Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster)

2 1/2 cups Bisquick
4 TBS. cold butter
1 heaping cup grated cheddar cheese
3/4 cup cold milk
1/4 tsp. garlic powder


Topping:
2 TBS. melted butter
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. dried parsley flakes
pinch of salt

Preheat oven 400*. Combine Bisquick with cold butter in med. bowl using a pastry cutter. Don't overmix, there should be small chunks of butter about the size of peas. Add Cheese, milk and 1/4 tsp. garlic powder. Mix by hand until combined, but don't overmix. Drop onto greased cookie sheet, using an ice cream scoop. (1/4 cup) Bake 15-17 min.

Melt 2 TBS. butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Stir in 1/2 tsp. garlic powder and parsley and salt. Use a brush to spread over tops of baked biscuits.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Rachel's S'more Pie

1 cup semi- sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
16 large marshmallows
1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream
Graham Cracker Crust

Reserve 1 T. chocolate chips. Melt remaining chips, milk, and marshmallows on stove on low heat stirring often. When mixture is melted and smooth, stir in vanilla and chill until cool.
Whip 1 cup cream until light and airy. Fold into cooled chocolate mixture.
Turn into pie crust. Whip remaining cream and carefully spread over top of pie. Press remaining morsels into the cream.
Chill until firm.
*Pie may be frozen for future use; remove from freezer 30 min. before serving

Teddy Graham Crust

Yesterday, I decided to use up my whipping cream and make Rachel's S'more pie for our book club. I had a store bought crust that I managed to dump in the sink which left me in a bind because I already had my pie ingredients on the stove and no car, a blizzard outside and no graham crackers. After scouring my pantry, I finally found a bag of honey flavored teddy grahams that proved to be a really yummy substitute for regular graham crackers. Here's what I came up with:

1 1/2 cups finely crushed Teddy Grahams
6 T. melted butter
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar.

Mix them all together, press into your pan and bake at 375 for about 7 minutes.
The crust tastes more like a cookie and was the perfect complement to the S'more pie.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Apple Crunch

4-5 apples, peeled and sliced
Put in bottom of 8x8 inch pan.

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 TBS. cornstarch
Mix together and cook until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and add 1 TBS. vanilla. Pour over apple slices.

1 cup flour
¾ cup rolled oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup butter
Mix together and crumb over top of apples. Bake at 350* for 1 hour. Serve with ice cream.

Grandma Anderson's Enchaladas

1 ½ lb. ground beef
1 med. Onion
Fry in skillet until done

Add:
1 large can refried beans or 4 cups homemade beans and 1 can diced green chilies

In small pan heat:
1 can tomato soup
½ can Mexican tomato sauce

In skillet heat ½ cup oil and dip corn tortilla in hot oil 15 seconds turn and cook then dip in tomato mixture and put into greased pan. Fill with big spoonful of meat mixture and the grated cheese. Top with remaining sauce and cheese. Bake 350* for 45 min.

The Ultimate Chocolate Layered Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Birthday Cake

1 box Pillsbury Devils Food Cake Mix
4 large eggs
1/2 Cup canola oil
1/2 Cup water
8 oz sour cream
1 small box instant chocolate pudding mix
1 bag mini or regular chocolate chips
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4 8oz packages softened cream cheese
2 sticks softened butter
16 oz bag powdered sugar (most of it)
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1 Cup melted creamy peanut butter
1 bag of Reeses Peanut Butter Cup minis, halved (freeze bag for an hour before cutting, it’s much easier)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer add the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, sour cream, pudding mix and chocolate chips. Beat until well combined, about 1 1/2 minutes. Will be thick. Pour evenly into 2 well greased 9 inch cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cakes. Let cool completely.
2. To prepare cream cheese frosting place softened cream cheese and butter into a mixing bowl, beat on med-high speed until creamy smooth. Slowly beat in powdered sugar until a good spreading consistency forms. I used almost the entire bag of powdered sugar. Refrigerate for a good hour before frosting.
3. Turn cakes onto wax paper and with a large serrated knife cut each cake in half width wise to form 4 layers. Place one layer onto a cake stand and drizzle melted peanut butter over top. Next spread a generous amount of cream cheese frosting over that. Place another cake layer on top and repeat peanut butter and frosting until top layer is placed. Spread remaining frosting over entire cake then top with halved Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Minis. I froze the cake until ready for serving. It stays nice and cold which makes it MUCH easier to cut into slices. Enjoy!!