Thursday, September 25, 2008

Jazz Cake for one

1 sponge cake or slice of angel food cake, chopped
1/2 of an orange
2 TBl. of pinapple
2 tbl. of coconut
1/4 c. of sour cream
1/4 t. of brown sugar
4 or 5 marciano cherries

Chop up cake. Put in a bowl and set aside.

Chop up the fruit. Pour into a bowl. Stir in coconut, sour cream and brown sugar. Pour over cake and eat.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Lumpia

2 Tbl of Hamburger
½ sm potato
¼ sm onion
¼ cup of carrots, shredded
¼ cup of bean sprouts
½ tsp. Soy sauce
Egg roll wrappers

Chop up the ingredients until fine except wrappers.

Divide into three portions.

Place one potion on a wrapper. Wrap sealing ends with water.
Fry until golden brown

Friday, September 12, 2008

Mock Apple Caramel pie

½ of a cinnamon graham cracker
1 Oz of cream cheese
2 Tablespoons of Applesauce
2 teaspoon of Marzetti’s dipping caramel

Place graham cracker in a plastic bag and crush. Pour into serving cup. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine cream cheese and applesauce until well blended. Pour over graham crackers.

Cover with the caramel and eat.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Picnic Recipes

Carrot – Apple Salad

2 carrot, shredded
1 unpeeled, cored apple, chopped
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
2 Tablespoon of raisins
2 Tablespoon of Mayonnaise

Shred the carrot. Take shredded carrots and put them in the bowl.
Take the apple and chop into small pieces. Add the apple to the bowl.
Pour pour lemon juice on top. Stir to coat the carrot and the apples.
Add the raisins and the Mayonnaise. Stir. Divide onto two plates.

Cucumber Sandwich

¼ of a cucumber, seeded and diced
1 tsp. Cream cheese
4 tsp. Mayonnaise
1 tsp. Onion.
Dash of salt to taste.
Two slices of wheat bread

Combine ingredients and spread over a slice of bread. Place second slice of bread on top. Cut into four pieces. Place two in each plate.

Egg Salad


1 hardboiled egg, chopped
½ tsp. Of relish
1 Tablespoon of Mayo
½ teaspoon of Mustard

Combine ingredients and spread over one slice of bread. Cover with second slice. Cut into four pieces. Place two in each plate.

Lemonade

1 Lemon, squeezed
2 teaspoon of sugar
Water
Ice.

Put a teaspoon of sugar in each glass. Squeeze the lemon juice and divide between the two glasses. Add Ice and water. Stir. Add more sugar if needed.
Potato Salad

2 small potato, chopped
1/2 hardboiled egg, chopped
1 tsp. Of relish
2 Tablespoon of Mayo
½ teaspoon of Mustard

Combine all ingredients. Divide between two plates.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Mini-Pizza Poppers

1 refrigerator pie crust
3 tablespoons of pizza sauce (see below)
1/3 C shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe: Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Lay out pie dough to warm up and set aside
Make pizza sauce by combining 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce, a dash of Basil, Oregano, and Pepper. Stir in cheese.

Cut pie dough into 7 - 3½” circles. Spread 1 teaspoon of sauce and cheese mixture on ½ of the circle. Brush water around edge of pie crust. Fold over pie crust and seal with fork.

Place on Cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Mini-Pizza Poppers
Adapted from “Betty Crocker’s Kid’s Cook”

Monday, May 19, 2008

Chocolate ramen cakes

You will need: -
1/3 package of ramen noodles (crushed)-
1 small dessert cupcake-
1/3 cup of cherries-
1/3 cup of chocolate dessert fondue-
1/3 cup of vegetable oil (cooking)

How to cook the noodles:
1. divide the noodles into thirds and place sections in ziplock bags.
2. break the ramen into small pieces.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in the cooking pan.
4. When the oil is hot, Put your noodles in. Stir constantly. (Since ramen are dehydrated, you have to be careful not to burn them. )Your noodles are ready once they have a nice brownish color.
5. Take ramen off of the heat and set aside.


The recipe:
1. Put the 1 cakes in a plate.
2. Add the cherries and the fried ramen on top of the cakes.
3. Pour the chocolate fondue on top of everything.

Adapted from: http://ramenlicious.com/recipes/chocolate-ramen-cakes.html

Monday, May 5, 2008

Mexican Food 2

Recipes

Stacked enchiladas (Enciladas De Queso)

5 corn tortillas
1 c cheddar cheese
1 onion, chopped
Enchilada sauce
Oil for frying.

Lightly fry the corn tortillas in oil. Place in an ungreased pan. Cover with enchilada sauce. Next layer cheese and then sprinkle with onions. Repeat 4 more times.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

Jicama Appetizer (Jicama Fresca)

1 Tablespoon salt
¼ teaspoon chile powder
1 to 2 lbs. Jicama, Peeled
1 lime, cut in wedges

Blend salt with chile powder and put into a small bowl.

Slice Jicama in ¼ to ½” thick slices and arrange on a tray with seasoned salt and lime wedges. To eat, rub lime over Jicama and dip into the salt.

Puffy Fried Bread
(Sopaipillas)

1 c flour
1/3 teaspoon of salt
¾ teaspoon of baking powder
¾ teaspoon of sugar
½ tablespoon of butter
1/3 cup of milk
Oil for frying

Mix together the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Add enough milk to make a soft dough. Let stand for 30 to 60 minutes. Then roll to ¼ inch thick and then cut into diamonds. Fry in hot oil, flipping to puff both sides and then fry until lightly brown. Drain on paper towels.


Chili Rellano casseroles

1 teaspoon of green chilis in the bottom of a greased cupcake. Add a layer of cheese, either cheddar, Monterey Jack or both. Repeat 2 more times. Set Aside. Repeat process in a second cupcake holder.

Combine 1 egg, 1/3 cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of flour. Divide mixture between the two cupcake holders.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand before serving.