Wednesday, May 27, 2009

McDonalds Hotcakes

1and 1/2 cups 7-up (lemon-lime soda)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bisquick baking mix

throw ingredients together in mixer and brown both sides on oiled griddle. This is a copycat recipe which very much resembles mcdonald's hotcakes, especially in texture!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Raspberry Dessert

Hey y'all! I made myself a Raspberry Dessert for Mother's Day to bring to my Mother-in-law's house and it was delicious. I encourage you all to pull out your recipe books and whip one up! What a yummy and cool summer treat! :)

ok, so long awaited....here goes

Crust:
1 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers
1/2 cup nuts (optional)
1/2 cup brown sugar

Pour one cube of melted butter over grahm cracker mixture. Stir with fork. Press into cake pan and bake 5 minutes at 350. Cool completely

Filling:
Melt together:
50 large marshmellows
1 cup of milk
...in a sauce pan stirring constantly on medium heat. Cool completely...then add:

2 cups of heavy whipping cream (already whipped) and pour over graham cracker crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Raspberries:

2 pkg thawed frozen raspberries thickened with 3 T corn starch. Can add up to 1/2 cup sugar if desired. Bring to boil on medium heat. Remove immediately then cool completely.
Pour over top of the marshmallow mixture at the end of the 2 hours of refrigeration.
by
Grandma Rhodes :)

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Pizza

1 and 1/2 cup warm water
add 1T sugar to water with one yeast packet, stir to dissolve. Allow froth to form (about 5 min)

Mix about 4 cups flour (I prefer bread flour) with 1/2 tsp salt, add water mixture along with 1T olive oil. Knead until a ball forms. Set in greased bowl to rise for 1 hour.

While the dough is rising I like to make my sauce and prepare toppings.
Sauce: 1 can (15oz) tomato sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, and 1/8 tsp basil...stir

*I like to fry up my pepperoni in a pan to give them crispy edges. I also like to sprinkle my pizza pan with cormeal for real pizzeria style!

Once risen, divide dough in half and roll out. Place in pan and build your pizza however you please. Brush crusts with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with garlic powder. Bake at 475 for about 11 minutes.

*Dough can be made ahead of time and stored in a gallon size bag with a little olive oil. It can keep in the fridge for about 24 hours.
*To reheat pizza stick in the oven for a few minutes for just like out of the oven freshness.
* another tip: Sweet baby ray's bbq sauce, shredded chicken, mozzarella cheese and purple onions is delicious!

Southwest Chicken Casserole

Layer corn chips in bottom of casserole dish.
Mix about 4 chicken breasts (shredded) with 1 can of rotel and one can of cr. of chicken soup. (Can double amount if you opt to use more chicken) Pour over chips, top with cheese and bake for about 25 minutes on 350.

Quick Salisbury Steaks

About 1 and 1/2 to 2 lbs of hamburger meat, stir with one packet of Lipton Onion soup mix and 2 eggs.
Form patties in a casserole dish and top with Brown Gravy. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.
Serve with mashed potatoes.