A Recipe...It's been awhile

I haven't posted a recipe for awhile, so I thought I would post one you all might like to try for Thanksgiving. I just barely came across this recipe last week when I was trying to decide what to take to my nephew's mission homecoming. I hadn't ever tried it before, and I was really worried that noone would like it, but they actually turned out really good. It's a nice variation from the traditional pumpkin pie, especially if you don't like to make pie crust.

Pumpkin Pie Bars

1 1/2 C. plus 1 Tbsp. Flour, divided
1 C. finely chopped nuts ( I used walnuts, but my sister tried it and used pecans)
1/2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Brown Sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon, divided
3/4 C. butter, melted
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin (2 cups)
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine 1 1/2 C. Flour, nuts, sugars, and 1 tsp. of cinnamon. Add butter. Mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/4 C. of mixture. Pat remaining mixture on bottom of ungreased 9x13 pan.
Combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, remaining 1 tsp. cinnamon, allspice and salt. Pour over crust. Mix reserved crumb mixture with remaining 1 Tbsp. flour. Sprinkle over top of pumpkin mixture. Bake 30-35 mins or until set. Cool 10 mins. before cutting into bars. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

Most Dangerous Cake!

My friend AnnJillene emailed this recipe to me. THANKS ANNJILLENE!! It sounds like so much fun and so yummy! Just wanted all of you who share my love of chocolate cake to have the opportunity to try it...no sense in being selfish! :P I'm waiting to try it when my boys are home so they can enjoy it with me!

Most Dangerous Chocolate Cake in the World Recipe:
4 Tbl. flour
4 Tbl. sugar
2 Tbl. cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbl milk
3 Tbl oil
3 Tbs. chocolate chips, butterscotch, or white chocolate (optional)
1 LARGE MUG
Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in milk and oil and mix well. Put mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT!!
NOTES: And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from Chocolate cake at anytime of the day or night!!!

A recipe for the COLD weekend ahead...

This is one of my most favorite soups, and since we'll be getting our first snow of the season this weekend (according to Marti Skold on Channel 4), I will be making it!...Credit goes to my sister Michelle...she made it for Maycie's blessing day and it was the first soup to disappear!

Chicken and Rice Soup
12 C. Water
2 Boxes Rice-a-Roni Long grain & Wild Rice ( and seasoning)
2 Pkgs. DRY chicken noodle soup (Lipton)
Mix those ingredients and boil 10 mins.

Add your desired amount of carrots, celery, and onion. (If you don't like the texture of onion, then puree it or something, but DO NOT leave it out. It will not taste as good.)
Boil another 10 mins.

Add 4 cans cream of chicken soup and cooked chicken. (I usually boil 4 or 5 chicken breasts then just cut it up)
Let heat until it's hot and steamy.
SO GOOD! A very yummy comfort food!

Recipe...Peach Cake! (A request from Jen)

This time of year is one of my most favorites! I love peaches and this is when they are in season and are the YUMMIEST! This is my most favorite peach recipe although I have yet to taste a "peach" recipe that I don't like! :)
Peach Cake:
1 1/2 C. Sugar
2 eggs
3/4 C. oil
1 1/3 C. peeled, mashed peaches (about 3 or 4 peaches) (I peel them and put them in my food processor to mash them)**
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
dash of salt
Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. Let cool. Top cake with fresh, peeled, sliced peaches and glaze (recipe follows).
Glaze:
1 C. sugar
2 tsp. flour
1/2 C. butter
2 egg yolks
2/3 C. evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla
chopped pecans (opt.)
Boil until thick, stirring constantly. Let cool, then pour over fresh peaches.

**Just an FYI...I always have to buy my peaches ( I don't know anyone who grows them), so to make it so I don't have to buy as many, I have used canned peaches IN the cake, but always use fresh ones on top.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

Recipe for the week

I haven't posted a recipe for a couple weeks, so here's one that I made for Maycie's birthday. I got tons of compliments on it and lots of requests for the recipe, so here it is...

COOKIE SALAD
Mix together:
4 c. buttermilk
2 lrg. boxes vanilla instant pudding

Add:
4 cans mandarin oranges
2 cans pineapple tidbits
4-5 bananas
Fold in 1 large tub cool whip

Just before serving, break up 2 pkgs fudge striped cookies and add to salad. Do not add the cookies until just before serving because they will start to soften the longer they are in the salad.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T POSTED ANY "GOOD FOR YOU" OR MEAL TYPE RECIPES. COULD THAT BE BECAUSE I HAVE THE BIGGEST SWEET TOOTH EVER??? ANYWAY, I AM BACK IN THE SWING OF COOKING AGAIN SO I WILL POST SOME GOOD ONES.

Recipe of the Week

One of my friends gave me a suggestion for my blog...to post a recipe of the week! She knows about my love of eating and that cooking is one of my favorite things to do! So, I'm giving it a try! Cody and I planted a garden this year and it's actually doing really well! Right now, I have zucchini coming out my ears, so my recipe for this week IS.....Zucchini Bread! ENJOY!!!

3 eggs
1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
2 c. peeled, grated zucchini
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts (Optional)
1 pkg. chocolate chips (Optional)
Streusel topping (Optional) (Recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Beat eggs, add oil and sugar. Stir in zucchini, and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients and add to liquid batter. Top with streusel topping and divide between 2 loaf pans. Bake 60 to 70 mins.

Streusel Topping
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. flour
2 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)