Thursday, January 28, 2010

.Peach Crunch Cake.

This is a YUMMY dessert.. MMMMmmm

Peach Crunch Cake

24.5 oz jar of sliced peaches in light syrup
1 package yellow cake mix
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), cut into 16 pieces
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Layer ingredients in a 13 X 9 dish, in order starting with the peaches.
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Serve warm or cold… with or without ice cream.


 
Recipe is from Bakerella.com

Monday, January 25, 2010

The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake EVER

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 24


FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups Flour
2 cups Sugar
¼ teaspoons Salt
4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
2 sticks Butter
1 cup Boiling Water
½ cups Buttermilk
2 whole Beaten Eggs
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla
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FOR FROSTING:
½ cups Finely Chopped Pecans
1-¾ stick Butter
4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa
6 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 pound (minus 1/2 Cup) Powdered Sugar

Preparation Instructions
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.

In a saucepan, melt butter. Add cocoa. Stir together.

Add boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.

In a measuring cup, pour the buttermilk and add beaten eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Stir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make the icing. Chop pecans finely. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Stir together. Add the pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.


I found this recipe at thepioneerwoman.com

Cilantro Meatballs with Chipotle Dipping Sauce

My husband calls these Gourmet Meatballs..I laugh because they are super easy! I love to serve these with Rice to for a dinner. These are enough for both me and my husband and then him to have some for lunch the next day.

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeƱo pepper, minced (I use 1 small can of Diced Green Chiles)
1 egg
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
3 cloves garlic, minced, divided
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup Real Mayo Mayonnaise
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce


PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Mix meat, cilantro, jalapeno pepper (or Chiles), egg, bread crumbs, 2/3 of the garlic and salt. Shape into 20 meatballs, each about 1 inch in diameter.


PLACE in 15x10x1-inch baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.


BAKE 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Meanwhile, place mayo, remaining garlic and chipotle pepper in blender container; cover. Blend until smooth. Serve with meatballs.

 
I found this recipe on KraftFoods.com

Sunday, January 24, 2010

...Let's Get This Going...

I'll be putting up some recipes soon...Sarah I'm going to try the orange chicken sometime this week!! I'll let you know how it turns out!