Banana Pudding

In a pot you are going to mix:

2 eggs

2 tbs flour

2 c. milk

1/2 c. sugar

dash of salt

cook until it is thick. You want to stir it constantly on med heat.

Take off the stove when it is tick and add 1 tbs butter and 1 tsp vanilla. Stir it all together and add vanilla wafers and 2 banana's. I cut up the banana's and broke apart the wafers by hand.

Bubble-up Pizza

If you are looking for something that is quick and easy for dinner this is a great meal to make for the family. My kids thought this was so much fun. They got to use their fingers and mom and dad didn't get mad at them! This is also a really cheap meal to make for your family too.

2 pkgs biscuits

1 jar spaghetti or pizza sauce

1 lb hamberger

grated cheese

Add the sauce to cooked meat and heat through. Cut your biscuits into 4ths and put it in a bowl. I added cheese to the biscuits and then added the sauce with the meat. Make sure that you stir it gently and pour it into a 9x13 pan. Cover with cheese on the top and put in the oven on 350 for 35 min. Make sure the the biscuits are cooked all the way through before serving. If it is not then put it in for a couple more mins. Pull them apart to eat or you can use a fork. We had tons of fun using our hands.

Lindt Truffle Chocolate Cupcakes

My Uncle is always sending me amazing recipe's, but this one is the most amazing one! If you only try one recipe on my blog this is the one to try! You will thank me for sure. We shared with the neighbors and they love me even more then they did. ha ha ha

Mix together:

1 box devils food cake

1 small box instant vanilla pudding

4 eggs

1/2 c. oil

1/2 c water

1 c. sour cream

Fill your cupcakes 2/3 full and then before you put them in the oven on 350 unwrap 24 Lindt truffles and put them in a bowl. Put the cupcakes in the oven for 5 min and then pull them out and put the truffles in the middle of the cupcakes.

Cook them with the truffles in them for another 13 min. They will be in the oven for a total of 18 min.
While they are cooling mix the frosting:

1/2 c. butter

8 oz. soft cream cheese

1/2 tsp. vanilla

3 c. powder sugar

2 tbs evaporated milk
They will look like this when you are done. My husband doesn't like cream cheese frosting so he ate it without it and it really liked it even without the frosting. Me I loved it with everything on it. I really hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

Doughnuts....

I have tried a bunch of different recipe's for doughnuts and none of them have tasted really good at all. My good friend of mine told me to try it a different way and it worked out so good. She told me to try Biscuits. I got some of the biscuits like the pillsbury brand from the fridge that pops open and it was really good.

Lay out the biscuits and find something to cut a hole in the middle of the biscuit.

Put them in a pan and fry them. Make sure that they are dark and not light, because they will be doughy in the middle if they are to light.

Put them in a bowl with the glaze. How you make the glaze is:

3 c. powder sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 c. milk

Lay them out on a rack with paper towels under them so it will be easier to clean up the dripping glaze.

If I find a really good doughnut recipe I will post that too, but for now this will work. It is really good and they were gone really fast.

Swedish Pancakes

I have never made these because it is hard turning them over. I so am not good at that part of it. I will however keep trying until I do get it. I think I need a different pan that is easier to flip them over with. I am going to look into that this next weekend. In the recipe it says to cook it on a griddle, but I tried that and it didn't work. I used a round pan and they came out round well started out round. ha ha ha Here is the recipe:

5 eggs

1 c. flour

1/2 tsp salt

4 c. milk

2 tbls butter

It makes a very thin batter. It will like like this:

Hopefully when you make these they will really be round! Mine were not so much. I never said everything turned out perfect, but they did taste really good. Spread them with butter and jam and roll up like a jelly roll. Sprinkle the top of them with powder sugar. We put cool whip on them and strawberry syrup and sprinkled the top with powder sugar. It was really good that way too.

Chocolate Cheesecake

My uncle gave me this recipe this week so I tried it. You can make it into mini cheesecakes also and I will add how to do it that way also. I just made it into one big one because I had a big crust for it.

2 packages (8 ounces each) , softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs Pour it into a graham cracker crust and cook it in the oven on 350 for 25-30 min. Let it cool and stick it in the oven for a couple of hours or a day before serving. I added cool whip to the top when served.

This is the recipe for the Mini Cheesecakes. It would be fun to make these for the kids to have their own individual treat.

Cheesecakes: 9 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies or 18 vanilla wafer cookies 2 packages (8 ounces each) plus 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs Whipped Cream: 3/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream 2 tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar Directions: Heat oven to 350ºF. Line 18 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches, with paper baking cups. Split sandwich cookies in half. Place 1 cookie half, middle side up, in each cup. Or place 1 wafer cookie, flat side down, in each cup. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar and the cocoa until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Divide evenly among cups (cups will be almost full). Bake cheesecakes 20 to 25 minutes or until centers are firm. Cool 15 minutes (cheesecake centers will sink while cooling). Refrigerate in muffin cups at least 1 hour; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour longer before serving. In chilled small bowl, beat all Whipped Cream ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff. Spoon Whipped Cream on chilled cheesecakes. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecakes.

BBQ Sause

I have kinda created a BBQ sauce that you can use for pork or chicken or whatever you would like. I used it on pork last night and made a pulled pork. I didn't get a picture of it because it was half gone by the time I got home. This is how I make it. I am don't measure when I make it because I just throw things in it. I did however try to measure it out this last time so I could write it down if anyone wanted to use it.

In a sauce pan mix:

1 c. of BBQ sauce any kind you like. We love the Stubbs or Austin's own. I get them at Costco

1 c. ketchup

1/2 c. water

1/2 c. brown sugar

2 tsp. worcestershire sause

2 tbls. honey

2 tsp. garlic salt

salt and pepper to taste

It is optional if you want to put onion in it or not. I used 1/4 c. of dried onions in it, but just for some season to it.

Yum Yum Cake

1 c. sugar

1 stick butter

1 egg

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 c. buttermilk

Mix 3oz. chopped marshmallow and 3oz. semi sweet chocolate chips in cake batter and pour into a 9x13 cake pan.

Sprinkle on top of the cake before baking

1/4 c. brown sugar (packed firm)

2 tbls. soft butter

1/2 c. chopped pecans
Bake at 325 for 20-30 min. Poke a knife in it and when it comes out clean it is done.

Monkey Bread

I made this yesterday and we ate it while we were eating and after. It is a fun snack to have or a great dessert.

Separate 2 cans biscuits. Cut each of them into quarters; place in a large bowl.

In a small sauce pan you are going to combine:

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

1/3 c. butter

2 tbls. water

Heat until the butter melts. Pour brown sugar mixture over biscuits and toss lightly to coat evenly. Spoon into pan and bake at 400 for 20 to 30 mins.

Cook in a bunt pan and make sure that you grease the pan very well or it will stick to the sides and you will not have it shaped like the pan. After you let it stand for about 3 mins you will want to invert it onto a plate.

Mini Corn Dogs

This is a fun on for kids and even big kids like me! My son ate these up. Everyone loves corn dogs but even better when they are mini and there are lots of them.

2/3 c. yellow cornmeal

2/3 c. flour

1 tsp salt

1 egg

2/3 c. evaporated milk

2 tbls. oil

Sift cornmeal, flour and salt together. Combine egg, milk, and oil. Mix all together. It will look like this when mixed.

Take your hotdogs and cut them in half. Pat them dry so you can dip them in the mixtures. Twist them as you pull them out so the batter stays on them and it will make the batter even. Deep fry in either a deep fryer or what I did was get a pot of mine and fill it 3/4 full of oil. Get the oil hot and you have a deep fryer on your stove. Cook it until the batter is brown and put on napkins or in a pan with paper towels to soak up the grease.

Strawberry Bread

This is amazing bread. I would never have thought to put this together however my neighbor gave me the recipe to try and I am now in love! ha ha ha

In a bowl mix:

3 c. flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp soda

1 tsp cinnamon

2 c. sugar

In a blender mix:

2 c. thawed strawberries

4 eggs

1 1/4 c. oil (I used canola oil)

After all that is mixed good in the blender start the mixer and add the liquid to the dry. You can add 1 1/4 c. chopped nuts if desired. Bake at 350 for 40-50 min. It will make two loaves.

Rocky Road Brownies

These are really yummy!

Get any brownie mix and mix it like the directions say add 3/4 tsp of coconut extract and 3/4 tsp of Vanilla with 1/2 a bag of chocolate chips. Cook as the direction say to cook it. When it is done pull it out and pour the rest of the bag of chocolate chips on the top of the brownies and pour marshmallow's on the top and chopped almonds and cook in oven for 2 min. Pull out brownies and put a pan on top to let the marshmallows melt some.

Root beer Chicken

Ok I know this is going to come as a really big shock, but I did not do a dessert today! I know I know it is an amazing thing that I have done! ha ha ha I made some root beer chicken. Don't knock it till you try it. It was really good. This was the first time ever that I have made it and it turned out very good.

1 pkg of Chicken Breast or thighs

1 can of Root Beer

1 12oz bottle of BBQ sause

Pour sauce in a large pan and put the chicken in the pan. Pour the root beer over all the chicken and the BBQ sauce. I let it marinate all day and then put it in the oven covered on 375 for one hour. You can serve it on top of rice or with mashed potato's.

No Bake Cookies

I love making these. I think for a whole week straight we made a batch everyday. My kids will eat them up, but only if they get to them faster then their dad! He loves these.

In a pan on the stove for 2 min you are going to mix:

3/4 c. peanut butter

2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

1/3 c. cocoa

1/2 c. milk

After two min you are going to remove from the heat and stir in 1 tsp vanilla and 2 1/2 to 3 c oatmeal. Drop in spoonfuls on wax paper or foil. Let it cool and enjoy!

I put this of my son because he loves licking the spoon and he was too cute to pass up!

Mint Brownies

These are so good. It is made so that it will taste like an Andes mint. Very simple and the kids love them.

For the brownie mix:

2 cubes of butter softened

1/3 c. cocoa

4 eggs

1 1/2 c. flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 c. sugar

Mix all together in a mixer and cook at 350 for 30 min. Let it cool completely.

Mint frosting:

2 c. powder sugar

1/2 c. butter

3 tbls creme de' mint

The cream de' mint is a liquor. I had to buy it at the liquor store because I could not find it at a regular store. I put the 3 tbls of it in a bowl and put it in the microwave to burn off the alcohol. It worked great and tasted so much better then the mint extract. I tried it with mint extract and it was not good at all.

The last part is 1 c. chocolate chips melted with 6 tbls butter and you spread it on the top of the mint frosting. If you want you can also sprinkle andes mints chopped up on the top.