Recipes

Cinnamon Bread

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons margarine

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F [...]

Apple Glazed Pork Roast Recipe

Ingredients
4 lb. Pork loin roast
6 apples
1/4 cup apple juice
3 T. Brown sugar
1 t. Ginger, ground
Directions
Rub roast with salt and pepper.
Brown pork roast under broiler to remove excess fat; Drain well.
Core and quarter apples.
Place apple quarters in bottom of crockpot.
Place roast on top of apples.
Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger.
Spoon over top surface of roast, [...]

Autumn Sausage Casserole

–1 pound sausage (I used chicken with artichoke and garlic)
–1 large, or 2 small apples, chopped (no need to peel)
–1 yellow onion, chopped
–1/2 cup chopped carrots
–3 cups already cooked long-grain rice
–1/2 cup raisins
–1 T dried parsley flakes
–1 T brown sugar
–1/2 tsp allspice
–1/2 tsp cinnamon
–1/4 tsp black pepper
–1/3 cup chicken broth or water
The Directions.
The amount of [...]

Baby’s First Birthday Cake (Carrot Cake)

(Makes 1 double-layer 9-inch square cake adapted from “What to Expect”)
~ 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots
~ 2 1/2 cups apple juice concentrate (you may use slightly less)
~ 1 1/2 cups raisins
~ Vegetable Spray/Shortening
~ 2 cups whole-wheat flour
~ 1/2 cup vegetable oil
~ 2 whole eggs
~ 4 egg whites
~ 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
~ 3/4 cup unsweetened [...]

Bacon Onion Tartletts

GOLDEN ONION BACON TARTLETTS
1½ tbsp. Butter
2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
¼ tsp. Salt
¾ cup shredded gruyere or swiss cheese
¼ cup heavy or whipping cream
¼ tsp. Minced fresh rosemary or 1/8 tsp. dried
¼ tsp. ground pepper
4 slices pancetta (or bacon) finely chopped
24 mini phyllo pastry shells
fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish
Heat oven to 350. Melt butter in [...]

Baked Buffalo Wings

The key to this recipe is the cooling rack, it makes the wings as crispy as if you deep fried them without all the fat. I bought my cookie cooling rack especially for my chicken wings, which are now famous in my circle of friends.

Baked French Toast

1 loaf french bread cut into 1″ cubes
7 eggs
2 C whole milk
2 C half & half
2 t. vanilla
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
Topping: 2 sticks butter, 3/4 C brown sugar, 1/2 C chopped nuts, 2 T. grand marnier
Butter 9 x 13″ pan. Arrange bread tightly to fill pan. Combine all ingredients except topping. Pour over bread [...]

Banana Bread

1 – You must use butter with this recipe, and you don’t want to melt the butter. Leave it out on the counter overnight to get soft instead.
2 – The bananas have to be VERY ripe. Like, you wouldn’t want to give them to your kids to eat.
3 – As far as the baking [...]

Beef with Mushrooms & Red Wine

Makes: 4 servings Slow Cook: 5-1/2 hours on HIGH or 7-1/2 hours on LOW
Cook: 13 minutes
Prep: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound chuck steak (1 inch thick), trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 package (10 ounces) cremini mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
2 cloves garlic, shopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 [...]

Black Bean Salsa

2 15-ounce cans of Black Beans (drained and rinsed)
1 10-ounce can of Diced Tomatoes
1 can Mexican Festive Rotel
2 cans White Shoe Peg Corn
½ cup Fresh Cilantro
¼ cup Lime Juice
Salt and Pepper to taste
¼ cup Red Onion
½ T Cumin
3T Olive Oil
I usually rinse and drain my beans. Then I put them in a bowl, adding everything [...]

Brown Sugar Bacon

Brown Sugar Bacon
1 lb thick cut bacon
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup crushed walnuts
1 tsp. flour
Preheat oven to 350. Lay bacon flat on a jellyroll pan. Combine brown sugar, walnuts, and flour. Spread over bacon. Bake for 30 mins.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

2 12 oz cans of chicken
2 pkgs cream cheese
1 cup ranch dressing
3/4 – 1 cup of hot sauce
shredded cheese
First heat the chicken and hot sauce. Then add the ranch dressing and cream cheese. add the cheese last after its all heated. I’ve found that it tastes the same whether you add the shredded cheese or [...]

Buffalo Wing Dip

Hot Wing Dip
8 oz softened cream cheese
1 large can of chicken
½ cup Red Hot Sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup ranch dressing
1. Spread the cream cheese in the bottom of square baking pan.
2. Drain chicken and break into pieces in a saucepan. Combine with Red Hot sauce. Simmer for a [...]

Cheater Cobbler/Fruit Crisp

2 cans of any fruit pie filling (pour this in a 9x 13 pan)
1 box of any flavor cake mix ( I like butter recipe yellow or white) (Sprinkle this on top of the pie filling)
1 stick of butter/margarine (melt and drizzle all over top of cake mix)
Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and golden.
You [...]