Chinese Sweet N Sour Sauce for Meatballs and Wings

Chinese Sweet N Sour Sauce for Meatballs and Wings

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 can pineapple chunks in juice
1/3 cup vinegar...
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 small chopped green pepper
1 small chopped red pepper, optional
:
Mix sugar and starch.
Add all ingredients in a medium saucepan EXCEPT the peppers.
Heat slowly to a boil, stirring often.
Add peppers.

ENGLISH TOFFEE

 

1 cup butter

 1 1/4 cups white granulated sugar

 2 tablespoons water

 1/4 cup slivered/chopped almonds

1 cup chocolate chips

Butter a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.

 In a heavy skillet, over medium heat, melt butter.

  Stir in sugar and water. 

Bring mixture to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly until the sugar is golden. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Let stand for a minute then spread the chocolate over the top. Add almonds 5 minutes before chocolate is completely set. Then let cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Mint Tray

Turn mints into a serving tray! Just arrange mints on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Let completely cool at room temperature. Great idea for a plate of cookies that you don't have to get back

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

 NO FLOUR, NO OIL, NO WHITE SUGAR

Ingredients:

 1 1/4 cups canned* chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) natural peanut butter (can use PB2 from gym to make healthier, check your labels)

1/4 cup (80 grams) honey (agave would be amazing too!)

 1 teaspoon baking powder** a pinch of salt if your peanut butter doesn’t have salt in it

1/2 cup (90 grams) chocolate chips

 * My can was a 400 gram can, 240 grams without the water, and I used all but a few tablespoons

 ** If you need grain-free baking powder, you can use 1 part cream of tartar + 1 part baking soda + 2 parts arrowroot.

Directions: Preheat your oven to 350°F / 175°C. Combine all the ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and process until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas and process again until they’re combined.

 Put in the chocolate chips and stir it if you can, or pulse it once or twice. The mixture will be very thick and sticky. With wet hands, form into 1 1/2″ balls. Place onto a piece of parchment paper. If you want them to look more like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls. They don’t do much rising. Bake for about 10 minutes. Yields about fourteen 1 1/2″ cookie dough balls.

*** Don't even try with regular peanut butter! They'll come out oily. You MUST use natural peanut butter

Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett

 Ingredients: 1 lb. lean ground beef

Ingredients:

1 lb. Lean ground beef

1 large onion (chopped)

1/2 teaspoon of seasoned salt

 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

 a dash or worchester sauce

 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup of milk

 1/2 cup of Original Bisquick mix

2 eggs

 Directions: Heat oven to 400°F. Spray a 9 inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray Cook beef and chopped onion in a skillet over medium about 10 minutes or until beef is brown. Drain excess fat. Stir in salt, garlic powder and worchester sauce and then spread in pie plate Next, sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the beef In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs and Bisquick. Make sure you try to get as many lumps out as you can. Pour over meat mixture. Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean

CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

1 cup sugar

 1/2 teaspoon salt

 1 cup softened butter

 3 ounces softened cream cheese

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract   

1 egg yolk   

2 1/4 cups flour   

1 Mix sugar, salt, butter, cream cheese, almond, vanilla extract, and egg yolk together well. 

2 Stir in flour until well blended.  

3 Chill dough for at least 30 minutes .

4 After You've taken the dough out of the chilled area Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

5 On a lightly floured surface roll out 1/3-1/2 of the dough. 

6 Cut the dough to holiday shapes and place on an ungreased pan. (The cookies do not expand very much while cooking, so you can place them close together.). 

7 Here's where you can use the egg white! Spread the egg white over the top of the cookie and add sprinkle if you would like, or leave them plain and add frosting later!  

8 Bake the cookies 10 minutes (or until they're a light brown). 

9. Let cookies cool completely before adding any frosting. 

Snickers Fudge

  Ingredient List:

First Layer: 1 cup milk chocolate chips

1/4 cup butterscotch chips

1/4 cup peanut butter

Second Layer: 4 tablespoons butter

1 cup granulated sugar

 1/4 cup evaporated milk

 1 1/2 cups marshmallow crème

 1/4 cup peanut butter

 1 teaspoon vanilla

 1 1/2 cups chopped salted peanuts

Third Layer: 14 ounce package caramel cubes

1/4 cup heavy cream

 Fourth Layer: 1 cup milk chocolate chips

1/4 cup butterscotch chips

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

First Layer Prep: Lightly spray 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, melt milk chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips in small saucepan. Stir together until completely melted and smooth, then pour into the baking pan. Spread the mixture evenly with a spatula, then refrigerate until set.

Second Layer Prep: Melt butter over medium-high heat in saucepan. Add sugar and evaporated milk and bring to boil. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and quickly mix in marshmallow creme, peanut butter, and vanilla. Add peanuts to mixture and spread evenly over chocolate layer. Refrigerate until set.

Third Layer Prep: Melt caramels and heavy cream over low heat until smooth. Pour over peanut mixture and refrigerate until set.

 Fourth Layer Prep: Repeat step one. Melt chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter over low heat until smooth. Pour over caramel layer and refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting.

Slow Cooker Beef Tips with Gravy

 1 1/2 lb beef tips or cubed beef stew meat

 1 package of dry onion soup mix

 1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 can of beef broth 

add beef to slow cooker

 in a bowl combine dry onion soup mix and cream of mushroom soup and beef broth

stir to combine and pour over beef in slow cooker

stir all ingredients together cook on low for at least 6 to 8 hours give everything a good stir before serving serve on top of mashed potatoes or egg noodles

Easy Chiquita Banana Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

•   Non-stick baking spray
• 2   Tbsp. Graham cracker crumbs
• 2   very ripe Chiquita Bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
• 3   Egg whites
• 1   cup Canned pumpkin (or pureed fresh pumpkin)
• 1/2   cup Sugar
• 1 1/2   tsp. Pumpkin pie spice, or more to taste
• 1   cup Non-fat evaporated milk
• 1   tsp. Vanilla
•   Fat-free Whipped cream (optional)

  Line a baking sheet with foil; set aside. Spray a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan with nonstick baking spray or butter-flavor spray. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over bottom of pie pan and place pan on baking sheet; set aside. Place bananas in a blender and puree until smooth. Add egg whites and pumpkin to the blender and mix until uniform in color. Add remaining ingredients and blend for one minute or until the mixture is uniform in color. Pour the mixture over the crumbs in the pie pan. Place baking sheet and pie in oven and bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of pie comes out clean. Remove from oven, cool and then chill thoroughly. Garnish with whipped cream (optional).

Variation: omit the graham cracker crumbs and bake in a pre-baked deep dish 9-inch pie crust.

PAULA DEEN'S 5 MINUTE FUDGE

  Prep Time: 5 mins
 Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 20-30
 Ingredients 
1 2/3 cups white sugar 
2/3 cup evaporated milk 
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1 (6 ounce) packages milk chocolate chips 
16 large marshmallows 
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
1 cup chopped nuts
  Direction 1.Combine sugar, milk, butter and salt in a medium sized saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. 
2.Add in chocolate chips; cook until melted.
  3.Remove from heat; stir in marshmallows, vanilla and nuts. Mix well.
  4.Pour into a 8-inch pan. Cool cut into squares.

One Bowl Apple Cake

 2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 heaping teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup oil
6 medium Gala or Fuji or Honey Crisp apples
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, cinnamon and oil. Peel and slice the apples and add to mixture in bowl (coating as you go to keep apples from turning brown.) Mix together the baking soda and flour and add to the ingredients in the bowl. Mix well (best with a fork) until all of the flour is absorbed by the wet ingredients. Pour mixture into a greased one 9x13 or two 9″ round pans. Bake for approximately 55 minutes.

*~*~* Miraculous Weight Loss Drink *~*~*

 RECIPE:
– 1 cup unsweetened 100% cranberry juice
– 7 cups purified water
– 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
– 1/4 tsp ground ginger
– 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
– 3/4 Cup fresh squeezed orange juice (approx 3 oranges)
– 1/4 Cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (approx 1-2 lemons)

DIRECTIONS:
Bring water to a boil; add cranberry juice, reduce heat to low
Add cinnamon, ginger, & nutmeg, stir and let simmer for 20 minutes; let it cool down to room temperature

Stir in orange & lemon juices... Add ice and enjoy!

Fresh Apple Cake

About 5 to 7 granny smith apples (or whatever you prefer), peeled, cored & thinly sliced

1 (9 ounce) package yellow cake mix

2 tablespoons sugar

 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 stick real butter

Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Cut apple slices crosswise in half.

3. Place in pan; sprinkle with dry cake mix.

4. In small bowl, combine sugar & cinnamon; sprinkle over cake mix.

5. Drizzle with butter.

6. Bake 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

7. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired! 

 FRESH APPLE CAKE

Layer your apple slices (or other fruit) at the bottom of a pan that has been coated with non-stick spray. Sprinkle on boxed cake mix. Pour melted butter over the fruit and dry cake mix. Bake at 180/350* for approximately 35-45 minutes -- it's done when it is nice and bubbly

Pistachio Fudge

 

  This recipe comes directly from McCormick Foods!

Ingredients:

 1 pound white baking chocolate

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

 3 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon McCormick® pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Pure almond extract

1/8 teaspoon McCormick® green food color

1/2 cup chopped pistachios

Additional pistachios for garnish, if desired

 How to make it: Line an 8-inch square pan with foil, allowing foil to extend over sides of pan. Spray with no stick cooking spray.

Melt chocolate as directed on package.

 Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar on low speed until well blended. Add melted chocolate, extracts and food color; mix well. Stir in chopped pistachios. Spread evenly in prepared pan.

 Garnish with additional pistachios, if desired.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm

Use foil to lift out of pan onto cutting board. Cut into 25 (1 1/2-inch) squares

 Store in refrigerator.

 Substitute: One bag (12 ounces) white chocolate chips can be substituted for the white chocolate squares

Pumpkin Pie Cake

 Ingredients: 1 (18 oz) can pumpkin (not pie filling)

1 box yellow cake mix (2 layer size)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup melted butter

1 (13 oz) can evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed)

 3/4 cups chopped pecans or walnuts

3 eggs

 3 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat eggs and milk together; add pumpkin, sugar and cinnamon. Mix until well blended. Pour into a 9 x 13 greased pan.

Sprinkle dry cake mix over mixture.

Drizzle with melted butter.

 Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 min or until done. Serve (warm or cold) with topping or whipped cream. ~Enjoy!