Saturday, May 19, 2012

No cook noodle Lasagna!

 What you'll need:  lasagna noodles, marianara sauce, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, 3 mushrooms, 1 egg
Mix together cheeses with egg.

 Layer order: marianara sauce, dried uncooked noodles, sauce, cheese, mushrooms (finely diced), pepperoni. Start all over again.

End layering with sauce, then extra mozzarella cheese. Cook covered for 45-60 minutes or until nice and bubbly at 350 degrees.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones YUM!


2 c flour
7 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
6 TBSP butter
1/2 c canned pumpkin
3 TBSP half and half
1 large egg

Powdered Sugar Glaze
1 c powdered sugar
2 TBSP milk

Spiced Glazed
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 TBSP milk
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch cloves

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry knife until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.

In a small bowl whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball. Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1 inch thick rectangle. Using a pizza cutter slice the dough into thirds. Then cut those into triangles so you have 6 triangles total.

Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Scones will be lightly brown. Place on wire rack to cool.

While they are baking prepare plain glaze and spiced glaze. When the scones are cooled brush plain glaze. The more the merrier in my opinion. Then drizzle spiced glaze over the top. Super yummy to eat with a tall glass of milk!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Candy Bar Fudge

recipe from cooking.com

Makes 4 lbs

6 2oz snickers bars (the regular size)
3 c sugar
3/4 c butter
2/3 c evaporated milk
2 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1 7oz marshmallow creme
1 tsp vanilla

Cut candy bars in 1 inch slices and set aside.

In saucepan over medium heat add sugar, milk, and butter. Stir until candy thermometer reads 234 which is the softball stage. This takes about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate, marshmallow creme, and vanilla.

Pour half of fudge into a 9x9 foil lined pan. Sprinkle with candy bar. Pour remaining fudge over and flatten evenly. Place in fridge for faster set time. Remove the fudge, foil and all, out of pan. Cut.

Homemade Brownies


1 1/2 cubes butter
1 1/2 c sugar
3 eggs
8 TBSP cocoa
1 c flour
1/2 tsp powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Cream the butter. Add sugar and eggs. Then add the cocoa. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients until fully combined. Grease a 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 for 25-30 mins. When cooled sprinkle powdered sugar ontop.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Oreo Truffles

1 16oz bag oreos
8 oz cream cheese at room temp
Melting chocolate
3 oreos crushed to sprinkle on top

Oreos need to be the brand name. I tried generic and it wasn't as good. Crush oreos either by hand or in a blender. I did it in my blender. Combine with pastry knife the cream cheese. Roll into 2 inch balls. Dip in chocolate (I used milk chocolate, but I would definitely use white chocolate next time). Sprinkle with oreo crumbs before cooled. Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

English Toffee






1 c sugar
1 c butter
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup almonds. chopped (or more if you like yours really nutty)
chocolate chips

Place tin foil on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle almonds in ½ the sheet. Heat ingredients, except almonds and chocolate chips, in saucepan to 280 stirring constantly. Pour on top of almonds. Let stand for 10 minutes or so until mostly cooled. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and spread once melted. Then top with more almonds. Makes about 2 lbs of toffee.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Ranch Cheeseball

1 pkg ranch dressing mix
8 oz cream cheese
2 c shredded cheese
chopped almonds or pecans to cover

Mix ranch, cream cheese and cheese together in a medium bowl. Form mixture into the desired shape (typically round). Roll in nuts to cover. Serve with crackers.