Eat This

This is definitely a family favorite, and disappears quickly wherever I take it.  It's really almost like a coffee cake, but we often make it for birthdays and family dinners.  It's just so so so good.  It comes from the Pillsbury Kitchens' Family Cookbook (1979).

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 1/3 cups sour cream
2/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 t vanilla
3 eggs

1/2 cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon
6 oz. pkg. chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Heat overn to 350°.  Grease a 9x13 inch pan. 
In large bowl, mix first 9 ingredients on low speed until moistened.
Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 t. cinnamon
Pour half of batter into pan.  Sprinkle with 1/2 of cinnamon sugar mixture and 1/2 of chocolate chips.
Repeat with remaining batter, sugar & choc. chips.
Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Super easy and super delicious!

INGREDIENTS

• 8 lg. redskin potatoes, quartered
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 T Parmesean cheese
• 1/2 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. paprika
• 1 t. salt
• 1/4 t. pepper

DIRECTIONS

Mix all except red potatoes in a large bowl.  Arrange potatoes in a single layer, skin side up.  Drizzle oil mixture over potatoes.  Bake uncovered for 45 minutes in a 375° oven.

A holiday favorite that I should make more often!

INGREDIENTS

2 lb. frozen hashbrowns (southern style), thawed
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 pt. sour cream
1/2 c finely chopped onion
10 oz. shredded cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS

Combine all in large bowl.  Put into large greased baking dish. 
Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350° until well browned.

Adapted from a recipe I found at allrecipes.com.  If you're not big on nuts (or can't eat them), you can use raisins or dried cranberries.  I myself am a nutty sort of gal. :)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
  

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• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla then stir in the pumpkin puree. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until well blended. Mix in nuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

These are my favorite cookies ever.  This is an old family recipe that reportedly dates back to 1853.  It's a cakey, not-too-sweet sugar cookie.  Perfect with hot tea or coffee.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 t baking soda
1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup lard (crisco can be substituted)
2 t vanilla
3+ cups flour

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all by hand.  Roll out on lighty floured surface, and cut into desired shapes.

Sprinkle with sugar (colored is fun!).  Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350° for about 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.

Cook's Notes: I find that I have to add quite a bit of flour to these.  Start with 3 cups, but just keep adding flour until the dough is no longer sticky.

This is really easy, and really delicious!  The filling can, of course, be used to make a regular apple pie (with a bottom & top crust).

INGREDIENTS:

• 1     refrigerated pie crust
• 1     egg white, lightly beaten
• 3/4  cup sugar
• 2     tablespoons cornstarch
• 1     tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 4     cups thinly sliced peeled apples (about 4 medium)
• 1     teaspoon sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F Prepare crust as directed on package. Place on foil-lined 12-inch pizza pan. If necessary, press out any folds or creases. Brush crust with about 1/2 of the beaten egg white.
2. Mix 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon in medium bowl. Toss with apples. Spoon into center of crust, spreading to within 2 inches of edges. Fold 2-inch edge of crust up over apples, pleating or folding crust as needed. Brush crust with remaining egg white; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
3. Bake 20 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool slightly before serving.

I've been addicted to these lately.  I'm not a huge fan of cooked carrots, but these are as close as you can get to healthy candy.  This is one of the few ways I can get my son to eat his veggies.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb. carrots (chopped regular or whole baby carrots)
• 3 T butter
• 2 T maple syrup
• 2 T brown sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Cook the carrots however you prefer (I steam them in my steamer). 

While the carrots are cooking, combine the butter, sugar & maple syrup in a small saucepan & heat.  I like to let it simmer a bit and thicken up to a nice heavy syrup.

When the carrots are finished cooking, throw them in the pan with the sauce.  Mix well and serve.

 

 

This recipe comes from the book

Lunch Lessons. 

INGREDIENTS:

5 T butter

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 large egg

3 T 2% milk

1/2 cup peeled & chopped apple

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 t baking soda

1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 t cloves

1/2 t nutmeg

1/2 cup walnut pieces

1/2 cup pitted & chopped dried dates

 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Butter a 9x9 pan
3. Cream the butter & brown sugar in a large mixing bowl
4. Mix in the egg & milk. Stir in the apple.
5. Add the flour, baking soda & spices, mix thoroughly.
6. Stir in the nuts & dates.
7. Spread dough in greased pan.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until firm to the touch.
9. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

When I was a kid, every time my mom made this I'd say, "but i don't LIKE meatloaf".  Then I'd eat two servings.  Maybe three.  I still love it!

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. ground beef

1 small diced onion

1/2 diced red onion

3 T chopped parsley

1 t. oregano

1/2 t. ground thyme

2 T parmesean cheese

1 t. worchestershire sauce

1 T honey

1 1/2 T tomato paste

salt & pepper

3 eggs

1/2 c. bread crumbs

 

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients, shape into loaf. Bake at 275 for approx. 1 hour.

A little bit pizza, a little big lasagna.  Totally yummy!

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 small onion

1/2 t. garlic salt

12 oz. Lasagna Noodles

1 qt. spaghetti sauce

8 oz. Shredded Mozarella

8 oz. Shredded Colby

24 pepperoni slices

oregano

 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil & Drain Noodles
2. Brown Beef, onion & salt
3. Layer as follows:
4. Put meat into 9x13 casserole
5. Spread 1/3 sauce over beef
6. Add 1/2 of cheeses
7. Add all of noodles
8. Add remianing sauce
9. Add remaining cheese
10. Arrange pepperoni on top
11. Sprinkle with oregano
12. Bake at 250 degrees for
13. 30 minutes