NO BAKE NUTELLA BITES

This is a great summer chocolate or peanut butter fix when you need something chewy & decadent... but have no desire to turn on the oven!

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup butter

dash of salt

1/2 cup milk

Boil above ingredients for 1-2 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Add in 1/2 cup nutella or peanut butter... whatever your taste buds are in the 

mood for :) 

Nutella is fudgelike & super chocolaty ... peanut butter is more recess flavored.

Stir in 2 3/4 cups quick-cook oats

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Drop onto a cookie sheet or wax paper with a teaspoon.  Cool in the refrigerator or freezer.  Eat when firm...about 20-30 minutes...and if you leave them hidden in the freezer that means more for you!!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

 

My Aunt Dawn and I made these cookies this week, and they are definitely one of our new favorites. They are gooey chocolaty and just the right thickness. Here's our little secret though, the recipe comes from the back of the Reese's peanut butter chip bag! Sometimes, the bag recipes are the best.

 Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

• 2 c. all purpose flour
• 3/4 c. cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/4 c. softened butter (2-1/2 sticks)
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1-2/3 c. peanut butter chips

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Whisk/sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
3. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer; add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in peanut butter chips.
4. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes, they will still be soft when done. Cool slightly, then remove from pan.  

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars

These no-bake bars are the perfect blend of chocolaty, peanut-buttery goodness! They are super easy to make too :)

Chocolate Peanut No-Bake Bars

• 1/2 c. melted butter
• 3/4 c. peanut butter
• 1/2 c. crushed rice crispies (pour about 1 1/2 c. rice crispy cereal in a large bag and finely crush to get 1/2 c. crushed crispies
• 1/2 c. quick oats
• 1 c. powdered sugar

• 2/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2-3 T. peanut butter
• 1/2 T. shortening

To Make:

1. Combine melted butter and peanut butter in a medium bowl.
2. Add crushed rice crispies and oats, mix well.
3. Slowly add powdered sugar and combine.
4. Pour into a foil/parchment paper lined (with some paper hanging over the edges, so the bars can easily be lifted out) 8x8 or 9x9 pan and press down.
5. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in short increments, stirring until just melted. Stir in the peanut butter and shortening, and spread over the bottom peanut layer. 
6. Let sit in the fridge for about 2 hours, or until the chocolate top is set. 

 

HOMEMADE PIZZA NIGHT

TOMATO BASIL ON ONE SIDE & TURKEY PEPPERONI ON THE OTHER

BAR B Q CHICKEN PIZZA

 HOMEMADE PIZZA ALLOWS YOU TO... CREATE SOMETHING TASTY FOR EVERYONE

first is the homemade dough

1 & 1/2 cups warm water from the tap

1 package highly active yeast

3 tablespoons sugar

mix above ingredients and let rise 7-10 minutes

in a mixer i.e bosch or kitchenaid ...

add 4 cups flour

1 tsp salt

after the yeast mixture has risen pour over flour & mix

dough should be soft but not sticky

let rise covered with a damp cloth in a warm place for an hour 

while the dough is rising prepare all the the toppings your family loves

tomato basil pizza

dice 4-5 juicy tomatoes (preferably homegrown)

a large handful of fresh basil (whole if the mini style or cut with scissors over the bowl if the larger leaf style)

a tsp to a tbsp of fresh chopped garlic to taste

4 oz crumbled tomato basil feta

4 oz finely shredded mozzerela

bake @ 450 for 11-12 minutes

bar b q chicken pizza

water down 1/4 cup bar b q sauce

chop grilled chicken breast (we use left overs)

sliced green onion

chopped bell pepper

cilantro chopped

*pineapple (optional)

*mushrooms (optional)

*onions (optional)

mix of 8 oz cheddar/ mozzerella (or pizza mix bag)

bake @ 450  for  11 minutes

pepperoni

ragu homestyle pizza sauce 1/2 to 1/3 jar per pizza

turkey pepperoni

8 oz finely shredded mozzerella

bake @ 450 for 11 minutes

get creative & let the kids make mini pizzas the dough recipe makes 6-8 personal size or 2 large pizzas.

LEMON LOVERS DELIGHT

LEMON LOVERS DELIGHT

THIS CAKE IS AMAZING COLD!!!

1 MOIST LEMON CAKE MIX

12 OZ. SPRITE

1 BOX VANILLA PUDDING MIX

3 EGGS

3/4 CUP OIL

MIX ABOVE INGREDIENTS & BAKE @ 375 FOR 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1/2 PACKAGE SOFTENED OR WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE

1/4 CUP SOFTENED BUTTER

1 TSP VANILLA .... I ALWAYS ADD EXTRA

1 CUP POWDERED SUGAR OR MORE TO YOUR LIKING

WHISK TO SMOOTH CONSISTENCY

DRIZZLE OVER CAKE

TOP WITH POMEGRANATE SEEDS

Sweet and Sour Saucy Sandwiches

 

 

These sandwiches are sooo good. In our house, we love having "fancy" sandwiches like Paninis, or grilled sandwiches, with pesto. They are a treat whenever we have them, and these sandwiches are right up on the same scale as Paninis. The sauce is sweet, and goes perfect with a sourdough sandwich roll. So next time you need a good sandwich, give these babies a try!

 

 

Sweet and Sour (Saucy) Sandwiches

-makes 6-8 sandwiches

• 1 pack of sourdough bread rolls; (or other kind of bread in a roll form)
• Swiss cheese slices
• 1/2-1 lb. good deli ham or turkey
• option: thin avocado slices (put on sandwiches after baking)
• 1/4 c. butter, melted
• 1 1/2 T. worcheshire sauce
• 1 T. mustard
• 1 T. brown sugar
• heaping 1/2 T. honey
• dash of onion powder

1. Cut rolls in half; and lay bottom halves out on a baking pan. Layer on the meat and cheese.
2. Whisk ingredients from butter down together in a small bowl. Using a spoon or small ladle, ladle a small amount of sauce over each slice of cheese on the sandwiches and spread over the cheese. Then ladle another small amount on the inside of each top half of the sandwiches, spread, and place the top halves on the sandwiches.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, uncovered.