The Recipe Swap Thread

[kerrisan]

So Sphinxy and I love to cook and have been swapping recipes lately, and we thought it would be a cool idea to start a recipe thread so that we can get even more delicious recipes to try out.

I would like to start this thread with my mom's Fabulous Broccolli Rice Casserole:

2 stalks broccolli
1 cup rice (we use brown, but white will do)
~1 cup Velveeta (if you want it cheesier, use more ;))
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
2 cups water

Pour rice and water into the bottom of a casserole dish. Chop broccolli and place in casserole dish with rice and water. Microwave (or cook on the stove if your microwave busts on Christmas Eve night :rant:) covered until broccolli and rice are tender and water is gone. While still hot, add soups and cheese (it's best to cube the cheese for easy melting) and mix until everything is incorporated. Guaranteed the best version you've ever tasted!

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And another one of my favorites: Baked Beef Tacos! Delicious with sour cream!
http://wd.public.hfmus.com/recipes/5544/baked-beef-tacos-recipes.html

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And a kid-pleaser and fantastic party snack - Baked Pizza Roll-Ups:

1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough (the buttered ones are SO good)
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1-1/2 cups Italian cheese
1-1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (this is a key ingredient! I love this stuff!)
2 Tbsp. Parmesan shredded cheese
(I also put a 1 1/2 pepperonis inside each rollup)

Separate crescent rolls into triangles. Spread thin layer of sauce evenly over each triangle. Top with Italian cheese and seasoning (and pepperoni, if you want). Roll up each triangle, starting at wide end, place on baking sheet coated with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake @ 375 F for 15 minutes.





Enjoy these recipes as me, my friends, and my family have! And share some of yours!

[Banrion]

Here is a quick and easy - summery salad. I call it Irish Ambrosia

Ingredients
1 Box Pistachio Pudding
1 16oz can of crushed pineapple (in juice NOT syrup)
1 Bag of mini-marshmallows (white ones)
1 Tub of Cool-Whip
Optional: Finely chopped walnuts or pecans to taste.

Preparation:
1. Empty can of pineapple and juice into large bowl
2. Mix in entire pudding pack until uniform. Add nuts if desired.
3. Add marshmallows and mix.
4. Fold in Cool-whip until throughly mixed and even.
5. Let sit in refridgerator 12-24 hours and serve cold.

Note: I use cool-whip for this recipe rather than real whipped cream because cool-whip does not break down in the mixing process, and does not melt. This recipe will not go bad if left out for 2-3 hours making it a great picnic treat.

[kerrisan]

Banrion, that reminds me of one of my absolute favorite dessert my mom makes. She calls it Pistachio Fluff, but I think your salad sounds more like a "pistachio fluff," so I'll call this Pistachio Fluff Pie:

Ingredients:
2 boxes pistachio pudding
2 C. cold milk
1½ C. butter, softened
1¼ C. flour
¼ C. crushed walnuts
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 box cream cheese, softened
2/3 C. powdered sugar
1 large. tub of Cool Whip
¼ C. crushed walnuts

Beat pudding mix and milk with electric mixer on high for 2 minutes. Refrigerate until needed. Combine butter, flour, walnuts, and sugar and press into bottom of 13"x9"x2" pan. Bake in 375º oven for 15 minutes. Cool. Set aside. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and ½ tub of Cool Whip with electric mixer in bowl. Set aside. Spread pudding over walnut crust. Spread cream cheese mixture over pudding. Spread ½ tub of Cool Whip over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle walnuts over Cool Whip. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

[Kiwi]

I am famous amoung my family and friends for this dish. Its a healthy alternative to apple crumble as a dessert but my family eats it as an alternative to museli as a HOT breakfast in winter. Health food here people.

Apple Crumble
Ingredients:

1.5 apples cored and wedged per person
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup bran flakes
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
1 Tbs brown sugar or honey

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees and roast the almonds and nuts (spread on a baking sheet) until warmed through. Chop into chunky crumbs.
2. Peel,core and wedge apples then put into casserole dish, sprinkle with spices and mix to coat thoroughly, put into oven to bake for 20 minutes.
3. Mix topping in bowl by combining nuts, oats, bran, wheat germ, rolled oats, honey etc.
4. Pull the cooked apples from oven and set oven to grill.
5. Spoon over topping evenly and put back into oven under the grill for 2-5 minutes, or until it goes crispy golden brown.

Serve either with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or with a splash of milk. Best served warmed the next morning for breakfast. You can also add blueberries right at the end before the topping.

[sportsmom]

THis particular thing does not have a name, but it goes over pretty well with my kids on movie nights. If I had to name it I think it would involve something around nacho dip.

1 pound ground beef (turkey would work, too)
1 can whole kernal corn
1 can beans (I use either black beans or dark red kidney beans)
1 can regular diced tomatoes
1 can diced tomatoes with chilis
1 onion, chopped
pkg taco, fajita or other seasoning
you can add jalapenos or any other chilis if you like

Brown the meat and drain. Cook onion until translucent. Drain corn and drain and rinse beans. Add corn and beans to pan with onion, cook to remove some moisture. Add tomatoes and seasoning packet (don't worry about adding extra water, the juice from the tomatoes is enough). Cook down until most of the liquid is out, add meat back to pan and cook until it is as thick as you want. Place in bowls and top with cheese and/or sour cream. Eat with tortilla chips.

[Sphinx]

So Sphinxy and I love to cook and have been swapping recipes lately, Haha Sphinxy, thats cute!!:lol:

This is a something my mom makes all the time and I absolutely LOVE it!!
Blueberry Jell-O Salad

1 large pkg. of grape Jell-O
1 3/4 cup boiling water
1 - 20 oz. can blueberry pie filling

TOPPING:

8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts

For a faster Jell-O set, put the pie filling in the fridge the night before.

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, (9 x 13 glass dish or cake pan) let cool.
Add pie filling. Chill till set. (If you have chilled the pie filling this will set fast)
Beat cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla, until smooth. Spread on Jell-O and top with chopped nuts.

And if you prefer a different kind of fruit you can use it instead, like she also does one in strawberry.:)

And this is one i love to eat and make:
Crab Calzones

1 package hot roll mix
1 1/4 cups hot water
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1/2 pound crabmeat
4 green onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 small can chopped olives, drained
1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley (1 tsp. dried)

In large bowl, combine flour mixture and yeast from hot roll mix. Stir in water and oil until moistened. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. With greased hands, shape into ball and knead dough 3 minutes or until no longer sticky. Divide dough into 10 equal parts and cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel.

In medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix well. On lightly floured surface, roll each ball of dough to an eight inch circle. Spoon 1/3 cup filling over half of dough to within 1" of edge. Brush edge with water. Fold dough in half over filling, press edges to seal. Place on greased cookie sheet, and brush with oil.

Bake 400ºF for 25-30 minutes, or until brown.

And they are mmmmmm mmmmmm yummy!!!:D

[LostMyMind]

Well, I got a real nice desert recipe that really good. I'll share it just because it's easy to make. (I got a list of recipes that are real good but those are family secrets ;) )

1 stick butter, melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
8 oz Cool Whip
2 large ripe bananas, sliced
1 can blueberry pie filling

Combine butter and graham cracker crumbs and press into a 8x8
casserole. In a bowl, whip cream cheese and sugar. Fold in Cool Whip.

Layer cream cheese mixture, bananas, and blueberry filling over crumbs
in casserole.

Chill overnight.

If you don't tell folks that there is bananas in there, it will take them forever to figure out what that taste is (for some odd reason). But it's very very good.

[tacohuman]

dubliner stuffed pork chops

1 8oz block kerrygold dubliner cheese, shaved
2 tbs thyme (sage is a good substitute)
approx. 15 saltine crackers, finely crushed
4-6 1" thick pork chops.

combine shaved cheese, crushed saltines, and thyme in a bowl.

butterfly pork chops and use cheese/cracker/thyme mixture to stuff. if any mixture remains, sprinkle over the top of pork chops.

bake in oven at 400 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes.

enjoy!

[stormtreader]

The one recipe i HAD to take to university with me: Mexican Pasta
Its from memory, so some quantities are a bit fuzzy

1 pound minced beef
1 can tomatos
1 can kidney beans
1 chopped onion
1-2 chopped peppers
about 4 handfuls pasta (enough to loosely cover the bottom of a lasagne dish when cooked)
Tomato puree
Garlic to taste
chilli powder to taste

Brown the onion, put to one side in a bowl.

Brown the beef mince in a saucepan, tip the fat out if you like when its cooked, it tastes nicer with it but less healthy.

Put the onions in with the beef, add the tomatos, peppers, garlic, salt, chilli powder (about 2 teaspoons originally) and about a tablespoon of tomato puree.
Simmer for 15 minutes.

Once the beef mix is on to simmer, put the pasta on to cook in another saucepan so theyre both ready at roughly the same time.

Put the cooked pasta and beef mix into a lasagne dish with the drained kidney beans.
Stir the lot in together, top with grated cheese, bake in the oven for about 1/2 hour on 180 until the cheese has gone golden.

Eat!

The nice thing about this meal is the longer it sits as leftovers in the fridge, the nicer it tastes :D

[Tanasi]

One of my favorites that I got from my Mom.

Dump Cake or Dump Cobbler....or 2+2+2 Desert

2 boxes of Jiffy Yellow Cake Mix (or one 16 oz box of yellow cake mix.)
2 large cans of sliced peaches in heavy syrup (with the juice of one can reserved)
2 stick of Butter (margerine won't work you gotta use real cow butter)

In a 9x13 pan or dish, dump the contents of one can of peaches juice and all. Remove the peaches from the second can and place in the pan and set aside the peach juice.
Sift the cake mix over the peaches and use your favorite utensile to even out the cake mix.
Melt the two sticks of butter in the microwave (I melt in a pyrex measuring cup)
Place in a preheated oven at 350 until browned on top (35 to 45 minutes). Let it cool until room temperature or cool overnight in the chill-chest.
While waiting for the pie to cool drink the reserved peach juice.
Serve with a scoop of vanilla-bean ice cream.
Can also be made with apples and pineapple but you'll have to use your judgement as to how much canned fruit to buy.

As a seasoning for hamburgers try Badia Fajita seasoning or Praise Allah.

Fried Pies....

My Mom makes these for my birthday every year and I dearly love her and them....
Take dried apples (ours are home-made dried apples) and soak in either spiced apple juice or spiced hard cider. Once the apples have soaked up all the juice they will remove and process in a food processor to a paste (kinda like apple butter or a little thicker).
You can take some sort of puff pastery or pie crust. I thaw frozen pie crust. Divide the crust into whatever size you want but a 4 inch circle is what I've found works best. Place a couple spoonfuls of the apple mixture on one side and fold over the crust pressing out all the air you can. Either use a fork or a pastery crimper to crimp the edge.
Melt some store-bought hog lard (or vegatable shortening) and heated to a temp of 375 f or thereabouts. Fry the pie (hence the name) until golden brown turning once (or they can be deep fried or even baked). While still hot sprinkle with brown-sugar and cininnomen.

Do you guys get the idea I like sweets.

I'll try to find my Jack Daniels Chocolate Pecan Pie receipe.

[kerrisan]

Oohh I loves me some Dump Cake. I use canned pineapple and cherry pie filling. It's a winning combination!

[Bella_Vixen]

(margerine won't work you gotta use real cow butter)


Yum. Butter from a real cow. ::drool::

Sorry! I just couldn't resist.

[stickycoins]

Homemade "real cow" Butter

1 pint heavy whipping cream. Let it sit out and come to room temp. Pour into a good sealable container(Tupperware, Glad, etc.). Start shaking. And shake. Shake some more. Takes a while but worth it. When container gets heavy and you hear/feel thumping, it's ready. Drain off whey and then use the back of a large spoon to press out any remaining liquid. Enjoy plain or add garlic/spices while it's still soft. Refrigerate. Much better than store-bought!

[Tanasi]

Homemade "real cow" Butter...


A friend of mine son graduated from some powerhouse science type college in the north-east with a PHD in chemical engineering. He told us one day that there was one molucule difference between the margerine and the plastic bowl it comes in.:eek:
Having been raised on a dairy farm I'm very familiar with the butter process. After all those years of 5am milking and 20 hour days I think I'll buy my butter and other dairy products. I'm not a real fan of raw dairy products that pastureization and homogization makes a big difference in taste. Every now and then the wife gets a want on for raw milk in the spring, it usually doesn't take more than a few glasses of green-onion milk to change her mind.
I've got 5 shoats put up and feeding them on all the good stuff, come some real cold weather it's time for a hog killin and all the goodness that comes from that, ham, tenderloin, chops, souse, smoked bacon, fresh rendered lard, cracklins for seasoning. I gotta remember to clean out the smoke house and lay in some hickory and apple wood.

[KuzcoLlama]

Okay, I totally have to add this:

The "I make a mean sandwich!" Recipe:

Ingredients:
-2 slices of whole wheat bread
-2 to 4 slices of roast beef (depending on size)
-sliced tomatoes
-fresh mozzarella, sliced (I'm talking the kind they usually sell in tubs surrounded by water, italian style!)
-romaine lettuce (I prefer the kind out of the salad bags, but even the full leaves work too)
-mustard.

Execution:
-Spread mustard on both sides of the bread (or one, if you prefer a more subtle taste).
-Layer ingredients however you prefer. I went with beef, lettuce, tomato, and mozzarella.
-Place other bread on top. Slice and enjoy! I like to slice mine down the middle, with the left side slightly smaller than the right. Then I eat the left one first.

[officegirl]

*MOD NOTE - DUPLICATE THREAD MERGED

I have recently discovered that I am a pretty decent cook and it's become something I rather enjoy doing. I've come up with my own recipe for things but also enjoy trying other's recipes. Anyone out there wanna swap recipes? I make killer cheese and beef enchilada's and know some good pasta recipes. My collection isn't all that large but I would love to add. Here is my beef enchilada recipe (it's really, really easy):

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes (or approx. 16 ounces fresh diced)
1 can diced jalapenos (use full can or less, depending on how spicy you like your food)
1 bag shredded cheese (I use the Kraft Mexican mix stuff)
6 tortillas
1 can enchilada sauce
Sour cream, olives, lettuce, tomato*

*optional

Directions:

In large skillet, brown beef (I usually add some spices to the beef for extra flavor). Drain excess grease. Put drained beef back into skillet and add diced tomatoes and desired amount of jalapenos. Cook over meduim heat for about 10 minutes. Put about 1/2 a cup (approximation as I've never measured it out) of beef and small handful of cheese into tortillas and lay them side by side in a casserole dish. Pour enchilada sauce over the top and sprinkle cheese on top. Put in oven for 15-20 minutes, oven heat at 350. Once cooled, serve and add optinal ingredients as needed.

Ok, now it's your turn!

[thegiraffe]

Mmmm....sounds like what my grandma makes. They're SOO good :)

[Becks]

I have to get ready for work (ugh, it was supposed to be my day off, but they're shorthanded...anyhoo), so I'll mosey back here tonight.

I'll be sharing my family's Ghetto Casserole recipe. :D

[tacohuman]

one of my wife's favorites of mine:

dubliner stuffed pork chops

3-4 thick cut pork chops, butterflied
~5 oz dubliner cheese, shaved
2 tbs thyme
~20 saltines, crushed finely

preheat oven to 400 degrees

sear the pork chops in a pan over medium heat, approximately 1 minute on each side. place into an oiled baking dish (i like olive oil)

in a small bowl mix cheese, thyme, and crushed saltines

use cheese/thyme/cracker mixture to stuff the pork chops. if any remains, sprinkle it over the top.

bake approximately 25-30 minutes, or until temperature of the meat reaches 170F (77C).

enjoy!

[Rapscallion]

An old recipe from my bachelor days (still continuing, actually).

Bread.

Some form of grease that is allegedly a butter substitute.

Meat.

Some form of relish.

Garnish.

Take a piece of bread. Smear lavishly with greasy substance. Slap on a thick piece of meat (advanced chefs may cook this first). Apply relish to taste. Lavishly smear another piece of bread with grease and slap - grease side down - onto the concoction. Put garnish back into the fridge for next time, since nobody eats that crap anyway.

Rapscallion

[thegiraffe]

Gourmet chef, eh Raps? lol

[trunks2k]

Pepper Chicken Pasta w/ psuedo pesto sauce:

(I don't really use measurements and just eye it as I go along)
Pasta
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (usually two)
One or two bell peppers (red, green or yellow, doesn't matter, use red or yellow for more color, since this dish is very green) - diced.
one onion - chopped.
several cloves of garlic, usually 3-4 since I like garlic, chopped finely.
one or two tomatoes, diced.
lots of fresh basil.
grated parmesean cheese.
kosher salt
coarsely ground black pepper.

Sprinkle both sides of chicken with some kosher salt. Give both sides of chicken a generous seasoning of black pepper. Set aside.

In a blender combine basil, half the garlic, cheese, few pinches of salt, and a little bit of pepper. While blending, add olive oil to form a nice liquid. Blend well. Set aside.

In a pan, brown chicken and sautee until cooked through, remove chicken and set aside. Start to boil the water for the pasta. When water boils add pasta to start cooking it. While pasta cooks, sautee onions until translucent. Add remaining garlic and sautee together for a minute. Add bell pepper and tomato. Sautee for a minute. Cut chicken into bit sized pieces and add to pan. Blend everything together and simmer until pasta is complete.

When psata is cooked, drain the water, and add the pesto sauce. mix together until pasta is evenly coated. Add chicken mixture and toss until mixture is dispersed evenly throughout the pasta. Serve hot.

[Seanette]

My DH's version of a grilled cheese began with my fondness for using mozzarella cheese in same.

Per sandwich:
two slices bread
butter
mozzarella cheese (don't slice TOO thickly or it won't melt right)
sliced pepperoni
grated Parmesan cheese

Butter both slices of bread, apply coating of grated Parmesan to both (DH simply puts on as much as will stick to the butter). Place one slice of bread butter/Parmesan side down on griddle or in suitable skillet. Add mozzarella, then pepperoni. Top with remaining bread slice, butter/Parmesan side up (the Parmesan should be the outside surfaces of the sandwich). Grill until bread is crisp and browned to your liking and the mozzarella is melted.

[Becks]

Well, here I am again, as promised. :)

I'm used to making this for at least three people, so it's a lot, but it tastes even better the next day!!!!!!!!

Ghetto Casserole

3-5 lbs. ground beef
2 med. potatoes, or 2 cans of sliced potatoes
2 cans green beans
2 cans of creamed corn
small onion (optional)

(If using raw potatoes, boil until soft, then set aside. When cooled enough, slice.)

Brown ground beef (and onions, if used), drain.

Preheat oven to 350.

In a baking pan (any size), spread the ground beef.

On top of that, layer potatoes and green beans.

If there's meat left over, spread another layer.

Same with the veggies.

Topmost layer will be creamed corn.

Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven.

Bake for about 45 minutes.



Yummy!!!!!!

(It was hard to write out, because I have it memorized... Remember, it makes A LOT!!!!!)


Oh, and pretty much any veggies will do, but I prefer potatoes and green beans.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I like to make chili. The good thing about chili is you can throw just about anything in it, and you don't need to measure precisely. Here's my chili recipe:

2 pounds browned and drained ground chuck.
about 1 cup diced green pepper
about 1 cup diced onion
about 1/2 cup celery, chopped into small pieces
2 envelopes McCormick's tex-mex chili seasoning
1 can tomato juice
1 can tomato soup
1/2 soup can ketchup, fill the other half of the can with water
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 cup brewed coffee
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup beef broth (I just dissolve beef boullion in boiling water)

Mix all ingredients and simmer for at least an hour. Shake in lots of chili powder. Add a little hot pepper sauce if you like. Towards the end of cooking, add two cans of chili beans. You can also add spaghetti toward the end of cooking and cook until it's soft, but I consider adding noodles to chili sacreligeous.

Then, for a great dining experience, do as Dave Barry suggests:

1. Get some chili
2. Get some beer
3. Eat the chili and drink the beer.

[Barefootgirl]

Venetian Chicken

This is unashamedly pinched from Nigella Lawson, but its so delicious, so easy and one of my favourite things to make. It takes time but very little work. Apologies for the mixing of imperial and metric measures

1 roasting chicken (3-4lb)
500g fresh tagliatelle
100g sultanas
100g pine nuts
large sprig of fresh rosemary
a lemon
salt and pepper

Soak the sultanas for 40-60 minutes. I like to soak them in rum, but plain warm water is fine.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in half and put the two halves inside the cavity of the chicken. Roast for 1.5 hours, until juices are running clear. Leave in the roasting pan until its cool enough to handle, and to ensure that the pan catches all the juices of the chicken.

Toast the pine nuts in a cast iron pan until they are golden and nutty. Put aside.

Tear all the meat off the chicken, and shred it into bite-sized pieces, complete with skin. Keep warm.

Pour all the chicken pan juices into a saucepan, chop the rosemary needles and chuck them into the pan along with the sultanas and the pine nuts.Heat all together gently, adding a splash of chicken stock if it looks too syrupy.

Cook the tagliatelle. Plie the cooked tagliatelle and the chiken pieces into a serving bowl, and pour the sauce over the top, mixing the whole lot together.

[Tanasi]

What are sultanas?
I'm going to assume that tagliatelle is some form of pasta.

[officegirl]

I like to make chili.

I have always wanted a recipe for chili! Thanks!!!

Becky, your Ghetto Casserole sounds delicious and like something my b/f and I can both really enjoy!! I am DEFINITELY going to try it!

[Mikkel]

What are sultanas?.
Raisins
I'm going to assume that tagliatelle is some form of pasta.
You are right (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagliatelle).

[Tanasi]

1 Whole chicken 2.5 to 3#s
2 Bell peppers, rough chopped
1 large Onion (I prefer sweet yellow onions), rough chopped
1 pound or so of fresh mushrooms sliced
Several cloves of garlic, minced
16oz of your favorite BBQ sauce
8oz of either/or Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese shredded
1 large stock pot
13x9x2 baking dish
salt/pepper/ whatever spices you like with chicken.
Hot cooked rice (I prefer brown, it better for you.)

Phil the pot with enough water to cover the chicken and a little salt (I prefer kosher or sea). Without the chicken in the pot bring the water to a rolling boil. Being very careful put the whole chickin in the pot. When the water stops boiling remove the chicken. When the water resumes the rolling boil return the chicken to the pot, cover with a tight lid, turn off the eye and walk away for an hour. Do not open the pot, do not even look at the pot.
While the chicken is cooking chop the veggies.
After the hour remove the chicken from the water and let it cool until it's safe to handle with bare hands. Remove all meat from the carcass and tear it into small pieces. Disguard the bones and skin or use it to make some chicken stock.
Mix the shredded chicken with the veggies and put in the baking dish with half the BBQ sauce and bake at 375 until the veggies are tender. Remove baking dish and cover with remaining BBQ sauce and evenly spread the cheese over the mixture and return to oven and bake until the cheeze is bubbly brown. Serve over the rice.

[Tanasi]

2 505 sized cans of sliced peaches with heavy syrup
2 boxes of Jiffy Yellow Cake mix or 1 regular sized box of cake mix.
2 sticks of salted butter (not margerine)
13x9 baking dish or similar sized throw away aluminum pan.

Open both can of peaches and pour the whole contents of one can in baking dish. Using a slotted spoon remove the peaches from the other can reserving the juice of the second can.
You must sift the cake mix over the peaches otherwize it will be lumpy. Spread the mix out as evenly as possible or patience allows.
Melt the butter in 2 cup measuring cup in the cracker for about 1 minutes (varries from machine to machine). Using a turkey baster spread the melted butter over the cake mix.
Place baking dish in a pre-heated 350 degree oven and bake until golden brown.
Let it cool a little and serve with vanilla ice cream. I prefer to cool mine over night in the chill chest and then crack it until barely warm and server with Mayfield's butter-pecan ice cream ( or home made).

At no time should you place a dish of this on the top of your head as odds are good your tongue will beat your brains out getting to it.

As a variation you can use a spice cake mix or chocolate cake mix and call it muddy cobbler. I've also used a large can of crushed pineapple only using a little of the juice.

[Spiffy McMoron]

I love this recipe because it is tasty, can last me a few days, and is dead easy to make:

Bev's Chicken Casserole
(Yes, Jean Pare thought of it first-but I've added to it.)

2-3 pounds of chicken legs and thighs
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can of condensed tomato soup
1 bunch of green onions, chopped
1 small whole onion, diced
1 whole tomato, diced
(This I added)
1 whole green pepper, diced
1 can whole corn

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit (about 180 degrees Celcius)

Skin chicken and place in the bottom of large baking dish. Ideally, chicken pieces will all be on the bottom-stacking interferes with the cooking time. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, as desired (I also add some cayenne pepper and oregano)

In large bowl, add the soups and vegetables and mix thoroughly. Evenly spread contents of bowl over the chicken in the roasting pan.

Cover and bake for 2 hours. For a thicker sauce, uncover for last half hour.

Best served with either rice or mashed potatoes-which the sauce is delicious on-and some bread and a salad on the side. Also excellent for potluck dinners.

[Becks]

Becky, your Ghetto Casserole sounds delicious and like something my b/f and I can both really enjoy!! I am DEFINITELY going to try it!


Hope you like it!!!!!!

Even my coworkers enjoy it!!!!!!!

[sportsmom]

These are the best! I gave them to my middle dd's gymnastics coaches for Christmas last year and very quickly I heard "I have a birthday, too!" :roll:

Oreo Cheesecake Balls

1 package regular Oreos
1-8 oz. brick of cream cheese, softened
1-16 oz. package of white almond bark (white chocolate chips will also work in a pinch) if you can't get 16 oz., I have done it with smaller blocks


In a food processor, work Oreos until smooth, they will be pasty. I do it in small batches, adding about 5 at a time. Cut cream cheese into squares and add to Oreos in food processor and run until blended, usually less than a minute. Remove work bowl from processor and roll mixture into balls < 1 inch in diameter. Pace on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. Place in freezer for 15-20 minutes. While balls are in the freezer melt almond bark in double boiler. You can do it in the microwave, but I prefer the douple boiler (metal bowl over a pot of water) so I can keep and eye on it. If chocolate burns, you're screwed. I have done it in a large nonstick skillet over very low heat also. AFter balls are frozen, place them in chocolate one at a time and coat. Replace them onto the parchment/wax paper to set. Store them in an airtight container.

[Banrion]

Here's a quick one my mom gave me for all you preggo's out there. She said that she came up with this while she was preggy with my brother, I occasionally make them now for my b/f & I.

Ingredients:
1 Tub Cream Cheese
Jar of gerkin pickles (the really small whole pickles)
3 packages of Budding brand beef lunch meat.

Let the cream cheese come to room temp and soften.
Spread cream cheese in a generous layer across slice of beef
Place pickle on top of cream cheese and roll up.
Repeat as necessary
Refrigerate 10-15 mins to allow cream cheese to harden.
Enjoy!

It looks wierd, but it has a nice mix of flavors and textures. Salty beef, creamy cheese, crunchy pickly.

[Foxglove8778]

Soft Lemonade Cookies:


1 c Butter or margarine, softened
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
3 c Unbleached flour
1 ts Baking soda
6 oz Frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed and divided Additional sugar


Preheat oven to 400x.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Combine flour and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with 1/3 cup of lemonade concentrate. Mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.


Bake for 8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Brush with remaining lemonade concentrate; sprinkle with additional sugar. Cool.
Yield: Approximately 6 dozen.


***Add some lemon zest & use fresh lemon juice for a fresher flavor!

[Writer Cath]

Desert time. I haven't made this in a while, so I'm going off memory.

Chocolate almond cheesecake.

1. 2 cups of Oreo cookie crumbs
2. 1/2 cup of sliced almonds.
3. Tablespoon of butter or margarine.

Combine the oreo crumbs and almonds. Add melted butter (I usually put it all in a measuring cup and stuck it in the microwave for a minute.) Press into the bottom of a springfoam pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, remove from oven, cool.

Two of those little brick dealies of cream cheese (I put these in the microwave for about a minute as well to make stirring easier and less chunky. Add:

1/2 cup of sugar
1 cup of cocoa
1. cup of slivered almonds.
2. Eggs.
Optional: 1/2 cup of coffee.

Mix well. Pour over crust, bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees, then lower to 350 until the middle is set.

For decoration, I slathered whipped cream on top and topped it with the rest of the almonds and drizzled chocolate.

****

University Student Recipe:

Easy Mac or Mac and Cheese equivalent.

Step one: Prepare Easy Mac or Mac and Cheese equivalent.

Step two: Add salsa.

Step three: Enjoy.

Step four: Profit?

[BookstoreEscapee]

those oreo cheesecake balls sound really good...ima hafta try 'em!

I sometimes make this "faux corn chowder sorta thing" when there's leftover baked potato and chicken: Cut chicken and potato into small pieces, and add a small can of creamed corn. Add salt and pepper to taste. Makes a quick lunch to grab for work.

I also like to make "faked ziti": make some pasta (something small like rotini or mini penne works best), toss with whatever sauce you like, chopped/grated mozzarella (I usually just cut up a few pieces of string cheese) and grated parmesan. Add vegetables or meat if you like. Amounts are totally up to you. It's an easy way to make several meals at a time and it freezes well, too. I made 4 servings last week with whole wheat spaghetti and froze 2. Had one of them today for lunch. Add some bread and salad and bon appetit! (I did find that with the spaghetti more of the cheese seems to end up stuck to the bottom of the dish; something like rotini tends to hold onto it better.)

[myswtghst]

Banrion--In my family, we make a similar treat, but with green onions instead of pickles, and sometimes with roast beef or ham, in addition to the Budig beef. :) I've only met one other person (my best female friend!) whose family does the same.

And I'll be back here later to post my Spinach Artichoke dip recipe--I make huge dishes of it, then keep it in the fridge to reheat over time. Just don't have the recipe with me at the moment.

[Kara]

Here's a recipe for some great burgers my SO's mom got from a friend.

1-2 lbs ground beef
2 cups crushed Cornflakes
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup milk

Mix egg and milk together in small bowl. In large mixing bowl, combine hamburger, crushed Cornflakes, and cheese (sprinkle a little cheese in at a time to prevent clumping). Pour egg and milk mixture in and add wochestershire sauce. Mix well. Form into patties and fry in skillet with small amount of oil.

They will fuse to your skillet if you don't use oil. Or just grill them, they're awesome grilled.

[Banrion]

Banrion--In my family, we make a similar treat, but with green onions instead of pickles, and sometimes with roast beef or ham, in addition to the Budig beef. :) I've only met one other person (my best female friend!) whose family does the same.



It must be a midwest thing. I got it from my mom, and she was born and raised out there. We left when I was 8. Sometimes we will use corned beef instead of the regular beef and they are just as good.

[justZu]

Here are two quick and easy recipes that my kids like:

Crab Rangoon

1 lb crab meat
1 container onion and chive cream cheese(softened)
2 pkgs wonton wrappers
cooking oil

Mix crab and cream cheese. Add any seasonings you might like, to taste. Place small spoonful into a wonton wrapper, then moisten edges to seal. Repeat for remaining wrappers. let sit on a tray for about an hour. If they don't sit for a while, they tend to fall apart when cooked. Heat oil in fryer or pan until hot. Deep fry crab wontons. Enjoy.

Mexican Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef
4 slices bread
1 lg jar salsa
shredded cheese
tortilla chips

Tear up bread in large bowl. Add meat and mix thoroughly. Add enough salsa to make very moist, but not falling apart. Shape into a loaf in a baking pan. Top with a thick layer of salsa. Bake at 375. Test internal temperature after 40 minutes. When internal temp is close to 150, top with shredded cheese. Return to oven until done, and cheese melts. Meanwhile, top chips with shredded cheese and microwave to melt. Serve with extra salsa on the side for dipping. With a green salad, this makes a quick, easy meal.

[kerrisan]

Near the end of the semester, while I was trying to get rid of a bunch of random food I didn't want to throw away or pack, I came up with this. I call it . . .

Kerri's 4-C Casserole (for Cheese, Chicken, Carbs . . . Comfort!)

*because I just threw this together, the ingredients/amounts are variable*

6 servings mashed potatoes (I added garlic salt, minced garlic, and mozz. cheese to mine)
~2 breasts chicken, grilled/boiled and chopped
1 can condensed cheese soup
milk
1.5 c. broccoli heads
shredded cheese (cheddar or mozz. or something)

In a casserole dish, mix milk and soup together until slightly runny. Add chicken and broccoli, stir. Top with dollops of mashed potatoes and sprinkle with cheese.

Bake at 350* until bubbling occurs, then switch to broiler to brown and crisp the potatoes.

This was a great dish for Roomie and our friends during finals; very comforting!

[ThePhoneGoddess]

Ooooh, I love recipe threads. Unfortunately I am a big health food geek so most people don't appreciate my recipes. But I'll give a couple simple ones just in case anybody's interested:

Brown rice Krispies: this uses brown rice syrup, which is a completely natural alternative to sugar. You can get it at any health food store, although it does cost a bit---a jar usually runs 4 or 5 dollars. But it's much better for you than sugar, it's got more vitamins and doesn't have such a strong affect on your blood sugar levels as sugar does. It also has a nice, mellow taste. Kids like this recipe.

1 cup of brown rice syrup
1/2 cup peanut, almond, or macadamia butter
6 cups rice krispy cereal (or brown rice krispy cereal)


Grease a 9 x9 baking pan.

put the syrup and nut butter into a medium sauce pan over medium heat until it starts to bubble. Mix them together with a large spoon, take off the heat, and add the rice krispies. stir well. Push it into the baking pan, smooth the top with your spoon, and let sit for 30 minutes, until set and cool. cut into bars. They will last in the fridge in ziplocs for a week, but they usually don't last that long.


Corn Fry---I love my veggies sizzling hot, right outta the pan, and this is one of my favorite recipes. This only makes food for 1, so double/triple it if you're feeding more people than that.

Shuck an ear of fresh corn, take a sharp knife, and cut off the kernels. Toss the kernels in a skillet with a teaspoon of oil, 1/4 cup of other diced veggies (red/green bell, onion, garlic, carrots, broccoli, etc) and turn the heat to almost high. when it starts to sizzle, add 2 tablespoons of water and let it cook until the water evaporates, about 5 minutes. Season to taste (I like to use fresh ground pepper and a pinch of red chile). Scoop it onto a plate and serve still sizzling. To make a quick meal out of it, you can serve it with some protein on top of the corn---fresh baked fish, or a piece of cooked chicken for instance.

Butternut Soup---great for dreary winter weekends, and it lasts in the fridge for 3-5 days, but you need a food processor for this.

1 small butternut squash
1 green apple
1 onion
3-4 cups rice milk or regular milk

set out a large pot next to your cutting board. Cut the top off the squash, cut it in half the long way, scoop out the seeds and pulp with a large spoon, and then peel each half. cut the squash into chunks and toss in the pot. Core and peel the apple, cut into chunks and toss in the pot. Cut the ends off the onion, peel it, cut into chunks and toss in the pot. Cover the veggies in water and cook on the stove for 45 mins to 1 hour, until it's all really soft. drain out most of the water, but leave some in. Process it all in a food processor. (if you have a small processor, like me, you may have to process it in batches.) Pour it all back into the pot and add enough milk to make a nice creamy soup out of it. Reheat and season to taste with pumpkin pie spice.

[Killer Bees]

Mars Bar Slice

3 x cups of rice bubbles (puffed rice) cereal
3 x large Mars Bars
3 x tablespoons butter or margarine

1. Melt Mars Bars and butter/margarine on very low heat until all melted.

2. Add this to the rice bubbles and mix thoroughly.

3. Press into a slice pan and leave to set until firm.

4. Cut into wedges and serve.

Completely artery hardening, but absolutely delicious!

[Jinxy]

Alright I've got a few 100 but I'll drop 2 on y'all and see how you like them.

I *hate*, *hate*, *HATE* brussel sprouts, but these I can actually not only manage to eat but enjoy. I altered a reciepe from Publix cause my bf loves the things and I wanted to try to find a way to eat them that I wouldn't turn my nose up at.

Ingredients
1 lb. fresh brussel sprouts
4 slices of bacon (I've gone as high as 6 but 4 works) cut into little pieces
1 shallot (I've used green onions without a major differance as well) chopped
1/2 pecan pieces
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt

1) Clean the sprouts and slice them til they look like shredded lettuce

2) Pre-heat a large frying pan on medium for a minute or two and then add bacon pieces, cook about 4/5 mins stirring often

3) stir in chopped shallot and pecan pieces and cook with the bacon until bacon is crisp

4) add sugar and vinegar to pan and then quickly add the brussel sprouts and salt, stir often. About 3/4 minutes or til the sprouts are tender.


This is not only my favorite meal but my bf's, my best friend's and my sister's.
The prep is a tiny bit much but if you do it all ahead of time, it cooks up realy quick.

Thai Beef

Ingredients
1lb lean ground beef (if you can get bison try it soooo yummy)
2 peppers (any color will do red and yellow look best) seeded & sliced thin
2 Tablespoons fresh ginger minced or grated
3/4 cloves of garlic chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup cilantro (totally optional)
3 Tablespoons creamy Peanut Butter
2 Tablespoons of Lime juice
2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Sesame oil

Brown the gound beef/bison for about 5/6 minutes, then spoon off the excess fat and add the peppers, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes, stir to combine.
Cook the pepper beef mix for about 4/5 minutes or until the pepper are softened.
While this is cooking, mix the cilantro, peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, and sesame oil together in a bowl. I nuke it for about 15 seconds and then it combines really really well.
Once the peppers are soft, dump the mix on top and stir well, and then remove from heat.

We eat this with pitas, over noodles, over rice. Pita's are the favorite of the house.
It's actually pretty quick and hot-ish. Not for the faint of heart but will clean my sinuses.

Jinxy

[MadMike]

I promised one of our members I'd send them a cookie recipe that I found in the paper (which turned out quite delicious, even if I am a guy ;) ), but figured that since we have a recipe thread on here, I'd post it here instead.


Chocopalooza Surprise Cookie Bombs (Makes 3 dozen).

2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Miniature sizes of candy bars, such as Snickers, Butterfinger, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 bars milk chocolate or dark chocolate, melted

Combine butter, peanut butter and sugars. Use a mixer on medium or low speed until mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Mix in flour, salt and baking soda. Cover and chill dough for 2 to 3 hours.

Unwrap chocolate bars and cut each in half. Divide dough into 1 tablespoon mounds and flatten. Place one piece of the chocolate bar in the center of the dough and wrap and form the dough into a ball around the candy.

Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and drizzle with melted chocolate.

[CaroPhoenix]

Macaroni & Cheese with Chicken

1 1/2 cups diced, cooked Chicken (I used Cooked Pork)
8 ounces processed cheese slices (like Kraft American Cheese slices - I used the White American version)
8 ounces pasta (elbow or penne regatta or ziti anything tubular)
1/4 cup butter
2-4 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook pasta according to directions. While pasta is cooking, dice up the meat (either chicken or pork or heck, even steak maybe). After pasta is cooked, drain and put in the bottom of a shallow 2 quart baking dish. Layer cheese & meat. (I put 4 squares of cheese down, poured out a cup of the meat, placed 4 more slices down & ended up with the 1/2 cup of meat on top). After this, make the white sauce. In pot, melt butter, add flour. Add milk and stir until sauce is thickened. Pour all over the noodles, cheese & meat. Place in oven and cook 25 to 30 minutes. Enjoy! :)

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Here's my grandmother's recipe for spaghetti sauce, which does take a little time to prepare but it's well worth it.

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 c. chopped onion
2 lb ground chuck
4 slices bacon, cut up
4 cloves garlic
3 tbsp parsley
1 1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1/4 tsp red pepper
2 oz. red wine
1 lb. can chopped tomatoes
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 carrot, chopped into small pieces
2 stalks celery, chopped

Fry bacon pieces until crisp and set aside. Remove all except 1/4 cup bacon fat. To this add meat, onions, garlic, parsley and spices. Brown meat mixture, then pour in wine and cover to steam a few minutes. Add tomatoes, sauce and bacon pieces. Bring to a boil. Add celery and carrots. Turn down heat and simmer for 1 hour.

[Gravekeeper]

Came up with this recipe over Christmas while trying to make cookies that were A) Close to vegan as I could get and B) Out of things I had on hand since the stores were closed. Buddha cookies if you will.

Not sure what to call em. GK's sugar cookies of enlightenment? =p

1 cup. Sugar
1/2 cup Margarine
2/3 cup Soy milk ( Give or take depending on the hot chocolate powder )
2 tsp. Hot chocolate powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Baking soda
3 cups Flour

Cream sugar and shortening. Mix the hot chocolate with soy milk and add it in ( Don't actually heat it up though. Its just to add a little cocoa flavour. )

Add the dry ingredients. Pummel living piss out of everything till it resembles dough.

Roll out on floured surface or something equally non-stick.

Cut and bake on baking sheet at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Keep an eye on em. Don't want to brown them too much. They're a soft cookie and you want them to stay that way. The soy milk gives them a very silky texture and taste.

I dust em with powered sugar at the finish as well...damn good cookies and I normally am not much for cookies. But I wanted to do something for my landlord's family and my neighbour's for Christmas. So cookies it was. My landlord came back with the empty plate inside of an hour to ask me what the heck kind of cookies they were. ;9


Oh, and yes, I bake. -.-

[PCGameGuy]

Yay! Food thread! I love cooking, and my wife loves baking, so I always try and find new things for us to play with :)

Quick Rollup Sandwiches

Flour Tortillas (Fajita or larger)
1 Box Philladelphia Cream Cheese
1 Sm. Can Chopped Olives
1 Sm. Can Diced Green Chiles
Loose Leaf Spinach, Rinsed
1 Pkg. Budding Ham, or Equiv.
1 Pkg. Budding Turkey, or Equiv.

In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, olives, and chiles. Cream cheese should be thoroughly mixed, but olives and chiles still chunky, unless you want to puree it I guess. :)

Spread mix thinly on tortilla, place a single layer of spinach leaves, a single layer of ham, and a single layer of turkey. I use the Budding meat as it is practically tissue thin, important for next step, and cheap as well.

Genty roll the tortilla up, pinching ingredients into the roll and rolling tightly.

At this point, you can wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate, they keep for a copule of days and make a nice change from PB&J for lunch. I usually slice them into 1/2 inch slices, and lay them on a plate to make them easy to grab finger food. Tee mix is good for at least a week in the fridge covered, so you don't have to make them all at once.

We usually make a batch of filling and enough rolls for two days, then make them again two days later, and so on until the mix is gone.