Veggie Pizza

• 2 tubes crescent rolls
• 1 (8oz) cream cheese
• Dry Ranch mix
• 1 cup Mayo
• veggies
• shredded cheese

Unroll crescent rolls onto cookie sheet, press seams.  Bake according to package.  Mix Cream cheese, ranch, and mayo.  Spread cream cheese mixture when crust cools.  Chop veggies (I use a food processor!) and sprinkle over cream cheese mix.  Sprinkle with Shredded cheese.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Enjoy!

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Fudge

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 2 TBS butter or marg.
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla

Line a square pan with foil.  Add sugar, evaporated milk, butter and salt to a saucepan.  Bring to a boil stirring constantly.  Continue stirring and boil for 4 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Stir in marshmallows, chocolate chips and vanilla.  Stir  for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted.  Pour into lined pan.  Refrigerate for about 2 hours or until solid.  Lift from pan and remove foil.  Slice into pieces.

Yummy and easy!  Just keep stirring!  Enjoy!

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Oreo Cheesecake

• 12 crushed  Oreo cookies
• 1 TBS butter or margarine melted
• 4 pkgs (8oz) cream cheese, softened (I often use low fat NOT fat free!)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 20 oreo cookies quartered (just use cerrated knife, it does not need to be perfect!)

Mix together crushed Oreos and melted butter, press into a 9 in springform pan.  Bake for 10 minutes at 325′.  Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with a hand mixer until well blended on about medium speed.  Add eggs, mix until blended.  Add cookies and HAND stir!  Pour into crust.  Bake for about 1 hour at 325′.  Remove rim once cool and refrigerate overnight.

Enjoy!

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Datenut Bread

• 1 5-8 oz pkg dates approx 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped
• 2 TBS Crisco
• 1 1/2 Cups water
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup walnuts

Heat water in microwave to near boil.  Pour water over Crisco in large bowl.  Allow crisco to melt.  Stir in dates.  Let mixture cool.  Preheat oven to 350′.

Add sugar and egg to mixture.  Stir until sugar is dissolved.  Then add flour, baking soda, and salt.  Mix 50-100 strokes by hand until all ingredients are moist.  Then stir in walnuts. 

Pour equal amounts into 2 5×9 ungreased bread pans.  Bake 1 hour at 350′

This recipe makes 2 loaves!!!!!!!!!

This is the holidays for me!  My father in law asked his Mom for this recipe before she died and he makes it for me every Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Now that is LOVE!

Enjoy!

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Corn Dog Muffins

Very Kid Friendly!

• 2 cornbread muffin mixes (6-8oz each)
• 2 TBS Brown Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
• 5 hot dogs chopped

Combine cornbread mixes and brown sugar in a large bowl.  In another bowl, combine eggs and milk then stir into dry ingredients.  Stir in corn and hotdogs.  Spray/grease muffin pan and fill 3/4 full.  Bake at 400′ for 16-18 minutes until golden.

If you like corn dogs this is an easy alternative.  Fun for the kids too!  Enjoy!

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Our Family Meatloaf

(I actually have never tried this but the rest of the family raves!  I do not eat red meat.)

• 1 1/2 lbs Hamburger
• 1 sm white onion diced
• 2 eggs
• ~3/4 cups bread crumbs
• Shredded Cheese

Mash all ingredients together.   Throw into a bread pan, do not pack down.  Bake at 400′ for about 1 hour.  Sprinkle with cheese.

Enjoy!

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Half Baked Potatoes

Hmmm…seem to be on a potato kick…

• Potatoes
• Butter/Margarine
• Seasoning salt

Cut raw potatoes in half.  Using knife, cut several slits down the length of flesh.  Butter flesh of all halves.  Sprinkle with season salt.  Bake in 350′ oven for 30-60 minutes depending on size of potatoes.

These are my husbands fave.  We add even more butter when eating!  Enjoy!

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Surprise Pumpkin Pie

Taken from one of my FAVORITE cookbooks Lickety Split Meals by Zonya Foco, RD.  I recommend that you get your hands on a copy of this book.  It has amazing food and some really great tips.

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup reduced fat bisquick
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 can (13 oz) evaporated skim milk

Mix all the ingredients in a blender for 2 minutes.  Spray a 9 in pie plate with cooking spray.  Pour in batter.

Bake at 350′ for 50-60 minutes.  Cool completely.  We serve with Cool Whip.

This is so yummy.  In my opinion, it is even better than pumpkin pie.  And People…I LOVE pumpkin pie.

Enjoy!

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Easier Twice Baked Potatoes~ Cheater Style

• Prepared Mashed Potatoes
• Shredded Cheese
• Cooked crisp Bacon
• Toppings of your choice

After Mashed Potatoes are prepared according to directions, add shredded cheese, crumbled bacon, etc…  Stir and serve!

I LOVE to make something delicious that seems a little bit special but is embarrasingly easy!  Enjoy!

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Twice Baked Potatoes

• Baked Potatoes
• 1 stick Butter/Margarine
• 1 lb Crisp cooked bacon
• Shredded Cheese
• Toppings of your choice

Let baked potatoes cool only until you are able to handle them.  Slice just the side off of each.  Scoop out most of the potato with spoon or melon baller and toss it into a large bowl.  Add butter and mash potatoes.  Add bacon, cheese and any other desired topping.  Replace potato mix back into potato shells.  (Will not all fit…we use extra for our young son who won’t eat skins)  Put back in oven for about 20 minutes at 350′.

Yummy!