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A lot of these recipes are tried-and-true family recipes. There will also be some recipes that I found on Pinterest or online that turned out to be really good!
Sweet Grandma's Sugar Cookies
Design your own pasta casserole.
I saw this recipe on the Food Network website. ​I am okay with anything that involves noodles and cheese, so I thought I would give it a try. Turned out delicious!
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Cream Cheese and Raspberry Coffee Cake
Super Bowl Rice Krispies! 2013
Make your normal Rice Krispie Treats but add green food coloring, use white chocolate for the yard-lines, and find the right color of gum drops for your teams!
This is another recipe that I found on the Food Network website. This is also really good with canned chicken instead of the tuna; I discovered this when I was in a hurry and grabbed the chicken instead of the tuna.
Take this to any event and I guarantee you will be asked to bring it back every time! The trick is finding the correct jelly.
2 packeges of cream cheese
1 lg or 1.5 med. jalapeños, finely chopped and seeded
1/4 cup green onions
1.5 tbl hot pepper peach jelly
1 tsp cyanne pepper
Mix together, use spatula to form into ball, put on serving tray, cover in shredded parmesan cheese, and serve with wheat thins.


Linguine with Tuna Puttanesca...Yum!!
My (moms) infamous Hot Pepper Peach Dip!
Picture from Super Bowl 2013
Cranberry Pomegranate Winter Sangria
This is a recipe that I found on Pinterest. I made these for our christmas party; along with frosted krispie wreaths. These won't be everyone's favorite; but those who love turtles will love these!
Chocolate Turtle Cookies
This is one of our yummy family recepies that everyone will ask you to bring to get-togethers. Most people should have these ingredients at home; use whatever jelly you have.
1 8oz package of softened cream cheese 1 tsp baking powder
1 cup of sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs 1 cup raspberry jelly
1/4 cup milk Powdered Sugar

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and butter until fluffy. Add half of the flour, all of the milk, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and salt; beat until well blended. Beat the remaining flour on low speed until well mixed. Spread batter in a greased and floured 13x9x2-in baking pan. Place dollops of jelly evenly on top of the batter and use a knife to spread the jelly throughout the dough. Bake on 350 for about 20 minutes and top with powdered sugar.
​THE BEST sugar cookies ever; you will not be able to stop at one! Thick and soft with a secret ingredient that sets them apart from the rest.
1 cup of butter Icing:
1.5 cups of sugar Butter
1 egg Powdered sugar
1.5 cups of sour cream Milk
1 tsp vanilla (use enough of each to
* Mix * make athick/spreadable
4 cups of flour icing- add more p-sugar
1 tsp baking soda for a thicker consistency)
1/2 tsp of salt
(shh) 1 tsp of nutmeg

Wrap dough in wax paper and refrigerate for at least a couple of hours. Bake at 375 degrees until "solid" but not golden brown.

Birds nest Scotcharoos for Easter!
​ A creative touch on a classic favorite.
Scotch-a-roo Recipe:
1 cup of corn syrup Icing:
1 cup of sugar 1/2 bag of milk chocolate
*Boil until transparent* chips
1 cup of peanut butter 1/2 bag of butterscotch
6 cups of rice krispie cereal chips
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Boil the corn syrup and sugar in a sauce pan until transparent, add the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Poor the rice krispies into a large bowl and add mixture and stir until the cereal is covered evenly. Poor into pan and smash flat with hands (put butter on your hands so that it doesn't stick to your hands and burn you!) after letting the krispies cool for a bit, poor the icing on top and spread with spatula. Refrigerate until icing is hard.
​Easter Version - instead of pouring the cereal mixture into a large pan, use a spoon to fill a cupcake pan or 2 :)
To make the "grass", use white chocolate, GEL food coloring (will harden if you use normal coloring) and a piping bag (or a zip lock baggie if you dont have piping bags) and make a dot and pull up on the bag to make pointy looking grass.

I also made this sangria for our Christmas party. The key is to let it sit long enough for all of the flavors to release. If your party is in the afternoon, prepare your sangria in the morning.
Such an easy, fun, and cheap lunch or dinner. You get to customize your own mini pizza or make a large pizza for the whole fam! My husband and I usually make one pizza but split the pizza down the middle and customize it. This can be a fun meal to let your kids help you with.
-1 package of Jiffy pizza crust mix.
-1/2 cup warm water
-1 cup of pizza sauce (or 8 oz. tomatoes sauce, 1/2 tsp. oregano, and1/2 tsp. garlic powder)
-Toppings of your choice
Preheat oven to 425 and grease your pan. Add warm water to the package of Jiffy mix, stir until moistened, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Knead the dough several times and (with greased fingers) knead dough into greased pie pan. Add pizza sauce, toppings, and then mozzarella cheese to finish it off.
Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.


Homemade Jiffy Pizza
How many times have you had a peanut butter cake that is overpowering and mushy?? This Peanut butter cake is the perfect texture and the right amount of flavor!
- 2 c. flour - 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. soda - 2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. cooking oil - 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. peanut butter - 1 1/2 sticks
- 1/2 c. buttermilk margarine
- 1 c. water - 1 tsp. vanilla
Icing (not the same as picture - that is chocolate icing from the store):
- 1/2 c. peanut butter - 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 stick margarine - 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 1/3 c. milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl mix flour, sugar, soda, and salt. In saucepan combine oil, margarine, peanut butter, and water; bring to boil. Poor hot peanut butter mixture over dry ingredients. Add buttermilk, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
Pour into 12x18 inch sheet cake pan. Bake in preheated oven 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare frosting. In saucepan combine peanut butter, milk, margarine, and vanilla. Bring to boil and add powdered sugar, beat well. Frost top of warm cake, let sit for at least a half an hour, and ENJOY!!
Mom's Peanut Butter Sheet Cake!
(Picture - 4 yr old B-Day cake with chocolate icing, choc. chram crackers, and chocolate rocks))
Always a party favorite! If you have run out of time to make food for a party but still want to bring something impressive... bring a veggie pizza and create a design that looks like it took all afternoon!
- 2 pkg. crescent rolls (8 oz)
(Anything but butter flavor)
- 1 c. sour cream
- 2 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz.)
- 1 ranch packet
- 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
- Veggies of your choice!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease your pan. Roll out the crescent rolls into your pan. Bake crescent rolls 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, mix sour cream, cream cheese, and ranch packet. Cut up your veggies and plan your design.
I am not sure if this makes the difference I think it does, but I will pack down the baked crescent rolls with a spatula so that they are sturdy and stay intact while serving. Let crescent rolls cool before applying ranch mix. (I am impatient so I put them in the fridge for about 10 minutes)
Once cool, use a rubber spatula to spread the ranch mix evenly, add your veggies, and top with cheese!


Veggie Pizza
(Picture - 4th of July party!)
This is my favorite soup; homemade or "professional" !
- 2 lb. Italian sausage - 1 1/2 c. zucchini
- 1 c. onion - 4 oz. tortellini
- 2 cloves garlic (3 cheese)
- 3 cans beef broth - 1 med. green
- 2 cups water bell pepper
- 1/2 c. red wine (or water) - 1 c. carrots
- 2 - 16 oz. can tomatoes - 3 c. V8 juice
- 3 tbl. fresh parsley - 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp. basil leaf
- 3 - 8oz tomato sauce
I don’t have official instructions for this recipe. So, here is what I do... set the zucchini and the tortellini to the side; they will be added last. While you are cooking the Italian sausage, add all of the liquid ingredients to a large pot and heat on high.. Chop all of the remaining herbs and veggies and add them to the pot. Add the sausage once cooked and heat on med for 45 min to 1 hour.
45 minutes before you serve the soup, you will add the chopped zucchini and tortellini and heat on med/high. Let the soup cool for about 10 minutes and serve!
