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Cheddar Spirals

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 2:46 PM

This is a recipe from my friend, Sarah. I'm shocked I haven't posted before now. My girls love this!

Ingredients:

  • 1 package (16 oz) spiral pasta
  • 2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 4 cups (16 oz) shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
  2. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the cream, soup and butter until smooth; stir in the cheese and pasta.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 2 1/2 hours or until cheese is melted.

Bacon Cashew Salad

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 2:28 PM
My friend Kim makes this salad. It has a nice combination of flavors and textures.

Salad Ingredients:
  • 1-2 heads iceberg lettuce
  • Cubed Swiss cheese - I use the block of Swiss
  • Red onion - small sliced or chopped
  • 1 can cashews
  • 1 pound bacon cooked and crumbled
Mix altogether in a big serving dish or bowl.

Poppy Seed Salad Dressing Ingredients:
  • 1 cup of oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 tsp poppy seed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Do not add the dressing until right before serving.

This salad doesn't save well when mixed together.

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 1:59 PM
This is one of our favorite treats - I'm shocked I haven't posted it before!

Ingredients:
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 stick butter
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • Chocolate graham crackers or graham sticks
Directions:    
  1. Mix soft cream cheese and butter add sugars, vanilla and chips.
  2. Serve it with chocolate graham crackers or graham sticks.
I've also spread leftovers like frosting on cakes, cupcakes, cookies or brownies.

Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 1:41 PM
SALSA INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 kiwis, peeled and diced (I used 4 kiwis)
  • 2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
  • 8 ounces raspberries
  • 1 pound strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor
DIRECTIONS:
  1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves.
  2. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes.
CHIP INGREDIENTS:
  • 10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
  • butter flavored cooking spray
  • 2 cups cinnamon sugar
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Coat one side of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray.
  3. Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
  4. Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of cinnamon sugar.
  5. Spray again with cooking spray.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes.
  7. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges.
  8. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes.
Serve with chilled fruit and spice mixture.

Tortellini Spinach Salad

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Ingredients:
  • 2 pkg. (9 oz. each) refrigerated three cheese tortellini, cooked, drained and rinsed (5 cups) 
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves (or 1 whole bag of baby spinach)
  • 1 pkg. (4 oz.) crumbled Feta Cheese 
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped red onions (about 1 small) 
  • 1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel 
  • 1 env. Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix, prepared using less oil directions 
COMBINE all ingredients; cover. 

REFRIGERATE several hours or until chilled.

Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Ingredients:
  • 1 stick of butter or margarine
  • Onion
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 jar of Cheese Whiz
  • Rice, when prepared to equal 2 cups
  • 1 bag of frozen broccoli
Directions:
  1. Saute onion in butter.
  2. Make rice according to directions. Add in onion.
  3. Combine Cheese Whiz and soup.
  4. Mix all ingredients together.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Macaroni Salad

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Another common dish at out get-togethers.

Ingredients:
  • 1 box Elbow macaroni
  • Red onion
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese (1 bag, 10 oz)
  • 1-2 shredded or chopped carrots
  • 1 green pepper, chopped.
Sauce:
  • 2 cups mayo
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
Directions:  
  1. Cook the macaroni.
  2. Set aside to cool.
  3. Chop all the ingredients and mix the sauce – add it all together. 
  4. Chill (tastes best when made 24 hours in advance.

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Another good one from Kim -

Ingredients:
  • 2 cans whole water chestnuts   
  • 1 lb of bacon
  • ½ cup brown sugar   
  • ½ cup ketchup
Directions:
Slice bacon in ½.
Wrap bacon around the chestnuts and secure with a toothpick.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Mix brown sugar and ketchup.
Take the bacon wrapped chestnuts out of the oven and dip each piece in the brown sugar and ketchup sauce.
Bake for 10 more minutes.

Note: You may need to double the brown sugar and ketchup.

Banana Cake

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 bananas (mashed)
Grease and flour a jelly roll pan. You can also use cooking spray.

Combine all ingredients

Spread in the prepared pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes. Make sure you don't overcook it.

Icing:
  • 1-8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 stick of butter or margarine
  • 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
Beat together. Then add 1 tsp vanilla.

If it's too thick, add a couple drops of milk.

Note: You can use Splenda in place of sugar.

Chocolate Cookie Covered Brownies

  • Apr. 23rd, 2012 at 11:53 AM
My friend Kim makes these and they are SO good!

Brownie Layer:
Prepare a pan of brownies, using a mix or your own recipe. Follow the directions, bake and let cool.

Cookie Dough Layer:
  • ½ cup of butter or margarine
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 tsp of vanilla
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips
Mix ingredients and spread over cooled brownies.

Refrigerate and enjoy!

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