Friday, December 5, 2008

Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Ingredients:
  • Pull-apart biscuits in foil pan
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 tbs. mustard
  • 2 tbs. poppy seed
  • 1 tbs. wochestershire sauce
  • Sliced ham
  • Swiss chesse, sliced
Instructions:
  1. Turn biscuits out of pan and slice open
  2. Return bottom half to pan and spread with margarine, mustard, poppy seed, and  wochestershire sauce (mix before spreading)
  3. Add layer of ham and layer of cheese
  4. Top with bread
  5. Cover with foil and refrigerate until so it will slice better. 
  6. Slice each biscuit, cover with foil
  7. Bake at 350 about 20 minutes
  8. Press down when you remove from oven

Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients:
  • 2 pkgs frozen broccoli 
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 c sharp cheese cubes
  • 1/2 cup Pepperidge Farm dressing
  • Parmesan cheese
Instructions:
  1. Cook broccoli, drain, put in butter baking dish
  2. Melt butter in saucepan, add soup and cheese
  3. Stir until smooth
  4. Pour over broccoli
  5. Top with dressing and parmesan cheese
  6. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:
  • 1 c. white sugar
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salf
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbs. flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 c. pumpkin
  • 1/2 c. milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 stick margarine, melted
Instructions:
  1. Mix the first 5 ingredients together, set aside (dry mix)
  2. Beat eggs, add pumpkin, milk, vanilla, and margarine then add to dry mix
  3. Stir and cook
  4. Pour into baked pie shells

Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 c. softened margarine
  • 1 c. peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
  • 2/3 c. graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 pkg. (6 oz) milk chocolate chips
Instructions:
  1. With electric mixer, mix margarine and peanut butter
  2. Add powdered sugar
  3. Stir in crumbs and knead mixture until well-blended.
  4. Press mixture in a 9-inch square pan
  5. Sprinkle chocolate chips over peanut butter mixture 
  6. Melt chips by placing in a 350 oven for about 2 minutes, the spread chocolate evenly

Holy Cow Cake

Ingredients:
  • 1 box devil's food cake mix
  • 1- 8 oz. jar caramel topping
  • Additional jar of topping to drizzle on top
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 Butterfinger candy bars (2 oz. each), crushed
  • 1- 12 oz. carton cool whip
  • 1- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
Instructions:
  1. Prepare and bake cake according to the package directions using a 13x9 inch pan
  2. Remove cake from oven and immediately poke holes in top of cake with a chopstick.
  3. Mix 8 oz. of caramel toppings with the condensed milk.
  4. Spoon over top of warm cake slowly so that mixture seeps into holes.
  5. Sprinkle half of the crust Butter Finger candy bars over the cake.
  6. In a large bowl, mix cool whip and cream cheese until smooth
  7. Spread this mixture over the top of the cake
  8. Sprinkle with the rest of the candy bars
  9. Drizzle caramel topping over top
  10. Chill before serving
  11. Store in the fridge

Italian Vegetable Salad

Ingredients:
  • 5 c. broccoli florets (1 large bunch)
  • 5 c. cauliflower (1 small head)
  • 4 plum tomatoes, chopped (Roman's)
  • 1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced
  • 1 c. sliced carrots
  • 2 cans (2 1/4 oz) ripe olives, drained
  • 1/2 c. green olives, chopped
  • 1 bottle (8 oz) Italian salad dressing
  • 1 bottle (8 oz) creamy Italian salad dressing
  • 2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
  1. Mix vegetables 
  2. Combine salad dressings and pour over veggies
  3. Chill for at least 4 hours

Spiced Wieners

Ingredients:
  • 1-10 oz. jar currant jelly
  • 3 tbs mustard
  • 1 1/2 lb. wieners cut into thirds
Instructions:
  1. Mix above and cook on very low heat for 30 minutes

Mexican Layered Dip

Ingredients:
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 tsp. minced onion
  • 1 tbs. lemon juice
  • 1 container of sour cream
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinse
  • 1 c. favorite salsa
  • 1- 8 oz. pkg shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
  1. Peel avocado and mash the minced onion and lemon juice
  2. Spread in the bottom of the dish you will serve in (8x8 glass dish)
  3. Spread the sour cream on top of the avocado layer.
  4. Top with black beans and then salsa
  5. Cover with cheese and keep refrigerated until time to serve

Homemade Vanilla Icecream

Instructions:
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 c. sugar
  • 1 lg. can cold evaporated milk
  • 1 pint half and half
  • 4 tbs. vanilla
  • Dash of salt
  • Milk
Ingredients:
  1. In large bowl mix all ingredients except milk and fruit until foamy.
  2. Add fruit if desired.
  3. Blend well.
  4. Add milk to fill line on freezer.
Variations:
  • Chocolate:  Use 2 cups of sugar and 12 oz. chocolate syrup.
  • Strawberry:  2 c. sugar & 12 oz strawberry jam or fresh or frozen berries
  • Peach:  2 1/2 c. sugar and 16 oz. sliced peaches in heavy syrup, chopped.
  • Pineapple:  3 c. sugar and 20 oz. can crush pineapple in heavy syrup.

French Toast Strata

Ingredients:
  • 4 c. (4 oz.) day-old French or Italian bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1/3 c. golden raisins
  • 1 pkg. (3 oz) cream cheese, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. maple-flavored pancake syrup
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tbs. sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions:
  1. Spray 11x7 -inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Place bread cubes in even layer in prepared dish
  3. Sprinkle raisins and cream cheese evenly over bread.
  4. Beat eggs in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until blended.
  5. Add milk, 1/2 c. pancake syrup and vanilla, mix well.
  6. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread mixture.
  7. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  8. Preheat over to 350.
  9. Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.  Sprinkle evenly over strata.
  10. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until puffed, golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean
  11. Cut into squares and serve with addition pancake syrup if desired
Makes 6 servings

Martha Washington Candy

Ingredients:
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions:
  1. Cream these together
  2. Roll out
  3. Cut into squares
  4. Dip in chocolate

Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:

  • 3 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. peanut butter
  • 1 lb. margarine (whipped) -- 6 sticks
  • 2-2 1/2 lbs. powdered sugar
  • Melting chocolate 

Instructions:

  1. Beat peanut butter and margarine together until smooth.  
  2. Gradually add powdered sugar.
  3. Roll in balls and freeze.
  4. Dip in chocolate.

Savory Spread

Ingredients:
  • 1- 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/2 c. mayonnaise
  • 1 pkg. (0.7 oz) dry Italian salad dressing mix
Instructions:

  1. Beat all ingredients until smooth.
Makes 1 1/2 c.

Frozen Pudding Sandwiches

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 c. cold milk
  • 1/2 c. peanut butter
  • 1 package (4-serving size) JELL-O Instant pudding and pie filling, any flavor
  • 24 graham crackers, or a variety of cookies
Instructions:

  1. Add milk gradually to peanut butter in deep narrow-bottom bowl, blending until smooth.
  2. Add pudding mix
  3. Beat slowly at lowest speed of electric mixer until well blended,about 2 minutes.
  4. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  5. Spread filling about 1/2-inch on 12 of the crackers.
  6. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours.
  7. Sandwiches may be stored 3 or 4 days in freezer.
Makes 12 sandwiches.