This is a really simple, yet very tasty cake. You can use rice flour or something other than wheat. You can also add chocolate chips and, or nuts. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon…
Not your everyday chicken dish! Stuffed with Cheddar and cream cheeses, then drenched with a garlic-lemon-butter sauce, your friends and family will be begging you to make this recipe – believe me, I know! Ingredients oil, for greasing pan 8 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 1/2 inch…
We’re turning s’mores into the perfect Father’s Day-inspired dessert. Your father will associate this pie with so many things men love: building fires, carving pointy sticks, scaring things, and so forth. This has the classic three layers of the s’more: the graham crackers, chocolate, and toasted marshmallows. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham cracker…
This tangy, creamy dip tastes just like Buffalo chicken wings. It’s best served hot with crackers and celery sticks. Everyone loves the results! Ingredients 2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken, drained 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 cup Ranch dressing 3/4 cup pepper sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot(R)) 1 1/2 cups shredded…
A simple yet creative chicken meal mimics the popular Italian appetizer ‘bruschetta’ for a delicious entree reminiscent of romantic Italian evenings. Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cubed 1 teaspoon salt 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 (6 ounce) box chicken-flavored…
A delicious smoothie! Ingredients 1 small banana 1/2 cup blackberries 1 cup fresh raspberries 1 (6 ounce) container vanilla yogurt 1 tablespoon honey 4 ice cubes Directions Place banana, blackberries, raspberries, yogurt, honey, and ice cubes into a blender. Blend until smooth.
Very easy to make, and kids will love it! Ingredients 8 ounces rotini pasta 1 pound lean ground beef 1 small onion, diced 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce 4 ounces sliced pepperoni sausage 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly…
These cookies consist of a shortbread crust, firm caramel center, and a milk chocolate top. They are super-easy to make and they take only 20 minutes to bake. Ingredients 2/3 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup white sugar 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons light corn…
Excellent fruity drink on a hot day! Was a great drink while pregnant, and can be changed in a variety of ways. Use calcium fortified orange juice if you wish. Ingredients 1 banana, frozen and chunked 1 cup frozen raspberries 3/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt Directions In a blender, combine banana, raspberries,…
A spicy, cheesy, Mexican flavored dish assembled and baked much like lasagna. Ingredients 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken breast meat 2 tablespoons butter 2 large onions 1 teaspoon fresh chopped jalapeno peppers 2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 cups spaghetti sauce 2 cups tomato sauce ½ cup fresh…
Not authentically Mexican in the slightest, but holy buckets are they good! Great way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken. Ingredients cooking spray 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2 leftover rotisserie chicken, chopped 1/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon 2 tablespoons roasted garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2…
This versatile one-dish pasta bake uses your favorite pizza ingredients like bell pepper, sausage, pepperoni, and olives–and you can use your family’s favorite pasta shapes. Ingredients 1 pound any shape pasta (such as penne, farfalle, elbows) 1 pound Italian sausage 1 green bell pepper, diced 1/2 sweet onion, diced 4 ounces sliced pepperoni, cut into…
Spicy, sweet and smokey flavor. Very easily adaptable to your personal taste. Makes THE BEST sandwiches from leftovers! Ingredients 2 eggs 1/3 cup hickory flavored barbeque sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced, or to taste 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced, or to taste 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from chipotle peppers 1 teaspoon kosher salt…
This is my great-grandmother’s recipe that she passed down to me, and it is quite simply the best chocolate dessert I have ever had. It’s so simple and so yummy! Beware–if you bring this to a party it will go fast! Ingredients 2 cups white sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup butter, melted 1…
When it comes to mustard, sweet-hot works amazingly well, especially as a glaze for chicken. Even though we are using skin-on bone-in chicken thighs, I’m sure it will work with any cut of chicken. By the time this is done, it doesn’t have a super-strong mustard flavor. It gets mellowed out by the brown sugar…
A friend of mine sent this recipe to me when I got my first apartment, because she knows how much I hate cooking! It’s really easy — even I can make it — and tastes great. I’m not sure where she found the recipe, but it included the note ‘Good source of protein, vitamin A,…