Monday, June 30, 2008

Orange Creamsicle Punch

1 quart vanilla ice cream
2 pints orange sherbet
1 (16 oz.) can lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
1 quart cold milk

Place the ice cream and sherbet in a punch bowl. Pour in the milk and lemon-lime soda. Stir gently and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Monday, June 23, 2008

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

1/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Topping:

1 cup brown sugar
3 Tbls. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tbls. margarine
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" x 9" pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bown, cream margarine and sugar; beat in egg. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in vanilla. Pour blended mixture into prepared pan. To make topping: In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or fork. Spoon half over batter and swirl. Spoon remaining topping over batter and sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Friday, June 6, 2008

Apple Crisp

10 cups sliced tart green apples
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbls. flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup water
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup butter, melted
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the sliced apples in a 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan. Mix the sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and ground cinnamon together and sprinkle over apples. Pour the water evenly over all. Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter together. Crumble evenly over the apple mixture. Bake for about 45 minutes.
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired. Enjoy!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Stuffed Chicken Breast

4-6 large boneless & skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg. of taco seasoning
1 pkg. (a roll) of Ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 pkg. of cooked bacon
4-6 slices of white cheese (Jack, Swiss, etc)
1 egg
oil or olive oil spray to grease muffin tins
1/2 cup of milk

Spray a muffin tin with olive oil spray. Beat the egg well with milk. In a bowl, mix taco seasoning with the crushed Ritz crackers. Pound chicken breasts flat. In the middle of each breast, place bacon and a slice of cheese. Fold in the outside ends of breast toward the middle, forming a ball. Dip the breast in the egg wash, then roll in the cracker crumbs. Place formed breast open side down into muffin tin. Sprinkle each with a spoon of remaining crumb mixture and spray with olive oil. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes. During last 10 minutes of cooking time, spray again with olive oil. Chicken pops right out, into a nice round stuffed chicken breast. Enjoy!