Green Fruit Salad

Romaine Lettuce
Apples
Bacon Bits
Avocado
Strawberries
Croutons
Candy Almonds
Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing

Assemble:
1. Candy sliced almonds in a skillet with brown sugar.  You can add vanilla and cinnamon for more flavor.  After the almonds have cooled break into bite size pieces.
2.Shred the lettuce.
3. Cut the apples, avocado and strawberries into bite size pieces.
4. Place lettuce in a bowl and put all the toppings on top.  Do not toss the salad otherwise all the toppings will end up in the bottom of the bowl.
5. You can use any dressing that you would like but we prefer to use Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing.

Swiss Bacon Quiche

Ingredients:
1, 9 inch lightly baked pie shell
6 Slices Bacon
1 C Grated Swiss Cheese
2 Green Onions thinly sliced or Chives or Parsley chopped fine (optional)
1 1/2 Tbsp Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
3 Eggs
3/4 C. Evaporated Milk (or 1/2 of the can)
3/4 C. Whole Milk

Directions:
1. Prepare the pie shell (bake lightly for 7-8 minutes).
2. Cook bacon until slightly crisp then crumble into small pieces.
3. Sprinkle Bacon, Cheese, Onion, Chives and Parsley over the bottom of the baked pie shell.
4. Combine flour, nutmeg, salt, eggs and milk.  Beat slightly with French whip (not frothy).
5. Pour into pie shell with other ingredients.
6. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then reduce temperature to 300 and bake for 30 minutes longer.
7. Allow Pie to stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 1, 9 inch pie (serves 6).

Pie Crust

4 C. Flour
2 C. Shortening
12 dubs of salt
Ice cold water

Makes 2 pie crust & tops.

Fill a glass with ice and water and put in fridge.  Add flour and shortening into a mixing bowl.  Cut in the shortening with 2 knifes until the shortening is in small clumps.  Then use a pastry blender to finish mixing the shortening in.  Mix until it looks like a bunch of little rice.  Make a crater in the middle of the bowl and pour some of your ice cold water in.  You don't want to much water so pour in little amounts at a time and mix in.  You want the dough to be slightly sticky but not to much.

Pull out enough dough to make the bottom crust.  Put the rest of your dough in the fridge to keep cold.  Pinch the dough into a disk in your hands making sure to push the edges together.  Use plenty of flour to make sure your dough doesn't stick to the counter or rolling pin.  Roll out 2-3 times then flip your dough over and turn it to get it rolled out evenly.  Do you best to make it round.  Fold it in half and place the pie pan next to it.  Lift and place half way on the pan then unfold.  Carefully push it into the pan.  Cut around the edge of the pie pan.

Roll the top crust out the same as the bottom.

Before placing the top on, put your pie filling in then wet the edges of the bottom crust.  Then place the top on.  Press down on the edges to help it seal.  Cut 1/2 inch from the edge of the pie.  Fold the top under the bottom.  Pinch the edges or use of fork.  Whip an egg and brush on top then cut vents.

Cook 425 for 35-40 minutes.

Chicken Pot Pie

Middle Mixture

2 ¼ C.   Chicken

1 Can    Cream of Chicken Soup

1 pkg (10 oz)       Frozen Peas & Carrots

1 tsp      Salt

1/8 tsp   Pepper

1/8 tsp   Poultry Seasoning

See Pie Crust Recipe

Beat egg and brush the top of the pie with the egg.  Cut vents then bake at 425 for 35-40 minutes.

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake with Coconut Cream Filling

Coconut Frosting

Ingredients:

6 oz.       Evaporated Milk

2/3 C      Sugar

1/4 C      Butter/margarine

1             Egg (beat egg very well before adding!)

               Dash of Salt

1 tsp       Vanilla

1 1/3 C   Flaked Coconut

1/4 C      Pecans, finely chopped (optional)

Preparation:

In a sauce pan combine: milk, sugar, butter, egg and a dash of salt.  Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles (about 12 minutes).  Add Vanilla, Coconut and Pecans then cool. 

 Note: This is enough to frost the top of a 13x9x2 inch cake or two 8 inch layers.

Coconut Cream Filling

Coconut frosting (from above)

Whipped Cream

Preparation:

Take 1/3 of the coconut frosting and fold in whipped cream until you get a nice consistency (don’t add more than 2 cups).  This will be your filling in between your layers.

Fudge Chocolate Ganache (*I prefer this Ganache*)

1 C         Powdered Sugar            

1/2  C     Cocoa Powder

1/4 tsp    Salt                                                                  

1/3  C     Boiling water

1/3  C     Butter, softened                                               

1  tsp      Vanilla

Preparation:

Combine powdered sugar, cocoa, and salt.  Then add water and butter.  Blend well then add vanilla and stir.

Chocolate Ganache

1 Cup of Chocolate Chips

½ Cup Cream

Preparation:

Put in the microwave for 20 seconds then stir, repeat till melted and smooth.

(Note: Cut the amount in half. This does make a thin ganache to make thicker use less cream)

Cake & Frosting

1 Devils Food Box Cake

1 Chocolate Frosting

Preparation:

Make your favorite chocolate cake or use a Devil’s food box cake in round cake pans.

Make your favorite chocolate frosting or buy a fudgy chocolate frosting.

(Note: Make your cake in a 6 inch or 8 in pan.  The 9 inch makes the cake to thin.)

Assemble Cake as Follows:  

(Note: Assembling the cake works best after you have made all of the above.)

1)      Frost bottom layer entirely with your chocolate frosting.

2)      Pipe the chocolate frosting around the edge on the top of the first layer.

3)      Fill the coconut cream filling on the top of the first layer.

4)      Drizzle the chocolate ganache on top of the first layer.

5)      Place second cake layer on top of the first.

6)      Frost entire cake with chocolate frosting.

7)      Spread the coconut frosting in a circle on top of the cake.

8)      Use the chocolate ganache around the top edge of the cake to and drip down the sides of the cake.  Then make a lattice design on top. 

9)      Use the remaining chocolate frosting to decorate cake – optional.

Strawberry or Raspberry Ice Cream

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
½ tsp salt
2 Tbsp vanilla

Mix egg, salt & vanilla. Gradually add sugar, mix well until sugar is dissolved

Add
4 cups cream
4 ½ cups milk
2 cups smashed berries sweetened with ½ cup of sugar

Put into ice cream maker. Be sure to add plenty of rock salt in your ice.

Milk measurement may not be exact just pour milk into the freezer until it fills to the mark on the side that you are not supposed to fill above.

Lasagna

1-2 boxes of Lasagna Noodles
2 bottles (24 oz each) of Ragu or Prego
2 lbs of Cottage Cheese
4 Eggs
2 lbs Hamburger
3 Tbsp Oregano leaves
3 Tbsp Basil leaves
3 Tbsp Marjoram leaves
Onion chopped
Cheese Mozzarella

Brown hamburger and drain add the chopped onion, oregano, basil, marjoram, salt, pepper and cook.  Take off heat and add sauce.  Add 1/4 of the sauce bottle of water to the mixture.  In a separate bowl combine whip the eggs and then add cottage cheese (add 2 eggs per lb of cottage cheese).

Layer in pan:
-Sauce/meat mixture in bottom
-Noodles
-Sauce
-Cottage Cheese
-Cheese
-Noodles
-Sauce
-Cottage Cheese
-Cheese
-Noodles
-Sauce
-Cheese

Cover with tin foil and bake at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Place cook sheet under pan in case if it spills over.  Cook the last 15 minutes uncovered.

Let set for 15 minutes before serving.

Cilantro Lime Rice

4 C Chicken Broth 

2 C Uncle Ben's Original Long Grain Rice 

2 Cloves of Garlic 

1/2 Bunch of Cilantro 

1 Can Green Chilies-(or equivalent fresh) 

1/4 Onion 

1/2 Limes Juice 

Blend garlic, cilantro, green chilies, onion & lime juice together in food processor. Add all ingredients to your rice cooker stir and cook stirring a few times in between.

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

1 cup Butter (softened)

1 cup Strawberries (chopped)

1 bag powdered sugar (32 oz)

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 almond extract (optional)

Directions:

Whip butter until creamy.  Slowly add strawberries and powdered sugar. (extra powdered sugar can be added until you reach desired consistency add vanilla or almond extract for flavor.

Homemade Oreo's

Ingredients:
Devil's Food Cake Mix
1/3 cup Shortening
2 Eggs

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.  Roll into dime size balls and place on cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.  Frost backs of cookies with vanilla frosting and sandwich together.

Strawberry Nutella Chocolate Cake

Cake Ingredients:

·         2 sticks Butter

·         4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa Powder

·         1 cup Boiling Water

·         2 cups Flour

·         2 cups Sugar

·         1/4 teaspoon Salt

·         1/2 cup Buttermilk

·         2 whole Eggs

·         1 teaspoon Baking Soda

·         1 teaspoon Vanilla

·         1-1/2 cup Nutella

 Strawberries:

·         2 pints Strawberries, Hulled And Sliced

·         1/4 cup Sugar

·         1 teaspoon Vanilla (optional, I prefer without)

Whipped Cream Or Use Cool Whip

·         1 cups Heavy Cream

·         1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

Preparation Instructions:

·         Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 round baking pans with parchment, then spray the parchment with baking spray.

·         In a large mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, flour, and salt.

·         In a measuring pitcher or bowl, mix together the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Set aside

·         In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the cocoa and stir it until smooth. Pour in the boiling water, let the mixture bubble up for 20 seconds or so, then turn it off and set it aside.

·         

·         Stir in the hot chocolate mixture into the flour mixture, stirring gently until it's halfway combined and less hot. Pour in the buttermilk mixture and continue stirring gently until the batter is all combined.

·         Pour the batter into the pans and bake them for 20-25 minutes (start with 20 and check, you don't want to over cook), until they're just set. Remove them from the pans and set them aside to cool completely.

·         Prepare the strawberries by stirring them with the sugar and the vanilla. Let them macerate for 15 minutes, then drain off the excess juice.

·         Whip the cream with the powdered sugar.

Note: Don't assemble more than an hour before serving

·         To assemble: Cut the top of each cake off so it is flat. Turn one layer upside down on a serving platter. Spread half the Nutella all over the surface. Spread a thin layer of whipped cream (half or less) and top with half the strawberries Place the second layer upside down on top and repeat with the rest of the Nutella, whipped cream, and strawberries. Keep chilled until serving. Cut with a serrated knife!