Sunday, April 15, 2012

English Toffee

2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup corn syrup
1 pound butter
1 pound walnuts/pecans
2 pounds milk chocolate or 3 large Hershey bars

Spread 1/2 of the nuts on a greased cookie sheet. Cook sugar, water, syrup, and butter to 285 degrees. Pour over nuts, grate 1 1/2 giant Hershey bars on the hot candy. Put nuts over that and put in fridge overnight. If desired take out and pour 1 1/2 more bars melted on the other side and reset it. Break after it is cooled. I usually only cover one side of the toffee! One of my Christmas favorites!

Ingredients: sugar, water, corn syrup, butter, nuts, chocolate

Rocky Road Candy

A christmas favorite and so so easy!

1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups sliced walnuts
2 cups mini marshmallows

In 2 quart saucepan, combine butterscotch and chocolate chips with condensed milk, on medium low. Heat stirring until chips are melted. Remove from heat and stir nuts and marshmallows into chocolate mixture. Spread into greased 9 in square baking pan, refridgerate until firm, about 2 hours. Cut into squares. Makes 2 pounds.

Ingredients: butterscotch chips, semi-sweet chips, sweetened condensed milk, walnuts, marshmellows

7-up Biscuits

4 Ingredients! Quick and totally awesome with homemade honey butter!

2 cup. Bisquick mix
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup 7-up
1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut sour cream into your Bisquick mix, then add 7-up- it will make a soft dough. Now sprinkle your counter with a little Bisquick mix then add dough and pat out. Melt butter and pour it into a 9 in. square baking pan. Cut your biscuits up and arrange them in pan on top of melted butter. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients: Bisquick mix, sour cream, 7-up, butter

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

We made these for the perfect St. Patrick's Day treat! Will definitely make again!

3/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 3/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Green food coloring, 8-10 drops
2 cups Andes Cream de Menthe baking chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add butter and sugar to mixer. Cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again. Add vanilla and mix until light and fluffy again. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to mixer and mix on low until combined. Add enough green food coloring to get the right color. Add mint chips and mix until incorporated. Drop cookie dough by the tbsp onto parchment paper on a baking sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes at 375 degrees. Let cool.

Ingredients: butter, flour, sugar, egg, baking powder, salt, vanilla, green food coloring, Andes Cream de Menthe baking chips

Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese

This mac and cheese is the bomb! Very easy and quick recipe!

2 cups elbow noodles- cooked
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Velvetta cheese
3 tsp. ranch seasoning
2 tbs bacon bits

Cook the elbow noodles Melt the velvetta into the noodles and add the ranch seasoning. Add the sour cream and bacon bits. Serve!

Ingredients: elbow noodles, sour cream, velvetta, ranch seasoning, bacon bits

Barbecue Cups

BBQ cups are a favorite at our house. Easy and quick recipe!

1 pound ground beef
Ketchup
Mustard
Brown Sugar- approx 2 tbsp.
Chopped onion

Brown the ground beef and onion. Drain off the grease and add ketchup and mustard to make a sauce to taste. Add approximately 2 tbsp brown sugar. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Seperate biscuits and place into greased muffin tines. Press dough up and along sides of muffin tins. Divide meat mixture between muffins. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with shredded cheese.

For a added variety you could use chicken or change sauce to barbecue sauce.

Ingredients: Ground beef, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, onion, biscuits, cheese

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Found this recipe on Pinterest and it is a favorite, as well as quite easy!

2 pounds cubed stew meat
2 cans Condensed Golden Mushroom soup
1 largish onion, diced
2-4 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water
8 oz. cream cheese
couple dashes of garlic salt (1 tsp?)
couple dashes of hot paprika

In the slow cooker stir in all the ingredients, except the meat AND the Cream Cheese, together. Once combined add the meat and mix together. Cook on low for 8 hours. Cut up the cream cheese into cubes just before serving and turn crockpot on high. Stir the cream cheese in until combined. You might have to put the lid back on and leave for 10 minutes.

Serve over egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes.

Ingredients: stew meat, golden mushroom soup, onion, worcestershire sauce, ceam cheese, garlic salt, paprika