

You can use fresh, frozen, or canned.
I use canned because that is what the recipe calls for.

Mix Together

Put in Pie Crust

Top with Crescent Rolls

Enjoy