French Toast Bake

Ingredient Checklist:

½ C. Melted Butter (1 Stick)

1 C. Brown Sugar

1 Loaf Texas toast
4 Eggs

1 ½  C. milk
1 tsp vanilla
Powdered Sugar (for sprinkling)

Directions:

1. Combine melted butter & brown sugar.  Then pour into the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.  Spread evenly to cover the bottom.

2. Beat eggs then add the milk, & vanilla

3. Lay single layer of Texas Toast in pan (you can cut off the crust to make it look nicer)

4. Spoon 1/2 of egg mixture on bread layer

5. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top of the first layer

6. Add 2nd layer of Texas Toast

7. Spoon on remaining egg mixture

8. Sprinkle brown sugar (or white sugar) and cinnamon on top

9. Cover & chill in fridge overnight

10. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes (covered for the first 30 minutes)

11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar on top.

12. Serve with warm maple syrup (It is sweet enough you don’t need the syrup)

Peanut Butter Fingers

Ingredients:
1 C. Butter
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Brown Sugar
2/3 C. Peanut Butter
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp Salt
2 C. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
2 C. Rolled Oats

1 Container of Chocolate Frosting

Directions:
Mix everything together and spread on a large cookie sheet, sprayed with pam.  Cook at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes. (Don't over cook, they will cook a little longer on the pan after you pull them out.)  While it is still warm spread creamy peanut butter on top.  Allow it to cool completely then melt the chocolate frosting in the microwave for 30 sec.  Then pour on top and let cool.

Baked Spaghetti

Ingredient:
1 lb. Ground Beef
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
2 (8oz) cans Tomato Sauce
1 1/2 C. Sour Cream
1/2 C. Chopped Green Onions
4 C. Cooked Spaghetti (8 oz uncooked pasta)
Cooking Spray
1 1/3 C (5 oz) Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook the meat in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble.  Drain well and return meat to pan.  Stir in salt, pepper and tomato sauce and bring to a boil.  Combine the sour cream, green onions, and cream cheese in a small bowl and set aside.  Place the noodles in a casserole dish coated with cooking spray.  Spread the sour cream mixture over the noodles then top with the meat mixture.  Sprinkle the top with the shredded cheese.  Cover with tinfoil and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.  (Serves 6 people)

Roasted Parmesan Potatoes

Ingredients:
5-6 Potatoes diced with skins on
3-4 Tbs. Olive oil
1/4 C. Parmesan Cheese
1 1/2 tsp Paprika
3/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Season Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper

Directions:
Mix all together in a bowl.  Bake at 425 degrees on a foil lined sprayed cookie sheet for 45 minutes.  Stir every 15 minutes.

S'mores Dip

Ingredients:

1. 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2. 8 large marshmallows; cut in half (You can use mini marshmallows as an alternative)
3. Graham crackers for dipping

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. In a small cast iron skillet, put chocolate chips in an even layer.
3. Arrange the marshmallows on top of the chocolate.
4. Bake in the oven for 6-8 minutes, until marshmallows are lightly browned.
5. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
6. Serve with graham crackers for dipping. Skillet will be hot!

Lime Slush

8 cups water

3 cups sugar

1 - 12oz. can of limeade

2 liters diet 7-up

Bring water and sugar to a boil making sure the sugar is dissolved.  Let cool 5-10 minutes.  Then add limeade.  Mix together.  Put in ice cream bucket and freeze hard.  It takes 2-3 days.  Set out an hour before serving.  Put in punch bowl or big enough bowl to crush up into slush.  Pour 2 liters of 7-up into slush.  You may not need to add all of the 7-up – depending on the slush consistency that you desire.  Garnish with a couple of sliced limes.

Tips:

- Be sure to have it in the freezer long enough time.  The center won’t be frozen if you take it out to soon.

 - If you put it in 2 ice cream buckets then it’s a little easier to break up into slush.  If you use 2 containers then you may need to only set it out for 30-40 minutes.

 - If you don’t want to put it into a punch bowl then you could scoop slush into the cup and then pour the 7-up over it.