Thursday, October 15, 2009

Pizza Mummies

Ingredients:

English muffins

  • Pizza sauce
  • Black olives
  • Scallions
  • Red or green pepper
  • Cheese sticks or slices




Directions:
  1. Heat the oven to 350ยบ F. For
     each mummy, spread a tablespoon of pizza sauce onto half of an English muffin (toast it first, if you like).

  2. Set olive slices in place for eyes and add round slices of green onion or bits of red or green pepper for pupils.

  3. Lay strips of cheese (we used a pulled-apart cheese stick) across the muffin for the mummy?s wrappings.

  4. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the muffin is toasty.

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • Batch of chocolate cupcakes
  • White buttercream frosting
  • 2 toothpicks
  • Tube of black decorator's icing
Directions:
  1. Frost the cupcakes.
  2. For each cupcake, use the tip of a toothpick to lightly etch the outline of two large Jack Skellington eyes in the frosting.
  3. Slowly pipe black decorator's icing onto the etched lines and then fill in the inner circles. Use another toothpick to spread and smooth the icing.
  4. Pipe on two short lines for a nose. Next, pipe a long line across the bottom of the cupcake for the mouth. For the finishing spooky touch, randomly top the mouth with a bunch of short icing barbs.

Brownie Dessert

Ingredients:


1 pkg of brownies baked and cooled so you can touch them
1 large pkg of instant chocolate pudding mixed and ready to go
1 tub of cool whip (i believe its 12 oz)
candy crushed up (any kind works-toffee candy is yummy)


Directions:
1. in a bowl/dish crumble 1/2 of the brownies in the bottom-kind of place evenly throughout the bottom so it's flat :)
2. scoop 1/2 of the chocolate pudding on top of the brownies and smooth it out so it's flat
3. sprinkle about 1/3 of the crushed candy on top of the pudding
4. spread 1/2 of the cool whip on top of the candy-spread evenly
5. crumble the remaining 1/2 of the brownies on top of the cool whip-place evenly again. If you have to you can kind of push them down if you're running out of room in the bowl.
6. scoop the remaining 1/2 of the chocolate pudding on top of the brownies and spread evenly.
7. sprinkle about 1/2 of the remaining candy on top of the chocolate pudding
8. spread the remaining 1/2 of the cool whip on top of the candy-spread evenly
9. sprinkle the remaining candy on top of the cool whip to make it look pretty! and you're done!

cover it with tin foil and let it cool in the fridge for 3 hours. once you've eaten some always put it back in the fridge-don't let it sit out on the counter for too long-everything will begin to melt! to serve it: 



(Recipe from Kelsey Ellis)



Friday, July 24, 2009

Wendy's Chili

Ingredients:
2 lbs. fresh ground beef
1 qt. tomato juice
1 (29 oz.) can tomato puree
1 (15 oz.) can red beans, drained
1 medium onion (1 1/2 c.), chopped
1/2 C. celery, diced
1/4 C. green pepper, diced
1/4 C. chili powder1 tsp. cumin (if you like real flavor, add more)
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. each: black pepper, oregano, sugar
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. In a frying pan, brown the ground beef; drain.
2. Put the drained beef and the remaining ingredients into a 6-quart pot. Cover the pot;
3. let it simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.

Italian Cream Soda

Ingredients:
Ice
1 cup club soda
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup any flavored syrup
Whipped cream

Directions:
1. Fill 20 oz cup half full of ice.
2. Add syrup.
3. Add club soda.
4. Add half and half. Stir.
4. Serve topped with whipped cream.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Chicken Parmigiana

Ingredients:

3 eggs, beaten
6 ounces dry Italian bread crumbs
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
36 oz. spaghetti sauce
6 ounces shredded mozzarella
¾ cup grated parmesan
angel hair pasta

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Pour egg into a small shallow bowl. Place bread crumbs in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken into egg, then into the bread crumbs. Place coated chicken in the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until no longer pink and the juices run clear.
3. Pour ½ of the spaghetti sauce into a 15x10 inch baking dish. Place chicken over sauce, and cover with remaining sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on top and return to the preheated oven for 20 minutes.


Serve over angel hair pasta.
Best to use chicken breasts that are thin.

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Directions:
1. Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..
4. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
5. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
(The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!)
6. Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.