Tuesday, January 26, 2010

BANANA SPLIT BROWNIES


I found this fun dessert and tried it . Easy, fun and delicious.



Make your favorite brownies.
Cut into small squares
Slice a banana in med. thick circle
Cut strawberries in half, place on top of banana 
Put a tooth pick thru each.
Melt a milk chocolate bar on low heat.
Use a fork and put into chocolate.
Drizzle over each.

Friday, January 22, 2010

HOT RED RASPBERRY DIP

This dip was given to us at Christmas time by our neighbors Morgan & Kenny.
Everyone raved about how good it was and wished there was more. I love anything Raspberry and this had a great twist to it.

Ingredients
1/2 t butter
3 pkg 16 oz. frozen raspberries thawed
1 pkg pectin
7 cups sugar
1 70z. can chopped jalepenos with juice

Put butter, raspberries and pectin in a large pan and bring to a boil. Once it starts to boil add the sugar  and jalepenos with juice, stirring constantly . Once it returns to a boil continue for 1 minute stirring constantly. 
Laddle into pint or 1/2 pint jars. Clean off rims and seal. Tighten the rings every 5 minutes for 15 min.
Makes 6-8 pints or 12-14 1/2 pints.

**** When you serve put over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers.
Will keep in the fridge for about 1 month.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

TOFFEE DIP

Ingredients
8 oz. cream cheese – softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 Skor bars or ¼ to ½ cup Heath Toffee pieces- crushed into tiny pieces

Mix together cream cheese, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Crunch up candy bars & stir with spoon. Serve with sliced apples,
bananas, and/or berries.

Enjoy!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

SUPER BOWL SUN DRIED TOMATO DIP

1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped (8 tomatoes)

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Best Foods mayonnaise
10 dashes, hot red pepper sauce
1 teaspoon  salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts)


Puree the tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, red pepper sauce, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender. Add the scallions and pulse twice. Serve at room temperature.

Monday, January 11, 2010

SUPER BOWL CHEESEBURGER BEAN DIP

1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 can (16 oz) refried beans - regular or fat free
1 jar chopped chiles
1 cup prepared chili sauce
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
8 oz. sour cream
thinly sliced black olives, optional

Preparation -
Saute the ground beef and onion in a skillet. Drain off the fat and place the beef mixture in a medium crockpot. Stir in the refried beans, chiles, chili sauce and shredded cheese. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. Just before serving, stir in the sour cream and black olives (if using). Serve warm with tortilla chips or corn chips.
*Quicker - I cook in a regular pot on the stove,  then put in a crockpot on high til hot and then sir in sour cream and olives and put the lid on. Turn down on low to keep warm.

SUPER BOWL FOOTBALL SHAPE CHEESEBALL

I found this picture on a recipe site and thought it would be fun to share the idea. Use any cheeseball recipe and shape into a football, using pimento for the top.

SUPER BOWL HAWIIAN MEATBALLS

meatball ingredients

1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef

2/3 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup minced onion

1 egg

1/4 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 cup milk
SAUCE 
1 can (16 oz.) pineapple tidbits

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup vinegar

1 T. Worcestershire sauce

2 T. cornstarch

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 T. canola oil
Preparation

Combine all the meatball ingredients. Shape the mixture into small meatballs. Bake in a preheated oven at 325ยบ for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and set aside. Drain the pineapple tidbits and reserve the juice. In a large skillet, combine the brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until smooth and thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside. Pour the canola oil into a small skillet. Add the chopped bell pepper and saute until barely tender; drain. Stir the green pepper, pineapple tidbits and meatballs into the prepared sauce. Cook for a minute or two to heat through. Serve as an appetizer or serve over rice for a meal.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

SUPER BOWL FRUIT PIZZA

This pizza has a cookie dough crust, a sweet cream cheese sauce and topped with your favorite fruit.

Variations:
I like to make my cookie dough from scratch
You can buy cookie dough at the store. Buy an 18 oz. tube of dough for a regular size pizza pan. I make my fruit pizza on a large cookie sheet with a 1 inch ledge also known as a jelly roll pan, for big crowds which I have during super bowl. If you use this cookie sheet you'll need 3 18 oz. cookie dough tubes.
This recipe is for large cookie sheet...half the recipe for pizza pan.

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
Beat well with electric mixer
Add:
4 eggs
5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 t salt
1 T cream of tarter
2 t soda
Mix well and press on cookie sheet and Bake for 10 min at 400 degrees.
Sauce:
2 8oz. cream cheese
3/4 cup powdered sugar
4 T of the juice from canned fruit-such as mandrian oranges- pineapple.
Mix til smooth spread on cooled crust.
Top with your favorite fruit.
Kiwi
pineapple
mandrian oranges
bananas
strawberries
blueberries
blackberries
Arrange the fruit  like the picture or scatter around.


Friday, January 8, 2010

SUPER BOWL HAM AND CHEESE ROLL UPS

INGREDIENTS
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

8 thin slices cooked ham (8 oz

4 thin slices Cheddar cheese (4 oz), each cut into 4 strips

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Separate dough into 8 triangles. Place 1 piece of ham on each triangle; place 2 strips of cheese down center of ham. Fold in edges of ham to match shape of dough triangle.

2. Roll up each crescent, ending at tip of triangle. Place with tips down on ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Bake 15 to 19 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE


This delicious casserole is layered with corn tortillas and chicken with green chilies.
It is easy and something that you can add to. A friend liked to add a small can of Mexi corn. You may not like onions, so leave them out. Add extra cheese if you like. I use a bit more sour cream and drizzle the corn tortilla's with melted butter. You can't ruin this dish.....well let's say it is hard to ruin this dish. Enjoy

INGREDIENTS
4 large boneless chicken breast halves. 
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 can chopped green chilies with juice
1 small onion chopped fine
1 can medium pitted olives, chopped in large chunks
1 (12 count) package corn tortillas
2 cups medium cheddar cheese, grated

Cook chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Put in a medium bowl. Add sour cream, olives, green chilies, soup, onion, milk and 1 cup of cheese. Mix well
Tear 6 of the tortilla's into pieces and place in a 9X13 buttered pyrex dish.
Spoon half of chicken mix over top of tortilla's. Tear the other 6 tortilla's  and place over chicken mixture. Spoon the remainder of the chicken mixture over that and cover with remaining cheese.
Bake 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees uncovered.

Friday, January 1, 2010