Makes: 2 dozen bars
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
3 packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
Mix crumbs, butter and 3 tablespoons sugar, press onto bottom of 13″x9″ baking pan. Mix cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Holiday Cheesecake Presents (from Kraft)
Posted in Food, tagged cheesecake, cream cheese, desserts, Food, graham crackers on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the Rainbow Macaroni and Cheese (from Patti LaBelle)
Posted in Food, tagged cheese, eggs, entrees, Food, macaroni, pasta on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound elbow macaroni
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 cup muenster cheese
1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 monterey jack cheese
2 cups half and half
1/2 cut velveeta, cubed
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh black pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter deep 2 1/2 quart [...]
Spring Lamb Stew with Mashed Potatoes (from Williams-Sonoma)
Posted in Food, tagged asparagus, carrots, entrees, Food, garlic, lamb, peas, potatos, radishes, recipes, shallots on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
3 1/2 pound leg of lamb, cut into 2 inch cubes
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Pinot Grigio or other dry white wine
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1″ rounds
1 bunch radishes, trimmed
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 pound [...]
Creamed Shrimp
Posted in Food, tagged appetizers, Food, onion, recipes, red pepper, shrimp on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Serves: 4
1 pound unpeeled medium shrimp
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
Peel shrimp and devein if desired, set aside. Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium high heat, add onion and [...]
Pecan Cornmeal Rounds
Posted in Food, tagged appetizers, cornmeal, Food, pecans, recipes on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Makes: 8 rounds
3/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup chopped pecans
4 pecan halves (optional)
Beat butter at medium speed with mixer until creamy. Add flour and next 4 ingredients, mix at low speed until blended. Stir in chopped [...]
Black Forest Cake (from Grandma’s Kitchen – Treasured Family Recipes)
Posted in Food, tagged cherries, chocolate, desserts, Food, recipes on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
2 20 ounce cans tart pitted cherries, undrained
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 9 inch chocolate cake layers, baked and cooled
3 cups cold whipping cream
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
Drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Combine reserved cherry juice, cherries, granulated sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until [...]
Golden Glazed Snack Crunch (from Land O’Lakes)
Posted in Food, tagged Food, honey, peanuts, pretzels, raisins, recipes, snacks on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Serves: 18
5 cups honey graham cereal
3 cups miniature pretzel twists
1 cup raisins
1 cup salted dry roasted peanuts
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup butter, melted
Heat oven to 300 degrees. In 15″x10″x1″ jelly roll pan or roasting pan, combine cereal, pretzels, raisins and peanuts. Set aside. In small bowl, stir together honey and butter until well mixed. Pour honey [...]
Sex in a Pan (from my good friend Deborah Hart)
Posted in Food, tagged desserts, Food, nuts, pistachios, pudding, recipes, whipped cream on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Deborah told me about this… and I had to put this on here… sounds so good!! Pistachio pudding mix is used here, but whatever flavor suits you I am sure will work too.
base (1) graham crust – prepare as box indicates
or (2) 1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups margarine
2/3 cups chopped [...]
Herbed Corn (from Kathy von Korff – Taste of Home Magazine)
Posted in Food, tagged corn, Food, recipes, vegetables on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Serves: 8
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 ears fresh corn on the cob
In a small bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. Spread 1 tablespoon over each ear of husked corn. Wrap corn individually in heavy duty foil. Grill, covered, over [...]
