Pineapple Angel Food Cake

For all of you that need/want to loose weight and eat your cake too, this one's for you!

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

20 oz can crushed Pineapple

1 box angel food cake

Mix together and put into a 9 x 13 pan and bake

at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes

Cool, cut, eat and enjoy!

This is the BEST/EASIEST diet cake you will ever taste!

Ranch Snack Mix

This makes a LOT so beware!

Ranch Snack Mix

1 box Cheez Its

1 box White Cheddar Cheez Its

1 box Corn Chex

1 jar Dry Roasted Peanuts

1 bag Crunchy Cheetos

1 bag Tiny Twist Pretzils

1 bottle Orville Reddenbachers Buttered Flavored Popcorn Oil

2 packages dry Ranch Salad/Dip Dresing Mix

Combine all ingredients and bake 1 hour at 250 degrees stirring every 15 minutes.

Dani's Breakfast Casserole

My friend Dani brought this to a scrapbooking weekend at Beaver Landing and I have never had anything so good! It is the best breakfast casserole I have ever had and the nice thing about this is that you fix it the night before and bake it in the morning!

Dani's Breakfast Casserole

Grease the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Cover bottom of pan with 1 package cheesey garlic croutons

Layer 1 1/2 lb meat (ham, sausage or bacon)

Next layer 1 can drained artichoke hearts

Next layer of sliced fresh mushrooms

2 c. grated cheddar cheese

Beat together and pour over layers

5 large eggs, beaten

3/4 tsp dry mustard

2 1/4 c milk (must be whole milk)

Cover and refridgerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 1 can of

cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 can of milk.

Pour over and back for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Dave's Crustinis

This is a recipe that Dave made for us at Thanksgiving last year and everyone LOVED them. This is a great recipe to have ready and on hand for last minute company and they are so very easy but so very impressive!

Dave's Artichoke Spread for Crustinis

1 can drained artichokes

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese

1 8 oz pkg Parmesan cheese

1/4 c mayo

salt and pepper to taste

Using a food processor or large mixer, mix all very well.

Spread generously onto baguette slices. Bake at 350

degrees until golden brown.

Taco Soup

I got this recipe from a personal chef who had a booth at a craft fair. She was serving samples of this soup and when asked about the recipe was more than glad to share it. I hope you try this as it is very good.



Taco Soup



2 lbs hamburger, browned

1 4 oz can green chilies

1 can corn, drained

3 15 oz can stewed tomatoes

1 can black beans, drained

1 can pinto beans, drained

1 pkg taco seasoning

1 pkg ranch dressing

1/2 c water



Brown hamburger and mix all ingredients

together in a crock pot. Cook 1-1 1/2 hours

on low to medium. Top with your favorite

taco toppings. This is great topped with

Freeto's corn chips.

Southern Crunch

Here's another great recipe from my friend Cathy. She know just how much I hate to bake and after being asked to join in on a cookie exchange, quickly offered this recipe to me for my contribution to the exchange. This is really more like a candy and everyone at the cookie exchange thought it was a great "cookie"!

Southern Crunch

2 lbs white almond bark

1/4 c peanut butter

1 c dry roasted peanuts

4 c rice krispies

Melt almond bark and peanut butter in a double boiler.

Combine peanuts and cereal in a large bowl. Pour over

melted mixture over cereal. Stir carefully to combine.

Drop into mini muffin cups. Cool, eat and enjoy!

Greg's Chicken Soak

This is a recipe from my friend Liz's husband Greg. It makes the juiciest chicken I have every tasted.



Chicken Soak



1/2 c Kosher Salt

1/2 c Brown Sugar

1 gallon ziplock bag



Dissolve salt and sugar in 2 cups warm water, add to bag.

Add chicken then add more water to full bag. Let marinate

for 2-3 hours, NO MORE THAN THAT. Grill, bake or broil

chicken until done.



This is the only way that I will eat grilled chicken!

Oh Henry Bars

This recipe comes from my friend Tammy, who is the best dessert maker ever! She brought these to an art day and even gave us decorated recipe cards too!



Oh Henry Bars

1 c butter

1/2 c white syrup

3/4 c brown sugar

cream together and add

1 c flour

1/2 tsp salt

4 c quick cooking oatmeal

Lightly pat (not too much or it will get hard) into a greased

and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

(it may look like it's not done but take it our anyway)

Melt and spread on top:

1 c chocolate chips

3/4 c peanut butter

Pizza Fondue

I found this recipe on a crock pot cooking web site. It is easy and delicious!

Pizza Fondue

Prep time 15 mins
Cook time 20 mins

1lb lean ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 (10 oz) cans pizza sauce
1 (16 oz) jar four cheese Alfredo sauce
1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp dried basil leaves

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in a heavy skillet.
Drain well. Add remaining ingredients and cook slowly,
stirring frequently until cheeses melt and mixture is
blended. Pour into crock pot on warm and dig in!
Serves 8

Gloria's Cornbread

This recipe is from the deep south and from my friend Gloria who was brought up down there. I really do love corn bread and this is the best I have ever tasted.

Gloria's Cornbread

4 pkg Jiffy corn bread mix

2 sticks of butter, melted

2 eggs

1 can creamed corn

1 can whole kernel corn

1 (8 oz) tub sour cream

Mix all together and bake at 350 degrees until top is

golden brown

German Potato Salad

This recipe is from Cathy's mom, Joann who was a great cook. I am not one who likes German Potato Salad but I LOVED it when Joann made it. She gave me her recipe but there is a stipulation with this and that is you CAN NOT double the batch. She said it will not work if you do, so heed her warning if you make this one!

German Potato Salad

Boil 5 lbs potatoes

Fry 4 lbs bacon (drain and save grease)

Mix:

1 c water

3/4 c sugar

1/2 c vinegar

2 t salt

2 T corn starch

3 T bacon fat

Mix and bring to a boil till clear. Pour

over potatoes and bacon and mix well.

Put in crock pot and keep warm

Cheese Ball

This is a recipe that my mom made for us every Christmas eve. When ever I make this it sure does bring back great memories of Christmas with my family.

Cheese Ball

2 8 oz cream cheese

1 8 oz pkg Carl budding beef, diced

1 tbsp horseradish

dash onion powder

dash Lowery's seasoning salt

1-2 tbsp sour cream

2 tsp lemon juice

Mix all together and roll in sliced almonds

Serve with Townhouse crackers

Crockpot Chicken Ala King

Here's another great make ahead meal idea.

Crockpot Chicken Ala King

3 -4 cups cooked chicken or turkey, diced

1/2 c green pepper, finely diced

1/4 c onion, finely diced

1/2 c celery, finely chopped

1 jar 2 oz chopped pimento

1 can 4 oz sliced mushrooms, drained

2 cans cream of chicken soup

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pkg frozen peas, about 1 1/2 cups

Combine all ingredients, except peas in slow cooker.

Stir to gently mix. Cover and cook on low 5 - 7 hours.

Turn on high and add peas 45 minutes before serving.

Serves 4

Corn Flake Cookies

I am not a baker, really don't like to bake but do like to eat sweets once in a while. When my sweet tooth gets the best of me, and my friend Cathy isn't baking for me, I whip up a batch of Corn Flake Cookies. I really don't even know if you can consider this baking but it my kind of baking! LOL

Corn Flake Cookies

1/2 c. peanut butter

12 oz package butterscotch chips

3 c. Corn Flakes

Melt peanut butter and butterscotch chips together. Stir in corn flakes and mix

until well coated. Drop by half dollar size onto cookie sheets and refrigerate until

set. Enjoy!

It just doesn't get any easier than that! So what are you waiting for? Get up and make a batch!!

Southwest Dip

Each month at work we celebrate birthdays by having a "Treat Day" which is where everyone brings something to share. One of the girls brought in this dip and it was a huge hit.

Southwest Dip

32 oz Sour Cream

1 pkg Fiesta Ranch Dip Mix

4 c. shredded Mexican Cheese

1 can diced Jalepenos, diced smaller

Mix all and serve with tortilla chips.

Cheese Soup

This recipe is from my friend Kerri Forner we used to work together many, many years ago. She is a great cook and comes by it rightly! Her mom and her mom's sister owned their own catering service so you know that they had to be good cooks to do that!

Cheese Soup

4 c. water

2 chicken bouillon cubes

Boil and dissolve the bouillon. Add:

1 c. chopped carrots

3 c. chopped potatoes

1/4 c. chopped onions

Cook these until all the vegetables are done, then add:

1 can cream of celery soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can of Campbells cheese soup

1 lb. Velvetta Cheese

Heat until everything is melted.

Be very careful with the Velvetta cheese it burns easily.

When adding the soups and cheese, put this in a crock

pot and then melt the cheese. You can also add any meat,

shrimp or different types of veggies to this soup!

Split Pea Soup

My friend Cathy makes the BEST split pea soup and she shared her recipe with me and I make it often during the cold winter months. I thought that maybe you'd like to try it to:

Cathy's Split Pea Soup

2 quarts water

1 smoked ham bone with 1 or 2 cups ham

1 pound split peas, well rinsed

1 c. diced onion

1 c. sliced carrots

1 c. sliced celery

2 bay leafs

6 whole allspice

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp salt

Rinse peas and add to water along with the ham bone and heat for 1 hour on low heat. Add all spices along with the onions, carrots and celery. Simmer for another hour until peas have cooked apart. Serve or cool and store in refrigerator.

Happy New Year and New Blog!

Happy New Year! Wow it's 2011 already boy time sure is flying by and to keep one of my new year's resolution I am starting this new blog.

My resolution is to be more organized in every aspect of my life and this is a way to organize all of my recipes. Not only am I going to get organized, I am finally going to be able to try some of the many recipes that I have collected and haven't gotten to try yet!

I am so excited to be sharing this with you so I hope you will check in often and maybe you will find a recipe that you will try and like as well!